Week in Review

Here's a roundup of the top stories from Barnegat Patch this week.

• The Barnegat Township Police Department's , when the Committee approved the addition of the dog to the force by a vote of 3–2. That story was followed up by a , who addressed some of the concerns raised over the K-9 unit.

• Besides the K-9, Little League fields, shared services and the Cox House were discussed at .

• Flags flew at half-staff in Barnegat this week , a retired NYPD sergeant and 9/11 first responder who died a week ago today of cancer his doctors said was brought on by the months he spent sifting through rubble in the wake of the Trade Center attacks.

• After  open in this spring's election, we offered our first candidate profile, for .

• A meeting to the north of us of beach access advocates this week addressed an issue that could have wide-ranging effects on the shore: and how it relates to federally funded replenishment projects.

• , which will come with a tax increase for residents.

• Thursday saw a story on Courtney Leedom, a 17-year-old high school senior working on her Girl Scout Gold Award – Girl Scouting's highest honor – by .

• Yesterday, we brought you an update on the leased and maintained by the Barengat Little League. Two travel ball teams who did not meet the new rule that kids must be Little League participants to use the fields now have a place to play this season in Ocean Township, but parents and coaches of the teams still want to work out a deal that would let them play in Barnegat.