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Attendance triples at annual autism surfing event
Rough, chilly ocean water doesn’t deter children or lifeguards BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The Atlantic Ocean might have been choppy and cold, but that didn’t stop 11-year-old David Calderone from plunging into the waves for some surfing. ERIC SUCAR staff Five-year-old Jeremy Lentfert (l-r) Brick, celebrates with Brick lifeguards Thomas Brow and Brendan…
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Sports Shorts
Sky Blue FC Soccer has designated July 19 as a special Faith Day, featuring a game against the Chicago Red Stars, a free concert by the New Jersey rock band Justpassingthru, and guest speakers. The festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Yurcak Field, Rutgers University, Piscataway. Tickets are just $14 each, a savings of…
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Football now front and center for Brian Staub
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer It’s been an unusual summer for Brian Staub. Instead of playing summer baseball as he has since he was a youngster, the recent Brick Memorial High School graduate is working out with the strength and conditioning drills from Springfield College, where he is headed next month as a freshman quarterback…
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Cal Ripken Brick Nat’l teams headed to District 1 finals
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Brick National’s baseball teams, which had a successful debut in Cal Ripken a year ago, had an auspicious encore in recent weeks as five teams in different age levels reached the District 2 tournament finals. Four of them won district titles, advancing this week to the state tournament along with…
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Cubs, Mariners shine in Ripken Minor League championships
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer The Brick National Cubs and Brick American Mariners created some unexpected excitement for their fans when they won Minor League championships in Cal Ripken League play. While some teams in the Brick National and American leagues basked in the championship spotlight playing on Cal Ripken baseball’s customary measurements of 50…
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Handchen looks back on first year as BTHS athletic director
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Rick Handchen recently returned from a week’s vacation after his first full year as director of athletics at Brick Township High School. But he had little time to rest when he got back. Handchen was busy readying the campus to again host the Shore Classic all-star football game on the…
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Seafood lover’s dilemma: eating healthy, eco-friendly fish
New Jerseyans know there’s nothing like going down to the Shore in the summer and enjoying fresh seafood. But seafood lovers now face a dilemma when it comes to deciding which fish to eat, due to health and environmental issues. Mercury, PCBs, dioxin and other contaminants in our oceans, rivers and lakes have made their…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Nancy Pierson, Brick, takes her Australian shepherds Spensor and May for a walk during the Brick Memorial High School Marching Band’s fundraiser for the Jersey Shore Animal Center at the Drum Point Sports Complex on July 11.
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Tips to prevent underage drinking this summer
Did you know that more young people try alcohol for the first time during the summer months than at any other time of the year? Keeping teens occupied and supervised helps to ensure they have a safe summer. By involving teens in a variety of alcohol-free activities — such as sports, summer camps, and outdoor…
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