{"id":18795,"date":"2021-10-11T04:51:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T08:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=18795"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T13:28:42","slug":"brick-government-closed-today-italian-flag-raised-in-annual-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2021\/10\/brick-government-closed-today-italian-flag-raised-in-annual-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Government Closed Today, Italian Flag Raised in Annual Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18796\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244977902_10165817908725046_2324903686731202284_n.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18796\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244977902_10165817908725046_2324903686731202284_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Brick UNICO raise the Italian flag in an annual ceremony, Oct. 8, 2021. (Photo: Brick Township)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244977902_10165817908725046_2324903686731202284_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244977902_10165817908725046_2324903686731202284_n-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244977902_10165817908725046_2324903686731202284_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244977902_10165817908725046_2324903686731202284_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244977902_10165817908725046_2324903686731202284_n.jpg 1992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Brick UNICO raise the Italian flag in an annual ceremony, Oct. 8, 2021. (Photo: Brick Township)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brick Township\u2019s municipal government offices are closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day, and Public Works pickups will operate on a holiday schedule this week.<\/p>\n<p>Public works pickups of trash and recycling will be pushed back one day for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Brick officials also held the annual raising of the Italian flag along with members of Brick Township\u2019s UNICO Italian-American civic organization this weekend. Mayor John Ducey, Council Vice-President Art Halloran and Councilwoman Heather deJong participated in that ceremony, which recognizes UNICO and Italian-American heritage each year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2021\/10\/brick-government-closed-today-italian-flag-raised-in-annual-ceremony\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brick Township\u2019s municipal government offices are closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day, and Public Works pickups will operate on a holiday schedule this week. Public works pickups of trash and recycling will be pushed back one day for the rest of the week. 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