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🌱 Patch AM: Driver Was Intoxicated In Crash That Killed Brick Woman On Route 70: Prosecutor

Be sure to catch Massive Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale on the Brick Patch calendar

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Good morning Brick! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brick woman remembered after fatal Route 70 crash leads to charges
  • How Brick's new proposal could keep data centers out of town
  • Meet the three lifelong Brick residents joining your police department

Also on today's calendar: Massive Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Not as warm with some sun, temps: high: 73, low: 62.
  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Driver Was Intoxicated In Crash That Killed Brick Woman On Route 70: Prosecutor (patch.com) — A Brick Township woman was killed and another Brick driver injured in a March crash on Route 70 in Wall, where prosecutors say a Manasquan driver ran a red light while intoxicated. Authorities have now charged the 23-year-old with vehicular homicide and assault by auto, as the Brick victim's friends rally community support for her grieving family through a fundraiser.
   

2. Brick Moves to Restrict Data Centers Before Any Are Proposed (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Brick Township officials are fast-tracking an ordinance that would block data centers from being approved under existing zoning unless explicitly authorized, responding to resident concerns about noise, energy use, and environmental impacts. With no applications yet filed, the council's Sept. 8 vote could decide how, or if, large-scale digital facilities ever operate in Brick neighborhoods.
   

3. Brick police add three hometown recruits as new officers head to academy (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Three lifelong Brick Township residents have just been sworn in as full-time Brick police officers and are heading to the Ocean County Police Academy, with graduation expected in February 2027. Their business, mechanical, and technology backgrounds—from Brick Township schools to local employers—will soon be put to work serving Brick's neighborhoods and families.
   

4. The 12 Best Hiking + Walking Trails at the Jersey Shore (thelocalgirl.com) — Brick residents get a spotlight in this Jersey Shore trail guide, with detailed looks at the Brick Reservoir loop and Windward Beach Park's easy walking paths and river views. You'll also find nearby options in Toms River, Point Pleasant, Wall, and more, with notes on parking, dog rules, amenities, and hours so you can plan your next local walk or run.
   

5. 375 Apartments Rise at Moorestown Mall as Harkins Builders Eyes New Jersey Expansion (jerseydigs.com) — A regional construction firm is expanding its New Jersey projects, including Brightview Brick, a 176-unit senior living community on Route 88 in Brick scheduled for completion next summer. Alongside major apartment construction at Moorestown Mall, the company sees strong demand for senior and affordable housing statewide, which could shape future development options for Brick residents and their families.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Ok, I'm having major problems with Verizon Wireless cellphone in Brick for the last several weeks, and I'm going to leave them.
    Calls are breaking up in my house with a Verizon Wireless extender! I have my phone set on WiFi calling and it's still bad. I have no internet… (Nextdoor Lions Head South)
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