CHRIS KELLY staff The Next Stage Ensemble treated audience members at the Brick branch of the Ocean County Library to a performance of "The Taming of the Shrew" on July 25. More...
Acropolis not surprised at number of those arrested in recent F.B.I. sweep
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis once proudly displayed a picture of then-state Department of Community Affairs Director Joseph V. Doria and himself on the wall of his office in town hall. "He's the only appointed official I had on my wall," the mayor said. "He's coming down now. More...
Township residents looking for help in spreading the word about their garage sale can now place an announcement on Brick Township's municipal television station, BTV. Any resident who obtains a garage sale permit can place a free announcement on the BTV bulletin board. Residents are asked to send an email to emoroney@twp.brick.nj. More...
My name is Linda Gress, and I am the founder of All About Them Giant Breed Rescue, a 501(c)3 organization located in New Egypt. We rescue large-breed dogs, mainly Great Danes, Irish wolfhounds and English mastiffs. More...
The family vacation. Just the mere mention of the word conjures up thoughts of a family sedan packed to the brim with fishing gear, floaties and Prozac. The planning of the trip is certainly no picnic for the parents. It's a job for the diligent, the creative and the adventurous at heart. More...
The emails started coming in from out-ofstate friends yesterday: "Rabbis and mayors in a corruption probe? Some of which included the sale of body parts? Sounds like you newspaper guys are going to have fun with this." "Have you gotten your bag of cash yet?" another began. "If you haven't, what's wrong with you? More...
Pat Franzione did not get the pitch where he likes it. But he still made the most of an opportunity in the Cal Ripken Majors 12-year-old state championships on July 26 at the Brick American field. "I like it low and inside, but this was kind of high down the middle," Franzione said. "I just kept my knees down [on the swing]. More...
Mary Elizabeth Garden, of Brick, a representative for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, has been chosen as a national finalist of VITAS' Leadership Council. Garden, who joined VITAS in 2006, educates physicians and health-care facility professionals about the benefits of hospice care for patients with life-limiting diagnoses. More...
Four-year-old junior lifeguard program a success, captain says
