Those interested in changing careers or moving up the ladder professionally, the Department of Continuing and Professional Education at Ocean County College (OCC) will host a Career Night from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 13 at OCCs Center for Business Education and Training, 150 Brick Blvd., Brick. More...

We have long known that plants and trees improve air quality in cities and towns. We have also found that trees can help reduce the incidence of asthma and other respiratory illnesses. But a new study has found that even tiny open spaces in developed areas have a broad impact on human health. More...

Contrary to popular belief, I don't like being center of attention. I like to duck into the back, blend with the crowd and mesh into the background. This is especially true when entering a church service once it has started. If it were up to me and me alone, the Clinch family would be the first t... More...

My friend Butchie Rawlins may have been the hairiest human being in the history of the world. For starters, he had a full head of thick, curly, black hair, but that was only the beginning of the wonder. His beard began coming in when he was 13, and it started high on his cheekbones and went righ... More...

Mrs. Koharski, 50, of Ocean Township, died Dec. 1, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was employed at the law firm of Schibell and Mennie, Ocean, for more than 20 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Mary Frances Ryan Quinn and Aloysius K... More...

Brick Memorial lost some integral parts of its 22-2 team that won its sixth NJSIAA Group IV championship wrestling team last season but that hasn't dimmed the outlook of coach Dan O'Cone. "Our goal is to be the No. 1 team in the state. We don't shoot for anything less," said O'Cone, whose team wa... More...