The Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Chambers Bridge Road, has announced its schedule of free events and programs for March. 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...

Aletter writer ("Merchant of political chaos needs swift kick," March 12, Brick Bulletin) provided some of his opinions about me, but no facts. I find it interesting that the writer continues to equate this current Brick administration with the Jersey City administration that was indicted and convicted and were known as the Hudson Eight in the early '70s. More...

Former longtime Pine Beach Mayor Russell K. Corby has never forgotten the advice Brick Mayor Daniel F. Newman gave him after he was sworn in for his first term in the late 1980s. "He said, 'Kid, you've got to learn to shut your mouth,' " Newman told Corby. More...

Once again, my readers have come through. When I ask them to respond to a column, they respond. Man, do they respond. More...

Mrs. DeMelia, 78, of Brick, died March 7, 2009, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. She resided in Middletown, prior to relocating to Brick recently. She was a retired executive secretary at Bellcore, Shrewsbury, where she was employed several years. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene; a son, Richard; and three sisters Ann, Mary and Jeannie. More...

Watching two Brick Township high school hockey teams competing in the NJSIAA quarterfinalswas an enjoyable experience for Brick Hockey Club President Bob Auriemma Jr. More...

The National Association of Women Business Owners will hold its Central Jersey Business Conference & S.E.E.D. Competition 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 at Excelsior Caterers, 355 Route 9 south, Manalapan. Guest speaker will be Susan D. Wigenton, U.S. district judge who sits in Newark and hears civil and criminal matters. More...