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    FRANK GALIPO Chess player Kevin Kellinsky, 15, Brick, plays two games at once with Remington Dean, 11, Brick, and Rob Rinaldi, Tinton Falls, at the Brick Township branch of the Ocean County Library during “Chess Night” last week.

  • Coyle pulls through injury, headed to Georgian Court

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — A torn anterior cruciate ligament can dampen the spirits of both athletes and college recruiters. But Georgian Court University women’s lacrosse coach Mike Migliorisi never changed his offer to Brick Memorial High School star Corinne Coyle. And that assurance inspired her to a school record-setting senior year.…

  • BTHS coach, softball team reflect on stellar season

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — To the victor go the spoils, and the Brick Township High School girls softball team has gotten it share of recognition coming off its second-best season in school history. Ed Lowe, in his first year as Brick Township coach, was coach of the South team in the…

  • Lacrosse coaches look back on decent 2009 season

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer High school boys lacrosse in Brick came to a soggy ending for five athletes from the two Brick Township high schools. The boys played in the Shore All-Star game at Holmdel, where Monmouth beat Ocean, 13-8, in a downpour Saturday evening. “It was no different from what we’ve gone through…

  • Brick basketball graduates looking forward to college play

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Three Brick Memorial High School basketball standouts are headed off to colleges in the fall. Matt O’Brien, veteran guard who commandeered the boys basketball team to the Shore Conference A South title, its third in five years, will be playing at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa. Steve Troika, who…

  • Candidates must define lieutenant governor role

    For the first time, New Jersey voters will select a lieutenant governor along with a governor in November, but many are unaware or confused about the role the lieutenant governor will play. Soon candidates for governor will announce their picks — and speculation abounds — but not much has been said about the responsibilities and…

  • Victory gardens promote healthier lives

    Since so many of us want to both save money and eat healthier foods, how about bringing back an icon of the past — the victory garden? The term “victory garden” originated during World War I, and these backyard plots became a common sight on the home front in Allied nations during World War II.…

  • Cartoon calculation was way off the mark

    There is a problem with the May 29 John Carey cartoon showing children counting the seconds until school is out. Although the cartoon depends on math to have any meaning, the math is incorrect. To calculate the seconds in a day, it is not 60 x 24; it is 60 x 60 x 24. Consequently,…

  • Hide the children; he’s got a new power saw

    Coda • GREG BEAN Now that the weather is nicer, I’ve been doing some home improvement and maintenance projects. And those who have been reading this column for a long time know that’s about as dangerous for me as driving the wrong way down a one-way street, blindfolded. Although I hate to admit it, I…

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