• BMHS beats powerhouse Hunterdon Central, 21-17

    Mustangs, Green Dragons prepping for annual Thanksgiving rivalry BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Cody Cutter had a big catch a few weeks ago that forced overtime in Brick Memorial High School’s 21-14 football victory at Jackson Memorial High School. Cutter was at it again on the night of Nov. 13, this time in Flemington, where…

  • Storm gobbled up Brick beaches

    Estimates for beach and dune erosion total nearly $2M, mayor says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The 15-foot breakers that slammed over Brick Township’s beaches during the recent back-to-back nor’easters took their toll. Three days of nor’easters pummeled the Jersey Shore and Brick Township, leaving little sand on the beaches this early in the…

  • Two different shoes? It’s high fashion

    It is one thing for a man to dress and leave the house. For a woman, it is quite another. Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Men like to grab a shirt and britches, pull them on, and then pat themselves on the back for a job well done. There’s no consideration for latest…

  • George F. Glynn III

    Mr. Glynn, 63, of West Long Branch, died Nov. 2, 2009, at East Orange Veterans Hospital, East Orange. He was employed at Avis Shore Rentals, Matawan. He was a former member of the Knights of Columbus in New Haven, Conn. Mr. Glynn is survived by his wife of 23 years, Hazel R. Glynn; six stepchildren…

  • Leslie Van Pelt

    Mr. Van Pelt, 81, of Middletown, died Nov. 5, 2009, at home. He was the owner of Van Pelt Upholstery, Red Bank. He was predeceased by a son, Chipper Van Pelt. Mr. Van Pelt is survived by his wife of 62 years, Beatrice Wolf Van Pelt; two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Thomas Logue of…

  • Rosemarie Palella Celley

    Mrs. Celley, 73, of Eatontown, died Nov. 7, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was senior administrative assistant at Computer Science Corp., Shrewsbury, retiring in 1990. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Celley, in 1996. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Mary Gazzo of Palm Beach Gardens,…

  • Norma Vela

    Mrs. Vela, 75, of Keyport, died Nov. 8, 2009, at home. She was employed in customer service at Prudential Insurance Co., Holmdel, for 15 years, retiring in 1991. Mrs. Vela is survived by her husband, Frank M. Vela; two daughters, Valerie Ulrich of Brick and Tracey Doyle of Neptune; and three grandchildren. Arrangements were by…

  • To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets

    Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. There’s the story about my grandmother’s sister, Gladys, who had her eye on a skinny young…

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