Osler, now 69, still lives in Glassboro, New Jersey where he enjoys publishing Mathematical research papers (more than 120) and teaching Math at Rowan University (his 49th year as a teacher; 41 at Rowan University) and running close to 50 miles a week.

A quick review of Osler’s running accomplishments: over 2100 races run; his first national championship, a 25K race, in 1965. He captured a second national title, for a 30K race in 1967. It was the same year he finished 19th in the Boston Marathon and, later that year, self-published a seminal work on running, the 32-page classic, The Conditioning of Distance Runners. Osler also published the Serious Runner’s Handbook in the ’70s during the height of the running boom. Dr. Tim Noakes (author of The Lure of Running) said \”Conditioning of Distance Runners remains one of the absolute classic training books of the world. Tom Osler\’s great contribution was to emphasize the importance of peaking training. He was the first to verbalize that in a way that was really understandable to most athletes. Most importantly, he was absolutely correct in what he proposed. Our own research undertaken [in South Africa] shows his principles to be absolutely correct. The principles he described withstood the test of time and are unquestionably real physiological laws.\”

His second book, Serious Runner’s Handbook, sold more than 55,000 copies during the peak of the running boom in the 1970s and was called \”the best running book\” by Osler’s friend and mentor Olympian Browning Ross.

Please Immediately Call Members of the Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee

On Thursday, December 3 at 2:00 pm in State House Annex Room 12, the New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on three bills of importance to New Jersey\’s law-abiding gun owners. It is important that members of the Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee hear from you on Thursday. 

As of this writing, lawmakers are still working on last minute language for A4308, which has emerged from the recommendations put forth by Governor Corzine\’s Firearm Task Force. The Task Force was supposed to create a robust exemption for law-abiding gun owners from the one-gun-a-month law. Instead, the legislation adds insult to injury by creating an ill-conceived exemption that would force gun owners to beg for permission and show \”legitimate need\” every time they wish to exercise their Constitutional right to obtain more than one handgun per month. Under the legislation that is currently proposed (and subject to possible last minute change), the average gun owner would need to show why it would not be \”feasible or practical\” to purchase the guns separately – a standard that the State Police and the courts are likely to interpret against gun owners. New Jersey\’s judiciary has repeatedly abused \”needs\” standards relating to firearms and, in its own words, is blatantly biased against gun owners: \”When dealing with guns, the citizen acts at his own peril,\” wrote the Supreme Court when it upheld the conviction of the owner of .22 rifle as an assault firearm (State v. Pelleteri). 

The notion that honest persons thoroughly investigated by the state should have to beg further permission and show why it is not \”feasible or practical\” to ration their Constitutional rights is offensive and insulting, and represents another promise broken by the politicians involved in the Task Force.

Please immediately call the members of the Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee and tell them to keep their promise to gun owners and create a robust exemption for honest gun owners who have nothing to do with illegal trafficking.

(973) 247-1521

(973) 624-1730

Molly Burnett – Kindergarten, Michelle Bruccoliere – grade 1, Matthew Carfagno – grade 2, Charlie Wigginton – grade 3

Kyle Burkhardt – grade 4, Sean Bruno – grade 5, Christopher Kain – grade 6

Cassie Francis – grade 7 and Philip Dickinson – grade 8

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photos by Bill Cleary

However, that site will be demolished in early 2010 as part of the parish’s consolidation efforts, and to accommodate more parking.

Touch New Jersey, a choice model cupboard and one of Philabundance’s agencies, serves more than 1,000 individuals monthly with a selection of perishable and nonperishable food items rather than prepared bags or boxes.

Philabundance, the Delaware Valley’s largest hunger relief organization, sends Touch New Jersey enough produce for 625 individuals weekly.

\”Mount Ephraim will lose a vital service to its community and the many people served if a new location cannot be found by March 1 for the food cupboard and thrift store,\” said officials from Touch New Jersey, which operates another pantry in Camden and is committed to staying in and serving the suburbs.

On November 19, the group distributed Thanksgiving provisions to about 500 families. reprinted from the Gloucester City News

CBS is also doing their own thing with Toys for Tots and have asked us to invite those who come, to bring an unwrapped toy for their drive. This is a win-win night. Help kids and help support the troops.

The Ronketty’s will have light refreshments. There will be a magician so bring the kids.