A majority of Brick Township is located on the mainland. Ocean Beaches I, II, and III are situated on theBarnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separatesBarnegat Bay from theAtlantic Ocean.[22] The mainland and beach area of the town are not geographically adjacent. Brick Township was incorporated as a township by an act of theNew Jersey Legislature on February 15, 1850, from portions of both Dover Township (nowToms River Township) andHowell Township. The township was named after Joseph Brick, the owner of Bergen Iron Works located on theMetedeconk River.[23][24] Portions of the township were taken to formPoint Pleasant Beach (May 18, 1886),Bay Head (June 15, 1886),Lakewood Township (March 23, 1892),Mantoloking (April 10, 1911) andPoint Pleasant (April 21, 1920).[25] In 1963, voters rejected a referendum that would have changed the township's name to "Laurelton".[26]
After hovering for years in the top five, in 2006, the township earned the title of "America's Safest City", out of 371 cities included nationwide in the 13th annualMorgan Quitno survey.[27] Since the year 2000, Brick Township has been the safest "city" (population over 75,000) in New Jersey. In 2003 and 2004, Brick Township was ranked as the second safest city in the United States, afterNewton, Massachusetts.[28] In 2005, Brick Township had dropped down to the fifth safest "city" (population over 75,000) in the United States, before it rebounded to the top in 2006.[29]
In 1850, when the New Jersey State Legislature created Ocean County, New Jersey From parts of Monmouth and Burlington Counties, it also created Brick Township from parts of Howell and Dover Townships (Toms River). The new Township was named for its most prominent citizen, Joseph W. Brick, the industrious owner of Bergen Iron Works at the time Brick Township was created.
The Havens Homestead Museum is dedicated to the Havens family that originally settled in theLaurelton/Burrsville section of Brick. The museum is the original Havens home which lies on a small plot of farmland. The museum has a gift shop and runs tours of the property daily.[30]
Brick Township has also been in the news for a claimedautism epidemic, in which 40 children out of over 6,000 surveyed were found to be autistic, though Brick's autism rate is statistically near the national average. Many of the children found to be autistic were born in Northern New Jersey and other parts of the country. There is no evidence that the levels of autism are linked to any specific environmental factor in Brick.[31] Parents of children diagnosed with autism have moved to the township in order to make use of the special education programs offered by the school district.[32]
Brick has been affected by theheroin epidemic. According to the state's statistics, in 2012 Brick was ranked sixth in the state with 550 reported incidents of heroin or opiate abuse, behindNewark,Jersey City,Paterson,Atlantic City andCamden. In 2017, Brick improved to 438 reported heroin abuse cases, ranked ninth in the state.[33]
On July 11, 2004, Brick Memorial High School student, Brittney Gregory went missing. The news of her disappearance went on national news. Her body was found in a shallow grave, after a woman led the police to the area, just off. Suspect Jack Fuller Jr., a drug addict and acquaintance to Gregory's father admitted to killing Gregory. Fuller stated that he was giving her a ride to her boyfriend's house. Fuller began smoking crack in the car and Gregory became upset. Fuller punched Gregory several times and when she died, he buried her.[34]
During theDecember 2010 North American blizzard, Brick Township received 30 inches (760 mm) of snow, the highest accumulation recorded in the state.[35][36] In October 2012, parts of Brick were devastated byHurricane Sandy. Barrier island and other waterfront properties were particularly hard hit. Homes and such buildings as the Shore Acres Yacht Club sustained major damage; some buildings had to be demolished.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 32.22 square miles (83.44 km2), including 25.61 square miles (66.34 km2) of land and 6.61 square miles (17.11 km2) of water (20.50%).[5][11]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township includeAdamston, Arrowhead Village,Breton Woods, Burrsville, Cedar Bridge, CedarCroft, Cedarwood Park, Cherry Quay, Greenbriar, Havens Cove, Havens Point,Herbertsville, Herring Island, Lanes Mills,Laurelton, Mandalay Park, Metedeconk, Metedeconk Neck, Osbornville, Playground Beach, Riviera Beach, Seaweed Point, Shore Acres, Sloop Point, Swan Point, Wardell's Neck, West Mantoloking and West Osbornville.[37]
The2010 United States census counted 75,072 people, 29,842 households, and 20,173 families in the township. Thepopulation density was 2,919.4 per square mile (1,127.2/km2). There were 33,677 housing units at an average density of 1,309.6 per square mile (505.6/km2). The racial makeup was 93.05% (69,856)White, 2.00% (1,502)Black or African American, 0.14% (104)Native American, 1.56% (1,173)Asian, 0.04% (27)Pacific Islander, 1.80% (1,350) fromother races, and 1.41% (1,060) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.06% (5,301) of the population.[19]
Of the 29,842 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18; 52.6% were married couples living together; 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.4% were non-families. Of all households, 27.2% were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.[19]
20.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.6 males.[19]
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010American Community Survey showed that (in 2010inflation-adjusted dollars)median household income was $65,129 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,969) and the median family income was $81,868 (+/− $2,081). Males had a median income of $60,769 (+/− $1,755) versus $41,361 (+/− $1,655) for females. Theper capita income for the township was $33,258 (+/− $891). About 4.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.[52]
As of the2000 U.S. census,[15] there were 76,119 people, 29,511 households, and 20,775 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,901.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,120.3/km2). There were 32,689 housing units at an average density of 1,246.0 per square mile (481.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.81%White, 0.99%African American, 0.10%Native American, 1.19%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, 0.85% fromother races, and 1.04% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any nationality were 3.85% of the population.[50][51]
There were 29,511 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% weremarried couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. Of all households, 25.0% were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.[50][51]
In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.[50][51]
The median income for a household in the township was $52,092, and the median income for a family was $61,446. Males had a median income of $44,981 versus $31,020 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $24,462. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.[50][51]
The BrickPop Warner Little Scholars Mustangs finished the 2006 season with a perfect 9–0 record and won the Jersey Shore B Division.[53]
In 2003, and from 2006 to 2009, the Pop Warner Brick Mustang cheerleaders competed against other teams from across the nation in Disney World.[citation needed] In 2003, the junior peewee Mustang cheer squad won the national title.[54]
Brick is home of the Ocean Ice Palace, built in 1960, which hosts the Brick Hockey Club.[55] Theice rink is also home to the Brick Stars, a special needs hockey team who has home games and practices.[56]
Brick Township Reservoir, with parts located in both Brick andWall Township, covers 80 acres (32 ha) and is encircled by a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) trail. Fishing is permitted on the reservoir. The reservoir can hold up to 1,000,000,000 US gallons (3.8×109 L; 830,000,000 imp gal) of water, which is pumped in from theMetedeconk River.[57] The township also maintains nearly a dozen community parks, a multi-sports facility at the Drum Point Sports Complex and three oceanfront beaches as well as Windward Beach Park on the Metedeconk River.[58]
The township operates within theFaulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under theMayor-Council plan 2form of government, as implemented on January 1, 1990, based on direct petition.[59] The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[60][61] The governing body is composed of the Mayor and the seven-member Township Council, whose members are elected to serve four-year terms of office, with either three seats (and the mayoral seat) or four seats up for electionat-large in partisan elections held on a staggered basis in odd-numbered years as part of the November general election.[1][62] The mayor is elected for a four-year term without limitation as to the number of terms. In November 1988, the voters approved a referendum which returned the township to the partisan system of government, with township elections held as part of the November general election (rather than in May).[63]
The mayor is the township's chief executive and administrative officer and is responsible for administering local laws and policy development. The mayor makes various appointments, prepares the township's budget, and approves or vetoes ordinances adopted by the Township Council (which may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the Township Council). The mayor appoints, with the advice and consent of the Township Council, the business administrator, the township attorney, and the directors of the Departments of Public Safety, Engineering and Public Works.[2]
As of 2026[update], the mayor of Brick Township isDemocrat Lisa Crate, who was appointed to serve a term of office ending on December 31, 2029.[2][64] Members of the Township Council are Council President Steve Feinman (D, 2027), Council Vice President Derrick T. Ambrosino (D, 2027), Perry Albanese (R, 2029), Greg Cohen (R, 2029), Vincent Minichino (D, 2027), Lisa Reina (R, 2029) and Melissa Travers (D, 2027).[65][66][67][68][69][70][71]
In February 2023, the township council selected Lisa Crate from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant mayoral seat expiring in December 2025, following mayor John G. Ducey's resignation to take a seat as a New Jersey Superior Court Judge; Crate served on an interim basis pending the November 2023 special election where she defeated AssemblymanJohn Catalano.[72][73][74][75] In turn, the council selected Melissa Travers to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Crate.[76]
In October 2022, the council appointed Derrick Ambrosino to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Arthur Halloran until his resignation the previous month.[77]
In January 2014, the Township Council appointed Andrea Zapcic to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2015 of John G. Ducey after he took office as mayor.[78][79] Zapcic won election in November 2014 to serve the balance of the term.[80]
Ducey was elected as mayor in 2013, garnering 62% of the vote to defeatRepublican opponent Joseph Sangiovanni.[81]
FormerDemocratic Mayor Joseph C. Scarpelli resigned as of December 8, 2006, amid a federal corruption probe into township government. On January 8, 2007, Scarpelli pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges for accepting money from developers in exchange for using his official position to obtain approval for development projects.[82] Township Clerk Virginia Lampman was appointed to fill the role of mayor until the Township Council could select a replacement.[83][84] On December 17, 2007, Scarpelli was sentenced in Federal Court in Newark to serve 18 months in prison, and fined $5,000, after admitting that he had accepted bribes from 1998 to 2003.[85]
On January 4, 2007, Daniel J. Kelly (D), the chairman of the township's planning board, was appointed the new mayor by a three-member township council subcommittee.[86] On November 6, 2007, Stephen C. Acropolis defeated Kelly in a race to fill the remaining two years of Scarpelli's term, leading his four Republican mates to wins for seats on the township Council.[87]
Ocean County is governed by aBoard of County Commissioners composed of five members who are elected on anat-large basis in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization held in the beginning of January, the board chooses a director and a deputy director from among its members.[96] As of 2025[update], Ocean County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year and residence) are:
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2025, Barnegat Light),[104][105]Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy (R, 2025; Toms River)[106][107] andSurrogateJeffrey Moran (R, 2028,Beachwood).[108][109][110]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 48,760 registered voters in Brick Township, of which 9,992 (20.5%) were registered asDemocrats, 12,206 (25.0%) were registered asRepublicans and 26,528 (54.4%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were 34 voters registered to other parties.[111] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.0% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 81.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).[111][112]
United States Gubernatorial election results for Brick Township[113]
In the2012 presidential election, RepublicanMitt Romney received 55.9% of the vote (18,484 cast), ahead of DemocratBarack Obama with 42.9% (14,184 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (387 votes), among the 33,328 ballots cast by the township's 51,117 registered voters (273 ballots werespoiled), for a turnout of 65.2%.[114][115] In the2008 presidential election, RepublicanJohn McCain received 58.1% of the vote (21,912 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 39.9% (15,031 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (489 votes), among the 37,704 ballots cast by the township's 50,742 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.3%.[116] In the2004 presidential election, RepublicanGeorge W. Bush received 60.9% of the vote (21,888 ballots cast), outpolling DemocratJohn Kerry with 37.8% (13,596 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (363 votes), among the 35,954 ballots cast by the township's 48,235 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 74.5.[117]
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 74.4% of the vote (17,331 cast), ahead of DemocratBarbara Buono with 24.2% (5,633 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (332 votes), among the 23,830 ballots cast by the township's 50,398 registered voters (534 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.3%.[124][125] In the2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.3% of the vote (17,822 ballots cast), ahead of DemocratJon Corzine with 25.2% (6,675 votes), IndependentChris Daggett with 5.0% (1,336 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (272 votes), among the 26,479 ballots cast by the township's 49,529 registered voters, yielding a 53.5% turnout.[126]
United States Senate election results for Brick Township1[113]
TheBrick Public Schools serve students inpre-kindergarten throughtwelfth grade.[127] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,414 students and 689.1 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[128] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from theNational Center for Education Statistics[129]) are Herbertsville Preschool[130] (147; PreK), Warren H. Wolf Preschool[131] (277; PreK; created for 2014-15 school year from Primary Learning Center[132]), Drum Point Elementary School[133] (479; K-5), Lanes Mill Elementary School[134] (560; K-5), Midstreams Elementary School[135] (548; K-5), Osborneville Elementary School[136] (402; K-5), Veterans Memorial Elementary School[137] (647; K-5), Emma Havens Young Elementary School[138] (732; K-5), Lake Riviera Middle School[139] (861; 6-8), Veterans Memorial Middle School[140] (965; 6-8),Brick Memorial High School[141] (1,410; 9-12) andBrick Township High School[142] (1,314; 9-12).[143][144][145]
Nonsectarian private schools include Cuddle Care Early Childhood Center and Ocean Early Childhood Center.
St. Dominic Elementary School is a Roman Catholic private school overseen by theRoman Catholic Diocese of Trenton,[146] and St. Paul's Christian School, a Methodist private school, serve students in nursery through eighth grade.[147]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 318.77 miles (513.01 km) of roadways, of which 256.23 miles (412.36 km) were maintained by the municipality, 46.64 miles (75.06 km) by Ocean County and 12.61 miles (20.29 km) by theNew Jersey Department of Transportation and 3.29 miles (5.29 km) by theNew Jersey Turnpike Authority.[148]
TheGarden State Parkway is the most prominent highway passing through Brick. It traverses the western part of the municipality with three interchanges: Exits 89, 90 and 91. Three state routes also pass through:Route 70Route 88, andRoute 35. The major county routes that pass through areCounty Route 528, andCounty Route 549 (as well as its spur).
The Laurelton Circle was located near the center of Brick Township. Thetraffic circle was at the junction of Route 70, Route 88 and Princeton Avenue. With an unmanageable 95,000 vehicles navigating the circle each day, it was converted to atraffic light regulated intersection in 1986, due to an increase in traffic and accidents. To reduce the need for left turns, a short portion of eastbound Route 88 was re-routed onto Princeton Avenue. Some other movements are controlled byjughandles and a two-way connection in the northwest corner.[149]
WBGD 91.9FM (Brick Green Dragons) went on the air in 1974, originally located at Brick Township High School. The station was later moved to Brick Memorial High School. The radio station was the brainchild of a teacher named Robert Boesch who taught electronics at Brick Township High School in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The station was a student-run operation and received its FCC license from the FCC for educational broadcasting. In 1981, all township residents could receive the station's signal after the FCC approved an increase in WBGD's authorized power from 10 watts to 150.[153]
One of the most notable broadcasts was the first ever state high school football championship game played between Brick Township High School andCamden High School in December 1974. The Brick Green Dragons defeated Camden by a score of 21–20 on the last play of the game to win the title.
In 2007, during routine roof maintenance and repair work, the broadcast tower was cut off the roof, and was never replaced or repaired. In 2010 WBGD's license was retired.
TheAsbury Park Press provides daily news coverage of the township, as doesWOBM-FM radio. The government of the township provides material and commentary toThe Brick Times, which is one of seven weekly papers fromMicromedia Publications.[154]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Brick Township has ahumid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above 32.0 °F (0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above 50.0 °F (10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Brick Township, a cooling afternoonsea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur withheat index values at or above 95.0 °F (35.0 °C). On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak inthunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur withwind chill values below 0.0 °F (−17.8 °C). Theplant hardiness zone at Brick Township Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.4 °F (−15.9 °C).[155] The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is between 18 and 24 inches (46 and 61 cm) and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak innor'easter activity.
Climate data for Brick Twp Beach, NJ (1981–2010 Averages)
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Brick Township include:
Joe Acanfora (born 1950), educator and activist who fought to teachearth science in public schools in the early 1970s but was dismissed based upon his acknowledged homosexuality[159]
Jay Alders (born 1973), fine artist, photographer and graphic designer, who is best known for his originalsurf art paintings[160]
Jim Dowd, (born 1968), former player in the National Hockey League (NHL), won a Stanley Cup with the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils and last played for thePhiladelphia Flyers[167]
Warren Wolf (1927–2019), long-time football coach for Brick Township High School who served on the Brick council as freeholder and in the state assembly[190]
^abcOffice of the Mayor, Township of Brick. Accessed January 14, 2026. "Mayor Lisa Crate was appointed by the Township Council to serve as Brick Township's Mayor on February 28, 2023. Prior to being appointed Mayor, she served on the Township Council since from 2016 until her appointment as Mayor."
^Cullinane, Bob."Brick Beaches",Asbury Park Press, July 28, 2002. Accessed December 14, 2025, viaNewspapers.com. "There are three public access beaches in Brick (Ocean Beach I, Ocean Beach II, Ocean Beach III) that, in total, cover about a half-mile. These should not be confused with Ocean Beach, a section of Dover Township, just south of Brick's Ocean Beaches. Got it?"
^Donatiello, Gene."Who is Joseph Woolston Brick?"Archived December 25, 2021, at theWayback Machine, Brick Township Historical Society. Accessed February 19, 2013. "The new township was named after its most prominent citizen Joseph Woolston Brick. Joseph W. Brick was the industrious and successful owner of Bergen Iron Works."
^Nee, Daniel."As Federal Report on Autism is Released, Brick School Officials Wish Funding Promises Were Kept"Archived 2011-12-10 at theWayback Machine, January 24, 2011. Accessed January 20, 2013. "Still, Hrycenko and Magovern agreed that the noted program in Brick is necessary, despite a lack of assistance from outside sources. 'There's no doubt about it,' said Magovern. 'Especially in the autistic population, a lot of people move here because we provide those services in the district.'"
^Macintosh, Jeane."Brittney’S Body Found – Tragic Search Ends 2 Miles From Jersey Fiend’S Lair"Archived March 14, 2023, at theWayback Machine,New York Post, July 28, 2004. Accessed March 20, 2023. "The body of tragic teen Brittney Gregory was found yesterday in a sandy, shallow grave that apparently had been hastily dug less than two miles from her accused killer's eerie wooded haunts in New Jersey. The makeshift grave, discovered more than two weeks after the Brick teen's disappearance, was only 2 feet deep but clearly was dug with a shovel, said Ocean County Prosecutor Thomas Kelaher."
^Nierenberg, Larry."Winter Storms"Archived September 16, 2012, at theWayback Machine,Storm Spotter's Newsletter,National Weather Service,Mount Holly, New Jersey, Volume 3, Issue 4, Spring 2011, pp. 2-3. Accessed February 19, 2013. "A strong Nor'easter system impacted the Middle Atlantic region starting early Sunday morning December 26th and ending on Monday December 27th.... Numerous locations along the New Jersey coast received 20 inch or higher amounts, with the greatest snowfall measurement of 30 inches taken in Brick Township in New Jersey."
^O'Reilly, David; Katz, Matt; and Simon, Darran."Not a blizzard, but snowfall was one for the books"Archived January 12, 2016, at theWayback Machine,The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 28, 2010. Accessed February 6, 2013. "Coming in from the south on winds that gusted as high as 62 m.p.h. at Wilmington's airport, the storm left accumulations of just two to six inches to the north of the city, but dropped 26 inches on parts of Cape May County, piled 30 inches on Brick Township, Ocean County, and paralyzed New York City and much of New England."
^Erickson, Stephanie."Gooooooo, Clermont! Cheer Team Earns Kudos"Archived August 4, 2014, at theWayback Machine,Orlando Sentinel, December 12, 2003. Accessed January 22, 2012. "The Cheer & Dance Championships consist of 160 small and large squads competing in four age classifications. Taking first place in the junior peewee small division were the Brick Memorial Mustangs from Brick, N.J."
^Saverino v. ZboyanArchived June 27, 2015, at theWayback Machine, Leagle, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Decided March 13, 1990. Accessed June 26, 2015. "During 1987-1988, a movement was initiated in the township seeking a modification of the charter to provide for partisan elections, rather than non-partisan, to be conducted in November, rather than May. A petition of approximately 2,697 voters was presented to the governing body, which adopted an ordinance presenting the proposed modification to the voters under the initiative and referendum section of the act, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184.... In the November 1988 referendum, the voters adopted the modification."
^Fox, Joey; andWildstein, David."Murphy Nominates Anthony Suarez To Superior Court, Along With Ducey, Sarlo"Archived April 1, 2023, at theWayback Machine, New Jersey Globe, January 30, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2023. "Ducey's expected nomination to the Superior Court will create a hotly-contested race for mayor of Brick this year. Ducey was a popular mayor in a heavily Republican town, winning re-election in 2021 with 63% of the vote and carrying an all-Democratic council across the finish line. A quick confirmation will set up a special election for mayor in November."
^Oglesby, Amanda."Brick selects councilwoman as new mayor after Ducey's resignation. What happens next"Archived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine,Asbury Park Press, March 1, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2023. "Councilwoman Lisa Crate stepped into a new role as township mayor on Tuesday night after unanimous support from her fellow councilmembers. Crate, 52, was among three candidates considered by Brick Democrats to fill the role following the resignation of John G. Ducey. The former mayor left the position Monday to accept a new job as a New Jersey Superior Court judge."
^Nee, Daniel."Brick Officials Select New Township Council Member to Fill Seat for 2023"Archived April 1, 2023, at theWayback Machine, Shorebeat, March 15, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2023. "Brick Township officials on Tuesday night selected a nominee to fill the seat on the township council vacated by Lisa Crate, who left her post behind the dais to serve as Brick Township's mayor following the departure of John Ducey.... The committee presented Erica Demaio, Melissa Travers and Emma Mammano. The council ultimately selected Travers, 37, to fill the seat in a unanimous vote."
^Ogelsby, Amanda."Meet Brick's newest council member, Derrick T. Ambrosino",Asbury Park Press, October 27, 2022. Accessed October 26, 2023. "Derrick T. Ambrosino, the township's newest council member, was sworn into office Tuesday by Mayor John G. Ducey. Ambrosino, 41, previously served on the township's Municipal Utilities Authority. He replaces Councilman Arthur Halloran, who resigned effective Sept. 30. Ambrosino will complete Halloran's term, which expires Dec. 31, 2023."
^Galioto, Catherine."Former Brick Rec Director Sworn In to Fill Ducey's Council Seat"Archived January 13, 2016, at theWayback Machine, Brick Patch, January 29, 2014. Accessed August 9, 2015. "Andrea Zapcic is Brick Township's newest council member, picked to fill the seat vacated by Mayor John G. Ducey.... Zapcic was the choice picked by the local Democratic committee, after the vacancy created by Ducey's election to mayor."
^Rundquist, Jeanette."Former Brick mayor sentenced to 18 months"Archived July 19, 2014, at theWayback Machine,The Star-Ledger, December 17, 2007. Accessed January 22, 2012. "Former Brick Township Mayor Joseph Scarpelli was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today, and fined $5,000, for taking bribes in exchange for helping a developer gain approval for construction projects. Scarpelli, 68, who in January admitted taking more than $5,000 in bribes, was sentenced in District Court in Newark in front of about a dozen family and friends, including four grown children."
^Schweiger, Tristan J."Republicans win it all; Acropolis the new mayor",Asbury Park Press, November 7, 2007. Accessed December 14, 2025, viaNewspapers.com. "Republican Stephen C. Acropolis, president of the Township Council, unseated Democratic Mayor Daniel J. Kelly on Tuesday, winning the race by a substantial margin. The final unofficial tally Tuesday night was 10,001 votes for Acropolis and 8,140 for Kelly. Acropolis will serve the final two years of the term of former Mayor Joseph C. Scarpelli."
^"Governor - Ocean County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014.Archived(PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. RetrievedDecember 24, 2014.
^Brick Township Board of Education District Policy 9000 - Role of the Board of EducationArchived April 8, 2023, at theWayback Machine, Brick Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020. "The board of this district shall be known officially as the Board of Education of the Township of Brick in the County of Ocean. The Brick Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Brick for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12."
^Huba, Nicholas."Is there a new school planned for Brick?"Archived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine,Asbury Park Press, June 21, 2014. Accessed August 14, 2014. "In response, school district officials are transforming the Primary Learning Center from a prekindergarten-kindergarten facility into a kindergarten through fifth-grade elementary school, Superintendent Walter Uszenski said. The new school will be renamed Warren H. Wolf Elementary School in honor the former Brick Township High School football coach."
^Moore, Kirk."History of Traffic Circles",Asbury Park Press, August 24, 2006. Accessed December 14, 2025, viaNewspapers.com. "Premier examples used to be the old Eatontown Circle at Routes 35 and 36, and the Laurelton Circle at Routes 70 and 88 in Brick. By the time they were rebuilt as interchanges in the 1980s, Eatontown was handling a daily volume of 124,000 vehicles, and the Laurelton Circle saw 95,000 cars and trucks jockeying for position every day."
^"Brick student radio reaches community",Asbury Park Press, December 20, 1981. Accessed December 14, 2025, viaNewspapers.com. "Although it has been on the air for six years, it was : not until last week that WBGD, the Brick Township High School radio station, could be heard by listeners throughout the township. As the result of an authorized power increase from 10 to 150 watts, the signal of the -operated station now travels about eight miles, virtually blanketing the municipality. Robert Boesch, an electronics teacher and adviser to the radio club, said the station applied to the Federal Communications Commission for the change last January."
^Simpson, Craig."MoCo Gay Teacher Fired 1972; Justice Denied for 40 Years"Archived February 9, 2018, at theWayback Machine, Washington Area Spark, December 20, 2012. Accessed November 20, 2017. "Acanfora hadn't started at the University as an activist. He had graduated from Brick Township High School in New Jersey as class valedictorian in 1968 and entered Penn State in the fall on a Navy ROTC scholarship."
^"Industry Magazine Feature – 'Catch A Wave'"Archived August 20, 2016, at theWayback Machine, JayAlder.com, July 6, 2015. Accessed August 7, 2016. "Although he enjoyed surfing among the dolphins and being inspired by the tropical beauty of Florida, Alders and his wife decided to return to Jersey in 2013 when Chelsea became pregnant with the couple's daughter, Summer Emerson, first settling in Belmar. The couple now resides in Brick with Summer (whose initials spell out S.E.A.), and newborn twins Greyson Dutch and Judah Kai."
^Goldstein, Richard."Hank Borowy, 88, Top Pitcher With Yankees and Cubs in 40's"Archived January 15, 2018, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, August 26, 2004. Accessed January 22, 2012. "Hank Borowy, a right-handed pitcher who helped the Yankees capture pennants in 1942 and 1943, then starred for the last Chicago Cubs team to reach the World Series, died Monday at his home in Brick, N.J. He was 88.... Borowy, a native of Bloomfield, N.J., who pitched for Fordham University, was 15-4 as a rookie on the Yankees' 1942 pennant winners."
^Wall, Karen."Brick Resident Buchanan Signs To Play Football At Delaware", Brick, NJPatch, December 23, 2017. Accessed June 18, 2025. "Johnny Buchanan of Brick, a senior linebacker on the St. John Vianney football team, will continue his education and athletic career at the University of Delaware."
^Sullivan, Joseph F."Focus Is on a Few Close Races for New Jersey Legislature"Archived January 8, 2014, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, November 1, 1991. Accessed March 24, 2016. "His longtime running mate in the 10th District in Ocean County, Assemblyman John Paul Doyle of Brick Township, has moved up to run for the Senate and is in tight race with Andrew R. Ciesla, a Councilman in Brick, who is running hard on the generic Republican campaign of opposition to the Florio tax package as well as Mr. Doyle's votes for the taxes."
^Tom McCarthyArchived 2007-09-27 at theWayback Machine,WFAN. Accessed August 26, 2007. "A 1986 graduate of Brick Memorial High School and a 1990 graduate of TCNJ, Tom and his wife Meg have four children: Patrick (10), Tommy (8), Maggie (5) and Kerri (3), and live in Allentown, NJ."
^Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckinArchived July 23, 2020, at theWayback Machine, New Jersey Senate Republicans. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Gregory P. McGuckin was born on July 2, 1961 in East Orange, NJ. He grew up in Brick Township where his father served as Mayor in the late 1960s and early 1970s."
^Hevesi Dennis."Eli Mintz, Stage and Film Actor And Uncle David inGoldbergs"Archived July 23, 2020, at theWayback Machine,The New York Times, June 9, 1988. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Eli Mintz, an actor who played the ever-philosophizing Uncle David in the stage, movie and television versions ofThe Goldbergs, died of pneumonia yesterday at Point Pleasant Hospital in New Jersey. He was 83 years old and lived in Brick, N.J."
^Paolantonio, S.A."Environmental Debate Engrosses Shore Voters"Archived April 5, 2016, at theWayback Machine,The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 26, 1989. Accessed March 24, 2016. "Daniel F. Newman, the mayor of Brick Township, pulls out a poster-sized aerial photograph of Toms River where it feeds Barnegat Bay, Ocean County's pristine inlet waterway stretching 45 miles along the Jersey shore."
^Adelizzi, Joe."'Voice' of Rowan gets word out"Archived November 7, 2017, at theWayback Machine,Asbury Park Press, February 8, 2003. Accessed November 6, 2017. "John Sadak of Brick, who has won numerous awards during his tenure at Rowan University, is hoping to make broadcasting his career.... Sadak, who graduated from Brick Memorial High School in 1996, describes himself as a lifelong fan."
^abWall, Karen."She's The Best N.J. High School Soccer Player You've Never Heard Of, And She's From Brick",Brick, NJ Patch, July 25, 2016. Accessed December 20, 2023. "Craig Scarpelli was an outstanding soccer player in his own right. A 1979 graduate of Brick Township High School, he played for the University of Tampa before becoming a goalkeeper for the U.S. National team in the early 1980s; that team went to the FIFA Youth World Cup in 1981, according to a June 1981 New York Times article.... Scarpelli, whose father, Craig, played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1980s, had played for the U.S. Women's U-17 national squad."
^Obituary of George F. TardiffArchived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine,Legacy.com. Accessed January 16, 2020. "George F. Tardiff 'Coach', Brick, N.J. 75, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Ocean Medical Center at Brick, after a short illness."
^Art ThomsArchived 2007-09-30 at theWayback Machine,Oakland Raiders. Accessed August 11, 2007. "I started playing football in high school. It was the freshman team at Wayne High School in Wayne, N.J. I played two years there and then my family moved to Brickjohn [sic], NJ. I played the last two years of high school ball there."
^Scott ThomsenArchived December 12, 2018, at theWayback Machine,Major League Soccer. Accessed July 26, 2016. "Raised in Brick, New Jersey, and attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey, where he led CBA to unbeaten 21-0 season in 2011, scoring the game-winning goal in the Non-Public Group A state championship game while playing through injury and earning Central Jersey Player of the Year honors"
^Wall, Karen E."The gray ghost wishes he could be invisible"Archived 2005-12-25 atarchive.today,Asbury Park Press, November 18, 1999. "He also served as mayor of Brick from 1971-75, was an Ocean County freeholder from 1975-81, a state Assemblyman from 1981-83, and served on the Brick Township Council from 1982 until his defeat in the mayoral race in 1993."
^Larsen, Erik."Longtime NJ assemblyman from Brick will not seek re-election"Archived October 2, 2023, at theWayback Machine,Asbury Park Press, January 23, 2019. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Wolfe, 76, of Brick, represents the 10th Legislative District, which includes Bay Head, Brick, Island Heights, Lakehurst, Lavallette, Manchester, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights and Toms River.... He was elected to the Brick Township Council in 1975 and served on that municipal body until his election to the Assembly in 1991."
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