ERIC SUCAR staff Save Barnegat Bay Director Willie deCamp points out the areas around Reedy Creek that need a little cleaning up on Saturday. DeCamp has been organizing the cleanup for more than 20 years. More ... Mayor's oath of office on tap until at least Nov. 13 County Board of Canvassers, county clerk must certify results BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       Although the results of the hotly contested Brick Township mayoral race are history now, the new mayor can't be sworn in until next week at the earliest. The soonest the winner could take office would be Nov. 13, when the county Board of Canvassers and Ocean County Clerk Carl W. Block certify the... More ... Playground renovation was a joint collaboration Big changes over past year BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent       Ayear ago, the Drum Point Road Elementary School playground was in desperate need of a face-lift. Rusted swings and slides sat on sand littered with glass and trash. More ... Superintendent reflects on 5 decades of service BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent       The word interim may be attached to Melindo A. Persi's job title, but the Brick Township public schools superintendent doesn't approach his work that way. "People say to me, 'Why are you working so hard? You're only an interim,'" Persi said last week. "But everybody's interim. That's why they don... More ... Tidying Up      PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Eight-year-old volunteer Dylan Davies (l), Craig McLean, and Casey Davies, 8, all Point Pleasant, get to work at the annual Reedy Creek cleanup and nature walk sponsored by Save Barnegat Bay on Saturday. Below: Dylan Davies, 8, Point Pleasant, searches the woods off... More ... Officer involved in car fatality back at work BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent       BRICK TOWNSHIP - The on-duty township police officer who struck and killed a pedestrian on Chambers Bridge Road on Oct. 15 has returned to work, police officials said. Scott Smith, 24, was en route to a nonemergency call when his police cruiser struck Forge Pond Apartment resident William Gregso... More ... From gamer to entrepreneur N.J. teen organizes professional video game tournaments, LAN parties BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - With his new Web site ProHaloLeague.com and organized LAN (local area network) tournaments, Ryan Gellis, 17, hopes to move gaming from leisure to outright competition. More ... Rock legends as artists       They rocked the music world, now artwork by some of the greatest rock artists of all time is about to rock the art world. Presented by 95.9 The Rat (WRAT/95.9 FM), the second annual WRAT Rock Art Show will be at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown Nov. 9- 11. More ... Applegate proves his worth as backup QB Sophomore steps up in big spot, helps team qualify for state playoffs BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer       He may be only 5 feet 8 inches but he looks like he can measure up to the challenge with a sharp gleam in his eyes and the broad smile of a winner. More ...