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Marching Dragons to host Musicfest 2009
The Brick Township High School Marching Dragon Band will host Musicfest 2009, its 15th annual high school marching band competition Oct. 24 at the school’s Keller Field, 346 Chambers Bridge Road. High school marching bands to compete in the U.S. Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) competition are: Brick Memorial, Central Regional, Cumberland Regional, Florence Township Memorial,…
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Ocean County Retired Educators plan trip
The Ocean County Retired Educators Association is sponsoring an all-inclusive trip to see the Sight & Sound Production of the “Miracle of Christmas” in Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 8. The package includes round-trip transportation by motor coach, the Millennium Theatre show ticket, a complete dinner at the Plain & Fancy Farms Restaurant, meal gratuity and taxes.…
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OCC will offer Praxis I & II review sessions
Ocean County College will offer Praxis I and II review sessions at the college’s main campus on College Drive in Toms River. Reviews in reading, writing, mathematics, early childhood, elementary education, middle school math, social studies, general science, English language, literature and composition will be offered at a cost of $199 per course. Textbook must…
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Retired Educators will host luncheon
The Ocean County Retired Educators Association will host its Holiday Luncheon at the Quality Inn, Route 37 west, Toms River, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. Members and their guests will be treated to food, entertainment and prizes throughout the afternoon at a cost of $23 per person. The reservation deadline is Nov. 23. Details: www.ocrea.net.
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News organization aims to better Brick schools
The Brick Township Education Foundation (BTEF), a voluntary organization established in 2008 with the mission of promotion, sponsorship, and expansion of innovative programs designed to enhance and enrich the curriculum of the Brick Township School District, has named its executive officers and trustees. They are: Allen Atheras, chairperson; Daniel Rosa, vice president; . Kenneth Bolton,…
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Free job training offered to businesses
Ocean County College, Toms River, will offer free classes for New Jersey businesses and organizations that are able to provide 10 or more employees to complete a program. Preapproved course options include English as a second language, PC skills, Excel, Outlook, basic communications and basic math. This project is open to all members of the…
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Sports Shorts
Wins don’t come often for the Brick Township High School girls tennis team, but with only one senior — captain Brianna Ashenfelter — in first singles, the prospects are bright for next season. “We’re coming along and getting better,” said coach Bob Hudak after the team started off 2-12 and got its first Shore Conference…
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BTHS girls soccer clips Jackson’s win streak
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Don’t take us for granted based on our record. That message from Brick Township High School’s girls soccer team resonated throughout the Shore Conference A South and beyond when the Green Dragons handed Jackson Memorial High School its first loss of the season, 1-0, on Oct. 5. Although the team…
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Brick Township police offer drug hotline
The Brick Township Police Department provides a “Drug Hotline” for residents to report drug-related activity. The hotline was established as a means of providing the public with the opportunity to anonymously report drug activities in their neighborhood. It is answered and monitored by detectives assigned to the Drug Enforcement Unit. Messages are checked on a…
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