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Marsch hits ground running after a year off from baseball
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — It didn’t take Jordan Marsch of Brick long to shake off a year away from competitive baseball. Marsch highlighted a tremendous week as the starting left fielder for Rowan University’s baseball team by hammering two home runs, including a grand slam home run in the first inning.…
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Girls lacrosse catching on at both township high schools
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — Girls lacrosse at both township high schools is taking hold, especially with much of the roster at Brick Memorial filled by players who developed their skills over the years in the Brick Lacrosse Club program. “A lot of the club — about 10 to 15 — come…
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Brick Memorial baseball team looking forward to new season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Not many high school athletes play on three championship teams in the same school year. Brian Staub faces that unique possibility. The starting quarterback on the Brick Memorial High School football team that won the NJSIAA Group IV Central Jersey championship also played on the basketball team that won its…
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Plenty of speed to go around for Brick Township baseball team
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer The old adage says that you can’t coach speed. But you can harness it. And Brick Township High School’s baseball team has plenty of it to make its small ball strategy an adventure for most opposing defenses in Shore Conference A South as team members prepare for their opening nonconference…
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Safe!
ERIC SUCAR staff Brick Memorial’s Jon Delvalle (bottom) slides safely under Freehold Township shortstop Sean Edgeworth during the preseason scrimmage held at Freehold Township High School on March 20.
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No trout left behind in New Jersey classrooms
Nothing beats dirt and water for getting kids interested in nature. The state’s “Trout in the Classroom” program is a great hands-on example of how kids can learn about the environment and how it connects to their own homes and communities. Over the last century, eastern brook trout populations from Maine to Georgia have declined.…
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The maddening, glorious times of our children’s lives
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH My friend’s child has just turned a year old. As the birthday girl licked the frosting off a flower cookie that didn’t look so much like a flower, my friend observed that she didn’t know where the last year had gone and then wondered, “Will the time always…
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Libraries are a helpful resource during economic crisis
Your Turn Guest Column • Norma E. Blake During the past year, over 100,000 New Jersey residents lost their jobs, adding their names to a list that was already well over 200,000. Many families in our state are facing economic challenges, some for the first time. Businesses, both large and small, are closing their doors…
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‘Big picture’ of economic freefall more frightening with each passing day
Guest Column • Thomas A. Blasi We are living in the worst financial times since the Great Depression; the big picture is becoming more frightening with each passing day, as the downward financial spiral continues. Even more frightening is the fact that no one knows what to do in order to stop the freefall, and…
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