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As Mother Nature emerges from a long winter\’s rest, life explodes with her awakening. The waters warm and teem with spawning fish and the grasses begin to grow feeding birds and wildlife.

In this time of plenty, it\’s also time for the young of the year to be born in the fish and animal world.

It\’s springtime, and a breeding time that heralds the cry of wild turkey hunting season across Ontario.

Why hunt in the spring? Male turkeys, or toms, actively court the hens. This makes toms susceptible to calling and decoy attraction. And, in Ontario, the hunting season only allows for the killing of toms or bearded turkeys.

All adult male turkeys have this prominent beard of thick, wiry hair that dangles from their chest. It\’s a trophy to hunters and many competitions are waged with who gets the longest beard of the season.

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Robert William Dornbach Source NJ State Police Home Page

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Last Name Dornbach First Name Robert Middle Name William Sex Male Race Caucasian Date Of Birth 9/15/1988 Place Of Birth New Jersey Height 5\’8\” Weight 170 pounds Hair Brown Eyes Brown Complexion Fair Scars/Marks/Tattoos See Below Last Seen November 27, 2005 NCIC M065330110

Robert was last seen in Gloucester City, NJ on November 27, 2005. He does have a scar on his right knee, a tattoo on his left arm \”D BACH,\” a tattoo on his right ankle \”Cross,\” and a pierced lower lip. He does wear a silver necklace. Robert does have relatives in the Atlantic City area. Any further information, please contact Gloucester City Police Department at #856-456-0900 or NJSP Missing Persons Unit at #800-709-7090.

Media Release
Ewing, NJ – The Lions of the eighth-ranked Lions of The College of New Jersey hosted Ramapo College of New Jersey on Friday in Ackerman Park. The Lions posted a 4-2 home win to improve 28-6 overall and 12-4 in the NJAC, while Ramapo drops to 17-18 and 5-11 in the NJAC. TCNJ has now won five in a row heading into a doubleheader on Saturday against No. 9 ranked Kean University.

TCNJ took a 2-0 lead as junior third baseman Vince Mazzaccaro (Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) had an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth and senior catcher Rich Gawlak (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro-South) came up with an RBI of a sacrifice fly to center field.

Ramapo tied the action in the top of the fifth when senior Aaron Drury (Canton, MI/North Farmington) had a solo home run to left field. Rookie Rob Dimperio (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) would tie the game with an RBI single as Ramapo had five hits in the inning.

Senior Dave Mebs (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) drove in the go ahead run in the bottom of the fifth on a single to right center to drive in senior Tyler Hall (Stockton, NJ/Immaculata) who had walked.

In the bottom of the seventh, Hall led off with a single, stole second and was driven in on an RBI double down the left line by senior right fielder Matt Barrett (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley), giving TCNJ a 4-2 lead through seven innings.

In the top of the eighth, senior Ryan Paxton (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) walked with one out before senior Jairo Jimeniz (Bronx, NY/Dewitt Clinton) singled to center. Junior Mike Manges (Glen Rock, NJ/Paramus Catholic) grounded out to the pitcher moving the runners to second and third and knocking TCNJ’s starting pitcher, senior Nick Amabile (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) from the game.

Senior reliever Brad Kittle (Millville, NJ/Millville) came in with two outs and runners on second and third and faced junior pinch hitter, John Calllandrello (Montville, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) and got him to ground out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth with two outs, Dimperio and junior David Deredita (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) collected back to back singles to left center, knocking Kittle from the game. He was replaced by junior Eric Gertie (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) who got Mark Ruggiero to ground out to second to end the game. Gertie collected his team-leading seventh save of the year.

Amabile improved to 3-0 on the season after working 7.2 innings, yielding two earned runs off nine hits with three strikeouts and a pair of walks. Amabile helped the Lions sweep the Roadrunners as he added the win on the mound as TCNJ beat Ramapo in the first meeting on April 11 as TCNJ posted a 10-6 win on the road. Amabile stands at 7-1 on his career with 66 strikeouts in 76 innings of work as a Lion in 18 appearances.

Kittle, who made his 48th career appearance which ranks 11th all-time at TCNJ. He worked one inning and gave up two hits. His 130 career strikeouts is 12th best at the College.

Ramapo’s rookie Jack McDonough (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) worked the complete game and scattered just five hits, yielding four earned runs, while striking out nine and walking three. He drops to 5-3 and leads Ramapo having struck out 65 in 65.2 innings of work.

Before the game, TCNJ honored their 11 seniors in conjunction with Senior Day. The Lions have won three straight NJAC Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, while going 133-38 during their careers.

TCNJ travels to Kean University for a noon NJAC double header in Union, NJ on Saturday, while Ramapo travels to Rutgers University-Newark for a noon conference double header, also starting at Noon on April 26.

If you don\’t look at but one picture, be sure you take a look at the last one so that you will know what the spider looks like! It\’s springtime & cleanup is going on. Be careful where you put your hands. They like dark spaces & woodpiles. Also areas in the attic………………………………………

This guy was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider.

 

The affected skin actually dies on his body!

Some of the pictures towards the end are pretty nasty, but take a look at the last one – it is a picture of the spider itself.

T he Brown Recluse Spider is the most dangerous spider that we have in the USA

A person can die from it\’s bite We all should know what the spider looks like …………….click to enlarge photos

Send this around to people you love, because it is almost summertime .

The photo below was taken on the 10th day.

People will be digging around, doing yard work, spring cleaning, and sometimes in their attics.

Please be careful. Spider bites are dangerous and can have permanent and highly negative consequences.

They like the darkness and tend to live in storage sheds or attics or other areas that might not be frequented by people or light.

If you have a need to be in your attic, go up there and turn on a light and leave it on for about 30 minutes before you go in to do your work!

The Dangerous Brown Recluse Spider

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS!

Media Release, April 25

Philadelphia, PA…The College of New Jersey men’s outdoor track and field 4×400 relay team turned in a solid performance at the annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia boasting a ECAC time in their heat.

TCNJ was represented in the 4×400 by the team of junior Pasquale DiGioacchino (Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards), Jule Brooks (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City), freshman Kyle Gilroy (Oak Ridge, NJ/West Milford Twp.) and sophomore DeShard Stevens (Jersey City, NJ/James T. Ferris) as they collected a of 3:19.57.

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BOWEN, WARREN A., JR.
Age 58, of Mays Landing, NJ formerly of Mount Ephraim, NJ passed away suddenly on April 23, 2008.
Warren was a graduate of Audubon High School in 1969, he was a Vietnam Veteran. In the past he served as a volunteer fireman and paramedic. He presently was employed by Ceaser\’s Casino in Atlantic City.
He was the son of the late Warren & Anna Bowen and is survived by his loving sister Margaret A. Bowen.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
Services will be private. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to [email protected].
Professional services are entrusted to KEVIN M. LYONS FUNERAL SERVICES: 610-583-4400.

By Bill Cleary

 

I recently asked Gloucester City Mayor Bill James and the Finance Committee council members some questions on the proposed 2008 Municipal Budget that totals $16,439,000 or $613,313 more than last year\’s budget of $15,825,687. Under the proposed plan the local purpose tax will increase by 41 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. As such taxes will increase $287 on an average home assessed at $70,000.

According to the advertised budget in the April 10 issue of the Gloucester City News, the City employs 105 fulltime workers and 74 part-time. The number of employees was the same in 2007.

A public hearing on the budget will be held on Thursday, April 24 at 8 PM in council chambers, City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street.

I asked for explanation on why County taxes were increasing in Gloucester City. And I inquired about the ongoing plans for the Chatham Square Apartments, at US Route 130 and Klemm Avenue.

Regarding the County tax increasing in Gloucester City

 

. It has risen approximately two cents per $100 of assessed value. Presently we are not sure why this has happened to Gloucester City. If you look at the State aid cuts you will also find that Gloucester City was only one of 10 towns to receive single digit percentage aid cuts, seven percent. Maybe that has something to do with it. We don\’t know what the County or the State is thinking; we can only be responsible for our own actions.

Regarding the 2008 Budget

 

The current introduced budget shows an increase of 41 cents per $100 of assessed value. This is something we are not the least bit happy about. If no further aid or extraordinary aid becomes available to Gloucester City, further cuts in the budget will have to be made.

We can tell you that there is no more room in the operating budget to cut. Other options will have to be considered.

Regarding Chatham Square Apartments

 

The story on this issue is the city will be paying $4,350.000 for the property. The fines filed by the Housing Code Office against the present landlord will have to be paid back to the city, approximately $250,000. This amounts to about $ 41,000. Per unit.

The area has been declared an area in need of redevelopment. The City still must complete their redevelopment plan. Some options would be to remove some of the buildings and renovate others. The City will be hiring a management company to maintain the existing building and tenants until works begins.

 

The City will also be looking at negotiating a purchase of Gloucester Terrace Apartments to renovate and sell these properties. Many meetings need to happen to come up with a final decision as to exactly what will happen, but the City recognizes that something had to be done to control this area for the good of everyone. More information will follow.

 

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New Jersey wildlife officials captured the large black bear seen wandering through backyards in Bergen County on Thursday morning, CBS 2 has learned.

The bear was struck with a tranquilizer dart around 1 p.m. Officials plan on transporting the bear to more appropriate and much safer surroundings…

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Media Release April 23

Administration Opposes Hunting but Cuts Non-Lethal Control Funding

 

Senator Steven V. Oroho (R-Sussex/Morris), a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, questioned the Commissioner of Environmental Protection on proposed cuts to non-lethal bear management activities, while at the same time opposing a hunt to reduce the burgeoning bear population of northwestern New Jersey.

\”The Department of Environmental Protection is pursuing contradictory policies on bear management. On the one hand, they have spent considerable sums of taxpayer money by going to court to stop a bear hunt, while at the same time cutting funds in the State Budget for non-lethal methods of bear control,\” Oroho said. \”The DEP cannot have it both ways. You cannot argue that non-lethal bear control is essential to a comprehensive bear management policy, and then agree to cut the funding for those methods. It is obvious the bear population has grown in northwestern New Jersey, and it must be brought under control before someone is injured or killed.\”

The Governor’s Budget Recommendation Document provides that the appropriation for black bear management be reduced from $863,000 in Fiscal Year 2008, to $678,000 in Fiscal Year 2009. The DEP has opposed any bear management policy that includes hunting, and has instead favored public education, control of human-derived food, and research into contraception.

\”The Corzine administration was chiefly responsible for the cancellation of a bear hunt in 2006, and they have successfully litigated against any effort to allow a hunt to be considered in the future,\” Oroho said. \”As a result, bears are now breaking into kitchens to steal muffins in my legislative district. This administration needs to employ all scientifically valid means of controlling the bear population and reducing human-bear interactions in the future. Barring a bear hunt while simultaneously cutting funding for non-lethal bear management will not serve these goals.\”

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Ewing, NJ…Playing its final home game of the season, The College of New Jersey women’s lacrosse team celebrated \”Senior Day\” on a winning note as the third-ranked Lions posted an 18-8 victory over the Profs on Thursday.

The win puts TCNJ at 13-1 on the season with two games remaining, while the Profs concluded their regular season with a record of 12-4.

Prior to the game, the Lions honored seniors Christine Cavallo (Cedar Grove, NJ/West Essex), Toni-Anne Cavallo (Cedar Grove, NJ/West Essex), Karen Doane (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan), Caitlin Gregory (Winslow, NJ/Eastern) and Diane Haddeland (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) for their hard work and dedication to the program.

Once the game started, those players had a role in the outcome, but they also had plenty of support from some of the younger players on the team. Junior Kelly Mitchell (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) opened the scoring and sophomore Lisa Seldeen (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) netted the next two getting the hosts off to a good start with the 3-0 lead.

The Profs got on the board with 20:08 remaining in the opening half as Caitlin Meseroll (Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township) made it a 3-1 game.

TCNJ put together a modest 3-0 run to round out the half as junior Katie Reuther (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), freshman Leigh Mitchell (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) and Seldeen each scored to put the Lions in front 9-3 at the break.

Rowan scored first in the second half, as Nicole Valianti (Oaklyn, NJ/Collingswood) trimmed TCNJ’s lead to 9-4, but that would be as close as the Profs would get the rest of the way.

Toni-Anne Cavallo came alive in the second half scoring four times, while Haddeland scored three times in the final frame as the Lions held a 9-5 edge on the scoreboard in the final period.

Cavallo finished with a game-high five goals and Seldeen netted four with a pair of assists. Haddeland recorded the hat trick with one assist, while Jaeger and Reuther each chipped in with a pair of goals.

Rowan’s Lauren Crennan (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored three times for the Profs leaving her four goals shy of reaching the 50-goal plateau. Meseroll also added a pair.

Gregory collected eight saves for her 25th career victory.

In goal for the Profs, junior Alicia Mannino (Richboro, PA/Conwell-Egan Catholic) had a busy game making 19 saves.

The Lions are on the road on Saturday heading to Frostburg State University for a 1 p.m. start with the Bobcats, while the Profs await a bid to post-season play.