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The Vermont Legislature worked quickly to craft the bill after a special request from Rep. Peter Welch. During a visit to Iraq in January, the congressman dined with Holt at a forward base outside Baghdad. He asked the troops whether they had any special requests for when they got home. Holt, an avid sportsman, said he\’d really like to hunt a moose.

The Legislature obliged, moving a bill that gives Vermont veterans first crack at five of the state\’s sought-after moose permits.

Friends and family said the opportunity would be particularly thrilling for Holt. Todd Berte, Holt\’s brother-in-law, said it\’s difficult to overstate Holt\’s passion for hunting.
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WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
BASEBALL: Chris Discher (Cherry Hill/Cherry Hill West) went 7-15 (.467) at the plate last week, including a five-hit game against Kean. Discher hit safely in all three games to extend his hitting streak to five.
LACROSSE: Matt Bell (Jackson/Jackson) totaled nine points on five goals and four assists in two Stockton victories last week.
SOFTBALL: Natalie Berrios (Vineland/Vineland) went 10-16 (.625) while registering four multi-hit games and driving in five RBI last week.
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Tony DeFeo (Mays Landing/Oakcrest) was Stockton’s top finisher at the Osprey Open, placing second out of 26 competitors in the hammer throw (43.99m).
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Meredith Malloy (Hamilton/Hamilton West) won the 5000-meter run by over a minute (18:24.35) and broke the school record by 25 seconds at the Osprey Open.

LATEST RESULTS

Baseball (15-7, 3-4 NJAC)
Rutgers-Camden 3, Stockton 0
Stockton 19, Kean 9
Kean 12, Stockton 9

Lacrosse (6-4, 1-0 Skyline)
Stockton 9, Susquehanna 8
Stockton 12, Farmingdale St. 11 (OT)

Softball (17-5, 2-4 NJAC)
Stockton 10, John Jay 0 (5)
Stockton 16, John Jay 0 (5)
Stockton 4, Rutgers-Newark 0
Stockton 15, Rutgers-Newark 2 (5)
College of New Jersey 2, Stockton 1
College of New Jersey 7, Stockton 0

Track & Field
No team scoring at Osprey Open

UPCOMING EVENTS (Home opponents in CAPS)

Monday, April 7
Baseball @ College of New Jersey 3:30 pm

Tuesday, April 8
Softball vs. ROWAN 3 pm

Wednesday, April 9
Baseball @ Ursinus 3:30 pm

Thursday, April 10
Softball @ FDU-Florham 3 pm

Friday, April 11
Baseball vs. RUTGERS CAMDEN 3:30 pm

Saturday, April 12
Women’s Rowing @ Knecht Cup
Track & Field @ College of New Jersey Invitational
Lacrosse vs. KEAN 1 pm
Softball @ William Paterson 1 pm
Baseball @ Rutgers-Newark (DH) 4 pm
(at First Energy Park, Lakewood)

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\”Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl\”.

The priest asks, \”Is that you, little Joey Pagano?\”

\”Yes, Father, it is.\”

\”And who was the girl?\”

\”I can\’t tell you, Father, I don\’t want to ruin her reputation\”

\”Well, Joey, I\’m sure to find out her name sooner or later, so you may as well tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?\”

\”I cannot say.\”

\”Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?\”

\”I\’ll never tell.\”

\”Was it Nina Capelli?\”

\”I\’m sorry, but I cannot name her.\”

\”Was it Cathy Piriano?\”

\”My lips are sealed.\”

\”Was it Rosa Di Angelo, then?\”

\”Please, Father, I cannot tell you.\”

The priest sighs in frustration. \”You\’re very tight lipped, Joey Pagano, and

I admire that, but you\’ve sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar

boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself.\”

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and

whispers, \”What\’d you get?\”

\”4 months vacation and five good leads.\”

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.

 

Barack Obama\’s half brother, Barracuda Obama, is doing well in Japan and wishes the Illinois senator luck in his quest for the U.S. presidency, the Tokyo Shimbum newspaper reported last Tuesday.

In its annual April Fool\’s Day hoax feature, the Tokyo based newspaper published a story about a 39-year old Asian-African businessman who recently learned he was a child born to Obama\’s Kenyan father and an Asian woman.

Barack Obama Sr. divorced the senator\’s mother, Ann Dunham, in mid-1960s.The spoof says Barracuda was born as the first of four children after Obama Sr. remarried his second wife in Nairobi.

The story says Barracuda speaks fluent Japanese and studied business administration in Japan after graduating top in his class in Kenya He works for a Japanese trading company and specializes in dealing in rare metals.

\”The tradition of publishing hoax stories on April Fools\’ Day began in 2001.The article went on to mention they thought the article about Mr. Obama would entertain their readers, \”said the editor Kenji Zaitoku.

Barracuda acknowledges in the fake interview that he was suspicious with Barack Obama, especially because of the similarity in their names. But the full details were not disclosed to him until late last year.

\”I\’d like to meet (Barack) soon and have a conversation with him,\” Barracuda is quoted as saying to Tokyo Shimbum newspaper.

The paper accompanied the article with a highlight explaining it was a joke, as well as an image of a suntanned Japanese salertman with the caption saying it was Barracuda Obama.

Although Tokyo Shimbum\’s annual April Fools\’ Day features were met with complaints when they first appeared in 2001, none of its readers was taken in Tuesday or called the editorial office fuming over Barracuda\’s lack of authenticity.

The Japan Times on Tuesday published a spoof about the return of an extinct bird at the Alien Wildlife Quarantine Shelter, but in keeping with its April 1 tradition, which predates the Tokyo Shimbum\’s by several years, did not add a disclaimer.

The Yomiuri Shimbum newspaper, the Asahi Shimbum newspaper and the Mainichi Shimbum newspaper said they chose not to join in the spirit of April Fools\’ Day and played it straight.

 

 

Warm Regards from Hank & Keiko Miller from Warm and Sunny Kitakyushu City, Japan

media release, April 6

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame collected 16 hits in an 11-2 victory over the Rutgers baseball team in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Frank Eck Stadium. The Scarlet Knights moved to 8-18 overall and 2-7 in the BIG EAST, while Notre Dame improved to 16-9-1 overall and 7-2 in the conference with a series sweep.

Notre Dame got its first run in the second when Ross Brezovsky doubled down the right field line and scored one play later on a Sean Gaston single up the middle.

David Mills reached on a fielder’s choice in the third and raced around the bases on a pair of steals before scoring on an AJ Pollock single to open the scoring on a big inning for the Irish. A hit ND batter later put runners on first and second and the Irish used consecutive singles to plate two more runs. A third-straight Irish single off the bat of Gaston was mishandled by the right fielder, which allowed two runs to score. Gaston, who advanced to third on the error, scored the Irish’s sixth run of the frame on their fifth single of the inning to give Notre Dame a 7-0 lead.

In the fourth, Pollock drew a leadoff walk and used a pair of steals to reach third, before scoring the Irish’s eighth run on a Jeremy Barnes double.

Sophomore Brett Garlick (Livingston, N.J.) hit a leadoff single for Rutgers in the sixth and came around to score the Scarlet Knights’ first run before Tom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.) followed an Irish infield error with an RBI groundout to score Callahan (fielder’s choice) to cut it to 8-2.

ND sandwiched a pair of doubles from Brezovsky and Pollock around a throwing errors on a steal attempt to plate two more runs against newly-inserted Jason Downey (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) in the sixth.

The Irish added a run in the seventh en route to their second-straight 11-2 victory over the Scarlet Knights. ND has taken the last nine games from RU in South Bend, dating back to 2002.

Brezovsky finished the day 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI to lead Notre Dame offensively.
Junior Ryan Beard (Point Pleasant, N.J.) (0-3) suffered the loss for RU with seven runs (six earned) on nine hits in 2.1 innings, while Eric Maust (2-1) got the win for ND with two runs (one earned) on seven hits and four strikeouts in eight innings.

Rutgers returns home before traveling to New York City to take on Columbia University on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.

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In South Jersey, Cherokee had planned to develop a mix of homes, hotels, shops and a transit stop on up to 600 acres at a former industrial site along the Delaware River in Pennsauken. The private equity firm had spent three years working on the project, which some environmentalists had opposed. They wanted the property to be used as a wildlife refuge.

The company\’s decision is a result of the sluggish housing market, which has made it difficult to obtain financing and reduced the value of undeveloped land, the News & Observer reported.

In an exchange of letters March 20, the town of Pennsauken and Cherokee agreed to let their waterfront development agreement expire at the end of that month.

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COOPER James T.

On April 3, 2008. Age 65. Of Brooklawn. Predeceased by his loving parents Thomas G. and Katherine Cooper (nee Polimeno). Survived by his loving and devoted cousins; Anna (James) Doherty, Anthony (Maryann) Dogostino, Jacqueline (Francis) Brown, Angelina (Francis) Collins, and Angelo (Maria) DiCicco.

James proudly served during the Vietnam War and was retired from the United States Air Force. He was a long-time member of the Brooklawn American Legion Post #72. James was a faithful and devoted parishioner of St. Maurice R.C. Church in Brooklawn.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday evening from 7 to 9 pm and Tuesday morning from 9 to 10 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St. (at Brown St.), Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 am at Saint Maurice R.C. Church : 401 Community Rd., Brooklawn. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

The family requests memorial donations in James\’ memory to a charity of your choice. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of James T. Cooper. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street , Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142.

Related The Ultimate Sacrifice By Sgt. Brandon Little, USA Special to American Forces Press Service

CAMP TAJI, Iraq, April 4, 2008 – Throughout their military careers, Army Staff Sgt. Shane Hansen and his brother, Army Sgt. 1st Class Zane Hansen, have always been on opposite sides of the world. Army Staff Sgt. Shane Hansen (left), a section sergeant in Company D, 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, poses for a picture with his older brother, Army Sgt. 1st Class Zane Hansen, a platoon sergeant in Troop T, 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, at Camp Taji, Iraq. Photo by Sgt. Brandon Little, USA (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Over the years, as they got married, had children and were stationed in different places, they haven\’t had many chances to see each other. But an unexpected mission change, combined with a little good fortune, brought them together in Iraq. Shane, who is stationed in Katterbach, Germany, deployed to Logistics Support Area Anaconda in July; Zane, who is stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, learned in November his unit also would deploy to Iraq. When Task Force 12 received the mission of becoming the aviation task force for Multinational Division Baghdad, the Hansen brothers found their first opportunity to be stationed together. \”I was excited when I found out we would be here together, because the last time I saw (Zane), before this deployment, was at our parents\’ house in August of 2004,\” said Shane, a section sergeant in Company D, 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment. \”We usually get to see each other about once every five years.\” Even though the brothers, natives of Wichita, Kan., live and work less than a half mile away from each other here, they still remain worlds apart. \”Right now, I\’m working night shift, and (Shane) works day shift; it seems like every time my shift changes, so does his,\” said Zane, a platoon sergeant in Troop T, 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. \”Since we\’ve been stationed here together, we\’ve only seen each other about three or four times.\” \”Our different shifts and different \’reset\’ days makes it difficult to see each other unless we really put forth an effort to going over to where the other one works,\” said Shane, who has been in the Army for 12 years. Their families have mixed feelings about the brothers being stationed together in Iraq. \”Our wives are happy that we are stationed here together, because they feel we have someone to talk to,\” said Shane, a UH-60 Black Hawk maintainer. \”Our parents don\’t like the idea of us being here together, because if something happens, it might happen to both of us; but our older sister isn\’t too worried about us being here.\” Both brothers are on their second deployment; Zane previously deployed to Bosnia and Shane to Afghanistan. Zane joined the Army a little more than a year before Shane. \”When I joined the Army in 1994, I got stationed in Korea,\” said Zane, an AH-64D Apache Longbow maintainer. \”When he joined the Army and got stationed in Hawaii, I was stationed in the states.\” Communicating with each other was difficult for the first couple of years because there was no Internet access; but now, it\’s definitely gotten a lot better, Shane said. Zane has been in aviation for his entire career, but Shane started out as a signal soldier. \”I really didn\’t like that job, and Zane would always tell me about his job and all of the cool things he did,\” said Shane. \”He wasn\’t the only reason I chose this job, but he definitely helped me make my decision.\” The brothers are living up to a long legacy of military service in their family. Their grandfathers served in the military during World War II. Their father also served in the Army; he joined shortly after the Vietnam War. Growing up, they had plenty of good times mixed with a little bit of mischief, they said. Although they try to stay professional, and call each other \”Sergeant Hansen\” when around other soldiers, childhood memories sometimes resurface. \”All of (Zane\’s) soldiers want to know about him,\” Shane said. \”Every once in a while, one of them will come up to me and ask me questions about him, and I\’ll give them a tidbit of information about some of the things he did growing up.\” Shane has been selected for promotion to sergeant first class and said he would like to be stationed back in the United States in the future. Zane said he and his wife are discussing the idea of asking to go to Europe. (Army Sgt. Brandon Little serves in the Task Force 12 Public Affairs Office in Multinational Division Baghdad.)

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Gartland, his brother and his father all shaved their heads shortly after the family learned around Christmas that his mother, Nancy, had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin\’s classical lymphoma.

\”It\’s cancer of the lymph nodes,\” Gartland said after going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in his Gloucester Catholic High School baseball team\’s 9-4 win over Sterling Saturday. \”(They found it) just in the chest area. There were a couple of surgeries in the beginning, and she\’s got to go through (chemotherapy) for 4-6 months.

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Ewing, NJ – The Ospreys of Richard Stockton College handed the eighth ranked Lions of The College of New Jersey a 6-3 loss in NJAC baseball on Monday. RSC snapped two of the Lions\’ impressive streaks with their performance on Monday as they broke TCNJ\’s 11-game win streak and ended the squad\’s 28 inning scoreless streak as well. TCNJ drops to 19-3 on the season and 6-1 in the NJAC, while RSC is now 15-7 overall and 4-4 in the league.

RSC scored in their first at bats as junior Chris Discher (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) opened the game with a lead off single off TCNJ\’s junior Dan Ramos-Dominko (Hampton, NJ/North Hunterdon). Junior Scott Fisher (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) added an RBI double and helped the Ospreys to a 2-0 lead after one inning.

In the third inning, senior Joe Sacerdote (Deptford, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) tacked on three runs for RSC with a three run homerun to left center, his fourth of the year.

TCNJ got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth after trailing 6-0. TCNJ\’s senior first baseman Bill Kropp (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) tripled with one out and scored on a wild pitch by RSC\’s junior Sean Donovan (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan). Sophomore DH Ryan Anzelone (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Township) doubled and was driven in with two outs by senior outfielder Matt Barrett (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley), pulling the Lions within four runs, down 6-2.

TCNJ added a run in the bottom of the seventh when junior Adam Tussey (Brooklawn, NJ/Gloucester) led off with a single and advanced on a misplayed ball in the outfield. He scored on a single by Jeff Toth (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville).

TCNJ threatened several times and by game\’s end had left nine men on base and racked up 13 hits.

Ramos-Dominko worked 7.1 innings with six earned runs off 10 hits, while walking just one with six strikeouts and drops to 2-1. He got support on the mound from junior reliever Eric Gertie (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) who came in the game in the top of the eighth with one out and after a walk, fanned the next two batters he faced. Gertie would work 1.2 innings with one hit and four strikeouts.

RSC\’s Donovan worked six innings with three earned runs and 13 hits, with a wild pitch in collecting the win and is 1-1 on the year. He got some middle relief from senior Amit Shah (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) who worked an inning with no hits or runs. Right handed sophomore John O\’Hara (Clayton, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) came in the game in the bottom of the eighth and worked the ninth proceeded to hit the first two batters he faced in the top of the ninth putting two base runners on with no outs. The Ospreys turned a double play putting Barrett at third and Toth at the plate for the Lions and he grounded out to the short stop to end the game and O\’Hara picked up the save, his third of the year.