• School officials gearing up for September referendum blitz

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Brick Township Board of Education member Virginia Reinhold said she is “frustrated to no end” at those who are fighting the Sept. 29 referendum. “How could we pass up $57 million from the state?” Reinhold said at the July 23 board meeting. “I’d like to know what you all…

  • Shared services could help curb corruption, mayor says

    Acropolis not surprised at number of those arrested in recent F.B.I. sweep BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis once proudly displayed a picture of then-state Department of Community Affairs Director Joseph V. Doria and himself on the wall of his office in town hall. “He’s the only appointed official I had…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff The Next Stage Ensemble treated audience members at the Brick branch of the Ocean County Library to a performance of “The Taming of the Shrew” on July 25.

  • Sports Shorts

    Mustang Youth Football is holding registration for its tackle and flag football programs. Tackle football is open to youngsters entering first or second grade. All equipment, except for protective cups and cleats, will be provided. The fee is $195 per player, with a $425 family maximum. NFL flag football is open to children in prekindergarten…

  • Brick American 9s take Cal Ripken League title

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Awhole new lineup meshed quickly and remained tight throughout the season as the A’s won the Brick American 9-year-old Cal Ripken championship. “It’s a whole new team and they played together as a unit, so I can’t really single any one player out,” said manager Glenn Geoffroy, who has coached…

  • Athlete reflects on faith-based trip to Central America

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Jay Frank has done much in his life based on faith, including his times on the basketball court as a point guard. And the former Brick Memorial basketball standout and current College of New Jersey star carried that message to other parts of the Western hemisphere recently. He spent two…

  • Big League championship games reshuffled due to rainy weather

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Brick National’s showdown with Burlington for the Big League state championship for 16- to 18-year-olds on July 26 was rained out. So the game was rescheduled for July 27. The winner goes to the Mid-Atlantic Regionals that begins on July 30 at Widener College in Pennsylvania The game originally was…

  • Brick National 11s’ backs are to the wall, manager says

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Brick National 11s manager Jeff O’Neill shook up the batting order after the team lost to Washington Township, 5- 4, on July 26 in Hopewell. “We’re going to change it [batting order] for Monday’s game,” said O’Neill, whose team was slated to play Egg Harbor on July 27 at Hopewell.…

  • Brick American Bulldogs headed to regionals this week

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Pat Franzione did not get the pitch where he likes it. But he still made the most of an opportunity in the Cal Ripken Majors 12-year-old state championships on July 26 at the Brick American field. “I like it low and inside, but this was kind of high down the…

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