The Brick Times

08/31/2025

An 18-year-old Beachwood man has been charged after police said he operated a motorcycle recklessly and eluded officers during a crowded public event at Veterans Park in Berkeley.

BERKELEY – An 18-year-old Beachwood man has been charged after police said he operated a motorcycle recklessly and eluded officers during a crowded public event at Veterans Park. According to Berkeley Township police, the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on August 30, when Dominick P. Schena drove ...

08/31/2025

⚡ Big changes ahead for Oyster Creek. The NRC will hold a public meeting September 17 at 6 p.m. in Lacey Township (with a virtual option) to discuss the plant’s decommissioning and future plans. Holtec proposes turning the site into the nation’s first nuclear–solar hybrid system, generating more than twice the power it once produced. 🌞🔋⚛️https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/nrc-to-hold-public-meeting-on-oyster-creek-decommissioning/

LACEY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a public meeting on September 17 to discuss the license termination plan for the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant and to gather public comment. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Lacey Township Municipal Building, with a virtual option...

08/30/2025

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08/29/2025

Micromedia news editor Chris Lundy has released a self-published horror book, The Book That Haunts Me, now available for purchase online.

TOMS RIVER – Micromedia news editor Chris Lundy has released a self-published horror book, The Book That Haunts Me, now available for purchase...

08/29/2025

Allison Havemann-Niedrach is due back in court for the next hearing on September 9th. During the last, the victim's mother testified about when her son disclosed the alleged relationship.

FREEHOLD – Preliminary hearings before Superior Court Judge Jill Grace O’Malley continued in the case of a former special needs teacher accused of sexually abusing a teenage student. The session opened with Monmouth County Prosecutor Danielle Zanzuccki questioning the victim’s mother about w...

08/29/2025

There will be more beach vehicles allowed on township beaches this winter as the governing body voted in favor of an introduced ordinance that would increase their number from 125 to 200.

BRICK – There will be more beach vehicles allowed on township beaches this winter as the governing body voted in favor of an introduced ordinance...

08/29/2025

🌈✨ After a two-month weather delay, Toms River Pride lit up Washington Street with its most colorful celebration yet! From 120 vendors to dazzling performances and powerful moments of community, it was a day to remember. 🏳️‍🌈💜 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/pride-shines-bright-in-downtown-toms-river/

08/29/2025

A Point Pleasant Borough man is facing multiple charges after investigators said he produced, distributed and possessed child sexual abuse material inside a foster home.

TOMS RIVER – A Point Pleasant Borough man is facing multiple charges after investigators said he produced, distributed and possessed child sexual abuse material inside a foster home. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that John Olson, 42, was charged August 28 with manufacturin...

08/29/2025

🚨 Ocean County resident Darnell Williams, 34 — a former Hamilton Twp. school employee — is charged with sexual assault, child endangerment, and misconduct. Authorities say the case remains under investigation.

MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A former Hamilton Township School District employee, who lives in Whiting, was arrested and charged with sexual assault and official misconduct, according to law enforcement. Darnell Williams, 34, was taken into custody without incident near his residence on August 28 by membe...

08/29/2025

The Howell Police Traffic Safety Unit is handling the investigation.

HOWELL – Police are investigating a collision between a juvenile bicyclist and a vehicle that occurred August 27 on Moroz Street, authorities said. According to Howell Township Police, the crash happened at approximately 11:17 a.m. near the driveway of Dunkin’ Donuts. The bicyclist was injured a...

08/28/2025

Protesters gathered in Toms River to oppose a federal plan to use Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as a detention site for undocumented immigrants. Signs, speeches & chants called for welcoming — not imprisoning — migrants.

OCEAN COUNTY – Another rally opposing policies and actions by President Donald Trump was held in Toms River but this one took aim at a plan to confine undocumented immigrants at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL). The rally was held in front of the Ocean County Veterans Administration Bu...

08/28/2025

📻Bill Spadea returns to mornings September 2 📻 Do you think Jack Ciattarelli will be helped or hurt by this move?

TRENTON – Bill Spadea will return to weekday mornings on New Jersey 101.5 beginning September 2, bringing back his mix of political commentary and...