• Facing foreclosure is a new fact of life

    Counselor offers tips to people who find themselves in tough spot BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The figures may be shocking, but the number of residents in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties who are facing the possibility of losing their home to foreclosure is hitting a higher level every day. According to RealtyTrac, an online…

  • H.S. baseball gets under way on Friday

    Brick Memorial heads for Fort Pierce, Fla. BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Although it was definitely still winter earlier this week, athletes across the state were thinking ahead to Friday, when they begin spring practice. For the Brick Memorial High School baseball team, that includes a trip next month to Fort Pierce, Fla., for three…

  • Sky Blue FC ready to play some soccer

    Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women’s Professional Soccer BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Sky Blue FC Soccer, a new Women’s Professional Soccer league, held tryouts at…

  • Brick wrestlers headed to state finals in Atlantic City

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Unbeaten Brick Memorial High School wrestler Steve Santos said he has “bigger goals,” and Mike Morales said it’s “not over yet,” following their Region 6 title wins. Both athletes are now gearing up for the NJSIAA wrestling championships. They are joined by high school teammate Bill Miller and Brick Township…

  • Environmentalists target proposed LNG facilities

    Critics at presentation in Colts Neck argue sites are unnecessary, potentially harmful BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent If three proposals on the drawing board win approval, there will be port storage and regasification (conversion of liquid back to gas) facilities for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) offshore from the New Jersey coastline. The frontrunner is the…

  • Sports Shorts

    Jay Frank, a Brick Memorial graduate, was named to the 2008-2009 New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Star First Team. A junior at The College of New Jersey, he is co-captain of the men’s basketball team. Frank finished the 2008- 2009 campaign with a career-best effort having led the team with his 393 points, good enough for…

  • Law would give victims of stalker more options

    Bill needs one more vote in state Assembly before Gov. can sign legislation BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer With a unanimous vote the state Senate passed a bill that would make it easier for police to assist the victim of a stalker. The action came during the Senate’s final voting session of 2008 on Dec.…

  • Bandejas now a powerhouse in Brick Township wrestling

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Ayear ago, Ricky Bandejas was wrestling primarily on junior varsity but picked up four wins wrestling behind Corey Rackliffe at 103 pounds last season on Brick Township High School’s team. “Cross country and track and field was my No. 1 sport,” Bandejas said. But a lot has changed in a…

  • One boy’s good deeds go a long way

    Brick boy’s project benefits animal shelter BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Make no mistake about it. Ten-year-old Matt Mirakaj is an animal lover. PHOTOS BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Ten-year-old Matt Mirakaj gets a kiss from an employee’s pet dog during a visit to the Jersey Shore Animal Center on Sunday. The fourth-grader delivered a…

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