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Lamont Peterson celebrates after knocking

 Lamont Peterson wants a chance to reclaim the world title that was stripped from him after a positive doping test, but first he probably will have to fight South Americanstandout Lucas Matthysse.

And the co-feature on what is likely to be a May 18 boxing card in Atlantic City will also include Britain\’s unbeaten Kell Brook finally having his first world title bout, a twice-delayed showdown with US southpaw Devon Alexander.

BALTIMORE, Maryland (AFP) March 1, 2013, 11:33:42 PM EST

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 Super Bowl most valuable playerJoe Flacco has agreed to terms on a new contract with the Baltimore Ravens, the Baltimore Sun reported.

The star quarterback and theRavens are expected to finalize the deal on Monday, the newspaper said.

(Swedesboro, NJ) – Gloucester County Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger and Freeholder Lyman Barnes announced today that the Swedesboro Branch of the Gloucester County Library System has been awarded a Local History grant from the Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

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HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 1, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team trailed 8-0 against No. 24 Eastern Connecticut State University into the bottom of the seventh inning and attempted a comeback by scoring seven runs in the final three innings but came up one run short, 8-7. Stevens plated three runs in the ninth and had the bases loaded with two outs but could not drive in that fourth run at Dobbelaar Field.

CAMDEN, N.J. (March 2, 2013) – Rutgers University-Camden junior rightfielder Adrian Gonzalez (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) tripled home the winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning of the opening game and Oswego State junior right-hander James McKenna (Bohemia, NY/Connetquot) turned in a fine job in long relief in the nightcap as the two teams split a non-conference doubleheader here Saturday.

Rutgers-Camden won the opener, 7-4, and Oswego State took the nightcap, 8-7, in a game called after eight innings due to darkness.

The split leaves Rutgers-Camden with a 3-2 record, while it was the opening day of action for Oswego State.

February 27, 2013 (Washington, DC) – Against a backdrop of partisan divisiveness on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Sportsmen\’s Foundation (CSF) held its Annual \”Welcome to Congress\” reception for members of the Congressional Sportsmen\’s Caucus (CSC) for the 113th Congress on Tuesday night. The reception, which included 46 bipartisan Members of Congress, from both sides of the Capitol, focused on common issues of concern to sportsmen and women and served as an opportunity for members of the CSC to jointly agree on the need to move bipartisan, pro-sportsmen legislation in this Congress.

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Phyllis

On February 28, 2013. Age 75. (nee Curry) Of Voorhees Care and Rehab. Formerly of Gloucester City. Beloved wife of 48 years to Joseph Herman. Loving mother of Carol Gorman (Joe), Joey Herman (Kim), and John Herman (Gwen). Loving grandmother of Michele Burroughs, Michael Gorman, John A. Herman, Mackenzie Herman, and Kirstyn Herman. Cherished great grandmother of Mario and Krista. Dear sister of Mary Chew, Patricia Pratt, the late Anna David and the late William Curry, Jr. Daughter of the late William and Rose Curry. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and a special Aunt Helen Vendetti. 

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary of Phyllis Herman. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Ph: 856-456-1142

This political panic needs a little common sense. In the last decade, federal spending has exploded from a $2 trillion budget in 2002 to a $3.5 trillion budget in 2012—a 75 percent increase. Over the next 10 years, the budget is projected to grow another 69 percent to $6 trillion. The sequester barely taps the brakes on this runaway spending, still allowing a 67 percent increase over the next 10 years. Too much to ask of Washington?

\”Sequester\” is an awkward word for automatic spending reductions that were decided during negotiations for the 2011 debt ceiling deal, and it is problematic. The reductions leave the largest part of federal spending—entitlements—virtually untouched while deeply cutting into defense priorities. This compromises national security by undermining military readiness and capabilities, while doing nothing to make defense more efficient and effective. This is a poor substitute for real budgeting. The President and Congress have had a year and a half to come up with a smarter way to reduce spending, and they have failed.

READ http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/01/obama-spending-taxes-sequestration-obamanomics/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell

In 2011, about 21 percent of adults who smoke traditional cigarettes had used electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, up from about 10 percent in 2010, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, about six percent of all adults have tried e-cigarettes, with estimates nearly doubling from 2010. This study is the first to report changes in awareness and use of e-cigarettes between 2010 and 2011.

By: David Ferguson