• Library will celebrate Lighthouse Challenge

    Several branches of the Ocean County Library will host lighthouse-themed programs to celebrate the 10th annual New Jersey Lighthouse Society’s Lighthouse Challenge, which seeks to raise awareness of the 24 lighthouses in New Jersey. The Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, will host Bob Volpe of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society. He will present the history…

  • 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…

  • Four arrested on multiple charges in stolen-car incident

    BRICK TOWNSHIP — Police arrested four New Brunswick men recently in connection with a stolen vehicle. Patrolman Anthony DeMaio was on routine patrol at 12:50 a.m. Aug. 4 on Route 35 when he ran a random license plate check on a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta, Capt. John E. Rein Jr. said. The check revealed that the…

  • Bird found in Brick first in state to test positive for West Nile

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — A blue jay found in Brick on Aug. 3 has tested positive for the West Nile virus, Ocean County Health Department officials said. The bird was the first to test positive for the virus in New Jersey this year, public information officer Leslie Terjesen said. The…

  • Appalachian volunteer trip puts things in perspective

    Friedrich family gives up part of their summer to help others BY BILL MILLER Correspondent Ask most young people how they spent their summer vacations, and typical answers here on the Shore will include swimming, surfing, working on their tan, and maybe hitting a concert or taking a family trip to Walt Disney World. COURTESY…

  • Civil War encampment

    The 61st New York Voluntary Infantry was in town over the weekend for the Brick Township Historical Society’s annual Civil War encampment at the Havens Homestead Museum. Top: Barnegat’s Jerry Kennedy, front, and Michael Collier, Delaware, stand in formation. Right: Little Egg Harbor’s Lee Gadd works on a muzzle-load rifle. Bottom left: Brick’s Peter Beaugard,…

  • Sports Shorts

    Twin County Soccer of Brick will hold in-person registration for its micro and recreation soccer program 6-8 p.m. Aug 14 and 21 at the Twin County snack stand at the drum Point Sports Complex. Registration starts at $65 for the spring and fall seasons. The single season fee is $55 and each additional sibling can…

  • Brick Memorial’s American Legion finishes up strong season

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Anthony Gearity didn’t play much this summer for Brick Memorial’s American Legion baseball team. But when he did play, he left quite an impression. Gearity will be the player leading the way for the Mustangs next season. “He’s the real deal,” said Brick Memorial High School varsity coach Rich Bishop,…

  • Confessed teen killer looking for a new trial

    Lawyer pursuing ‘diminished capacity’ defense in Brittney Gregory murder BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The man who confessed to beating 16- year-old Brittney Gregory, then smoking crack cocaine as she died in his car five summers ago wants a new trial. Brittney Gregory Jack Fuller Jr., Howell Township, was sentenced to 30 years in…

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