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      August 2, 2007  RSS feed
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      ERIC SUCAR staff Recruits from the Brick Township Police Department's 2007 Police Camp cheer on their teammates during a sprint game in the physical training portion of the course at the Ocean County Police Academy in Lakewood last Thursday. More photos, page 6. More...
      Council approves Ocean Ice Palace purchase
      Ordinance sets aside $5.45 million for new community center site
      BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

      Chances are, Mayor Daniel J. Kelly will not get his wish for a referendum question on the November ballot to ask voters if Brick Township should buy the Ocean Ice Palace. "There is a referendum in November and it's an election," council President Stephen J. Acropolis told Kelly at the July 24 Township Council meeting. "People will either vote for you or they will vote for me. More...

      Oyster Creek evac won't work, residents tell state
      Fear 'complete chaos' if there is emergency at nuclear plant
      BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

      TOMS RIVER - Willie deCamp sat patiently through several hours of comments about the state's evacuation plans for a radiological emergency at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. But near the end of the public hearing at the county administration building here, deCamp had heard enough. He made his way to the microphone. More...


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      CHRIS KELLY staff Dustin Gogats, Moorestown, gets a little physical while he blocks a pass during a pickup game at the Annunciation Orthodox Church's annual Ethnic Fair on July 29. More...


      The grillmeister

      CHRIS KELLY staff Richard Pasick, Wall Township, keeps a close watch on burgers and hot dogs at the Annunciation Orthodox Church's annual Ethnic Fair on July 29. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Brick Recreation to host bus trips
      For the second year in a row, the Brick Recreation Department will offer the following bus trips for all ages: • Aug. 13 - the New York Yankees will play the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. • Sept. 21 - the New York Yankees will once again play the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. More...
      • Auditions being held for 'Seussical Jr."
      • Senior Health Fair Aug. 8 at Brick Senior Center
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       Letters
      • Safest evac. plan is to shut down Oyster Creek
      They are going to do their best, whether or not the "event" becomes a catastrophe. That's what I've concluded from attending my fourth annual public hearing on Oyster Creek's evacuation plan, or more correctly, the Radiological Emergency Response Plan. More...
      • Brick needs a mountain to build on, reader says
      • Reader has novel solution to illegal immigration
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       Editorials
      • article has image A literary phenomenon that spans the generations
      In the spring of 1965, I thought I might actually have to run away from home in the dead of night, hop a tramp steamer to Mongolia, and spend the remainder of my days building yurts, because I simply could not face the embarrassment of my life. More...
      • article has image No way out in Oyster Creek evacuation plan
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Katherine Rita Schroeder Mrs. Schroeder, 72, of Hazlet, died July 27, 2007, at home following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in New York City, she resided in Commack, N.Y., prior to relocating to Hazlet 45 years ago. She was employed in sales at Charles of the Ritz, Hazlet, retiring in 1996. Prior to that, she was a salesperson at Rickels, Hazlet. She was a communicant of St. More...
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       Sports
      • Mustangs Legion team wins a county title
      Falls to older, more experienced teams in state tourney
      The frustration of a five-win varsity season has become a distant memory for the Brick Memorial American Legion players. The team put it all together in the league playoffs, winning its first-ever Ocean County championship. "There are 340 teams in the state and we're one of 32 still playing. That's a success story in itself," said coach Rich Bishop afterward. More...
      • article has image On target
      • Brick American falls to Freehold in sections
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