source www.courierpostonline.com

Virginia \”Ginny\” Neilio of Brooklawn was born in 1936, but this year she\’s only celebrating her 18th real birthday.

Born on leap day, Neilio, who\’ll really be 72, will celebrate in Atlantic City with her daughter, spending the day at the Borgata and seeing \”Finnegan\’s Wake\” at the Showboat.

\”I said to one of my co-workers, \”Just think. I\’m finally gonna be legal,\’ and my co-worker said \”Ginny, you and legal don\’t go in the same sentence,\’ \” said Neilio, a manufacturing engineer coordinator.

Those born on a leap day have different traditions. While on off years they celebrate on Feb. 28 or March 1, many have blow out parties every four years when the calender reads Feb. 29.

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Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey women’s basketball team hosted the Cougars of Kean University in the championship game of the 2008 New Jersey Athletic Conference tournament in Packer Hall on Friday evening before a crowd of a thousand. Kean would repeat as the league’s champions, earning the program’s 12th title since winning the league’s first championship in 1982-1983. Kean would improve to 25-3 on the year, while snapping TCNJ’s eight-game win streak as the Lions drop to 21-6. Kean would take a 2-1 lead in the season match-ups of the two squads. Kean, ranked 13th in the latest Division III poll, tallied their third straight victory on Friday as they posted the road win.

The Cougars were led on the night by five different players that finished in double-digits, while a pair of players added double-doubles in the contest. Pacing Kean was junior guard Melissa Beyruti (Union City, NJ/Union Hill) as she tallied 17 points and senior center Chari’ Cooper (Paulsboro, NJ/Paulsboro) added 11 points and 18 rebounds.

Kean would take a commanding 36-19 halftime lead into the locker room as sophomore guard Cardiss Jackman (Tobyhanna, PA/Pocono Mountain West) contributed 10 points and Cooper added 11 first half rebounds, including seven offensive boards. Kean would hold a 32-23 edge on the board and despite shooting only 31.0% from the floor in the first stanza (13-42). Jackman would hit twice from three-point range and help Kean have a 17 point lead twice in the first half after TCNJ took the early lead in the first six minutes of play.

Kean would build a 20 point lead to open the second half, but TCNJ would not go away and pulled within eight points, down 53-45 at 9:55. Kean answered right back and quickly built a 15-point lead up 60-45 with 7:31 left to play. TCNJ was back within eight points, down 63-55 at 2:02 before the game ended with a 70-61 Kean victory.

Cooper added 18 rebounds on the night and currently ranks third all-time in NCAA Division III women’s history as she now has 1,471 rebounds.

Junior guard Ebony Jackson (Newark, NJ/Malcolm X Shabazz) would move within one of setting Kean’s career assist mark as she now has 465, just off the school mark. Jackson added 10 points and four steals in the game.

TCNJ’s junior center, Hillary Klimowicz (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood), the 2007-2008 NJAC Player of the Year, finished the night with a career-high 28 points, while finishing 17 rebounds for her 20th double-double of the season. The 28 points betters her previous high of 24 points, set just 10 days ago.

Senior Sara Best (High Bridge, NJ/Voorhees) also connected a double digit scoring performance as she netted 11 points and now 718 career points. TCNJ’s freshman Kelsey Kutch (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough), the 2007-2008 NJAC Rookie of the Year, added eight points with 10 rebounds and handed out four assists.
TCNJ must now wait until the NCAA Division III tournament announcement on March 3 and hope for an at-large pool \”C\” bid.
Official Basketball Box Score
Kean University vs The College of New Jersey2/29/08 7 p.m. at Ewing, NJ (Packer Hall)

NEW YORK, NY – The Rowan University men\’s and women\’s indoor track teams competed New York University Fast Track Invitational on Friday. The individual competition was held at the Armory in New York, NY.

Kyle Hayes (fr. Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) finished ninth in the long jump with a distance of 22\’ 0.75\” (6.72 meters). For the women, Allison Catenacci (fr. Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway Reg.) took 27^th place with a time of 1:23.63.

Rowan travels to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Friday-Saturday, March 7-8. The meet is being hosted by Harvard University in Boston, MA.

 

PITMAN, NJ – Right fielder John McMullin and pitchers Ryan Kulik (photo) and Todd Burdette were selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Players of the Week.

McMullin (jr. Woodbury, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) earns the first NJAC Player of the Week honor after hitting .400 with two doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored in the Profs\’ season-opening trip to Virginia. He opened his junior season by going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in the Profs\’ 5-2 win over No. 1 ranked Cortland. One day later, he went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Rowan\’s 9-8 extra-inning loss to Randolph-Macon. McMullin currently is tied for the conference lead in hitting with a .400 batting average.

Kulik (sr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) earns the first NJAC Pitcher of the Week honor after earning a victory on the mound in the Profs\’ season-opening 5-2 win over No. 1 Cortland. In the victory, he surrendered just two hits and one earned run in eight innings of work while striking out 11 and walking just three. Kulik currently leads the NJAC in earned run average with a mark of 1.12.

Burdette (fr. Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) earns the first NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week selection after appearing in two games during the Profs\’ season-opening trip to Virginia. He took the mound collegiate for the first time in the Profs\’ second game of the trip against Randolph-Macon and pitched two-thirds-of-an-inning without allowing a baserunner. He also pitched in the second half of the doubleheader and surrendered just one hit and one unearned run in 1.1 innings of work. Burdette currently is holding opposing hitters to a .167 batting average.

Notes: The Rowan University baseball team postponed its home opener against Worcester State College on Saturday, March 1. The doubleheader has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 2 with the first game beginning at noon.

source http://blog.markmatthews.com

Tonight I attended Bellmawr\’s monthly council meeting. I went in with 2 \”edgier\” items on my agenda, and the mayor added in an update of the landfill… which I think may be of bigger interest to the public.

Summary of my discussions with Council:
1) The million dollar giant house in Bellmawr, has had a giant political sign up on the front lawn for weeks. Political signs are against a town ordinance. Should the sign come down, or is it ok for us all to put up signs?

2) The Courier-Post had an article today about Haddon Township\’s plan to pass a \”No Pay-to-Play\” ordinance, and I suggested that Bellmawr do the same… to be ahead of other towns.

3) The mayor, recognizing me from prior council meetings where I asked about the landfill, offered an update on……………..
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Pitman, NJ…The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team had one of its players named to the 2007-2008 New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Star Team on Thursday as senior co-captain Mark Aziz, photo, (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris Central) earned his second straight posting on the Honorable Mention Team.
On the year, Aziz helped the Lions as the team’s top scorer with a 14.2 ppg average in 25 games played. He finished the campaign ranking seventh in the NJAC in scoring. He is ranked in the top 10 in rebounding, grabbing 5.8 boards a contest. Those aren’t the only categories he ranks in, as he is sixth in blocked shots (1.08 bpg), sixth in free-throw percentage (76.6%) and 13th in field-goal percentage (47.1%).
On the season, Aziz finished with double-digit scoring performance on 21 different occasions, while leading the Lions in scoring 10 different times this past season. Overall on his career, Aziz started 51 of 76 games played, adding 815 points with 341 rebounds, 77 blocked shots and posted an impressive 74.2% (170-229) free throw percentage and a 47.5% (310-652) effort from the floor.

2007-08 NJAC MEN\’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

\”PONY WILSON\” PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matt Byrnes, Rowan
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: James Williams, Montclair State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, William Paterson
\”JOHN K. ADAMS\” COACH OF THE YEAR: Ted Fiore, Montclair State

FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Matt Byrnes^% Rowan SR G Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest
Jon Greene^ Richard Stockton SR F Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood
Dana John* NJCU JR F Hillside, NJ/Pocono Mountain East
Mario Lancioni^ Richard Stockton SR G Runnemede, NJ/Triton
Abdoulaye Ouedraogo William Paterson SO F Newark, NJ/Science

SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Chadd Barnes* Rutgers-Newark JR G Newark, NJ/University
Ken Dudley Montclair State SO G Willingboro, NJ/Burlington Tech
Joey Spiegel William Paterson SR G Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck
Tim Wesley Ramapo JR G Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln
Lamar Wright+ Kean SR G Galloway, NJ/Absegami

HONORABLE MENTION
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Omar Alston^ Ramapo SR C Carteret, NJ/Carteret
Mark Aziz+ TCNJ SR F Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris
Bill Banks Rutgers-Camden JR G Berlin, NJ/Eastern
Jerome Hubbard Richard Stockton JR F Neptune, NJ/Neptune
Assad Shaakir Ramapo SR F Newark, NJ/St. Patrick\’s

Key: * – First Team All-Conference 2006-07
^ – Second Team All-Conference 2006-07
+ – Honorable Mention 2006-07
% – First Team All-Conference 2005-06

source www.nj.com

This Saturday ushers in what many consider the start of the spring fishing season in New Jersey. It\’s when the striped bass become legal in all state waters.

Keep in mind, however, that outside the state waters in the EEZ zone, there is a complete moratorium on the taking of striped bass throughout the year.

In all cases along the Delaware Bay, it is imperative that you use bloodworms, as other baits such as clams and bunker just do not produce. It is likewise important to observe closely the tides, as in many places there is little water left when the tide recedes. Fortescue is famous for this, as when the tide is low, even a long cast puts you in only a foot or so of water.

Of course the banks along the Delaware River will see some action this spring. Anywhere from Gloucester City down to the entrance of the bay can be counted on. This includes Beach Hill, River Winds, the Floodgates, Penns Grove, Pennsville and Elsinboro. These spots too have the bass demanding bloodworms.

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The Annual Decoy, Fishing Tackle & Sporting Collectibles Show, one of the oldest such shows on the East Coast, will be held at the Patchogue Manor, located at 9-11 Railroad Avenue in Patchogue, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 1.

In addition to being a great opportunity to buy and trade antique collectibles and related outdoor gear, art, and crafts, this year\’s feature exhibit will be a Long Island gunning scooter rig. The event is sponsored by the LI Decoy Collectors Association, a non-profit organization of decoy collectors and carvers whose goal is to educate the community about this unique, indigenous art form.

LIDCA meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Masonic Hall in Babylon Village and is open to anyone interested in collecting and carving. Annual dues are $25. Contact Dick Richardson at 475-4199 for more information.
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Castleton, VT (2/28/08) – Rich Alercio, photo, (Hamilton, NJ), assistant football coach at The College of New Jersey was introduced on Thursday as the first head football coach at Castleton State College (Castleton, VT) at a press conference. Alercio has accepted a position as the head coach for the Spartans and will lead the team when it officially commences varsity competition in 2009.

At the press conference, Castleton State College Associate Dean of Athletics and Recreation, Deanna Tyson, announced the hiring of Rich Alercio as Castleton’s inaugural head football coach. The college received more than 150 applications for the position.

Tyson said, \”The five candidates we interviewed on campus were all well qualified to coach at Castleton, but Rich Alercio is the best fit for our athletic program. He is going to be a tremendous role model for our male athletes – on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.\”

At Castleton Alercio will be charged with starting the football program from the ground up, with the team’s first game slated for the 2009 season. His official start date will be July 1, 2008, but he will be involved in the hiring of a full-time assistant coach, along with the planning of the new Spartan Stadium, home of Castleton football.

Along with 21 years of coaching experience, Alercio brings his wife and three sons to the Castleton community. \”I felt this is a place where my family and the football family can be together,\” he said.

With the addition of football, Castleton will offer 20 varsity sports. The college is a member of NCAA Division III and does not offer athletic scholarships.

Castleton competes in the North Atlantic Conference, which recently added football as a conference sport. Castleton becomes the seventh member to sponsor football in the NAC, along with Becker College, Gallaudet University, Husson College, SUNY Maritime College, Mount Ida College, and Norwich University.

John Castaldo, Director of Athletics and Recreation at TCNJ said, \”Rich has been a dedicated staff member and the athletic department wishes him well in his new endeavor.\” Castaldo added, \”Rich has been a valuable role model for our department and he will surely be missed. We wish Rich all the best in his new position.\”

Alercio has been with the Lions as the program’s first and only full-time assistant for the past 15 years. He has served as the Lions’ offensive line coach, and has also doubled as one of TCNJ’s chief recruiters, while also coordinating the offensive game plan and preparation.

Alercio had a fine athletic career at Ursinus College where he served as team captain and earned the Big Bear Award for team leadership as a starting center on the football team. A graduate of Toms River North High School, Alercio returned to his alma mater in 1988 serving as an assistant football coach. While there he was in charge of the varsity squad’s defensive line while also heading up the sophomore football team.

Alercio graduated from Ursinus in 1987 with a BA in economics, and from there he went on to work as an economics teacher, defensive coordinator, and head lacrosse coach at Admiral Farragut Academy. He later served as an assistant football coach and director of intramurals at West Chester University from 1989 to 1991. Before arriving at TCNJ, he served as the assistant coach in charge of the offensive line and the long snappers at East Stroudsburg from 1991 to 1992.

Alercio and his wife, Kim, reside in Hamilton, NJ, with their ten-year old son, Jake, seven-year old son, Shane, and five-year old son, Trey. Alercio is a full-time athletic department staff member whose other duties at TCNJ have also included assisting with athletic development. He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association as well as the National Association of Athletic Development Directors and also serves as the Vice President of the Hamilton Little Lads Baseball Association.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

City Hall, 313 MONMOUTH STREET

Agenda

 

 

1. Call Meeting to Order:

 

2. Pledge of Allegiance:

 

3. Roll Call:

 

4. Open Public Meetings Act Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, otherwise known as the \”Sunshine Law.\” It has been legally noticed in accordance with the law and copies have been given to those requesting the same.

 

5. Resolutions:

R079 Approving the Issuance and Sale by the Camden County Improvement Authority of up to $5,000,000 of Taxable City Guaranteed Project Notes (Gloucester City Southport Redevelopment Project, Phase I) Series 2008, in Connection with the City of Gloucester City\’s Southport Redevelopment Project, Phase I; and Authorizing Such Further Actions and Making Such Determinations as May be Necessary or Appropriate to Effectuate the Issuance and Sale of the Notes

R080 Authorizing Refund of Key Deposit for Gloucester City Marina

R081 Opposing Location of Methadone Clinic in South Camden

 

6. Ordinances

for first reading this evening with second reading and public hearing to be held on March 27, 2008 at

8:00 P.M. in City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City

O06 Amending Gloucester City Code for Animals, Cats, and/or Dogs

 

For second reading and public hearing to be held this evening:

O03 Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Real Property by the City of Gloucester City County of Camden and State of New Jersey (Block 256, Lot 1, Chatham Square Apartments and Block 256, Lot 1.01, Gloucester Terrace Apartments)

 

 

7. Old Business/New Business:

a) Bills paid from Jan. 28^th to Feb. 20^th , 2008 $ 1,898,607.51

 

Bills approved on Feb. 28^th , 2008 $ 438,702.04

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Total amount being approved $ 2,337,309.55

 

b) Presentation of Plaque for Years of Service on Planning Board: Edward Gorman

 

8. 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.

 

9. Adjournment: