By Albert Countryman Jr.

Kimberly Meehan, who lives in Brooklawn with her husband, lifelong resident and electrical engineer James Meehan, was recently named Mrs. New Jersey.

This July she will travel to Chicago and compete for the title of Mrs. International 2008.

\”My platform is Children\’s Oral Health Awareness,\” said Kimberly, a dental hygienist who has been volunteering her time and traveling to schools in Philadelphia and South Jersey to teach young students how to care for their teeth.

She works for Dr. Ken Cirka, DDS, in Center City Philadelphia, and finds time to visit schools every week.

\”I talk to our children about dental health,\” said Mrs. Meehan, who grew up in Darby, PA.

Pediatric Dentist Dr. David Bresler, who has six locations in Philadelphia, has been a big help.

\”He donated 10,000 toothbrushes. He is an amazing guy who is involved in Community Dentistry,\” she said.

When going to schools, including Cold Springs in Gloucester City and Alice Costello in Brooklawn, her topics include brushing for two minutes twice a day, eating healthy snacks, and the risk soda and bubblegum present to a young child\’s teeth.

She also talks about preventive dentistry, particularly dental sealants.

These sealants last for about 10 years, cost $30 to $50 per tooth, and prevent children from getting cavities on the chewing surface of their molars.

\”Children from affluent neighborhoods are more likely to get sealants,\” she said.

For the past 13 years, Kimberly has worked as a dental hygienist, and is certified in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

If she wins the Mrs. International title, she will be able to bring her platform worldwide.

Kimberly and James Meehan enjoy the hometown feel of living in Brooklawn.

\”We love Brooklawn. It is a small, quaint, little town close to the City,\” said Kimberly, adding that they enjoy going to Philadelphia for the theater, the ballet, and dinner.

For summer vacation, they like Wildwood Crest.

Kimberly has been nominated for the National Community Dental Service Hygienist Hero Award. The winner will be honored at an upcoming convention this May.

Meanwhile, she will continue to visit area schools and help K-3 students learn to take care of their teeth.

COXE
Baby Brady Raymond

 On April 22, 2008. Infant Son of Gregory E. and Lisa Coxe (nee Lampe) of Gloucester City. Brother of Evan Coxe. Services private at McCann-Healey Funeral Home: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City and New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Baby Brady Raymond Coxe. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142

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Media Release, April 22

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Sophomore Jarred Jimenez (Monroe, N.J.) hit a first-inning grand slam and the Rutgers baseball team never looked back en route to a 7-3 victory over Wagner Tuesday afternoon at Bainton Field.

Rutgers (15-21-1) got its first man aboard via a Donny Callahan (Sparta, N.J.) leadoff walk in the first and Wagner starter Andy Wells found himself in a jam after giving up a single to Tom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.). With two outs and a full count to Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.), the Seahawk hurler was one pitch away from getting out of it, but Matthews drew the walk to load the bases and Jimenez cleared them two pitches later with a grand slam over the right-field fence.

Wagner (15-18) manufactured a run in the third when Damian Csakai drew a leadoff walk, stole second and was sacrificed over to third where he scored two plays later on a groundout to make it 3-1.

The Seahawks then capitalized on an error to push across a pair of runs in the fourth and pull within one run of the Scarlet Knights. Joe Conforti followed a one-out double from Seth Boyd with a walk to put runners on first and second against starter Tony Wargo (New Providence, N.J.). A pickoff attempt at first base resulted in a wild throw from the catcher, allowing Boyd to score and Conforti to move over to third, where he would score on a sacrifice fly later in the at-bat to make it 4-3.

In the sixth, Rutgers had Luis Feliz (New Brunswick, N.J.) (walk) on third and Vic Cegles (Phoenix, Ariz.) on first with one out and Callahan executed a safety squeeze, with a bunt down the first-base line. The first baseman scooped the ball up and went home on the play, but the throw was high, sailing over the catcher\’s head and to the backstop. Feliz scored and Cegles and Callahan each advanced a base to move to second and third, respectively, on the error. Both runners eventually scored on back-to-back singles from Dan Betteridge (Sewell, N.J.) and Edwards as the Scarlet Knights built a 7-3 advantage.

RU threatened to add to their lead in both the seventh and eighth innings with a runner on third with two outs, but Wagner reliever David Rees got out of the jam with a groundout and a strikeout.

After recording his third-consecutive scoreless frame, Wargo handed the ball over to Matt Patterson (Passaic, N.J.) in the eighth. The reliever hurled two scoreless innings, as the Scarlet Knights punctuated the victory with a game-ending double-play.

Wargo scattered three hits and surrendered just one earned run with six strikeouts in seven innings to pick up his first victory of the season. Wells took the loss for Wagner with seven runs on eight hits and four strikeouts in six innings.

Dear Bill and Gloucester City Mayor and Council

 

What is the ordinance on dog barking? Or noise in general at night?

 

I like to see an article on neighbor etiquette with a focus on being considerate after a certain hour with music and/or dogs barking; some people in our City have a serious lack of respect for the people in their neighborhood.

 

What is the law regarding RV\’s being stored in a back yard? I think they can only be there for so long and I will assume that someone cannot live or party in one on a nightly basis?

 

I live on Powell street and there is a house with an RV in the back yard and I have watched people partying/living out of an RV in their back yard for about a week?

 

Signed What is Happening to our City?

 

Media Release, April 22

Ewing, NJ – The Lions of the eighth-ranked Lions of The College of New Jersey hosted Stevens Institute of Technology on Tuesday in a non-conference game at George Ackerman Park. The Lions came away with an 8-3 win over Stevens to improve to 26-6 on the year, while Stevens drops to 6-23.

TCNJ tacked on seven runs in the bottom of the first inning as the entire lineup made a trip to the plate. Among the highlights was a grand slam by senior right fielder Matt Barrett (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley), the first of his career at TCNJ.

The Lions’ right handed junior pitcher Dan Anderson (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) earned the win to improve to 4-0 and remains perfect on his career with a 7-0 record for the Lions. Anderson fanned a career-high seven batters in the game, while yielding one earned run off three hits and three walks.

Sophomore Greg Spatz (Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township) worked two innings for the Lions and gave up one run off two hits with a pair of walks. Senior Steve Turrise (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) worked the ninth inning for the Lions and gave up a run with three walks and a strikeout.

For Stevens, junior pitcher Alex Sota (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) suffered the loss and drops to 2-2. Sota worked seven innings, yielding eight earned runs off nine hits with four walks and four strikeouts. He was relieved in the eighth by sophomore Pedro Pimienta (Weehawken, NJ/Weehawken) who gave up a walk in an inning of work.

Rookie catcher Denis Ackermann (Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford) broke up TCNJ’s shutout bid with an RBI single in the top of the third inning. Rookie Ken Meerendonk (Sussex, NJ/Vernon Township) drove in a run with a two-out double to right field in the top of the eighth inning.

In the top of the ninth, the Ducks tacked on a run as Matt Glassman (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) had a bases loaded walk to drive in a run. With bases loaded, Ackermann came to the plate and struck out bringing senior John Frustaci (Franklin Lakes, NJ/Paramus Catholic) to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded and grounded into a fielders choice to end the game.

For the Lions, senior first baseman Rich Gawlak (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro-South) was 2-4 with a pair of RBIs and a double to help the Lions, while senior catcher Bill Kropp (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was also 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Lions. Junior short stop Jeff Toth (Parlin, NJ/Sayerville) was 1-2 at the plate with three walks and a stolen base.

TCNJ returns to action on April 23 travelling to Widener University for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference match-up, while Stevens travels to Vassar College also on April 23 for a 4 p.m. contest.

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By Rick Hogge

— My friend, Mark Goodwin, invited me on a bowhunt for black bear in Nova Scotia, Canada. I was joined on the trip by my good friend Tom Cardoza. We packed our coolers and hunting gear in Tom\’s pickup and drove over to Mark\’s house. We got on the road around 6 a.m. It was a long 13-hour ride to our destination.

We arrived at our guide\’s place and began to unpack. We were staying on a farm owned by the guide. The outfitter was Stewiake Valley Outfitters. The following day was Sunday. Our hunt didn\’t start until Monday afternoon, so we took a little ride down to the city of Halifax to see the sites. It\’s a nice city with lots to see. Monday we headed out at 1 p.m. I was in my stand and ready to hunt 30 minutes later.continue

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Stardust Ballroom 367 W. Browning Road, Bellmawr, June 29 from 1 PM to 5 PM. Tickets $44.95

Big Band Brunch with the Original Glen Miller Orchestra
Take a stroll back in time to the days of the elegant supper clubs, with fine dining, a great venue for dancing, and the swing sounds of the original Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Larry O\’Brien. Andy Kortman of WNJC-1360am and WFYL-1180am, and Mainstage Center for the Arts host this fabulous blast from the past.

The ticket includes: The Glen Miller Orchestra, non-stop music with a DJ between sets, and a delicious buffet. And of course, all the dancing you can do in 5 hours of time. And all of this for the best price ever!!!

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