Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey\’s 2008 baseball team has been tapped for the No. 14 spot in the 2008 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper\’s Division III Pre-Season Poll. The 2008 Lions will be led by interim head coach Dean Glus, who replaces Rick Dell who resigned this past summer to accept a position with Major League Baseball.

Glus inherits a squad that has earned three straight New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships as well as NCAA bids in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The Lions went 34-11 in 2007 and had two players tapped as National All-Americans adding to the program\’s long list of accomplishments and honors.

The Lions will open up the 2008 season with an ambitious schedule. For the third straight year, TCNJ will head West with a spring training trip to Arizona. While in Arizona, the Lions will play 11 contests, including three match-ups against nationally ranked opponents. Pre-season second ranked SUNY Cortland will give the Lions an early test as will games with No. 13 ranked Wheaton College (MA), and No. 30 ranked Keene State College. When they return to New Jersey, the Lions take on a handful of non-conference opponents before jumping into an extremely tough conference schedule since the NJAC has produced seven NCAA Division III Champions since 1978.

Traditional tough NJAC rivals include William Paterson, the 1997 NCAA Division III Champions and Montclair State University, the 2000 NCAA Division III Champions as well as defending NCAA Division III Champions, Kean University. Additional NJAC competition will come from Rowan University, Rutgers University-Newark, Kean, Rutgers University-Camden, Richard Stockton and New Jersey City University.

Non-conference match-ups for the Lions will include contests with contests with nationally ranked opponents such as No. 29 ranked Gwynedd-Mercy College and No. 10 ranked Johns Hopkins University. Additional non-conference contests with Haverford College, Arcadia University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Ursinus College, Neumann College, Moravian College, and Messiah College help complete the 2008 schedule for the Lions, all helping to give TCNJ some tough independent competition that should prepare the Lions for a return to the NCAA tournament.

At season\’s end, the Lions will look to four-peat as the NJAC Champions with an eye on returning to the College World Series after taking fourth place six years ago.

No stranger to TCNJ\’s baseball program and TCNJ\’s department of athletics, Glus enters his 17^th season with the College this fall after serving as the baseball program\’s assistant coach for the past 16 years. In addition to his role as TCNJ\’s baseball assistant coach, Glus was tapped as the College\’s director of athletic and recreational facilities and scheduling after the retirement of Frank Harris in the spring of 2006.

Glus is a former three-year letterwinner for the Mountaineers at Division I West Virginia University. As WVU\’s top reliever, Glus helped his teams earn NCAA Tournament bids in 1985 and 1987.

Since arriving at TCNJ in 1990, Glus has been involved in many facets of the game on and off the field for the Lions ranging from pitching, catching, infield play, strategies of the game, and recruiting. In addition to his involvement with numerous TCNJ baseball camps and clinics, Glus also served as a national coach in Estonia, for the Junior and National baseball teams in the Baltic States in 1991. In 1996, Glus was tapped to serve as a coach with the Roberto Clemente All-Stars in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the summer of 1997, he traveled to Guam and the Philippines while participating in Major League Baseball\’s International Asian tour.

see schedule and rankings

source blog.markmatthews.com

I guess it was a little over a year ago that I decided to get more involved with my town, Bellmawr NJ. Wasn\’t looking to run for office… but was looking to contribute in some way. Being a \”computer guy\”, and having a decent amount of writing ability… I decided to write a blog.

The original intent was to be more like an independent web site for the town. Stories about the town. Upcoming events. History. New developments. And then also offer areas for residents to publish photos, and town organizations to set-up there own pages (which was supported by my web site).
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January 4, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

College Wrestling

 

LAWRENCEVILLE—Two years is a long time. Due to a Colonial Athletic Association rule, that is how long Ed Bordas had to sit out when he transferred from Binghamton University to Rider. The long wait is over, and everyone is happy about that. \”Now that I’m back, the two-year wait was worth it,\” said heavyweight Ed Bordas (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central), \”but to be honest I was doubting myself at times.\”

On Friday Bordas jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second period and won 7-1 in Rider’s loss to Purdue. \”I got a little winded in the third period because I’m not in compete match shape yet,\” Bordas said. \”No matter how much you practice it is different in a match. It feels good to get my first win here. I didn’t want to disappoint the fans.\”

\”It’s nice to have him in the line-up,\” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. \”Ed is very competitive, he doesn’t like to lose, and he’s a heavyweight who is tough on top. Any heavyweight who is tough on top usually does well. It has been a while since we’ve had a heavyweight who could consistently win the conference title, and I think Ed could do that.\”

Bordas was 6-3 as a freshman in his first semester at Binghamton before leaving school and coming to Rider. \”Waiting two years, it was pretty tough,\” Bordas said. \”I got pretty aggravated with it last year, feeling like I wasn’t contributing, and my grades started to dip. This year I’ve got my grades back up about 3.5 and now I feel pretty good.\”

After his two year hiatus, he wore the Rider singlet for the first time last week at the prestigious Midlands tournament and won two of four bouts. His first match was against the eighth seed, former collegiate star Nik Fekete of the Hawk Wrestling Club.

\”The first match I got beat up pretty good (17-4),\” Bordas remembers. \”He was about 27 years old, on the Olympic circuit. He was way more ready than I was for my first match coming back. I was nervous and he took it to me.\” After that Bordas defeated Mike Sprigg of Army 7-4 and defeated Dustin Bauman of Northern Iowa 2-0 in the consolations before losing to Dave Benner of Northern Illinois 5-2. \”Beating the Army kid felt good and the Northern Iowa kid was pretty tough,\” Bordas said. \”In the fourth match of the day I felt I could have beaten the Illinois wrestler.\” \”Not bad for his first time out,\” Taylor said. \”He’s been out for two years and the people he lost to are pretty good.\”

Bordas is already the top ranked heavyweight in the CAA. \”The top seed surprised me a little bit,\” Bordas said. \”There are some good heavyweights in the CAA. But that is my goal this year, to win the weight class at the CAA championships and win a match or two at Nationals. I beat the eventual CAA Champ from Drexel and the Hofstra kid when I was at Binghamton, so I guess that carried some weight. I’m a lot bigger now and better on my feat. I was smaller and quicker back then.\”

Another transfer, junior 165 Jason Lapham (West Chazy, N.Y./Beekmantown), won in his Alumni Gymnasium debut. A transfer from Penn State, Lapham won by fall. \”It is nice to have Jason and Ed in the line up,\” Taylor said.

However, with three starters out of the line up due to injuries, the Broncs lost to Purdue Friday. \”I knew it was going to be tough with 125, 133 and 184 out, particularly 184,\” Taylor said. \”Their 184 is real tough and Doug (nationally ranked junior Doug Umbehauer of Shamong, N.J. who was sidelined with a concussion) had already beaten him this year. To beat good teams you have to be able to beat some of their best people.\”

Rider senior T.J. Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) also won by fall, and sophomore Fred Rodgers (Perkiomenville, Pa./Boyertown) won at 141 to get Rider on the board. \”Freddie is a real competitive kid,\” Taylor said. \”Being a Pennsylvania State runner-up in high school, he is used to being competitive and fighting hard. He’s just going to keep getting better.\”

Last week Rider placed a best-ever 12^th of 50 teams at the Midlands tournament, where Purdue (3-2) placed eighth.

Rider travels to Boyertown (PA) High School January 8 to take on Bloomsburg.

Robert Wayne \”Duke\” Mead Jr., age 33, of Upper Deerfield Township died suddenly Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Pittsgrove Township.

Born in Elmer on May 31, 1974, he was the son of Robert W. Mead Sr. and Beverly Fooks Mead. He had lived at his present address for two years and prior to that had resided in Margate and Ventnor for 13 years.

He was a 1988 graduate of Seabrook School and graduated with the Cumberland Regional High School Class of 1992, where he had varsity letters in soccer. He then attended Cumberland County College for a short time and transferred to the Atlantic Cape Community College where he received his Associate Degree in Math and Science. While attending college Robert worked as a waiter at Periwinkles Restaurant, tended bar, was a lifeguard and did carpentry work.

An avid surfer and fisherman he was currently working at Polumbo¹s in Atlantic City while attending Nursing School. He also enjoyed traveling and had been to Florida, California, Puerto Rico and had lived for six months in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Besides his parents he leaves to cherish his memory one sister, Rochelle E. Wroniuk and her husband, Ron, of Williamstown; one nephew, Hunter J. Wroniuk; one niece, Summer R. Wroniuk; maternal uncles, Albert B. Fooks Jr. and his wife Deb of Millville, Richard A. Fooks of Pennsville and Ronald E. Fooks and his wife, Theresa, of Pittsgrove; paternal aunts, Beverly Warzbok and her husband, Bob, of Millville and Josephine Mead of Bridgeton along with several cousins. He was predeceased by a brother, Allen Ronald, and his maternal grandparents Albert Sr. and Emma Fooks and paternal grandparents George Mead and Julia Carr.

Friends may call at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway # 77, Upper Deerfield Township on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.

Cremation and inurnment will take place at Laurel Lawn Crematory in Upper Deerfield Township.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions in Robert¹s memory be made to the charity of one¹s choice.

Written condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home Web site at www.padgettfuneralhome.com. Published in the Gloucester County Times on 1/3/2008.

GILLESPIE, RICHARD \’MUFF\’

Of, West Deptford, NJ on December 31, 2007. Aged 38 years.
Muff\’s fierce passion and accomplished artistic ability lead him to forge a career in custom painting. He was also known in the area for his meticulous interior designs of which he was most proud. He was a member of the Painters Union in Philadelphia.

Muff graduated from West Deptford High School in 1987, then attended Antonelli Art Institute in PA. A former high school and semi-pro football player for the West Deptford Redskins, he also enjoyed basketball and baseball. Muff was an avid and loyal Philadelphia sports fan. Muff enjoyed spending time on the golf course, especially with his brother, Shawn. He also enjoyed spending time with his niece, Brooke and visiting his nephews, Will and Shane in Connecticut.
Beloved son of Joan German. Dear brother of Shawn Gillespie, Katie Gillespie and Joan Reiner and her husband, William. Loving uncle of Brooke, Will, and Shane. Loving boyfriend of Angela. Faithful companion of his dog, Guinness. Also survived by loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and countless friends.

Viewing Sunday 6PM-9PM in the McGUINNESSFUNERAL HOME, 34 Hunter St., Woodbury, NJ. Funeral Mass Monday 10 AM directly at St. Patrick\’s R.C. Church, Euclid & Cooper St., Woodbury, NJ. Interment Woodbury Memorial Park, West Deptford, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pivot Ministries, Inc, 495 Jane St., Bridgeport, CT 06608. Tributes may be shared at www.mcgfuneral.com

Men’s College Basketball

LAWRENCEVILLE–The \”Rider Basketball Radio Show\” featuring Rider University men\’s basketball coach Tommy Dempsey, will begin on Tuesday, January 8, at Joe\’s Crab Shack in Lawrenceville.

The show starts at 7:00pm and can also be heard live on WBUD radio, 1260AM.

Hosting the show once again will be the voices of Rider basketball, Daryl Fein and Steve Rudenstein. 

The weekly show gives an inside look to Rider basketball, and will occasionally feature Rider players and other guests. Fans are invited to be part of the live audience and submit questions for Coach Dempsey.

The half hour show is open to the public and is scheduled for the following nights:
Tuesday, January 8
Tuesday, January 15
Tuesday, January 22
Tuesday, January 29
Tuesday, February 5
Tuesday, February 12
Tuesday, February 19
Tuesday, February 26
Tuesday, March 4

source The News Observer

January 3, 2008

Mike Zlotnicki, Staff Writer

The club as a whole tallied 27 deer, including six bucks. I took two deer — a doe and a decent 10-point buck. There were many other memorable hunts as well.

One bow hunt in Lee County stands out. As I was perched in a climbing stand about 18 feet up a red oak, four nice does foraged around me. Two were yearlings, and two were mature mama does, wary as most bucks and trophies, to me, with the bow.

As I bided my time, they finally made their way into a logging road. The two older deer knew something wasn\’t right, and for nearly an hour they stared at me, heads bobbing and feet stamping. I couldn\’t move. Finally, a maniacal squirrel scampered through, spooking them and ending the evening.

continue on……….

ELIZABETH & DAVID ARMSTRONG

Elizabeth D. (Moon) and David H. Armstrong of Bedford Va., formerly of Audubon, celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary Dec. 17.

They have three children: Kenneth of Deptford; Susan Moran of Lindenwold; and Jenny of Barrington.

They have nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Gloucester City Mayor and Council held the annual re-organization meeting this evening (Thursday) in council chambers, 313 Monmouth Street. Congressman Rob Andrews administered the oath of office to the newly elected council members. The three some, John Hutchinson, Bruce Parry and Kelly Ferry ran unopposed in the November election. They replace outgoing Democrats, Elsie Loebell, Rocky Kormann and Jean Kaye.

Photos by Karen Jackson

 

Congressman Andrews, Councilman John Hutchinson 1^st Ward and members of the Hutchinson family

 

Congressman Andrews, Councilman Bruce Parry, 2^nd Ward and members of the Parry family

 

Congressman Andrews, Councilwoman Kellie Ferry, 3^rd Ward and members of the Ferry family

Photos by Karen Jackson Related: Gloucester City Council Reorganization meeting

SINE DIE SESSION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL

January 3, @ 7:15 P.M.

1. Call to Order by Mayor James:

 

2. Roll Call:

 

3. Old Business from 2007:

 

4. Adjournment: Sine Die

 

RE-ORGANIZATION @ 7:30 P.M.

Agenda

 

1. Call to Order by Mayor James/Sunshine Law Statement: This meeting is being held in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act. Notice has been legally advertised in the Gloucester City News, Courier Post and Philadelphia Inquirer. Copies have been given to those requesting the same. 

2. Salute to Our Nation\’s Flag

3. Invocation: by Rev. Michael Goyette, St. Mary\’s  

4. Certificate of Election read by Paul J. Kain, City Clerk 

5. Oath of Office: administered to: 

Councilman John Hutchinson 1^st Ward

Councilman Bruce Parry, 2^nd Ward

Councilwoman Kellie Ferry, 3^rd Ward

6. Remarks by Officials

7. Roll Call:  

8. Resolutions:

R001 Appointing Auditor: Bowman & Company, LLP 1 year

R002 Appointing City Solicitor: John B. Kearney 1 year

R003 Appointing City Engineer: Edward Vernick 1 year

R004 Appointing Prosecutor: Paul Dougherty 1 year

R005 Appointing Public Defender: Charles Wigginton 1 year

R006 Appointing City Planner The Waetzman Planning Group 1 year

R007 Appointing Redevelopment Engineer: T & M Associates 1 year

R008 Appointing Bond Counsel: Parker McCay, P.A. 1 year

R009 Appointing Administrator Paul J. Kain 1 year 

R010 Appointment of Commissioners to the Camden County Joint Insurance Fund

Paul J. Kain, Commissioner, 1 year

William P. James, Alternate, 1 year

R011 Appointment of Commissioners to the Southern New Jersey Health Insurance Fund

Paul J. Kain, Commissioner, 1 year

William P. James, Alternate, 1 year

R012 Mayoral Appointment, with Advice and Consent of Council, of the Committees of Common Council of Gloucester City for 2008 

Police Fire Finance/Admin. Pub. Works Housing Licensing Celebrations

James James Marchese Brophy Hagan Hutchinson Parry

Hutchinson Parry Brophy Hagan Parry Ferry Ferry

Brophy Marchese Hutchinson Ferry Ferry Hagan Marchese

R013 Appointments of Members of Board of Health

Bernadette Gorman Member, 3 yr. term expiring 12-31-2010

Eleanor Kain Member, 3 yr. term expiring 12-31-2010

Anna Marie Smith Member, 3 yr. term expiring 12-31-2010

Joseph Hartzel, Member, for unexpired term ending 12-31-2008

Bruce Marks Alt. #1, 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2009

Dan Dobleman Alt. #2 for unexpired 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2008

 

R014 Appointment of Councilmanic Member to the Planning Board

Nicholas Marchese, Class III, 1 year term expiring 12-31-2008

R015 Policies and Procedures for the Office of the Tax Collector for the Year 2008

R016 Authorizing the Tax Collector\’s Office to Establish a Petty Cash Fund in the Amount of $1000.00

R017 Designating Official Newspapers

R018 Naming Official Depositories for the City of Gloucester City for Year 2008

R019 Authorizing Investment of Idle Funds and Fund Transfers

R020 Night Depository Resolution

R021 Designating Official Signatures on Certain Accounts of the City of Gloucester City

R022 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Dedicated by Rider Law Enforcement Fund Account

R023 Designating Official Signatures of the Gloucester City Municipal Court Regular Account and Cash Bail Account

R024 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Redemption Account

R025 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City RCA Escrow Accounts

R026 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Unemployment Trust Fund Account

R027 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Tax Sale Premium Account

R028 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Collection Account

R029 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Construction Code Office Account

R030 Authorizing the Filing of Tax Appeals by Tax Assessor 

R031 Awarding a Contract to Commerce National Insurance Services for the Provision of Insurance Risk Management Services

R032 Awarding A Contract to Triad Associates for Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services (Grants Management Consultant)

R033 Authorizing the Re-Appointment of Joanne Marone to the Office of Tax Collector

R034 Authorizing an Agreement with Eastern Armored Services, Inc.

R035 Adopting Temporary Budget City of Gloucester City, County of Camden Temporary Budget Appropriations for the Year 2008

10. Correspondence from Mayor William P. James: Mayoral Appointments:

Gloucester City Historic Preservation Commission:

Dave Townsend Member, Class B, 4 yr.term expiring 12-31-2011

Rae Whelan Member, Class C, 4 yr. term expiring 12-31-2011

Louisa Llewellyn Alt. #2, Class C, 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2009

Gloucester City Planning Board

Tim Carpenter, Class I Member (Mayor\’s Designee), term expiring 12-31-2008

Robert Bevan , Class II Member, 1 year term expiring 12-31-2008

Michael Smollock, Class IV Member, 4 year term expiring 12-31-2011

Patrick Cerrone, Alt. #1, 2 yr. term, term expiring 12-31-2009

Steve Martarano Alt. #3, 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2009

Lynn Bucher Alt. #4, unexpired term expiring 12-31-2008

Gloucester City Library Board of Trustees:

Jean McLaughlin, Member, 5 year term expiring 12-31-2012

Joanne B. Gurick, Alt. For Mayor, 1 year term expiring 12-31-2008

11. New Business:

12. Open Forum: The Governing Body has approved the following rules governing the procedures of the Open (General) Public Forum: Any citizen or taxpayer wishing to address the Governing Body may do so after approaching the rail, stating his or her name and address and being recognized by the chair. Said citizen or taxpayer will then be permitted to address the Governing Body for five minutes. After all persons wishing to address the Governing Body have had the opportunity, persons may approach the rail for a second and final five-minute interval during this session.

13. Adjournment