American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 13, 2008 – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 22 suspects today during operations in central and northern Iraq. — Northeast of Samarra, forces killed two and detained 10 suspects. Forces also found several weapons in the area. Nearby, forces detained another four suspects. They also found three terrorist safe houses and medical supplies and destroyed three weapons caches. — During two operations northwest of Samarra, coalition forces detained four suspects. — In Baghdad, forces captured an alleged weapons handler. The suspect reportedly is responsible for a recent shipment of homemade explosives and is connected to car-bomb cells in the city. Two others were detained. — Coalition forces captured an alleged foreign terrorist facilitator southwest of Biaj. In operations yesterday: — Near Mahmudiyah, forces captured the alleged overall leader of the Arab Jabour al Qaeda network. Nine other suspects were detained, and one was wounded in the operation. At the site, forces found bomb-making parts and hiding places for personnel and equipment. — In Baghdad, coalition forces detained three suspects, including one suspected of managing bombs, vehicles and suicide bombers for use by terrorist networks throughout the capital city region. — North of Tarmiyah, forces captured a suspect with ties to an al Qaeda senior leader in Baghdad\’s northern belt. He reportedly is involved in kidnapping operations and has associates throughout the Baghdad and Tarmiyah area. Three other suspects were detained in the operation. — Coalition forces detained three suspected terrorists in Tikrit yesterday with ties to senior al Qaeda leadership in the region. Two others were detained during operations northwest of Biaj. — Two suspects were detained in Mosul. In March 11 operations: — In Baghdad, forces detained two suspects. One has ties to senior al Qaeda leadership in the area, and the other has ties to a homemade-bomb facilitator, officials said. — Soldiers captured five suspects, four of whom are suspected of involvement in a suicide attack that killed five U.S. soldiers and their interpreter in central Baghdad on March 10. — Iraqi police recovered a weapons cache in Salahuddin province. The cache was northeast of Samarra in an area known for multiple caches and safe-haven locations for insurgents. The cache included 60 mm mortar rounds, 82 mm mortar rounds, 60 mm mortar tubes, boosters and several pounds of smokeless dynamite powder. Earlier, Iraqi army soldiers stopped four suspected terrorists building a car bomb March 9 near the Rissala neighborhood market in Mosul. The Iraqi army evacuated civilians from the market area, and forces searched and found four anti-armor homemade bombs made of crude explosively formed penetrators hidden in a popcorn cart. (Compiled from Multinational Force and Multinational Corps Iraq releases.)

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Redlands, CA – The 25th ranked Lions of The College of New Jersey men’s tennis team posted an important and key victory as they knocked off 10th ranked Bowdoin College on Wednesday night. TCNJ won 5-4 and now stands at 3-1 on the year.

TCNJ’s senior Roger Mosteller (Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee) would record the decisive win at fifth singles to lift TCNJ past Bowdoin.

DOUBLES
1. Michael Klimchak and Roger Mosteller (TCNJ) def. Garrett Gates and Stephen Sullivan, 8-4
2. Eric Ferriere and Jeremy Eckardt (TCNJ) def. Alex White and Tyler Anderson , 9-8 (4)
3. Jamie Neely and Noah Buntman (BC) def. Matt Pierson and Jonathan Yu, 8-1

SINGLES
1. Gates (BC) def. Klimchak, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-5
2. Sullivan (BC) def. Pierson, 6-0, 6-1
3. Eckardt (TCNJ) def. Neely, 6-1, 6-3
4. Buntman (BC) def. Ferriere,6-1, 6-3
5. Mosteller (TCNJ) def. Anderson, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
6. Yu (TCNJ) def. Andrew Fried, 7-6(4), 7-6(4)

TCNJ’s men’s tennis team posted one of the program’s most important wins as the Lions knocked off the tenth ranked Polar Bears of Bowdoin College. Roger Mosteller teamed with senior Michael Klimchak (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) for a win at first doubles and then posted the winning point for the Lions as he was a winner in three sets at fifth singles.

TCNJ’s sophomore Jeremy Eckardt (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) and senior Eric Ferriere (Montague, NJ/Kittatinny) were winners at second doubles, while Eckardt added a win at third singles and rookie Jonathan Yu (Hamilton, NJ/Steintert) added a win at sixth singles to also help the Lions on the day.

Photo caption (left to right): Pitcher Ryan Kulik, catcher Robert Fox and center fielder Roger Turley

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GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University baseball named its three captains for the 2008

season.

Left handed pitcher Ryan Kulik (sr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) is a captain for the second straight

year. He is joined by catcher Robert Fox (sr. Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp.) and center fielder

Roger Turley (sr. Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury).

Kulik is the Profs\’ number one starter on the mound. In three games this season, he has recorded

a 0.45 earned run average (ERA) and 36 strikeouts. He has only allowed one earned run and nine

hits in 20 innings. Kulik tied the school record for strikeouts in a game (15) in Rowan\’s 7-0 win

over Alvernia College (Mar. 10).

\”Kulik is an intense competitor,\” said head coach Juan Ranero. \”He brings a great work ethic and

provides leadership for the team.\”

Last year, Kulik was selected to the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) All-

State third team. He collected New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Pitcher of the Year,

NJAC All-Conference first team, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic

All-Region and NJCBA All-State second team and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)

Metro All-Star Team honors in 2006.

Fox is Rowan\’s starting catcher for the third consecutive season. In four games, he is batting .250

with two runs batted in (RBIs) and one double. Last year, he hit .280 with 14 RBIs, 10 runs

scored and three doubles. He was chosen to the NJAC All-Conference second team.

\”Fox is like having a coach on the field,\” commented Ranero. \”He brings a tough mentality to

the team on a daily basis.\”

Turley is a four-year starter for the Profs. In three games, he has recorded one run scored and one

RBI. He is coming off his best year, in which he hit .315 with 30 runs scored, 16 RBIs, nine

doubles, six stolen bases and three triples. Turley was a member of Rowan\’s 2004 and 2005

NCAA Championship Tournament teams.

\”Turley is the behind the scenes leader of the team,\” stated Ranero. \”He makes sure that

everything is taken care of from an organizational standpoint. Turley is a true team player,

coming back for a fifth year after suffering two major injuries.\”

Rowan has a 4-2 record heading into the Russ Matt Tournament. The Profs will be in the

tournament from Saturday, March 15 – Friday, March 21 in Orlando, FL. Rowan opens on

Saturday against Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts at 11 a.m. and Westfield State College

(MA) at 2:30 p.m.

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Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean issued the following statement regarding Governor Jon Corzine’s published remarks that he believes the nation is in recession:

\”Six months ago I called on Governor Corzine to follow the lead of New York City and State and impound unspent monies. Now that the governor has acknowledged in the press that he believes we are in a recession, he must take action to safeguard the budget from unforeseen financial shocks.

\”The governor and the State Treasurer should update legislators on revenue and spending projections immediately. If we are in recession, then it’s likely the estimates legislators are using to guide the budget debate are already out of date. Corzine should give an immediate report on any revenue or spending changes since his budget address and commit to providing regular revenue and spending reports to aid the legislature as the budget is crafted in committee.

\”In addition, I am concerned New Jersey is moving too slowly to respond to this economic downturn. Both the City and the State of New York have been preparing for declining revenues for months.

\”I urge the governor to consider an immediate freeze on non-essential spending and delay plans for any new borrowing. Then we must draft a budget that it is as conservative as the times demand. It isn’t too late to prepare for an economic storm. The governor must demonstrate leadership and act, and he must do it now.\”

 

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Deer and rabbit season are over. You can start dreaming about fishing or you can get out and hunt coyotes. It might sound easy, but area hunters say hunting coyotes is a big challenge. Indian Mountain Rod and Gun Club is sponsoring a hunt next week if think you want to give it a try. We even have a special treat this week: a link to a coyote call.

We change the clocks this weekend so we\’ll have more daylight hours after work to be outdoors. Here\’s something you\’ll want to try:

It\’s time for one of the most fascinating parts of the American woodcock’s life, the dusk courtship display. If you\’ve never seen this, the Monroe County Environmental Center is giving you
a chance.

If you want to attract more wildlife to your property, the Game Commission is now offering wildlife nesting structures. Animal homes available include those for gray and fox squirrel, chickadee, wren, northern flicker, owl, wood duck and mallard duck.

Had enough of venison burgers? Even if you think you can never get enough burgers, here\’s a new recipe to try: venison pockets. This story also includes recipes for Grouse Salad and Marinated Fish.

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Sara Martino

The Tanning Rooms are named Tranquil, Serenity, Paradise and Sunset. Mood music relaxes you as you are on your way to a nice healthy look. According to owner, Joe Kent, (photo) there are many steady, loyal customers who come to the Tropical Illusions Salon and they all are treated to the tropical scenery as they enter the salon and while getting a tan.

Some customers visit the Salon in order to get a base tan before vacationing. \”This can help in preventing bad sunburn,\” Joe said. The ten to fifteen minute sessions are relaxing and can certainly be a mood-up lifter.

A bathing suit may be worn in the private tanning booths and tanning beds. If you prefer an all over body tan, there is complete privacy. \”Occasionally, we would have to knock on the door to wake up a snoozing customer,\” said Maria, a salon employee, who along with Patty and Jessica, assist the men and women with their tanning.

Yes, men and women of all ages from 16 to 75 years old are customers. \”We are especially busy near Prom time. In the afternoons, many students will come in after school. We do have a lot of mother and daughter coming in to get a tan together,\” said Joe.

Seniors may partake of the tanning process for a nice price of $99.00 for three months. At the present time, the cost of a one week unlimited tanning bed is only $17.00. Or the cost of the beds range from one session at $8.00 up to ten sessions at $42.00 and monthly sessions are available at special prices.

If you prefer to stand and get your tan, the booth is private and you can even have your teeth whitened at the same time if you like.

Use of the VHR Booth varies from a charge of $12.00 for one session and up to $100.00 for 10 sessions. There are always specials available and flyers may be picked up at the salon. \”Word of mouth brings in a lot of our customers. We also advertise in the local newspapers, appear on Channel 19 and have our flyers displayed in area diners,\” Joe said

\”Every six months, we like to change the bulbs in the equipment to produce an increased enhancement of the tanning process. We have new Sizzler 10.5 replacement bulbs ready to be installed now,\” said Joe.

If you would like to purchase some tanning lotions to help accelerate your tan before you go into the bed, the salon has \”tingles \” and \”no tingles\” lotions, moisturizers, and various bronze tanning lotions. Toe rings, bracelets, tank tops, sweat shops and other accessories are for sale in the salon.

The previous owner of Tropical Illusions was Thomas Stewart, who perished while on duty as a Gloucester City fire fighter on the Fourth of July, 2002 in Gloucester City. \”Tom\’s family helped me out a lot with the business when I purchased Tropical Illusions in November 2001,\” Joe said. Joe is a Gloucester City resident and is retired from the Waterford Township Police Department.

\”Get a golden tan without the sun\”, the Tropical Illusions\’ flyers say. Appointments can be made prior to a visit or there is only a short wait for walk-ins. The salon is open seven days a week from 10am to 9pm Monday thorough Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn\’t find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, \”Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!\”

Miraculously, a parking place appeared.

Paddy looked up again and said, \”Never mind, I found one.\”

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Shining Star Park on Harding & Lowell Avenues

Saturday, March 15^th

Rain date March 22^nd

 

1:00 pm and will run consecutively until all ages have completed

Ages: 1-2 years old

3-4 years old

5-6 years old

7-8 years old

9-12 years old

Children of all ages with special needs

Bring your camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny

SULLIVAN Claudine Frances\”Franny\”

On March 12, 2008. Age 68. Of Gloucester City. After winning her battle with cancer, Franny went home to the Lord. Beloved daughter of the late Maurice Sullivan and Elizabeth Mae (nee Rusk). Loving mother Tonya Sanderson and her husband Jeff of Gloucester City. Beloved Mum of Damion, Mikayla and Chase. Beloved sister of Kassie Avila (Sal) and the late James, Andrew, Nettie and Frankie. Devoted aunt of Brian Bowell (Donna), Nicole (Jason) and Eric (Jennifer) and great-aunt of Chris, Collin, Corrine. Survived by many other nieces and nephews.

Franny loved her dogs, Sammy, Maddie and Sandy and lived in Gloucester City for her entire life. She was a hard worker in the window industry and retired from there. She loved her ABC soaps and doing her cryptograms. She was a powerful women who fought everyday and was passionate to help find a cure. She loved good people, a good party and truly loved her family very deeply.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Monday morning from 10 am to 12 Noon at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Episcopal Service 12 Noon in the funeral home officiated by Mother Bradley of Saint Luke\’s Episcopal Church. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery, Gloucester City. No Evening Viewing.

Family requests memorial donations in Franny\’s memory to the Cooper Foundation: One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103. Please write in memo: Claudine Sullivan. Donations will be for the fight of Ovarian Cancer. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Claudine \”Franny\” Sullivan.

Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City