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Annual carnival to be held Sunday
The Church of the Visitation, 755 Mantoloking Road, Brick, will hold its annual family carnival 1:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 20. All are welcome. Admission is free and the day’s festivities will include the live band “Thick as Thieves,” as they feature sounds from 1950s through the 1980s. This year, amusement rides will include the…
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Columbus Day parade slated for Oct. 11
The 18th annual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade will be held Oct. 11 on the Boulevard in Seaside Heights at 1 p.m. According to Michael Blandina, parade chairman, many new organizations and groups will be participating for the first time this year. Annual favorites such as the Sicilian Cart, the Italian Gondola and the Italian…
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Art Society slates reception, exhibit
Artists of the Laurelton Art Society from Ocean and Monmouth counties are exhibiting works at the Point Pleasant Borough Library, 834 Beaver Dam Road, Point Pleasant, through Sept. 29. Friends of the Library will sponsor a reception 1-3 p.m. Sept. 12. The public is invited. For more information, call Carol Pester at 732-477-8746.
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Knights sponsoring trip to shrine
The Brick Knights of Columbus Council 836 is sponsoring a trip to St. Jude’s Shrine in Baltimore on Nov. 21. Participants will attend the noon Healing and Anointing Mass, tour the shrine and go to the gift shop and visitors center. The fee of $69 per person is due Aug. 1 and includes round-trip deluxe…
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Bookfest will offer lineup of chef-authors
The Ocean County Library, Toms River, will continue the tradition of combining its annual book festival around a food theme when it hosts “Something’s Cooking at the Ocean County Library … a Taste of the Arts” on Sept. 26. Over one dozen authors will offer a wide range of food-related topics. This year’s lineup includes:…
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Historical society to visit Staten Island
The Brick Township Historical Society is sponsoring a trip to Staten Island, N.Y., Oct. 17. The trip includes bus transportation, a ferry ride, a tour guide, a visit to the Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the Chinese Scholars Garden and the Alice Austin House, and gratuities for both the tour guide and the bus driver. The…
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PATRICIA A. MILLER Beachgoers at Brick Beach III take advantage of the last days of summer on Sept. 13. This weekend will be the final weekend of the season lifeguards will man the beaches.
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Saving Barnegat Bay is goal of the FLUPSY program
Brick now has its own nursery of baby clams and oysters at Traders Cove Marine Park BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis couldn’t say no when a number of groups volunteered to help Brick grow its own clams and oysters in Barnegat Bay. HOTOS COURTESY OF BRICK TOWNSHIP Township officials and…
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Demo work on old Foodtown building has begun
Township eyesore could be down as early as the weekend, mayor says BY PATICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The end is near for the dilapidated Foodtown building on Route 70. A demolition contractor has Dumpsters on-site and has already removed the roof tiles, Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said Monday. “They may be taking it down…
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