• Dog days

    Above: Ness Helfrich, 15, uses Kai, a Great Pyrenees, as a fluffy pillow during the Brick Memorial High School Marching Band’s fundraiser to benefit the Jersey Shore Animal Shelter on July 11 at the Drum Point Sports Complex. Right: Wispi, a schipperke owned by Squeak Merkel of Toms River, shows up in full clown regalia…

  • NRC scrutinizes Oyster Creek after third shutdown this year

    Special inspection comes 3 months after NRC relicensed plant for 20 more years BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station this week, after the plant’s latest unplanned shutdown. A team of four NRC inspectors will be at the plant…

  • New assistant superintendent to come on board

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Brick Township school officials will begin interviewing candidates for a new assistant superintendent position that was built into the 2009-10 budget, school Business Administrator James Edwards said. There are two positions budgeted for this year — an assistant superintendent and an assistant superintendent secretary — for a total of…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Fourteen-year-old Robert Tamayo (middle), Brick, and other junior lifeguards perform a lifesaving drill under the supervision of the Brick lifeguard staff at Brick Beach 3 on July 15.

  • Sports Shorts

    Twin County Soccer of Brick will hold in-person registration for its micro and rec. 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…

  • Roster for All-Shore hockey game 2009

    Monmouth All Stars No. Player Position School 1 Mike Hanson goalie St. John Vianney 30 Zach Dietrich goalie Christian Brothers Academy 2 Trevor vanRiemsdyk defense Christian Brothers Academy 3 Joakim Ryan defense Christian Brothers Academy 4 Rich Meyer defense Middletown North 5 Tony Valentino defense Red Bank Catholic 6 Chris Swan defense Wall 7 John…

  • Brick Nat’l 11s, 9s headed to Cal Ripken state tourney

    Brick National’s Cal Ripken 9-year-old All-Stars, coming off a United States Baseball League state championship recently, will look to add a Ripken state championship when it begins that quest on July 27. The game starts at 2 p.m. on Brick National’s home field against District 6 champion Medford. Brick American also is competing in the…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Keyport’s Aaron Lee (33) hangs onto the ball as Ray Camaraza (40) tries to tackle him during the 32nd annual U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic on July 17 at Brick Township High School.

  • Testa making his mark in Minnesota Twins organization

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Joe Testa of Jackson, a former star pitcher for Brick Township, has put in long days this summer playing professional baseball in the Minnesota Twins organization. But he’s finding his dedication has paid off. After spending a half-season as a closer with the Midwest League’s struggling Beloit Snappers in Wisconsin…

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