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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
BY RICHARD COWEN
The Record
STAFF WRITER

A proposed deer hunt on Garret Mountain has run into a wall of opposition, with animal lovers mobilizing to stop the culling and Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale concerned there hasn’t been enough planning to ensure public safety.

Speziale says the plan to close county-owned Garret Mountain and Rifle Camp Park and allow bow hunters to cull deer will take a lot of staffing. A resolution adopted by the Passaic County Freeholders calls for the parks to be closed on unspecified days in January and February — but Speziale says a lot of planning needs to be done before the first arrow is fired. No one is sure how many deer live on Garret Mountain, but rough estimates put the total as high as 600. Environmentalists say the impact on the ecology of Garret Mountain has been devastating. Deer, which are plant-eaters, have browsed their way through the entire park and have stripped the forest floor bare. New trees and plants that sprout are quickly eaten, so there’s been no new growth for years.

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\”Recreational fishers need the registry,\” says Capt. Monty Hawkins, a party boat operator and

led four Ducks in double figures with 17 points.. 

After several empty possessions for both squads in overtime, Darpino put the Cougars (3-7) up 71-69 after converting a pair of free throws. Those two points would be Kean’s only two in extra time as the Ducks rang off the final eight points of the game.

The Tigers came out of the gates fighting, keeping the game close in the opening 10:44. Swidowski scored 10 points, while guard Taylor Papion (fr. Lafayette, La./Tuerlings Catholic) had five of his career-best eight points during the opening stretch, which had Holy Family (0-9) down by just three (20-17).

Stonehill (8-2) pulled away by going on a 20-2 run in the final 9:16 of the half to take a 40-19 lead at halftime. Guard Brian Hamor led the Skyhawks with eight of his 14 points during the run. Forwards Patrick Lee and Mike Kernan both added four points. Lee finished the game with 10 points, while Kernan had eight.
In the second half, the Skyhawks hit five straight three-pointers as part of

The game will be broadcast live on the Rutgers Radio Network, WCTC 1450 AM in New Brunswick with Ed Cohen providing the commentary. In addition, WRSU will call the game on 88.7 FM.

Wednesday’s contest marks the 14^th in the first two calendar months for the Scarlet Knights – the most in RU women’s basketball history.

Rutgers leads the all-time series with George Washington, 28-8, holding a 9-5 road record and winning the last four contests. Last season, the Scarlet Knights upended the Colonials, 57-47, at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. RU played GW twice in 2007-08 – winning in early November at the Smith Center and again in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals in Greensboro, N.C in late March.

RU (8-5) is coming off a ten-day break from games after defeating Central Connecticut State University, 62-53, at home. Senior Brittany Ray (Bronx, N.Y.) earned BIG EAST Player of the

Henry proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a lifetime member of the Townsend C. Young VFW Post # 3620 in Gloucester City. He was employed over 40 years for Food Fair in Philadelphia. After retirement, Henry drove a bus for special needs children for St. John of God School in Westville Grove and was a crossing guard in Gloucester City. Henry enjoyed his time as an umpire for little league baseball and softball in Haddon Heights, Gloucester City and National Park. He enjoyed his summers in N. Wildwood at Ed’s Funcade. Henry celebrated his 90^th birthday at the Phillies game watching his favorite team play. He was fond of watching old western movies on TV.

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