LAPP, JR.
George J.
On November 16, 2007, Age 50, of Westmont, NJ formerly of Camden, NJ.
Devoted father of George J. Lapp, III and his wife Rose of Edgewater Park, NJ and the late Chris Kemery. Dear Brother of Louis Prinz, Howard Prinz, Sandra Kramer, Sherry Smith, Susan Lapp, Linda Nickerson and the late Ginny Dorr. Loving grandfather of Julia Lapp.
George enjoyed fishing, crabbing & going to yard sales.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Friday evening from 5 to 7 PM at the JACKSON FUNERAL HOME, 308 Haddon Ave., Westmont, NJ, followed by funeral services at 7 PM. Interment private. In lieu of flowers contributions in George\’s memory may be made to Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053. For directions & e-condolences please visit www.jacksonfh.net

Does anyone know the year that the first class of students graduated from a Gloucester City High School?

And where was the school located?

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Men’s College Basketball

LAWRENCEVILLE—Senior Jason Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) compiled 20 points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots, and freshman Mike Ringgold (Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic) scored a career-high 17 points to lead Rider to victory over Fairleigh Dickinson Monday evening. \”We looked like we had a lot of talent tonight,\” said Rider head coach Tommy Dempsey.

Holding a 60-52 lead, Rider (2-1) went on a 16-1 run as sophomore Ryan Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) scored 11 consecutive points to give Rider a 76-53 lead with 6:10 left to play. Ryan Thompson finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists. \”I just took the shots that came to me,\” Ryan Thompson said. \”When they double Jason I line up outside and got into a flow. I kept shooting the ball and it kept falling.\”

Ryan Thompson made six of eight shots from the field, including three of four from three-point range.

Holding a 51-47 lead with 12 minutes remaining, Rider out-scored FDU 9-2, seven points by Jason Thompson, to take a 60-49 lead with 9:20 left to play. \”We started to turn the intensity up with our defense and I think the pressure had an effect on them,\” Dempsey said. \”We have a team that is built to press and run. You still have to focus on being a good half court offense but ultimately we like to run.\”

FDU committed 21 turnovers to Rider’s 13.

Ringgold scored Rider’s first six points of the game as the Broncs jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the first two minutes. \”Mike got us off to a great start,\” Dempsey said. \”They were doubling Jason early so Mike did a great job as a cutter and got himself some easy baskets. He really gave the building a lot of energy. The entire team came out with great energy.\”

\”In the beginning of the game Jason did a nice job of finding me,\” Ringgold said. \”I was just playing my role.\” Jason Thompson finished with four assists.

Trailing 37-36, Rider went on a 8-0 run, five points by Jason Thompson, including a three-point field goal, to take a 44-37 lead with 16 minutes left to play. Sixteen of Jason Thompson’s points came in the seconds half. \”In the first half they were double teaming me so I tried to pass more,\” Jason Thompson said. \”Mike made some nice cuts to the basket and scored for us. He gave us a good spark. In the second half they played me one on one so I started going to the hole.\”

With the score tied at 24-24, Rider went on a 7-1 run, four points by Jason Thompson, to take a 31-25 lead, and Rider led 36-31 at the half.

Junior Lamar Johnson (Scranton, PA/Scranton) came in off the bench to make three three-point field goals, finishing with 11 points. Junior Harris Mansell (Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham) added 10 points as five Broncs reached double figures in scoring. \”Just a good team effort with five guys in double figures,\” Dempsey said. \”When we can get the ball moving up and down the court like that everybody gets opportunities.\”

For FDU (1-3), senior guard Manny Ubilla scored a game-high 28 points and Sean Baptiste added 17 points and 11 rebounds.

The Broncs and Knights have now met 49 times since the series began in 1952-53, with Rider holding a slight 25-24 advantage in the series.

The victory marks the second consecutive year that Rider (2-1) has won its first two home games of the season.

Jason Thompson now has 1,402 points, ninth highest ever at Rider, and 795 rebounds, fourth highest ever at Rider. Thompson is the only Bronc to rank among both the top 10 career scorers and the top five career rebounders at Rider.

The Broncs will now travel to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida to take part in the Old Spice Classic November 22, 23 and 25. Rider takes on 21^st ranked North Carolina State Thanksgiving Day at 2pm on ESPN2. \”I was proud of how we stayed focused with what we have ahead of us,\” Dempsey said. \”It would have been easy to look ahead to playing an ACC team on national television in Florida, but we respected FDU and concentrated on this game.\”

\”This is really big coming up and I’m looking at it as a learning experience,\” Ringgold said, \”but at the same time we want to win. We know everybody is going to be watching. We’ll play hard and give it our all.\”

\”We’re going down there and looking for some respect for our program,\” Dempsey said. \”You only have so many opportunities to go and earn respect for your program and we have three opportunities this coming week. We want to go down there and play with a lot of energy and compete well. We want to represent our university and our league.\”

\”This is great for our program,\” Jason Thompson said, \”the opportunity to show what we can do.\”

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DORAN, WILLIAM E.
On Nov. 17, of Bellmawr.Age 81. Services private at request of family. E-mail Condolences@Gardner Funeral Home.com.

The game plan for the BIG game is just about complete. Both teams are practicing, one open to the public and the other at an undisclosed location. To the players last year\’s game is not lost in their memory it is still etched in their minds. Both players and coaches are nervous about making any bold statements, but as Wednesday approaches, YES Wednesday not Thursday; I am sorry we are talking about the GHS Junior – Senior Girls Powder Puff Game not the Rams – Lions Football Game.

The daring Junior Class is the confident team coming in. They have invited the Senior Team to watch their pre-game preparation while the senior\’s have been unwilling to reveal their game plan. Last year\’s star now a Senior Leanna Wiley proclaimed a win over the inexperienced junior class by 8 points while fellow Senior Britney Boulden feels as though it will be a sleeper with a 14 point win.

The new junior team will be led by quarterback Tabatha Dick. Look for the juniors to open this game up early with the speedy Erin Mac Adams and Jean Marie Wiley. At the Sunday afternoon press conference Mac Adams predicted that if the senior\’s are lucky we will be nice and win by only 14. Junior wide out Wiley claims she will not be out done by her senior sister Leanna predicts a 2 touchdown win.

On Wednesday evening at the GHS field both teams will battle it out for the bragging rights. The halftime entertainment will be by the ALL MALE cheerleading squads by both the Junior & Senior class. This battle may be closer then the football game. These men have been working hard on their Pom-Pom routine. Expect the unexpected! These boys will tumble, split and build pyramids in the battle of the cheerleaders.

This game is a senior class fundraiser and the cost of admission for the 7:00 pm game is $1.00. Junior Marissa Cooper warns \”it won\’t even be close. Get your hot dogs and hot chocolate early because it will be a long night for the seniors\”.

Author Bruce Darrow

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(nee Koszeta) of Camden, most recently Audubon, peacefully passed away on November 17, 2007. Aged 86 years.
Helen will be fondly remembered for her thoughtful, kind and generous personality and there was never a holiday that would go by that she would not send a card of good wishes.
Helen enjoyed cooking for her family and watching her favorite pro sports teams especially the Dallas Cowboys and New York Mets. She also enjoyed trying her luck at the casinos and the racetrack. Helen worked for many years as an assembler for RCA in Camden until she chose to devote her time to raise her children and care for her family. Helen will be terribly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Beloved wife of the late Jackmaio. Loving mother of James V. (Patricia) and Leonard J. (Carol) Castaldi. Dear sister of Nellie Mason and the late Zigmond, Johnny Koszeta and Ann Lupinetti. Grandmother of Dina, Nicole, Lenny, Robert and Daniel. Great grandmother of Samantha and Isabella.
Viewing and funeral will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements under the direction of the McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME, Woodbury.
Tributes and memories may be shared at www.mcgfuneral.com
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For many years, former Camden County Freeholder Tom Gurick of Gloucester City led a double life.

By day, he was a mild- mannered, elected county official.

But, at the stroke of midnight, he would flip a switch, change his name and become Tom Matthews on Philadelphia\’s top rated CBS station WOGL 98.1 FM. Last week, the \”jig was up.\”

Tom was presented with top honors as best overnight host in the market at the 14^th annual March of Dimes Achievement in Ra-dio Awards before a crowd of approximately 800 at the Philadelphia Hilton on City Line Avenue.

When asked about his double identities, Tom said, \”It\’s very simple when you think about it. My radio constituents don\’t want politics; they want the Four Seasons, Bruce Springsteen and The Beach Boys. On the other hand, my government constituents do not want their taxes climbing off the charts… so to speak.\”

Radio has had a long sustaining relationship with The March of Dimes.

In the early days of the medium, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked broadcast comedian Eddie Cantor to help raise funds in their effort to eradicate polio and to never forget the mission of the March of Dimes, which is \”Saving Babies Together.\”

When Tom is not on the air, he continues to be active and vocal in his community and is involved in meaningful projects as a consultant with the respected engineering firm of French & Parrello Engineers, based out of Central and Southern New Jersey.

 

 

 

A grassroots group comprised of residents from Camden, Gloucester, and Cumberland counties, is urging rail advocates of all stripes to attend one of five meetings to be held late this month by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) to determine a route for passenger rail service in southwestern New Jersey. The group urges those \”who are in support of Alternative NJ-3 to speak with one voice in support of the proposal.\”

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Bill,

I guess you can say I was one of those \”NIMBYS\” referred to in the article. I belonged to a group called CFAR who fought the rail line in the 90\’s. We had a lot of support in Gloucester City at the time because we were told this line would run through our city every 20 minutes or less during the day and the freight would run during the night. When the freight line goes through the city during the day it stops traffic sometimes for up to 10-15 minutes.

Can you imagine how many times traffic is going to be stopped (cutting our city in half) whenever this passenger rail goes through. Would the DRPA consider putting the line underground? How about noise along the route? How about the safety issues? How about an emergency when an ambulance or fire truck is required. Every minute counts.

Do you think the City Council supports this? We were able to get them to support us the last time because we had so much support. I don\’t know what kind of oppostion there is now and presently I am unable to rally the call because I just had my hip replaced in October and am still limping around and doing PT.

I just wanted to run this by you to see if you have heard anything yet and to get the word out to stop by Mary Ethel School on December 4th.

Thanks. Marcia Atkinson

SMITH, GEORGE J.
Of Audubon, PA, formerly of Erial, NJ died on November 16.
He was the beloved son of the late Benjamin and Helen DiCiurcio Smith. He is survived by a daughter, Margie of Ocean City; a son George Jr. of Norristown; and a favorite uncle, Louis DiCiurcio of Cherry Hill, NJ.
Served in the U.S. Army. Graveside service for family at noon Wednesday, November 21, at Erial Cemetery.
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ORA L. WOOSTER
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Clementon, NJ 08021
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