#20 TCNJ SOFTBALL SWEEPS RUTGERS-NEWARK 

Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey softball celebrated senior day in style as they swept a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader from Rutgers-Newark on Tuesday afternoon at Dr. June Walker Field.

The 8-0 and 12-7 victories pushed the 20th-ranked Lions record 11-5 in the conference and 24-10 overall. Rutgers-Newark dropped to 8-24 overall and 2-14 in the NJAC.

Game 1
TCNJ 8, Rutgers-Newark 0 (5 innings)

press release April 11, 2013

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Bowe, a Philadelphia Radio institution is back with one of his favorite programs in over 40 years on the air. \”Happy Hour with Mike Bowe\” became a popular feature on WHAT-AM 1340 from 2008 to 2011. Now, Mike Bowe is swinging the doors open again with Happy Hour on Martini Lounge at iRadioPhilly.com every Friday from 5 to 7 pm. Listeners can tune in on the website at www.iRadioPhilly.com or on FREE smartphone Apps for iPhone and Android.

BY CNBNEWS STAFF

DRPA UNDER INVESTIGATION…AGAIN–A Philadelphia grand jury is investigating million of dollars of politically connected \”economic-development\” spending by the Delaware River Port Authority. DRPA chief executive John Matheussen told the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 5, \”I can confirm that we have been served with a subpoena by the U.S. Attorney\’s Office.\” 

DRPA, which operates four toll bridges and the PATCO commuter rail line between Philadelphia and South Jersey, spent nearly $500 million over 15 years to underwrite museums, sports stadiums, a concert hall, a cancer center, the Army-Navy football game, and other non-transportation projects. 

In the immediate area, the DRPA gave the City of Gloucester $400,000 towards the $1 million construction of Freedom Pier, which was dedicated in September 2011. The pier is located at the former Coast Guard Base, at King and Cumberland Streets.

CAMDEN, N.J. (April 22, 2013) – Senior third baseman John Santilli (Folsom, NJ/St. Joseph-Hammonton) went 3-for-3 to pull within one hit of the 100 career milestone and a pair of other Scarlet Raptors pulled within one of single-season program records as Rutgers University-Camden defeated Swarthmore College, 7-3, in a Senior Night baseball game Monday at Campbell’s Field.

The Scarlet Raptors improve to 19-17, while the Garnet falls to 20-14.

Rutgers-Camden scored seven runs from the third through the seventh innings to wipe out an early 1-0 deficit in a game that saw senior pitcherAdam Satanoff (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) raise his record to 7-2 with a one-inning relief stint and junior shortstop Adrian Gonzalez (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) drive home two runs in the third inning with his 15th double of the season.

Satanoff needs one more win to tie Michael Murphy’s single-season program mark of eight victories, set in 2002. Gonzalez, meanwhile, needs only one double to tie Matt Hunt’s program mark of 16, set in 2010. With 38 RBIs, Gonzalez also is chasing the single-season program mark of 46 RBIs, set by Gerry Gatelein in 1996.

Prior to the game, the Scarlet Raptors honored the 11 seniors on the 2013 team: Santilli, Satanoff, Shaune Collins (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East), Joe DiMento (Washington Township, NJ/Washington Township), Nicco Esgro (Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro), Donnie Haines (Carneys Point, NJ/Penns Grove), Bruce Monro (Matawan, NJ/Matawan Regional), Dave Prager (Deptford, NJ/Deptford), Ethan Rhinehart (Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro), Albert Rivera (Matawan, NJ/Matawan Regional) and Joe Sirolli (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson).

The Garnet scored a first-inning run on an RBI double by junior first baseman Nicko Burnett (Anaheim, CA/Lutheran) and left the bases loaded against Raptor junior starter Jim Turner (Medford, NJ/Holy Cross), but couldn’t get anything else in the four-inning stint against the 6-3 righty. Turner allowed three this, one walk and three hit batsmen, struck out two and surrendered only the one earned run.

Rutgers-Camden took the lead for good in a two-run third inning. Santilli drilled a bullet off the Garnet shortstop for his first hit of the night and the 97th of his career. Rivera followed with his own single, the 95th hit of his career, and both scored on a double by Gonzalez down the left field line.

A walk to junior second baseman George Spingler (Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester Catholic), a single by Collins and a RBI single by Santilli made it a 3-1 game in the fourth inning.

In the fifth inning, Gonzalez walked, stole second and scored on a single by Prager. The Raptors added two more runs in the sixth when Collins reached on an error and was tripled home by Santilli. Esgro reached second base as Santilli was caught at the plate on a fielder’s choice, and he scored when Sirolli reached on an infield error.

The Raptors’ final run came in the seventh after Rhinehart singled and stole second. He scored on a single up the middle by DiMento.

Swarthmore received two hits apiece from senior catcher Sean Bryant (Mount Vernon, NY/Rye Country Day) and sophomore leftfielder Brian Kaissi (Lower Gwynedd, PA/Wissahickon).

Swarthmore returns to action Tuesday with a 3:30 p.m. Centennial Conference game at Ursinus College.

Rutgers-Camden hosts Rutgers-Newark Wednesday at 6 p.m. when it returns to New Jersey Athletic Conference action.

Hire Our Heroes Job Fair for Veterans on April 25th
The Camden County Board of Freeholders, and Office of Veteran Affairs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ESGR and The American Legion, and their Camden County Executive Committee, is announcing a Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) job and coaching fair, which is part of a nationwide effort to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment.

\”The Board of Freeholders is very happy to be co-sponsoring the Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair,\” said Camden County Freeholder Board Deputy Director, Edward T. McDonnell, who is liaison to the county’s Office of Veteran Affairs. \”We are committed to our veterans and want to help them in every way possible as they pursue a new career after serving our country.\”

The hiring event will be hosted by the Susquehanna Bank Center 1, Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ 08103, NJ, and sponsored by those listed above. Veterans and their spouses are encouraged to take advantage of this event, on Thursday, April 25, 2013, from 11 am to 2 p.m., at the Susquehanna Bank Center. Resume writing and interview skill \”coaching\”/training will start at 8:30 am. WALK INS WELCOME! To Register Click Here

Bellmawr\’s Sauter Park on Park Drive in the Crescent Park section of town is in the final stages of having new playground equipment installed. Thanks in part to a grant from the Camden County Freeholders plus the hard work of Bellmawr\’s employees, the project includes tough timber borders, rubber mulch, new climbing equipment, and is positioned to reuse the existing swing frames.

 Weekly Column (Friday, April 19, 2013)

Violence and grief in the Boston area have rightly dominated our news media for the past week. The latest terrorist bloodshed is not at all senseless. It\’s the work of calculated malice. Innocent people, including children, have paid the price for other people\’s hatred. Our most important task right now is to pray for the victims and their families. God exists, and God can heal even the worst suffering, despite every human attempt to ignore him and every terrible sin that seems to \”disprove\” his presence. And yet it\’s fair to ask: How can a good God allow this kind of evil to happen?