Enable java in your browser. Or use the links below. For our privacy policy, click here . For our user agreement, click here . Brick Township has evolved into the quintessential Shore town By David W. Shaw Special to the Star-Ledger A gentle Summer southwesterly wind ripples the quiet water of the Metedeconk River.
Sailboats heel in the breeze, kicking up foam at the bow.
On the north bank at Windward Beach, children play at the water s edge, splashing about and making sand castles. Farther south down Barnegat Bay to Kettle Creek and out to the barrier island where the Atlantic surf breaks on the shore, similar scenes unfold as the day passes. While it may not immediately strike an observer looking at a road map as being the quintessential Shore town, Brick is indeed just that. In fact, according to the township's Mayor, Joseph C. Scarpelli, the 26 square mile community has more than 50 miles of waterfront. In addition, rivers and streams wind through the inland portions of Brick.