ERIC SUCAR staff Participants in the 25th annual Junior Powder Puff Regatta at the Metedeconk River Yacht club make final preparations on their boats before hitting the water July 11. More than 250 girls and young women competed in the event. More ... Troubled school bus dept. on the mend Aging maintenance garage upped inspection failure rate BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       More than half of the Brick Township school district's 129 buses initially failed inspection earlier this year, according to state Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) records. Brick buses failed for a variety of reasons, ranging from minor items like a burned-out light bulb to problems with brakes and... More ... Search for new school super narrowed to six       BRICK TOWNSHIP - The school district's next superintendent will come from a pool of six candidates who were interviewed by the Board of Education last week. "It's important for the public to know that the process is moving along," interim Superintendent Mary Ann Ceres said Monday. "The board set... More ... Off to the races      Above: Competitors in the 25th annual Powder Puff Regatta at the Metedeconk River Yacht Club head out to their boats June 11. Left: A young competitor waits patiently in her pram before the start of her race. More ... Community center on hold - for now Loss of Ice Palace has not dampened Acropolis' love of job BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - Township officials will not consider any new plans for a community center for the near future, Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said. "It's dead," the mayor said. "Done. I think if anything gets built in the future, it will be done in the future. More ... Foodtown site up for grabs BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - Township officials should have an idea of what may eventually go on the old Foodtown site by the fall, Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said. Requests for proposals (RFPs) went out to a number of interested parties last week. So far, the township has received 109 inquiries about the 1... More ... Fun at the carnival      Top: Ten-year-old Julia Davis runs one of the game booths at the Brick Township High School 50th anniversary carnival in the high school parking lot on Saturday. Left: Two young daredevils enjoy a ride on the Ferris wheel. More ... Planning Bd. carries SONIC application to Aug. 13 BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - The senior citizens who live near a proposed SONIC restaurant at the corner of Brick Boulevard and Molly Lane want no part of "America's Drive-In." They turned out in force for the July 9 Planning Board meeting to oppose the plans. But board members carried the application to th... More ... Penn Savings Bank robber sought       BRICK TOWNSHIP - Police are searching for a man suspected in the July 14 bank robbery at the Penn Savings Bank inside the ShopRite supermarket on Route 70. Police said the suspect entered the bank shortly before 5:20 p.m. and handed the teller a note. He then fled the store with an undetermined ... More ...