The BRICK Times
Vol. 23 - No. 19
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Kids & Young Adults With Special Needs Enjoy The “Best Day” At The Beach
September 16, 2023
New Author Shares Funny Local Stories
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Eileen Flarity-Laterza shows off the book that holds a lot of stories so strange they have to be true.
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Photo courtesy Jennifer Steffener
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Special needs kids and young adults enjoyed this year’s Best Day event on August 12 and 13.
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By Alyssa Riccardi BRICK – Children and young adults alike made their way into the ocean at Brick Beach III to enjoy the “Best Day” ever. The Best Day Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps children and young adults with special needs
build confidence and self-esteem through safe and fun adventure experiences. They host their Best Day event annually, opening up the beach to those with developmental and physical disabilities. These include participants who have spinal cord injury, autism, Down
syndrome, blindness or other challenges, such as recovering from cancer. Jennifer Steffener coordinates the event and is the co-owner of Coastline Adventures Surfing School, who have been helping provide equipment for the event when (Best Day - See Page 4)
By Judy Smestad-Nunn much more. POINT PLEASANT BEACH “(The rooming house) was - Over the years, friends and kind of unusual, and it was filled family of Eileen Flarity-Laterza mostly with drunks and drug have told her to write a book addicts, so there were some about some of her experiences stories that came out of that,” growing up in a rooming house she said recently from a coffee owned and operated by her Irish shop while being interviewed parents a block from the beach for this story. Eileen, 64, recalled a story in Point Pleasant Beach. She got started on the project from when she was 10 years three years ago and just released old and one of the permanent her book, “Stop Me If I Told rooming house guests, an older You This One…” that is filled Irish woman named Aunt Bea, with eye-wateringly funny and came clattering into the compoignant tales about some of the mon living room with a tray (Author - See Page 5) rooming house residents and
Italian Festival Draws Crowd
Photo by Bob Vosseller Families stroll through the well-attended Epiphany Church Italian Festival.
By Bob Vosseller BRICK – Those of Italian heritage - or simply those who love the food and fun - recently enjoyed the Epiphany Roman Catholic Church Italian Festival. The four-day festival was located at the church grounds on Thiele Road in Brick and featured a wide variety of delicious food
and treats, carnival midway with rides and games, entertainment, beer and wine garden, vendors, and fun for the entire family. You couldn’t beat a sweet sausage, pepper and onion sandwich at the vendor stand nor a desser t of brownie waff les with ca n nol i c re a m on t op. There was music to be
heard feat u r ing It alian favorites sung by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and more modern Italian entertainers. The perfor mers were seen on a large television screen along the game and vendor route that also included games of chance, children’s rides and various merchandise tables.
Attendees at the event had the oppor t u nit y to tou r the chu rch, buy a raff le ticket (daily and weekend ticket) browse through vendor tables or enjoy a variety of food, even non-Italian food like pierogies and tacos. The Church of Epiphany has a long history, having (Festival - See Page 4)
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