ERIC SUCAR staff Wes Truex, 90, reads with the aid of a closed circuit television, which magnifies reading materials up to 25 times. Truex is a member of Eyeopeners support group for blind and visually impaired people. Story on page 3. More...
All eight inspectors in the Brick Township's building department are included in the layoff list submitted to the state Department of Personnel, Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said. But the mayor stressed that the township will still have a building department, even if the state approves the restructuring plan. More...
The Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Chambers Bridge Road, has announced its schedule of free events and programs for the month of November. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. Call the library at 732- 477-4513 or visit www.theoceancountylibrary.org for registration and details. More...
Robert F. Kennedy often said (while paraphrasing George Bernard Shaw), "Some people see things as they are and say why. I see things that never were and say why not. More...
Writing a weekly column in a house such as mine is no easy task. Quite frankly, it's difficult to get in the right frame of mind. While a better person would use yoga, Pilates and perhaps a moment of meditation, I have to get my mojo on by pre-treating stains, freaking about piles of mud and cursing dirty toilets while guzzling as much caffeine as humanly possible. More...
Cabinet position for Corzine would be a huge disaster
So, the rumor mill is running overtime with speculation that New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is being considered for a cabinet position on President-elect Barack Obama's team. Specifically, he's said to be under consideration for the position of secretary of the Treasury. More...
These days we're walkin' on the sunny side of life
Dear Greg: Well, at least we didn't have to listen to Fleetwood Mac. Remember the big celebration back in 1992, when your guys Bill and Al promised the most ethical administration in history? They kept playing "Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow,'' as the adoring crowd clamored to touch the hands of the winners. More...
Mrs. Kennedy, 83, a lifelong resident of Freehold, died Nov. 6, 2008, at Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township. She was a cashier at the 33 East Car Wash, Freehold, for 33 years before her retirement in 2000. Her first husband, John R. Stryker, died in 1970. Her second husband, Edward Kennedy, died in 1988. A daughter, Colleen Stryker Hough, died in 2000. More...
COURTESY OF JOHN BIGGS Members of Boy Scout Troop 6 from Point Pleasant recently took first place in the youth trebuchet 11-17 division with their "Troop 6-Shooter" at the World Championship Punkin' Chunkin' event in Sussex County, Del., over the Oct. 31-Nov. 2 weekend. The boys, many of whom live in Brick Township, set a world record of 760.77 feet with the pumpkin shooter. More...
CHRIS KELLY staff Brick Memorial's Jaimie Scott (r) races Middletown North's Kim Ridolgi to the finish line of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Cross Country Championships at Thompson Park, Jamesburg, Nov. 8. More...
Beacon of support for blind, visually impaired
