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November 19, 2009
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Storm gobbled up Brick beaches
Estimates for beach and dune erosion total nearly $2M, mayor says
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
The 15-foot breakers that slammed over Brick Township's beaches during the recent back-to-back nor'easters took their toll. There was little beach left on Brick Beach III by Friday morning. Spindrift blew right up to the dunes. The walkway that was once level with the beach looked like a dock wit... More...
Board of Ed proposes cuts for new referendum
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

The Brick Township Board of Education has proposed shaving nearly $78 million off the original $172.9 million referendum that voters soundly defeated in September. Schools Superintendent Walter J. Hrycenko stressed that no final decisions will be made without more public input. The board held a s... More...

A sightless life well lived
Mike Moran hasn't let blindness keep him from his dreams
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Fran Smoley thought the guy at the end of the bar looked good. So every once in a while, she'd wave, or give him the eye. She didn't think anything about the dark glasses he was wearing. It was a Halloween party, after all. More...

 Bulletin Board
•Brick Youth Club slates dances, open gym time for rest of 2009
The Brick Youth Club (BYC) has announced the following upcoming dances for the remainder of 2009, with more to follow throughout the winter. Remaining dance dates will be Nov. 30, Dec. 4 and 18. All dances are scheduled from 7-9:30 p.m. Reservations for dances will be taken from the Monday prior ... More...
•November programs and events at library
•'It's a Wonderful Life' slated Nov. 20-22
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 Greg Bean's Column
•To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets
In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. More...
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 Obituaries
•Norma Vela
Mrs. Vela, 75, of Keyport, died Nov. 8, 2009, at home. She was employed in customer service at Prudential Insurance Co., Holmdel, for 15 years, retiring in 1991. Mrs. Vela is survived by her husband, Frank M. Vela; two daughters, Valerie Ulrich of Brick and Tracey Doyle of Neptune; and three grand... More...
•Rosemarie Palella Celley
•Leslie Van Pelt
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 Sports
•BMHS beats powerhouse Hunterdon Central, 21-17
Mustangs, Green Dragons prepping for annual Thanksgiving rivalry
Cody Cutter had a big catch a few weeks ago that forced overtime in Brick Memorial High School's 21-14 football victory at Jackson Memorial High School. Cutter was at it again on the night of Nov. More...
•Striving for extra yardage
•Former BMHS soccer star makes her mark at U Penn
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Lakewood Young Professionals invites the public to join them for a special "Night at the Garden State Philharmonic" Nov. 21 at the Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood, at 7 p.m. A reception hosting the Young Professionals will begin at 7 p.m. and includes food donated by Costco of Brick a... More...
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