Member News:

  On a cold clear morning in January, several boats were barely visible a couple of miles off the beach near Manasquan.  Looking more closely, it was plain to see that one of the boats was sinking.  As the other boat captains watched, an old Coast Guard cutter was sunk. 

            This sinking is part of the Artificial Reef program which is building habitat off the Jersey coast for fish and other ocean wildlife.  This particular vessel was bought and donated by the Brielle Chamber of Commerce.

            Over the past four years, the Chamber has sponsored a Family Fishing Tournament to raise fund for this effort.  By continuing to build onto these artificial reefs, more habitats are created making the Jersey Shore one of the county’s top Saltwater fishing destinations.

            The Chamber had voted recently to name the site memory of Trevor Dickinson.  Trevor was a young man from Brielle who had lost his life in a sporting accident several years ago. 

            If you want to try out the spot, the exact coordinates are N 40 07.931, W 73 56.375.

MORE PHOTOS!

Local Builder's Helping Hands Build Bright Futures.

On February 6th, Robert Monetti (left: with Sandra Deinocenzio, Franco Dienocenzio, Alex Lysloff and Leah Maretzky; right: with Leah Maretzky, Terry Diamond and Alex Lysloff) of Monetti Custom Builders, Brielle, presented Terry Diamond of the “Shriners of America Organization” with an endowment of $26,025.00 to benefit the “Shriners Hospitals for Children”.

This Holiday season Monetti Custom Builders sponsored a fund drive to benefit the “Shriners Hospitals for Children” in lieu of a Holiday Party. The money raised will help provide specialized care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. “Shriners Hospitals for Children” have never billed a patient or asked for any insurance since opening their first facility in 1919; the Shriners network now encompasses 22 pediatric hospitals spanning throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Photo Top: Robert Monetti, Leah Maretzky, Terry Diamond and Alex Lysloff
   Photos Lower: Robert Monetti, Sandra Deinocenzio, Franco Dienocenzio, Alex  Lysloff and Leah Maretzky;

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--Heidi Wittenberg, Secretary
Brielle Chamber of Commerce

We still have this year's Brielle Collector's Christmas Ornaments available! For more info please call Heidi at 732-528-7666 or Dawn at
732-223-4450 ex. 233! Price $8.

We also have our commemorative Drawbridge Ornaments Available. All Proceeds from this ornament will be donated towards the Glimmer Glass Bridge Fund! Price $10. Call Eloise's Cafe at 732-223-6363.