Fundraiser runs 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
Eat at Hot Off the Press on Friday to help the Point Borough High School Boys Hockey team. Ten percent of proceeds from breakfast, lunch and dinner ordered anytime from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. will go to the hockey team. The shop, at 3126 Bridge Ave., Point Borough, is about half a block east of the Stop 'n Shop grocery store.
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Governor's wife, Mary Pat Christie, praises the Brick challenger program, also coached by DePalma
The players worked pucks along the ice, dueling three-on-three in a small game across the width of the rink, oblivious to the family members taking photos from the stands above. At the far end of the rink, a coach stopped play for a moment to explain something to the players, who were working on an offensive drill. Then quickly, they returned to playing. And while on the surface it might look like any other youth sports league, for players like Ryan Herrington and Garrett DeTata, the Brick Stars Challenger Hockey program is far more than just a hockey program; it’s a chance to be like other kids. “He looks forward to it,” Michael DeTata of Brick said of Garrett, 8, who has Asperger’s syndrome, which is part of the autism disorder spectrum…
