TRENTON – Wild brook trout swimming in some of New Jersey\’s waters are descendants of the native species that first appeared here more than 10,000 years ago, according to the results of a genetic-research study released today by Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson.

\”The remarkable finding of ancestral brook trout in New Jersey\’s streams is a testament to the importance of our strategies to protect water quality in our watersheds,\” Commissioner Jackson said. \”We will use the findings of this valuable research to further guide conservation of New Jersey\’s wild brook trout and the natural ecosystems they depend on for survival.\”

Wild brook trout populations maintain themselves in New Jersey\’s streams through natural reproduction. Hatchery-reared brook trout stocked in high-quality streams can survive, reproduce and interbreed with wild trout. Ancestral or \”heritage\” brook trout, however, are wild fish that have not interbred and retained the original genetics of their native ancestors.

Although New Jersey ceased a century-old practice of stocking hatchery trout in some wild-trout waters in 1990 to protect the wild trout population, state biologists feared that heritage brook trout might have been lost to interbreeding. Further, secondary impacts of development over the years have impaired many of the cold, clear, highly oxygenated waters that wild trout need to survive, taking a toll on brook trout populations.

The DEP\’s Division of Fish and Wildlife embarked on the research study to evaluate the genetic diversity and structure of New Jersey\’s wild brook trout populations. The study included 22 wild-trout streams from four major watersheds, which still support wild trout populations: Delaware, Hudson, Passaic-Hackensack, and Raritan. Nineteen of those streams were thought to have high potential for the presence of heritage brook trout, and three were selected because of their known history of trout stocking.

Blood samples from 218 wild trout were collected from those streams and from 20 trout raised at the state\’s Pequest Trout Hatchery, and DNA analysis was conducted.

The genetic analysis revealed the presence of heritage brook trout populations in 11 streams in two major river basins, the Passaic-Hackensack and the Raritan, and that each of the 22 wild brook trout populations studied have a unique genetic identity. The research revealed that the gene pool of at least one wild brook trout population (Cooley\’s Brook in the Passaic-Hackensack watershed) has been affected presumably by interbreeding with hatchery-reared trout stocked before 1990. The analysis of samples from the remaining 10 streams were inconclusive as to genetic origin of those populations.

New Jersey\’s only native trout species and the state\’s official fish, brook trout colonized after the last glacial ice sheet receded more than 10,000 years ago. Today, wild brook trout inhabit more than 120 small streams cradled in the forested hills and mountains of north Jersey, and one stream in south Jersey.

Partial funding for the brook trout genetics study was made possible through natural-resource damages that the DEP\’s Office of Natural Resource Restoration recovered from parties responsible for contamination and natural resource injuries at the GEMS Landfill in Gloucester County.

To review the research report, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/bkt_genetics.htm

Media Release March 20

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – In a battle of BIG EAST Regular-Season Champions from a year ago, St. John\’s used 12 runs and a strong performance from ace Scott Barnes to defeat Rutgers, 12-5, Thursday afternoon in the series opener at Bainton Field.

The Red Storm scored six runs in the first three innings and Barnes stifled Rutgers with 10 strikeouts and five runs on five hits in seven innings of work.

The Scarlet Knights dropped to 5-10 overall and 0-1 in the BIG EAST, while the Red Storm improved to 14-4 overall and 1-0 in league play.

In the first, Daniel Benedetti followed a leadoff single from Brian Kemp with a double to the gap in left-center field to give St. John\’s a quick 1-0 lead.

After a quiet first inning, Rutgers erased its early deficit in the second when senior Jon Gossard (Harrington Park, N.J.) drew a five-pitch walk to lead off the frame and freshman Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.) followed with a two-run home run over the right-field fence. The home run is his third in his 10-game Scarlet Knight career.

The Red Storm climbed right back on top, however, with a five-run third inning with the most of the damage coming on a two-run triple from Carlos Del Rosario and a two-run home run from Gil Zayas to make it 6-2.

An inning later, the Scarlet Knights cut into the Red Storm\’s lead with a three-run fourth frame. Matthews continued his hot hitting with a blooper to center for leadoff double and, later in the inning with runners on second and third, Dan Betteridge (Sewell, N.J.) delivered a high fly down the left-field line that reached the wall for a two-run triple. Sophomore Brett Garlick (Livingston, N.J.) then drove Betteridge home on the next play with a grounder deep n the hole near the shortstop for an RBI single.

A Red Storm threat was quelled in the fifth when third baseman Tom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.) made a nice stop on a sharp grounder down the line with runners on and got the out at first to prevent a run-producing extra-base hit.

After a scoreless fifth and St. John\’s holding on to a 6-5 lead, the Red Storm built a four-run cushion with three runs in the sixth. Middle reliever Kyle Bradley (Howell, N.J.) put the first two runners on in the frame and a bunt was mishandled at first base, allowing the first run to come across. SJU later plated two more runs in the inning to build a 9-5 advantage.

Tim Morris drove in a 10th run – the fifth-straight game with 10 runs or more for St. John\’s – with an RBI single in the seventh and added an RBI triple in the ninth as St. John\’s cruised to the 12-5 victory.

Rutgers starter Steve Holt (Toms River, N.J.) suffered his first loss of the season after giving up six runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in three innings. Barnes picked up the win to improve to 2-1, while reliever Ryan Cole struck out five in two innings of relief for SJU. Every Red Storm batter had a hit in their 15-hit attack.

Rutgers and St. John\’s will resume their series on Friday with a 3:05 p.m. game at Bainton Field. Sophomore righty Casey Gaynor (Toms River, N.J.) will be on the mound for the Scarlet Knights against senior lefty George Brown for the Red Storm.

  Agnus McGlade Berenato, a 1975 graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School who currently is the Head Coach of the PITT Panthers has led PITT to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament, as a No. 6 seed. Berenato, who played for the late Bert Nolan, played alongside her sisters in the 1970\’s. During her time at Gloucester Catholic Berenato was part of two state championship teams in 1973, and 1974.

(Coach Berenato hugs a member of the team… photo source Pitt U)

Berenato came to PITT five seasons ago after serving as the head coach at Georgia Tech, for thirteen seasons. She has been able to build up a PITT program that was a basement dweller in the Big East. PITT has enjoyed unprecedented success since Berenato arrived in 2003. PITT has had three consecutive 20 win seasons, and is headed to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament. Last year they made their debut in the Tournament as an 8^th seed and defeated James Madison in the first round before falling to Tennessee.

PITT will travel to Albuquerque, N. M., as the No. 6 seed, in the Spokane Regional. PITT (22-10, 10-6 Big East) will play No. 11 seed Wyoming (24-6, 12-4 Mountain West) on Saturday, March 22, at The Pit/Bob King Court, at approximately 2 p.m. on ESPN2.

The winner of that game will face the winner of No. 3 seeded Baylor (24-6, 12-4 Big 12) and No. 14 seed Fresno State (22-10, 14-2 WAC) on Monday, March 24.

This season, Pitt advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament for the first time since 1996, upsetting No. 9 Notre Dame (64-53), in the Quarterfinals. It was the first win over a top-10 opponent in program history.

Berenato\’s sister Mary resides in Gloucester City with her husband John, and son John P. Schmidt, who serves on the Gloucester City Board of Health.

\”I think it is a testament to her dedication to coaching, and the love she shows to her players. I am glad to see her enjoying success at PITT, she has done a remarkable job, and being rewarded with a No. 6 seed is a wonderful opportunity for her and the program,\” said Berenato\’s nephew John P. Schmidt.

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Gloucester City High School

Alumni Assoc.

\”Annual Scholarship Social\”

 

\”ELVIS SINGS AGAIN\”

Saturday, April 19, 2008 7 p.m. \’til Midnight

Brooklawn American Legion Hall – Second & Railroad Avenues

● Hot Buffet ● Beer ● Set-Ups ● Door Prizes ● D.J. $25 Donation

Tickets can be purchased at Shapes \’N Forms, Carr\’s Hardware or RolFerry\’s

 

For more information and tickets call –

856-456-5511, 856-456-4580 or 856-627-3617

(All proceeds benefit \”Scholarship Fund\”)

 

Mr. Joseph \”Frank\” Corson, of Deptford passed away on March 18 at the age of 77. A resident of Mt. Ephraim for 47 years he was very active in the community during that time.

Frank was the originator of the Mt. Ephraim Girls Softball Association and served as president of that group for 14 years. He served as president of MEPRI for over 10 years and was Captain of the Mt. Ephraim Ambulance Squad for over 20 years.

After 30 years with Abbotts Dairies, Frank started a second career as an EMT with Camden County Board of Social Services.

\”He and I were good friends\” , said Camden City EMT Steve Skipton. \”Frank was the type of guy that would give you the shirt off his back and still ask what else do you need.\”

Beloved husband of Mary M. (nee Ventura). Devoted father of Debra Day (Larry), Patricia Hollen (Jim), Barbara Fedorak (Wayne), Denise Creato (Jeff) and Kirk Corson (Anna). Loving grandfather of Drew, Ryan, Greg, Jim (Jess), Doug, Kelly, Jeffrey, Jessica, Sara and Emily.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing from 6 to 9pm Friday eve and 9 to 10am Saturday morning at Gardner Funeral Home, Runnemede. Funeral Service 10 is Saturday at the funeral home.

Interment Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken. Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to Condolences@Gardner FuneralHome.com.

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Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey women’s basketball head coach Dawn Henderson has been selected as the 2008 Atlantic Region Coach of the Year by D3hoops.com.

Henderson was also named the 2008 Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 3 Coach of the Year after guiding the Lions to a 22-7 season. TCNJ won the New Jersey Athletic Conference South Division with an 11-2 conference mark and advanced to the conference championship game. The team then earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Championship and moved into the second round of the tournament.

The veteran coach was previously recognized as the 2008 NJAC Coach of the Year and boasts a career record of 334-164.

By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service FORT RILEY, Kan., March 18, 2008 – In simulated villages on the honey-hued Midwest prairie here, U.S. troops are learning to serve as military advisors to Iraqi and Afghan forces. Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Mostafa Rahmani stands guard at the doorway of a dwelling being searched by U.S. and Afghan soldiers during advisor training at Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Since 2006, soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division\’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, based here, have trained 5,767 soldiers, 840 sailors and 1,172 airmen to take up duty with transition training teams in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Army Col. Jeffrey Ingram, the combat team\’s commander. In addition to the U.S. trainers, about 30 Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan contract employees are at Fort Riley assisting in the training. The Afghan troops have been a regular part of advisor-training cycles, Ingram said. There are no Iraqi troops, yet, among the training cadre. Bringing Afghan soldiers to Fort Riley to teach U.S. advisors makes sense, Ingram noted. \”There\’s no better way\” to learn about the culture of a country, than to meet with and talk to someone from that country, Ingram pointed out. Each transition training team is composed of between 10 to 15 U.S. servicemembers who are embedded with Iraqi or Afghan security forces, Ingram explained. The U.S. advisors use their mentoring and coaching skills to improve the performance and capabilities of their Afghan and Iraqi counterparts. The advisor training program is paying big dividends, said Ingram, who has managed the program for the past 18 months. \”I know it is saving lives,\” Ingram emphasized. The training program teaches a variety of skills and techniques, ranging from how to interact with Afghan and Iraqi tribal, military and municipal officials to detecting and avoiding the deadly improvised explosive devices employed by both Taliban and al Qaeda insurgents. \”It\’s better for them to have experience in the field prior to their deployment to Afghanistan,\” said Afghan contract employee Omaid Azarakhsh, who works as an interpreter and Afghan language and cultural teacher for the U.S. advisor students. Afghan Army Sgt. Safiullah Salek said he enjoys working with his U.S. counterparts at Fort Riley. And, with the continued help of the United States and its NATO allies, Salek predicted that Afghanistan \”will be a stable country\” in the not-too-distant future. \”We\’re sharing Afghan culture and customs, so that before they go to Afghanistan they get the proper training so that they can do effective work,\” Salek explained through an interpreter. Afghan soldiers play themselves and Afghan contract employees and U.S. soldiers take the roles of insurgents or villagers. Scenarios play out in simulated Afghan or Iraqi villages constructed of plywood or metal shipping containers scattered across Fort Riley\’s 100,000 acres. One key training point is the operation of checkpoints. \”The checkpoints are used widely throughout Afghanistan,\” said Army Capt. Gary McDonald, a member of the 1st Brigade\’s transition-team training cadre, who in January returned stateside after a tour-of-duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan National Police usually run the checkpoints, he noted, but the Afghans have no standard operating procedure. As a result, the police checkpoints are \”different all across Afghanistan,\” McDonald said. \”That is one thing we\’re trying to effect; to standardize the checkpoints to make them more efficient.\” An important component of advisor training \”is to interact with the Afghans,\” McDonald pointed out. \”That\’s a big thing that they\’ve improved here.\” Sgt. 1st Class Micah S. Lyness, a National Guardsman from Buffalo, N.Y., stood watch in a faux Afghan village during yesterday\’s cordon-and-search training exercise. \”My role now is pulling security. I was on a gun truck out on the entrance way, then, they called us forward, because they felt they needed more security inside\” the village, Lyness explained. \”I think we\’re getting good training here. The cultural training and the language training is going to help us when we get over to Afghanistan to help the ANA secure their country,\” he added. Getting Iraqi and Afghan security forces onto their feet is mission one, said Army Lt. Col. David T. Seigel, part of the combat team\’s training cadre. \”Training advisors is about getting their armies ready to go, so that they can confidently protect their people and their governments,\” Seigel pointed out. \”The transition team training mission that is conducted here produces professional, well-trained teams of advisors,\” Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Durbin, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general, said yesterday at a redeployment ceremony for 37 advisors returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. \”I\’m very proud of the quality of training that is conducted here,\” Durbin said.

An Afghan National Army soldier searches a \”suspect\” during U.S. advisor team training on Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore Download screen-resolution Download high-resolution Afghan contractor Omaid Azarakhsh stands underneath Afghanistan\’s national flag during a U.S. advisor training exercise at Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore Download screen-resolution Download high-resolution Afghan National Army Sgt. Safiullah Salek poses for a photo during a break in training on Fort Riley, Kan., March 17. Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore Download screen-resolution Download high-resolution

EVERHART
Frances Rose

On March 19, 2008. Age 58. (nee Law) Of Brooklawn. Beloved daughter of the late Francis Law and Theresa (nee Buch) Law. Loving wife of Joseph H. Everhart. Loving mother of Kevin Everhart of Brooklawn and Jeffrey (Candy) Everhart of Glassboro. Dear sister of Jeanne Marie Law, Stephen Law, Timothy (Dawn) Law, and the late Daniel Law, and aunt of Isabella Law. Frances was a faithful and devoted parishioner of Saint Maurice R.C. Church in Brooklawn. She was a longtime member of the Brooklawn Board of Health. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Monday morning from 8 to 9:15 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St. (at Brown St.), Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 am at Saint Maurice R.C. Church : 401 Community Rd. , Brooklawn. Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. The family requests memorial donations in Frances ’ memory to the American Diabetes Association: P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria , VA 22312. Please write Frances Rose Everhart in the memo of the check. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through the funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Frances Rose Everhart.

Media Release March 18

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Rutgers baseball team dropped a 10-1 contest at Florida Atlantic Tuesday evening at FAU Stadium. A hot-hitting Owls squad collected 15 hits and three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to break open a 2-0 ballgame en route to the victory.

Rutgers ends its spring break trip south with a 5-9 record on the season. Florida Atlantic improved to 12-6 on the year.

The Owls scored a single run in the first and in the third before exploding for three runs in the fifth on a pair of home runs from Mike McKenna and Travis Ozga.

A leadoff single from Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.), followed by a line-drive double just inside the left-field line from Dan Betteridge (Sewell, N.J.) put runners on second and third and gave RU life with one out in the fifth. However, FAU starter Adam Morrison got Donny Callahan (Sparta, N.J.) down on strikes and handed the ball over to reliever Glen Troyanoowski who struck out Matt Meyerkopf (Florham Park, N.J.) to end the threat.

FAU built its lead to 8-0 with three more runs in the sixth. The first two came across when McKenna found a hole in the left side with a two-run single with the bases loaded off of newly-inserted Matt Patterson (Passaic, N.J.).

The Scarlet Knights threatened again in the seventh and this time came through. Senior Jon Gossard (Harrington Park, N.J.) led off the inning with a sharp line drive to the gap in right-center field for a single off new FAU pitcher Lou Morey. Rutgers then loaded the bases three batters later with one out after Jayson Hernandez (Belmar, N.J.)was hit by a pitch and Betteridge walked. Callahan drove in the Scarlet Knights’ lone run of the game with a deep fly out to right field to plate Gossard.

A two-run seventh for the Owls brought it to 10-1 where it stood the rest of the way.

Junior Jon McCue (Hillside, N.J.) suffered his first career loss in his 19th career appearance. He worked 5.1 innings, surrendering seven runs on 11 hits with four strikeouts. Junior Jason Downey (Ballston Lake, N.J.) rebounded from a leadoff double to strike out the next three batters in a one-inning appearance in the eighth.

Troyanowski improved to 2-0 with the win in 1.1 hitless innings in relief of Morrison, who worked 4.2 scoreless frames with three strikeouts.

Meyerkopf, a red-shirt freshman who saw his first collegiate plate appearances on Sunday with a 2-for-2 effort against Iowa, made his first career start in left field on Tuesday. True freshmanD.J. Anderson (Randolph, N.J.)made his first career start in the field (started two games as the team’s designated hitter), replacingTom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.), who was injured during pregame drills, at third base. Making his second career start was red-shirt freshmanJoey Ianiero (Bloomsburg, Pa.), who started at second base against the Owls.

Rutgers returns north where it will begin defense of its 2007 BIG EAST title when it hosts fellow league champion St. John’s in a three-game series at Bainton Field in Piscataway Thursday through Saturday. The Scarlet Knights and Red Storm will open the series with a 1 p.m. game on Thursday, and play a 3 p.m. game on Friday and a 1 p.m. game on Saturday.

Media release March 17

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women\’s basketball team, which received the No. 2 seed in the Greensboro Regional, will look for another magical run in the NCAA Tournament as the Scarlet Knights will open play against 15th-seed Robert Morris on Saturday, March 22 in Des Moines, Iowa. Tip-off is scheduled for approximately 2:30 p.m. EST at the Iowa Events Center and will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

Tickets for the 1^st and 2^nd Rounds are $16 per session and can be purchased by calling the Rutgers Athletics Ticket Office at 732-445-2766 or 866-445-GORU.

Rutgers, appearing in its 19^th NCAA Tournament and 10^th under head coach C. Vivian Stringer, is 11-4 all-time in first round NCAA Tournament games. RU has won three straight in opening round play and has not lost in the first round since falling to Chattanooga on March 20, 2004. Additionally, the Scarlet Knights are 5-0 in first round action on a neutral court.

The Scarlet Knights (24-6), who are ranked No. 7 in both of the latest polls, enter the tournament on their first two game losing streak of the year. RU is led by All-BIG EAST first team selections Epiphanny Prince (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Matee Ajavon (Newark, N.J.). Prince leads the team in scoring with 13.7 points per game and is third in the BIG EAST with 2.5 steals a game. Ajavon, who is second in the league with 4.9 assists per game, ranks second on the squad in both scoring and steals.

Robert Morris (23-9), which has won 17 consecutive games, captured the Northeast Conference regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive season to earn its berth in the tournament. The Colonials have won 20 or more games in each of the last four seasons, but fell to North Carolina State, 84-52, as the No. 13 seed in the first round of last season\’s NCAA Tournament.

Junior guard Sade Logan leads the Colonials and is second nationally in scoring at 25.2 points per game. Logan, the Northeast Conference Player of the Year, leads the nation in three-pointers with 124 on the year. Robert Morris has played two teams that made this year\’s NCAA Tournament, losing 73-58 at No. 5 seed Nebraska and falling 82-74 at No. 13 seed Miami of Ohio.

This will be the first-ever meeting between Robert Morris and Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have earned a bid into the NCAA Tournament in each of the last six seasons.

If Rutgers should advance, they would face the winner of the No. 7 Iowa State (20-12) and No. 10 Georgia Tech (22-9) game on Monday, March 24. Ironically, the Scarlet Knights have either played on a lower seed opponent\’s home court or in their home state in five of the last six NCAA Tournaments. BRACKET