SCOTT A. John

On April 2, 2008. Age 84. Of Haddon Heights. Loving husband of 61 years to Catherine \”Kay\” E. Scott (nee McGill). Beloved father of Dorothy V. Connelly and her husband Gary of Medford and the late John E. Scott. Cherished grandfather of Jonathan F. Scott of Haddon Heights and Patrick S. Connelly of Medford. Dear Brother of Julius B. Scott of Somerdale, Dolores Croneberger of Berkely Heights, and Alda Davis of Voorhees.

John was born in Camden, raised and lived in Somerdale until 1948 and was a 1942 graduate of Haddon Heights High School. He moved to Haddon Heights in 1951 where he currently resided. John was a former parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church in Mount Ephraim and has been a parishioner of Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church in Haddon Heights for many years. He was Owner / President of Display Arts Studios Inc. of New Castle, Delaware. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday morning from 9 to 11 am at Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church: 4^th Avenue at Kings Highway, Haddon Heights.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am in the church. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers, the family requests your prayers for the repose of John\’s soul and for the comfort of the Lord in the coming days. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of A. John Scott. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142

By Lois Stass

The Bellmawr Board of Education is urging community residents to vote in the Annual School Election on Tuesday, April 15.

\”The local school board plays an essential role in the education that our children receive,\” said Mr. Ronald Henry. \”On April 15, voters will have the opportunity to select the men and women who will set the policies under which our community\’s schools will operate. Voters will also weigh in on the proposed school district budget.

\”But citizens cannot be heard if they don\’t exercise their right to vote.\”

Mr. Henry explained the school board\’s \”essential role\” in education.

The local board of education sets policies in areas such as classroom instruction, student discipline, and the use of school facilities. These policies guide the school administration in managing the educational program.

The school board approves the local district\’s proposed budget for presentation to the voters.

It negotiates employee contracts, and approves the hiring of teachers, administrators and other staff.

1,600 Races Statewide, more than 1,600 board of education positions will be on the ballot on April 15.

Voters can become familiar with candidates and the issues affecting the Bellmawr Public Schools in a number of ways, according to Henry. Newspapers and local-access cable stations cover school board elections and frequently profile candidates. In addition, local Leagues of Women Voters, Parents\’ organizations and community groups often sponsor candidates\’ forums.

Voter Information- To participate in the Annual School Election, a citizen must be a registered voter in his or her municipality. Citizens not currently registered may do so by March 25, 2008 to be eligible to vote in the April 15 Annual School Election. Registration information is available from the municipal clerk or the county board of elections.

Voters unable to go to the polls on April 15 may apply for absentee ballots, which are available at the county clerk\’s office. Residents can apply to their county clerk for absentee ballots by mail. County clerks must receive mail applications by April 8. In addition, voters have until 3 p.m. on April 14 for absentee ballots in person at the office of the county clerk. Absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections or the designee no later than 9 a.m. on the date of the election.

Polling Times, 2 – 9 p.m. at Bellmawr Park School, 29 Peach Road and E. M. Burke School, 112 South Black Horse Pike.

Polling information is also contained in sample ballots mailed to all registered voters prior to the election.

 

\”Local school board membership is an important public office – one that affects the quality of life in our community,\” said Henry. \”I urge voters to make sure their voices are heard on April 15.\”

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Media Release

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers freshman first baseman Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.) was named the BIG EAST Baseball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

Matthews earns his first collegiate honor after enjoying a .412 batting average with an .882 slugging percentage in five games last week. The freshman had three doubles, a triple and a home run and drove in 10 runs last week. In the series-opening victory over West Virginia, Matthews had a pair of doubles. He came up with the bases loaded in the second and cleared them with a three-run double to left-center field. Later in the game, he hit his second double and came around to score. In Saturday\’s victory over WVU, Matthews drove in four runs. He hit his fourth home run of the season in the sixth and, in the seventh, with the bases loaded, he hit another three-run double to right-center field. In Sunday\’s game, the freshman was walked three times, with one intentional base on balls. In a Tuesday win over Rider, Matthews drove in three runs and scored the game-winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Broncs. He tripled to drive in his third run in the eighth to tie it and scored the go-ahead run later in the inning.

The freshman has started all 22 games at first base and has hit No. 5 in the Scarlet Knights\’ order all season. He ranks fourth on the Scarlet Knights in hitting and leads the team in home runs. He ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with 26 runs batted in and leads the conference with 11 RBI during league action.

Rutgers, 8-14 overall and 2-4 in the BIG EAST this season, won its first series of the season with two victories in its three-game series against West Virginia at Bainton Field. The Scarlet Knights split their midweek games against Rider (won 4-3) and Princeton (lost 1-0).

He is the second Scarlet Knight to be honored with one of the league\’s weekly honors this season. Sophomore Casey Gaynor (Toms River, N.J.) was named the inaugural BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week for the 2008 season on Feb. 25.

Rutgers will conclude its nine-game homestand with a Tuesday contest against Wagner at 3:30 p.m.

Matt Misoliek belted a one-out double into the right-field corner in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring Joe Merlino and giving the Overbrook High School baseball team a shocking 7-6 victory over Gloucester Catholic in Tri-County Conference Diamond Division action Tuesday.

Misoliek had a pair of doubles among his three hits and drove in three runs, while winning pitcher Chris Allebach was 3-for-4 with three doubles and two runs scored. It was Overbrook\’s first win over Catholic in four years.

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Media Release April 2

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Down, 6-4, Rutgers rallied with a run in the ninth and came 90-feet short of tying it up before Monmouth escaped with a 6-5 victory over the Scarlet Knights in NCAA Baseball action at MU Baseball Complex Wednesday afternoon.

Facing the two-run deficit and down to their final three outs, the Scarlet Knights (8-15) rallied. Senior Vic Cegles (Phoenix, Ariz.) reached on an infield error and Donny Callahan (Sparta, N.J.)Dan Betteridge (Sewell, N.J.) brought in one run with a sacrifice fly to deep left-center field to make it 6-5. The Hawks (9-8) decided to turn to reliever Brett Brach with the heart of the Rutgers lineup due up and MU clinging to a one-run lead. A Tom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.) groundout to first pushed the Scarlet Knights\’ tying run within 90 feet of home, but Brach got Vinnie Sangemino (Nutley, N,J.) to strike out to end the game. followed with a single before Monmouth closer Justin Esposito moved both runners into scoring position with a wild pitch. Sophomore

In a game that saw 12 different pitchers combined, Rutgers was forced to use seven different hurlers. Starter Tony Wargo (New Providence, N.J.) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the first and was replaced by freshman Dale Hering (Montgomery, N.J.) midway through the second.

Monmouth loaded the bases again in the frame, this time with nobody retired. The Hawks scored their first run courtesy of a Wargo wild pitch. After re-loading the bases, Wargo was relieved by Hering, marking the righty\’s collegiate debut. Hering\’s first batter, Ryan Terry, gave Monmouth its second run with a single through the left side. The Hawks scored two more runs on a hit batsman and a fielder\’s choice before Hering was replaced by Matt Patterson (Passaic, N.J.). Patterson ended the frame with a strikeout to the first batter he faced.

A pair of singles by Vic Cegles (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Dan Betteridge (Sewell, N.J.) put runners on first and third for the Scarlet Knights with one out in the fifth and Tom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.) drove in RU\’s first run of the game with a line-drive single to right field. After a personnel change for both sides sent Andy McDonnell to the mound and Sangemino to the plate, RU loaded the bases when the Scarlet Knight pinch hitter drew a walk. Jarred Jimenez (Monroe, N.J.) tied it up on one swing with a bases-clearing triple to the gap in left-center field.

With the score tied at 4-4, reliever Billy Murphy (Cranford, N.J.) went out for his third inning of work in the sixth. A pair of walks and a passed ball put Monmouth\’s Kyle Higgins 90 feet from scoring the go-ahead run. The Scarlet Knights turned to Ryan Beard (Point Pleasant, N.J.) on the mound and Beard got Andy Meyers to hit into a fielder\’s choice, but Higgins crossed home plate as MU re-gained the advantage. The Hawks threatened for more in the inning, but Beard got an inning-ending double play.

Higgins used a two-out single to left field in the seventh to drive home a sixth run and give Monmouth a two-run cushion.

The run would prove to be crucial as the Hawks were able to hold off the Scarlet Knights\’ late rally for the narrow victory.

Nick Vallillo (1-0) earned the win in three innings of relief work for Monmouth, while Murphy (0-1) was charged with the loss, despite two solid innings of relief work for Rutgers. Brach put the clamps on the RU rally for his second save of the season.

The victory gave Monmouth its first win over Rutgers since 2002, ending a seven-game winning streak for the Scarlet Knights over the Hawks.

Rutgers travels to South Bend, Indiana on Thursday for a three-game series with Notre Dame this weekend. The Scarlet Knights and Irish will open the series with a 5:00 p.m. game on Friday.

Media Release

Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey softball team’s doubleheader against Richard Stockton College set for Tuesday, April 1 at Lions’ Park has been postponed due to the weather.

The teams are working on a date to reschedule the New Jersey Athletic Conference twin bill.

TCNJ is currently 11-9 on the season and return to action on Thursday, April 3 with a non-conference doubleheader at Haverford College.

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