CHRIS KELLY staff Brick Memorial High School senior Megan Cook reads to a group of students at the Herbertsville Elementary School during "Read Across America" day on Monday. More...
Acropolis says too many open permits is 'dereliction of duty'
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis wants to know why there are so many open building permits in town. Acropolis said at the Feb. 26 Township Council meeting that he had recently been given a list of open building permits, some of which dated back 10 years. More...
OnApril 4 and 5, the Ocean County Library, 101Washington St., will host Flowerfest 2008. It is the only springtime garden show in Ocean County scheduled for this year. The two-day event will feature seminars, demonstrations, displays, art and photography exhibits and author presentations as well as crafts for adults and children. More...
According to Freeholder John P. Kelly, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the only agency with the authority to extend or end the life of the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacey Township. It may have the authority, but the NRC has never shut down a nuclear power plant. More...
If it looks like a tax hike, and smells like a hike …
So, it looks like Gov. Jon Corzine has started shooting the cocker spaniel. As longtime readers might remember from the last time I used the term, shooting the cocker spaniel is an old technique used by administrators facing budget cuts they really don't want to make. More...
Mrs. Dunnigan, 78, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 12, 2008, at her daughter's home in Farmingdale. Her husband, Bernard P. "Pat" Dunnigan, died in 2007. Surviving are four sons, Thomas Dunnigan of Palm Bay Fla. More...
DAVID BEALES Genevieve Hoeler and Matthew Weitzen (seated) portray a mother and son trying to celebrate the new year while surrounded by the phantoms of autism, played by Allison Laine (l-r), Laura McWeeney and Jack McWeeney). Steven Allen's musical "Day after Day," performed at Brick's Veterans Memorial Middle School on Feb. 29, tells the story of three families struggling with autism. More...
Grapplers head to Atlantic City for this weekend's state tourney
Five Brick wrestlers qualified for the NJSIAA championships at the Atlantic City Convention Center this week. For three of them - Karon Reid and Steve Santos of Brick Memorial and John Battista of Brick Township - it's a return trip. More...
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