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Former BMHS basketball standout looks to regain stride
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Jay Frank started the season picking up where he left off as a First Team All- New Jersey Athletic Conference selection for The College of New Jersey’s men’s basketball team, despite missing part of the preseason with a broken shooting hand. Breaking out with a flurry of 20-point games from…
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BMHS girls basketball team planning for strong season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Stephanie Fish is counting the days to Dec. 18, when she and her Brick Memorial High School girls basketball teammates line up for the opening tip at Toms River High School South. “I can’t wait. I’m hoping to bring more to the team this year,” said the 5-foot-11 senior, who…
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Democratic Party chief admits he took bribes
Al Santoro pleads guilty in latest Operation Bid Rig investigation BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Is the U.S. Attorney’s Office finished with its corruption investigation in Ocean County? Maybe. Maybe not. “Our overall Operation Bid Rig investigation is continuing,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Gramiccioni, who could not confirm or deny whether other…
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Historical Society will host Christmas event
The Brick Township Historical Society will hold its annual Christmas celebration 6-9 p.m. Dec. 11, and noon-4 p.m. Dec. 13 at its Havens Homestead Museum, 521 Herbertsville Road, Brick. “It’s a Cranberry Christmas” will be this year’s theme. The homestead will be decorated with a variety of cranberry-colored items. There will be entertainment and refreshments,…
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Brick Mat Rats cope with holes to fill, league changes
Brothers Giovanni and Joe Ghione have enjoyed some great years with the Brick Recreation Mat Rats program. This season they’re hoping for more of the same. The season opener got under way on Dec. 5. All three teams — Mat Rats I, II and III — swept a pair of victories in double dual meets.…
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SCI urges limits on public employee perks and benefits
Latest probe slams some towns, estimates taxpayers shell out $4 billion per year BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Excessive and wasteful public employee benefits are gobbling up millions of dollars in cash-strapped New Jersey, according to a report issued by the State Commission of Investigation (SCI). “At a time of economic distress unprecedented since…
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Mustangs fall in Group IV championship game
Mustangs lose to East Brunswick, 9-0 BY WAYNE WITKOSKI Staff Writer It’s rare when a defensive lineman gets a Most Valuable Player award in a big game. Brick Memorial High School running back Vinnie Sabba (21) races past East Brunswick’s Matt Scrivanich (37) during the NJSIAA’s Central Jersey Group IV championship game held at The…
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Don’t let Old Man Winter sap you
As fall turns to winter and temperatures plunge, we remember how expensive it is to heat our homes. But you may not know that the New Jersey Office of Clean Energy (NJOCE) can help homeowners increase the energy efficiency of their homes. An energy efficient home is less expensive home to heat. Heating and cooling…
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John A. Mastasio
Mr. Mastasio, 85, of Eatontown, died Dec. 1, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, following a battle with myasthenia gravis. He was a professional service representative at Wyeth, Pfizer and Dow Medical, for 38 years. Mr. Mastasio is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jean; a son, John F. Mastasio of Livonia,…
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