The BRICK Times Vol. 23 - No. 40
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Brick resident Robert Byrnes is taken to his treatment by the new program. By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Elisa Foley, 76, recently moved in with her sister, who drives her to her dialysis treatments three times a week, with each session lasting 3.5 hours. “She gets up at the crack of dawn to take me, but she can’t take me home because she works,” Foley said. A new township service that transports seniors to and/or from their dialysis treatments has been “lifesaving” to Foley, she said, because she is on Social
Security and can’t afford to take an Uber home three times a week. For five years, Foley has needed the procedure which removes waste products and excess fluid from the blood - due to kidney failure as the result of diabetes. She has her license but can’t drive since the diabetes has also impaired her vision. The Senior Dialysis Transportation Service provides Brick residents ages 60 and over with door-to-door
transportation. The shuttle bus is wheelchair-accessible and even has a specially trained aide to provide assistance to the patients who have mobility issues. Senior Services Director Zulma Soto said the department has been providing transportation services to seniors in Brick for the past seven years. A shuttle bus takes seniors food shopping, to programs at the Senior Center and to medical appointments, but (Dialysis- See Page 4)
February 10, 2024
Mayor Crate Retires From 30-Year Teaching Career By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – In order to devote her full attention to Brick Township, Mayor Lisa Crate has made the decision to retire from her teaching career. This past November, Crate won the 2023 election taking on a 2-year term. She was first appointed mayor in Febr u a r y 2023 af t e r former Mayor John Ducey left the position he held for nearly nine years to serve as a Superior Court judge. Crate was an educator in Jackson Township for 31 years. She told Jersey Shore Online that the decision to retire was difficult yet necessary. “Throughout the election process last year, I knew that when I won in November it would be time for me to step away f rom tea ch i ng. As a n educator, I always knew how important it was to
be available and ready to listen to my students and colleagues. I feel the same about this amazing town,” Crate said. “Leaving a career after 30 years was not an easy decision, but I wanted to be able to devote my time to my home town. I’m so excited to be here each day and available to residents!” Throughout her teaching career, Crate experienced m a ny d i f fe re nt g r a de levels including kindergar ten, 3rd grade, 4th grade and 6th and 8th grade (Language Arts). She was also a middle school librarian for over 10 years and would teach a Media Literacy class to 6th grade students. In addition, she was the president of the Jackson Township Education Association. Stepping down from teaching, Crate has already filled her calendar (Mayor- See Page 4)
Local Athletes Net Women’s Soccer Championship
Photo courtesy OCC The Ocean County College women’s soccer team poses with its awards after winning the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Region XIX North Atlantic B Tournament.
By Chris Christopher The Ocean County College women’s soccer team worked overtime - and then some - to win the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Region XIX North Atlantic District B Tournament. The second-seeded Vik i ngs waged wa r w it h
top-seeded Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester through 90 minutes of regulation play (45-minute halves) and two10-minute overtimes before prevailing 5-4 on penalty kicks after battling the host Roadrunners to a scoreless tie. Sophomore defende r Alexis Scully, an ex-Toms
River High School South player from Beachwood, right-footed the ball into the upper right corner of the net for the winning score. She was her team’s sixth shooter. “She had always taken PKs into the right side upper 90 despite not wanting to be one of our shooters,”
four th-year OCC coach Breeana Cassidy said after the Vikings’ second straight title and seventh in school history. “Alexis was nervous approaching the PK line, but she left their keeper motionless. This was the most amazing feeling I have had in my career. Once (OCC Soccer- See Page 4)
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