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Summer’s finale
Left: Three-year-old Kadyn Renna of Brick enjoys a snack during the Summerfest finale on Sept. 3 at Windward Beach. The event featured the Mahoney Brothers singing Beatlemania, food and fireworks. Above: Brian Mahoney, of the Mahoney Brothers, performs a Beatles song for the crowd. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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See ‘Jersey Boys,’ have dinner in New York
The Knights of Columbus Council 836 will sponsor a Sept. 16 trip to see “Jersey Boys” at the August Wilson Theater in New York City. The trip will include round-trip deluxe motor coach transportation, orchestra seats for the 2 p.m. matinee and dinner at Forlini’s Restaurant in New York City. Full payment of $195 per…
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CERT course will be offered in fall
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Office of Emergency Management will be conducting a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15-29 at the Ocean County Emergency Operations Center at Robert J. Miller Airpark, Bayville. The class is open to the residents of Ocean County and will be scheduled on a…
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Former Dem council candidate charged with impersonating a twp. official
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — Will the real Michael Thulen please stand up? Police arrested former Township Council candidate Paul M. Panuska on Aug. 31 for allegedly attempting to impersonate Republican Township Councilman Michael Thulen during an incident on River Park Drive, Capt. John E. Rein Jr. said. Panuska was charged…
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A journey out of the darkness into the light
Jennifer Sands writes about the loss of her husband on 9/11 & finding her way to the Lord BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Jim Sands couldn’t take the commute from Brick to Lower Manhattan anymore. COURTESY OF JENNIFER SANDS Jim and Jennifer Sands in happier times, on their boat on the Metedeconk River. Jim…
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BTHS teachers ‘make do’ in aging school
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Brick Township High School science teacher Michael Curatola spent much of last week preparing for the opening of school. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR Clockwise from top: Brick Township High School Principal Dennis Filippone (top) discusses the building’s numerous problems during a tour on Sept. 2. Broken porcelain on a…
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Cal Ripken presidents reflect on memorable season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer The Brick American 12s’ journey to the World Series in Aberdeen, Md., was a “magical ride,” said Tom Nerney, president of the Brick American Cal Ripken organization. His team was a steamroller, blasting through the District 2, state and Mid-Atlantic Region tournaments en route to the World Series, where the…
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Police asking for help to ID skeletal remains found in woods
Woman had been dead for about a year; cause of death still unknown BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Examination of the skeletal remains of a woman found in the woods off Herbertsville Road in Brick recently indicate that she died about a year ago, police said. Donna Fontana, a forensic anthropologist from the New…
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H.S. football teams assess upcoming season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer High school football fans in Brick with no particular allegiance to either high school will wish they could be in two places on Friday night. Brick Memorial and Brick Township high schools both play at home in 7 p.m. kickoffs against opponents bent on revenge after costly losses last year.…
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