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January 15, 2009
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Brick officials honor football legend Warren Wolf
Wolf's last game was a victory in more ways than one
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
True to form, Warren Wolf turned an event to honor him into praise for others. The Brick Township Council meeting room was packed on the night of Jan. 6, in part because it was the council's annual organization meeting. More...
Federal grant will help with school and bus security
New systems should be ready to go in time for September, officials say
BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent

Thanks to the largest single grant ever awarded to Brick, the school district will be able to enhance its emergency communications and defer some of the cost of a Global Positioning System. "This grant shows the cooperation between the township and the school district that we're trying to achieve... More...

Officials: 2009 shaping up to be another tough year
Sangiovanni tapped to serve as council president
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

Brick officials pledged to do their best in 2009 to cope with what Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis termed the worst financial crisis in the United States since 1932. The $4 million hole in the 2009 municipal budget has been plugged. But it came with a price — 42 township employees lost their job... More...

 Bulletin Board
•Library joins military cell phone effort
The Ocean County Library will participate in the national "Cell Phone for Soldiers" program by distributing postage-paid envelopes for shipping cell phones at 17 of its branches, according to Senior Librarian Meagan Toohey. "Cell Phones for Soldiers" is a 501.c.3 nonprofit organization. It sells ... More...
•Submissions for film festival being sought
•Library's list of online databases expands
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 Letters
•Letter writer intolerant of other cultures
This letter is in response to Art Sholty's letter in the Jan. 8 Bulletin. Mr. Sholty, you seem to be very intolerant of other people's beliefs and cultures (especially in the last sentence of your letter). The reason that you have to press No. 1 to choose English is because English isn't the onl... More...
•Former inspector responds to mayor's comments
•How cost-cutting works in Brick Township
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 Editorials
•It could be worse: You could love school
Penny Scruples is a strange child. Don't get me wrong, she is a bright and brilliant young lady with a zest for life. But what makes her odd and sets her apart is this — she loves school. She's been known to jump for joy as summer vacation winds down. She's rumored to giggle and laugh as sh... More...
•This can't be happening
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 Greg Bean's Column
•After Obama's inauguration, Cheney will be out in the cold
The winter my wife and I packed our family and moved from my hometown in Casper, Wyo., to take a newspaper job in the relatively balmy climes of Illinois had been a tough son of a gun. For starters, in January of that year, 1984, the temperature hadn't risen higher than 15 below zero for over a m... More...
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 Obituaries
•Vivian Vadurro
Mrs. Vadurro, 82, of West Caldwell, died Jan. 5, 2008, at Runnells Specialized Hospital, Berkley Heights. Mrs. Vadurro was predeceased by her husband, Frank, in 1996, and a daughter, Elaine Cassese, in 2000. More...
•Rose Marie Pasquale Brooks
•Jerry D. Goldstein
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 Sports
•Brick Memorial loses close match to Jackson
CHRIS KELLY staff Brick Memorial's Mike Kiley scores backpoints against Jackson's Matt Kimball at 171 pounds during a dual meet on Jan. 10, which was won by Jackson, 35-28. More...
•Memorial boys and girls hoops teams off to fast start
•Auriemma makes it to 1,000 games behind the bench
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