{"id":9352,"date":"2016-09-20T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T21:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=9352"},"modified":"2016-09-20T17:06:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T21:06:10","slug":"helen-peck-owner-of-the-brick-communicator-newspaper-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2016\/09\/helen-peck-owner-of-the-brick-communicator-newspaper-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Peck, Editor and Owner of the Brick Communicator Newspaper, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Helen<\/a>

Helen Peck (File Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Brick Township lost a champion of the town, its businesses and its residents Monday night.<\/p>\n

Helen Peck, publisher and editor of the former Brick Communicator newspaper, died at the age of 73, friends said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHelen was a friend to all good things in Brick and Brick Business, and those of us who knew her and benefited from her friendship and love, will never, ever forget her,\u201d the township\u2019s Chamber of Commerce said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cHelen\u2019s goal was to \u2018Move, Touch and Inspire,'\u201d the statement said. \u201cGoal achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peck had a long career in media before coming to Brick, having worked for CBS News and CBS Sports in New York, as well as other companies. She started the newspaper in 1997, mainly publishing twice a month until she gave up the business a few years ago. The Communicator was known as the \u201cFeel Good Newspaper.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I roam around town, so many of our residents put a smile\u00a0on my face,\u201d Peck once wrote in a column in the Communicator. \u201cThe hands of friendship\u00a0are always extended by people who walk the walk: the members\u00a0of the VFW, the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus, the\u00a0Elks Club, the PBA, the members of the DAV, the Brick Township\u00a0Chamber of Commerce, our wonderful and caring Churches and\u00a0Synagogues, the Brick Rotary Clubs and all of the special organizations\u00a0that enrich our town.\u201d<\/p>\n

Services have not yet been announced.<\/p>\n

Below, as shared Tuesday by the Chamber of Commerce, is that entire column:<\/p>\n

Where to begin? I\u2019ve allocated a bit of space to write about our journey<\/em>
\ndown the Communicator road, bumps and all, since August, 1997<\/em>
\nwhen The Brick Communicator started arriving in your mailboxes.<\/em>
\nIn the beginning, the paper was published twice a month, and the<\/em>
\nold fashioned method of gluing printed copy on cardboard story<\/em>
\nboards, which were then rushed to a local printer to be photographed,<\/em>
\nand then plated to go on the presses, which then rolled out<\/em>
\nover 30,000 some copies for distribution. What an endless ordeal. I<\/em>
\nnever was a good \u201cgluer\u201d and quite often some of the margins were<\/em>
\na bit askew. Eventually, I got the hang of it and for a time things<\/em>
\nlooked cosmetically better. But the work was involved and tedious<\/em>
\nand deadlines were rarely, if ever met.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the mid-2000\u2019s technology started to really take off, especially<\/em>
\nin the print world. You had to get up to speed and jump into<\/em>
\nthe world of electronic journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n

The computers had more power, more tools and the finished<\/em>
\nproduct was incredible (once you learned what buttons to push<\/em>
\nand what commands to make the colors in the paper pop!) All of<\/em>
\nthis credit belongs to Moe Nolan, our Editor, Graphic Artist, Layout<\/em>
\nGuru and Ace Photographer (she was out in the 90 degree heat) taking<\/em>
\nover 200 pictures at the most recent Brick Garden Tour\u2026one of<\/em>
\nour favorite yearly cover shots. Today the road still has it\u2019s bumpy<\/em>
\nmoments, what with the unsettled economy and the day-to-day operation<\/em>
\nof any small business. The Brick Township Communicator<\/em>
\nowes it existence to the residents of Brick Township who have<\/em>
\nsupported us over the years and encourage us to keep sharing all of<\/em>
\nthe good news in town with your families and neighbors.<\/em><\/p>\n

I could fill a whole page with the names of our wonderful advertisers<\/em>
\nwho help us publish this paper. Without their ad revenue,<\/em>
\nwe wouldn\u2019t exist. They dig deep to find a few extra bucks for an<\/em>
\nad, that some can ill afford, to help us keep the paper going. I am<\/em>
\nforever grateful and treasure our professional relationships, which<\/em>
\nover the years, have turned into meaningful and valued friendships.<\/em><\/p>\n

We are all in the same boat, and look out for each other, and<\/em>
\nalways find a kind word to cheer each other up on some glum days.<\/em>
\nThe Communicator Family of Advertisers is the best in the world,<\/em>
\nand I am proud to be a member of this fabulous community.<\/em><\/p>\n

When I roam around town, so many of our residents put a smile<\/em>
\non my face. Individually, and all of the various organizations who<\/em>
\nalso reach out to \u201cMove, Touch and Inspire.\u201d The hands of friendship<\/em>
\nare always extended by people who walk the walk: the members<\/em>
\nof the VFW, the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus, the<\/em>
\nElks Club, the PBA, the members of the DAV, the Brick Township<\/em>
\nChamber of Commerce, our wonderful and caring Churches and<\/em>
\nSynagogues, the Brick Rotary Clubs and all of the special organizations<\/em>
\nthat enrich our town\u2026\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

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