(nee Koszeta) of Camden, most recently Audubon, peacefully passed away on November 17, 2007. Aged 86 years.
Helen will be fondly remembered for her thoughtful, kind and generous personality and there was never a holiday that would go by that she would not send a card of good wishes.
Helen enjoyed cooking for her family and watching her favorite pro sports teams especially the Dallas Cowboys and New York Mets. She also enjoyed trying her luck at the casinos and the racetrack. Helen worked for many years as an assembler for RCA in Camden until she chose to devote her time to raise her children and care for her family. Helen will be terribly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Beloved wife of the late Jackmaio. Loving mother of James V. (Patricia) and Leonard J. (Carol) Castaldi. Dear sister of Nellie Mason and the late Zigmond, Johnny Koszeta and Ann Lupinetti. Grandmother of Dina, Nicole, Lenny, Robert and Daniel. Great grandmother of Samantha and Isabella.
Viewing and funeral will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements under the direction of the McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME, Woodbury.
Tributes and memories may be shared at www.mcgfuneral.com
\’The Lifetime Tribute Funeral Home\’

The game plan for the BIG game is just about complete. Both teams are practicing, one open to the public and the other at an undisclosed location. To the players last year\’s game is not lost in their memory it is still etched in their minds. Both players and coaches are nervous about making any bold statements, but as Wednesday approaches, YES Wednesday not Thursday; I am sorry we are talking about the GHS Junior – Senior Girls Powder Puff Game not the Rams – Lions Football Game.

The daring Junior Class is the confident team coming in. They have invited the Senior Team to watch their pre-game preparation while the senior\’s have been unwilling to reveal their game plan. Last year\’s star now a Senior Leanna Wiley proclaimed a win over the inexperienced junior class by 8 points while fellow Senior Britney Boulden feels as though it will be a sleeper with a 14 point win.

The new junior team will be led by quarterback Tabatha Dick. Look for the juniors to open this game up early with the speedy Erin Mac Adams and Jean Marie Wiley. At the Sunday afternoon press conference Mac Adams predicted that if the senior\’s are lucky we will be nice and win by only 14. Junior wide out Wiley claims she will not be out done by her senior sister Leanna predicts a 2 touchdown win.

On Wednesday evening at the GHS field both teams will battle it out for the bragging rights. The halftime entertainment will be by the ALL MALE cheerleading squads by both the Junior & Senior class. This battle may be closer then the football game. These men have been working hard on their Pom-Pom routine. Expect the unexpected! These boys will tumble, split and build pyramids in the battle of the cheerleaders.

This game is a senior class fundraiser and the cost of admission for the 7:00 pm game is $1.00. Junior Marissa Cooper warns \”it won\’t even be close. Get your hot dogs and hot chocolate early because it will be a long night for the seniors\”.

Author Bruce Darrow

Photos to come……………….

 

DORAN, WILLIAM E.
On Nov. 17, of Bellmawr.Age 81. Services private at request of family. E-mail Condolences@Gardner Funeral Home.com.

Women’s College Basketball

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Broncs lost a non-conference game at Navy Sunday afternoon. \”The first half we got out worked,\” said head coach Lynn Milligan. \”We played better in the second half, turned up the intensity and made some more shots but we got out-worked, especially in the first half. It’s really that simple.\”

Down by 18 points with seven minutes remaining in the game, Rider (2-2) used a full-court press and went on a 17-6 run, keyed by two straight three-pointers from sophomore Amanda Sepulveda (Perth Amboy/Hun School) and the Broncs got to within seven at 60-53 with two minutes remaining. Sepulveda finished with six points.

\”There’s no silver lining coming back,\” Milligan said. \”We didn’t compete for 40 minutes. Yes, we did a good job cutting the lead down to six and picked up the intensity but the bottom line is that we dug ourselves a hole early which is something we have to correct.\”

Sophomore Ashley Anderson’s (East Orange) driving lay up with 19 seconds left got Rider to within six before Navy sealed the game at the free throw line. Anderson had eight points, seven rebounds and four blocks in 26 minutes of action off the bench.

\”We have kids who will fight back and we know the effort we have the potential to get,\” Milligan added. \”We can’t keep digging holes and expect to get out of them.\”

Junior Shaunice Parker (Waldorf, Md./West Lake), playing in her home state, led Rider scoring 12 points with four rebounds and two steals with sophomore Tammy Meyers (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) adding 11 points on five for six shooting.

Meyers also added six rebounds.

In the opening period, Parker hit a jumper to bring Rider to within three at 15-12 before Navy (2-3) went on a 7-0 run over the next five minutes opening up a 22-12 lead. Parker had eight of Rider’s 20 points in the opening half.

The Midshipmen held Rider to five free throws the last five minutes of the half and led 32-20 at intermission.

\”Navy’s zone took us out of our flow,\” Milligan said. \”But it comes down to being out-worked and that’s not going to happen again.\”

Bronc leading scorer senior Janele Henderson (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) was held to six points, still suffering the after effects of an ankle injury against Hofstra November 15. Henderson, the conference player of the week last week entered the game averaging over 22 points per game.

Navy was led by Cassie Consedine with 15 points and 12 rebounds. K.C. Gordon and Morgan Hill also had 15 points each for the Midshipmen.

Navy, which had 16 assists on 19 made field goals, improved to 2-0 at home while the Broncs are now 0-2 on the road. \”You have to be prepared to play on the road,\” said Milligan. \”Your attention to the little things and the details has to be even more. You are in hostile territory and that’s something that we didn’t respond to today.\”

Rider hosts Central Florida on Friday at 7:00pm in Alumni Gym.

\”We have five days to correct some things,\” said Milligan. \”We are going to get back to practice and figure out what we need to tweak. Central Florida is young, athletic and big and we need to b e prepared to play.\”

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Collegeville, PA. The College of New Jersey wrestling team boasted four
champions at the Ursinus College Fall Brawl on Sunday with five other
grapplers take second in the non-team scored event.

TCNJ\’s first title came at 133 pounds as seventh-ranked senior Ray
Sarinelli (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills) won all four of his bouts including
a 5-2 decision over Steve Kingsland of Ursinus in the championship.
Sarinelli is now 10-0 on the season.

Two weight classes later, sophomore Tyler Branham (Newton,
NJ/Kittantinny) won the 149-pound weight class with a convincing 11-0
major decision over Muhlenberg\’s Rob Kein in the finals. Branham, who is
ranked fourth nationally in his weight class, was 4-0 on the day and with
his second win in the tournament earned his 50th career victory.

The Lions won back-to-back weight classes at 165 and 174 pounds with
freshman Justin Bonitatis (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) winning at
165 and junior Greg Osgoodby (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) at 174.

Bonitatis needed five wins to claim his weight class as he clinched the
title with a pin of teammate Al Wonesh (Columbus, NJ/North Burlington) in
1:50. Those five wins puts Bonitatis at a near-perfect 13-1 in varsity
action this season.

Osgoodby won his second tournament of the season with an 18-1 technical
fall of Lycoming\’s Troy Hayre in the finals. It was Osgoodby\’s second win
of the tournament by technical fall, while adding a pin and a major
decision in his other two victories.

In addition to Wonesh\’s second-place finish, the Lions had four others
reach the finals. At 125, Kyle Kinchen (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) fell 6-4 in
overtime to York\’s Kyle Flickinger, who is ranked seventh nationally. TCNJ
dropped another close decision in the finals at 141 as freshman John
Barnett (Oakridge, NJ/Jefferson Twp.) fell 5-3 to Damian Rose of Thiel.

Sophomore Dan DiColo (Budd Lake, NJ/ Mount Olive) fell by a narrow 7-6
margin at 157 to seventh-ranked John Niedrich of York (PA) College, while
senior Steve Carbone (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) fell 3-0 to York\’s Luke
Panizzi in the finals at 285 in a battle of ranked opponents. Panizzi is
ranked ninth with Carbone one spot behind in 10th.

TCNJ also had three grapplers battle back to place third. Jon Biango
(Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) was third at 157, Mike Denver (Bayville,
NJ/Central Regional) finished in that same spot at 174 and Shawn
Vanwingerden (Wantage, NJ/High Point) at 197.

The Lions will return to the mat on Wednesday, November 28 heading to
King\’s College for a dual meet with the Monarchs.
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The Mt. Ephraim Public Schools wishes to thank Mr. Sam Conte, Sr. and Mrs. Michelle Orosze (center) of the Mt. Ephraim Rotary Club for presenting the third grade class of Mary Bray School with brand new dictionaries.

Top Row (left to right): (Teachers) Mrs. Nadine Oliveti, Mrs. Nicole Shapley, Mr. Joseph Rafferty (Superintendent)

Mr. Michael Profico (Principal), Mrs. Gloria Knight.

Students, (left to right) : Amy Guldin, Cassidy Chambers, Michael Snyder, Kaelyn Lahn and Nevada DeFord

 

 

 

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.

 

When I was new to this country, I had regular\” episodes of misunderstanding\” about the way of life Japanese. Episodes that taught me that Western thinking and Japanese thinking did not, could not, and would not match. Episodes that always left me muttering to myself that I had been in Japan far too long, even though I had just arrived. I haven\’t had such an episode for many years now, and perhaps that means the same thing: I have been here too long. Yet, the other day I had a lulu of a situation.

 

As I have done many times for that past several years–ever since my three kids went to the states to attend high school–I walked to my local post office to wire them finances. As a veteran, I came prepared: I had my personal stamp. I had also brought copies of my last many times I had wired them money.

I had my postal saving passbook also. I had my alien registration card, my passport, and business card. All this because I always feared something would go wrong. But I had no difficulties what so ever in numerous tries. Which meant the post office was due.

I knew this the second I greeted the clerk in Japanese and he answered me in English. A bad sign. We were not going to communicate at all.

I told him I wanted to wire money to the States. I had the necessary form already filled out. He accepted this and began to peruse it carefully, licking his chops like a wolf before a lamb.

And then–I knew it!–he sucked his teeth.

My American bank did not have a street address, he said. It was impossible to send the money. Oh really? I displayed copies of my many previous transactions. My area in Oregon is too small for street addresses, I explained. It\’s almost too small for streets too.

The bank name and routing number were all I really needed, Trust me.

He then shuffled through the copies. Who could have OK\’d these!?he asked.

I pointed to his superior sitting 3 meters away and he dropped the topic. Only to soon suck his teeth once again and shake head. Why?

\”He wanted to know, \”If the money will end up with your children. Have you written living expense\’ as purpose? It will not be your living expense.\”

 

Again I said that was what his superior had instructed me to write.

Now he shuffled back to his boss. The two huddled for a hushed conversation and then the clerk returned, beaming as if he had just saved the banking business from collapse.\”You must write your \’children\’s living expense\’ or it is unacceptable!\”

So I did and he went ahead with the transaction, taking both my passbook and alien registration. Only to stop cold.

 

The names on my passbook and alien registration were different! He almost screeched this. I explained the alien registration contained my middle name but my passbook did not. My postal account dates to the 1980s and I had never entered my middle name. He handed everything back and apologized that he could not make the transaction.\”Now wait,\” I said \”it\’s my money/ you have a photo I.D. I have done this dozens of times. Your boss sitting behind you has waited on me personally. I have copies with me .Besides no other foreigner ever comes in here to wire money. You all know who I am and you all know my family too.\”The man apologized again bowing.

And said it was impossible. New laws had made sending money more difficult.

 

The government wished to tighten down because of North Korea.

I told him to take a good long look at me. Now I said to the clerk, do I look like a North Korean to you. And my children in the States are Japanese and American citizens. Plus how hell would North Korea use this money? The amount was enough to buy peanuts, not plutonium.

 

\”I am sorry he said. I was deciding whether to stomp out, or to first close my account and then stomp out of there, when he added:\”

You have only two possible options. You can either legally change your name to match your passbook.\” \”WHAT!?\”I reached for his neck.\”Or you can create a new passbook. It takes about five minutes.\” \”Alright. That\’s what I\’ll do. But can I strangle you first?\”

Of course he didn\’t answer. Ten minutes later I went home with my money sent and a brand new passbook, along with some small gratification gift that I somehow triumphed over Japanese bureaucracy. Or so I thought.

 

You won\’t believe this:

In the next month I was contacted by every Japanese creditor I had, all bellowing for payment. Why?

Because now my passbook name was not the same as their billing data. The post office would not release my funds. I have to contact each creditor and change my name on their endless forms. So I had been here far too long. At least under my shortened name.

\”Anyway there is some light at the other end of the tunnel.\”

 

December 22nd my wife Keiko and I are going to take a breather and come to Gloucester City, for a well deserved holiday with our family and friends, we\’ll depart for our home in Japan on January 3, 2008.

 

Warm Regards from Kitakyushu City, Japan

 

Hank & Keiko Miller

Lynchburg, VA. The College of New Jersey women\’s soccer team netted a 1-0
victory over Washington University (MO) to advance to the quarterfinals of
the 2007 NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday.

Senior Dana DiBruno (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) scored the game\’s
only goal with 8:52 remaining in regulation for her 14th marker of the
season. It was also her team-leading sixth game0winning goal of the
season. The play originated off of a corner kick taken by senior Kristen
Cubicciotti (North Haledon, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy).

Sophomore keeper Jessica Clarke (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) picked up her
11th shutout of the season making three saves as the Lions have shutout
each of their three opponents in the tournament.

The win put the third-ranked Lions at 20-0-1 on the season giving them
their second 20-win season in the last three years. The loss ended season
for the 10th-ranked Bears at 17-4.

TCNJ will play in the sectional final on Sunday, November 18 at 1 p.m.
against either Emory (GA) University or host Lynchburg College.

 

Parent–teacher conference time is quickly approaching. The conference dates for this year are:

Friday, November 16th
Monday, November 19th
Tuesday, November 20th
Conference times are from 1:15 until 3:15. Conferences will also be available Monday evening from 6 until 8:30 PM.
All parents are encouraged to attend these conferences, as communication between parent and teacher is an integral part of your child\’s education.

Troy, NY (11/17/07) – The College of New Jersey\’s senior kicker Matt
Dalessio (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) added a 27-yard field goal with 0:13 left
to play to propel the Lions in the NCAA Division III Football Championship
past the host Engineers of Rensselaar 17-14 on Saturday afternoon at \’86
Field before a crowd of 419. With the win, TCNJ improves to 9-2 on the
year, while RPI\’s season comes to an end at 8-2.

TCNJ will now travel to
Mount Union College (Alliance, OH) for the second round of the tournament
for a noon contest with the Raiders on Saturday, November 24. Mount Union
advanced after posting a 42-18 win over Ithaca also in the first round.

RPI struck first on their possession driving 61 yards to cap a nine-play
drive and held a 7-0 lead after freshman running back Nick Costa (Yonkers,
NY/Iona Prep) at 11:38.

Sophomore quarterback Chris James (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) found
classmate Cameron Richardson (Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township) from 35
yards out to put the Lions on the scoreboard at 1:24 and a point after by
senior kicker Matt Dalessio (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) tied the score at 7-7.
The score was the sixth of the fall for Richardson.

Sophomore running back Chase Misiura (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) carried the
ball four times on the drive, including a 31-yarder play to put the Lions
on RPI\’s side of the field.

Costa would add to the Engineers\’ scoring output on the day adding his
second score on a three-yard rush to cap a 78-yard drive with 5:22 left in
the first half of play.

Dalessio would attempt a 44-yard field goal with 1:08 left before the half
and would miss as the ball fell short and to the right.

Misiura came up with a big play after TCNJ was forced to punt on their
first possession and on a fumble came up with the recovery to start the
Lions\’ drive on the RPI 19. The Lions would have to settle for a 31-yard
field goal attempt which was partially blocked by sophomore defensive back
Joe Albano (Dalton, MA) at 11:30 in the third leaving the score at RPI
14-7.

Senior back Andrew Larkin (Hamilton Square, NJ/Notre Dame) picked off
RPI\’s junior quarterback Jimmy Robertson (Yonkers, NY/Iona Prep) in the
end zone in the third quarter for his seventh interception of the year and
halted an Engineer drive.

On the next drive TCNJ was able to gain the back when on the punt return
Nick Steffner (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater) forced a fumble and Joe Spahn
(Burlington, NJ/Florence) came up with the recovery to start the drive for
TCNJ on the RPI 43 yards line at 13:11 in the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately the Lions could not make the most of the opportunity as
James was sacked on third and 23 by junior lineman Nick Casale (Waterford,
NY) and TCNJ was forced to punt. The sack was the third of the day for
Casale.

Robertson would add an 83 yard pass play to senior receiver Brendan
McGowan (Mesa, AZ) in the Engineers\’ next drive and put RPI deep in the
Lions\’ territory. Robertson would surpass the 300 plus passing yards on
the game on the play. Despite the great field position for the Engineers,
TCNJ\’s defense held on and got the ball on downs with no points allowed on
the play.

TCNJ would get into the RPI red zone on a key 22-yard pass to Zach Rinaldi
(Burlington, NJ/Florence) and on the next play Chase Misiura would rush in
from three yards our for his second score of the game and the made point
after by Dalessio tied the score at 14-14 with 3:14 left to play. The
drive was a 12-play, 90 yard drive that brought TCNJ back into the game in
the final minutes of the contest.

 On the kickoff, RPI\’s Tom Montano would fumble the ball and Michael Yetka
(Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) recovered to give the Lions the ball in RPI
territory (RPI 44 yard line).

Dalessio would attempt a 47-yard field goal with 2:11 left to play and the
ball would fall short of the goal post give the Engineers the ball again
with two minutes remaining in regulation.

Senior defensive lineman Joe King (Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston)
would sack Robinson on RPI\’s first play of the drive for a loss of 15
putting RPI at their own 15 yard line with 1:59 left to play.

RPI forced to punt relinquished the ball after a bad punt with 1:38 left
as TCNJ would start the drive on the RPI 45.
After an offensive holding call on the Lions, James would find Yetka for a
20 pass play and a first down. With a 3-7 play on the line James found
Chris Opdyke (Lambertville, NJ/Hunterdon Central) from 22 yards out to the
far side yard line and gave the Lions a first and goal from the 10 yard
line. The Lions would send in Dalessio to attempt a 27 yard field goal
with 12.8 seconds left and give TCNJ their first lead of the game 17-14
lead.

In the final seconds of the game, senior Dennis Morrone (Medford Lakes,
NJ/Lenape Regional) would intercept Robinson to end the game and propel
TCNJ to the next round.

For the game, James would complete 24-of-46 pass attempts for 238 yards
with a touchdown. RPI\’s Robertson was 20-34 with two interceptions and 324
yards passing on the day, including six passes to McGowan for 155 yards
and four passes to junior Eren Savasli (Brooklyn, NY) for 101 yards.

Misiura had 10 carries for 53 yards, while helping TCNJ to combine for 366
yards of total offense while yielding 321 on the day. The 14 points
allowed by the Lions marked the ninth time in 11 games TCNJ held an
opponent to 15 or fewer points this fall.

On defense, TCNJ\’s was led by junior Marc Fabiano (Scotch Plains,
NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) as he had five tackles, while Spahn and King
each netted five stops on the day. King added two more sacks to his
growing career resume that now includes 33.5 career sacks for -299 yards.
RPI entered the game having just given away 11 turnovers all season before
TCNJ\’s unit forced five in the contest en route to the win.

TCNJ is now 4-4 lifetime in the NCAA\’s since first appearing in 1990.

RPI\’s senior linebacker Anthony Casale (Troy, NY/Troy) led the Engineer\’s
with his game-high 18 stops, while Nick Casale added 10 stops.

TCNJ travels to Mount Union College (Alliance, OH) for the second round of
the 2007 NCAA Division III Championships as Mount Union beat Ithaca
College 42-18 in another first round contest on Saturday. Mount Union, the
defending NCAA Division III Champions and winners of nine previous NCAA
titles, brings an 11-0 record into the game, while also riding a 34-game
win streak. Kickoff is set for noon on November 24 at Mount Union Stadium.