ERIC SUCAR staff David Richards (center) gets some help from buddies Joe Pipher (l) and Matt Lyons while sprinting toward home plate at the opening game of the Challenger Baseball League at Joe Boland Field on Friday. More ... Township set to buy Ocean Ice Palace New ordinance price jumps to $9.9M to include improvements BY PATRICA A. MILLER Staff Writer       The Brick Township Council was slated to introduce a $9.9 million bond ordinance to purchase the Ocean Ice Palace property on Tuesday. The price tag includes $5.2 million for the 13.34-acre site, which includes the ice rink, a separate building that was used for visiting hockey teams, and a 25-ya... More ... Persi to council: Good luck with budget cuts Council, new school board to meet early next month BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       Brick Township Council members will sit down with the new Board of Education on May 6 to consider cuts to the failed school budget. And Superintendent of Schools Melindo A. More ... His well-examined life a story of love and hate Critically acclaimed 98-year-old author working on third book BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       Write what you know. Harry Bernstein has taken that adage to heart in his ninth decade of life. Bernstein, who turned 98 on April 17, has written two critically acclaimed books and is working on his third. "I discovered that late in life," he said. "I knew a good deal of my time was wasted writin... More ... New board members to scrutinize school budget BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent       BRICK TOWNSHIP - The three winners in the annual school elections will be sworn into office when the Board of Education holds its reorganization meeting on Tuesday. Vicky Leone, Michael Pifko and Kim Terebush defeated incumbents Frank Pannucci, Daniel Rosa and Edward McBride in the election on A... More ... Interim superintendent wants stay on in Brick BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - Mel Persi isn't done with Brick yet, and he hopes Brick isn't done with him. Persi, who was appointed interimsuperintendent of schools after former Superintendent Thomas L. Seidenberger resigned last summer, was originally slated to step down in November. More ... Datebook       • The Brick Volunteer First Aid Squad is seeking volunteers to fill several vacancies in its ranks. Volunteers will be provided with free training. Interested applicants should call (732) 477-5020 and leave a message. More ...      ERIC SUCAR staff Five-year-old Joseph Purcell gets a hit with some help from a friend during the first inning of the Challenger Baseball League's opening day game at Joe Boland Field on Friday. The league, which is coordinated by the Brick Township Recreation Department, is made up of physically han... More ... Challenger Baseball League      ERIC SUCAR staff Seven-year-old Helena Gross eagerly waits for her turn at bat during the first inning of the opening-day game of the Challenger Baseball League held at Joe Boland Field on Friday. More ... Suspect in stabbing in custody Brick man apprehended at residence near Fort Myers, Fla. BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer       BRICK TOWNSHIP - Florida police recently captured a township man named as a suspect in the stabbing of a Sawmill Road man earlier this month. Jeady O. Bullard, 26, also of Sawmill Road, was apprehended on the evening of April 16 at a home in Lehigh Acres, a suburb of FortMyers in Lee County, Bri... More ...