CHRIS KELLY staff Lakewood's Judy Stanton watches as Katherine O'Malley, 3, Howell, Nathan Porter, 11, Toms River, and Casey O'Malley, 7, get in some quality time with Stanton's golden retriever, Silvio, during Read to the Dogs Day at the Brick branch of the Ocean County Library on Jan. 16. More...
Asthma plagued legendary coach his last few seasons
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
Warren H. Wolf had many job offers from other school districts during his long career with the Brick school system. He wasn't interested. He turned them all down. "I'm not a mover," he said in a recent interview at his Nicholas Road home, while his beloved dog Rusty nuzzled a chew toy at his feet. "I had no intention of leaving Brick Township. My heart was here. 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 February. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. Call the library at 732-477-4513, ext. 2, or visit www.theocean-countylibrary.org for registration and details. More...
On March 8, 2008, I had a heart attack while picking up my youngest daughter from Girl Scouts. While I was unconscious and not breathing on the side of the road, calls were placed to 911, but no one initially attempted CPR. I was lucky, however. A good Samaritan — a teenager certified in CPR — stopped and literally kept me alive until the paramedics came. More...
Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in America. According to a national survey performed by the Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 95 million Americans over the age of 21 have tried marijuana at least once. In addition to this alarming statistic, of the 7. More...
The results for the 2008 holiday shopping season are almost in from the nation's major retailers, and it looks like it was worse than anyone could have predicted. Business was so bad at places like KB Toys and Sharper Image that it's possible those companies won't survive the coming year. Circuit City announced it is closing its remaining U.S. stores. More...
ERIC SUCAR staff Brick Township's Vicky DeTata (20) tries to get a pass off with Brick Memorial's Kathryn Lamastra (30) and Jacquelyn Caravella (42) putting pressure on her during her team's 64-54 victory on Jan. 16. More...
Dog days of January
