ERIC SUCAR staff Activities chairwoman Cori McNichols (center) laughs after she's hit by a water balloon during a spontaneous fight at the annual Brick Relay for Life event held at Brick Township High School on May 30. The two-day program featured a wide variety of events to help collect pledges and donations for the American Cancer Society. More...
Groups not giving up fight to shut nuclear plant down
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
Acoalition of citizens groups has filed suit in federal court, seeking to overturn the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission's recent relicensing of the 40- year-old Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township. More...
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA), the environmental nonprofit, is celebrating its 20th birthday all year long and the public is invited to attend. PPA will take time this year to look back and build on its accomplishments over the last 20 years. They will hold a members-only birthday bash at the Bishop Farmstead, Southampton Township, on July 25 (rain date of Aug. More...
After sitting through the last two months of Board of Education meetings I have come to one conclusion; the Board of Education does not care to take into consideration any information, comment or concern from the people who take the time to attend the meetings. More...
My mother's purse is held in high regard. It is an object of reverence, a monument to her being, and an entity of respect and reverence. As kids, we could observe it from afar and perhaps gaze upon it with love. On a lucky day, we might have even been allowed to transport it to the car, but we were never, no matter what, ever allowed to look inside. More...
Editor's note: Greg Bean is on vacation. This column originally ran Aug. 3, 2005. Inever thought I'd come to the point in my life where I had any foolproof professional wisdom for my kids, at least any they'd listen to. But recently I had a conversation with one of my sons that made me realize there are a few things I'm fairly wise about, after all. More...
Ms. Gesior, 69, of Howell, died May 23, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. She worked as an office controller for Sansone Auto in Neptune for about 10 years. Ms. Gesior was an usher at the Two River Theater Company and volunteered many hours making stuffed bears for children with cancer. More...
Success in athletics often is measured beyond wins and losses. Brick Memorial High School Athletic Director Bill Bruno can attest to that idea after being on the receiving end of two commendations recently. Brick Memorial was named Shore Conference A South Sportsmanship Award recipient. More...
For those who have a bachelor's degree and would like to become a teacher, the Alternative Route to Teaching program offered at Ocean County College (OCC) can help them to become licensed without completing a traditional teacher-training program. More...
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