• Howell man hired to follow legendary Wolf as Brick grid coach

    BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent BRICK TOWNSHIP — Despite the lastminute appeals by Warren H. Wolf, parents and students, the Brick Township Board of Education stood by its man and unanimously hired Patrick C. Dowling of Howell as the new head coach of the Brick Township High School football team. Hundreds of people turned out at…

  • Plumsted board was wrong to kill solar project for schools

    At the May 13 workshop meeting of the Plumsted Board of Education, the board voted 5-2 to suspend the prior authorization of the board to go ahead with the solar panel project. This project had the support of the past two school boards, the recent community task force charged with looking into facilities upgrades, and…

  • Gov. Corzine urged to leave EMT training fund alone

    The volunteer Emergency Medical Services community understands that this difficult economy requires serious belt-tightening. Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to redirect $4 million from the emergency medical technician training fund to the general fund, however, would only make things worse, especially on the local level. The New Jersey Legislature established the fund in 1995 to cover…

  • Resident offers support for Chris Christie for governor

    Having worked in law enforcement during the past 20 years and being a licensed attorney in New Jersey, I have all too often encountered those in power who would stick their heads in the sand and avoid getting their hands dirty rather than solve the systemic problems that we have had in New Jersey relating…

  • Memorial Day is not a day about vacations, it is a day about patriots

    In some circles, patriotism has become a synonym for arrogant or jingoistic. Some people even use it as a political weapon; “Don’t question my patriotism,” they say. Yet, this Memorial Day, and every other day, for that matter, we should remember that those who died for this country are the true patriots. Supreme Court Justice…

  • Do not cut reimbursement rate to program

    My name is David Miller, regional director for Young At Heart Medical Adult Day Care with two facilities in Ocean County, one in Brick Township and one in Jackson. Medical adult day care is a day program for the frail, elderly and senior population, as well as developmentally disabled and/or mentally challenged individuals. We provide…

  • Hopkins student has much riding on cross-country trek

    4K for Cancer event to raise awareness, research funds BY ADELE YOUNG Staff Writer Even avid bikers might be daunted by a 4,000-mile trek across the U.S., but not Caitlin Leach, of Freehold Township. The 20-year-old Johns Hopkins University junior is gearing up for the 4K for Cancer, a nonprofit group that organizes cross-country bicycle…

  • Georgian Court University graduates 686 students

    LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court University held its 2009 centennial commencement exercises on May 15 on its historic national landmark campus in Lakewood. Degrees were granted to 441 undergraduates and 245 graduate students. “This commencement is particularly significant in the history of the university because it is taking place in our centennial year,” said Georgian Court…

  • Just shut the door and walk away

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH When our oldest son, Vernon, left for college last August, it was apparent that neatness wasn’t on his mind. With little or no regard for tidy piles or vacuuming, he left his room looking as if his brothers had just torn it apart in an attempt to locate…

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