Day: June 14, 2007

Fast Thinking Brooklawn Kids Help in Capture of a Criminal Suspect

Bill,

Today we got a frantic call from my 10- year old from what my wife could gather was someone had just attempted to steal his cell phone. My son was with three other 11- year- olds so my wife and I rushed from Gaetano\’s around the corner and saw my son\’s friends. They told me that the kid was on a bike and described him. I let my wife out to comfort my son and his friends and then took off after this kid.

As I was driving on Browning Road I spotted this kid and called Gaetano\’s and the owner ran out and grabbed the kid. Within minutes the police arrived with my wife and son. One police officer said they had been looking for this guy. They arrested the kid and when we were summoned back to the police department we found out that this kid is really 19- year- old from Gloucester City; and that he had been sexually assaulting kids in the area recently. A sketch was to go out today about him.

These 11- year- olds acted properly by running to a house. Calling 911 and getting a good description.

A PROUD PARENT

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Braddock Doesn\’t Make SAL All-Star Team

What I can\’t understand is how starting pitcher Zach Braddock, outfielder/first baseman Michael Brantley, outfielder Chuckie Caufield and third baseman Taylor Green were left off the South Atlantic League All-Star team. Braddock played baseball at Gloucester Catholic and for the Brooklawn American Legion.

Consider:

N Braddock owns a 3-1 record and 1.21 earned run average with 66 strikeouts compared to 14 walks in 44 2/3 innings. Opponents are hitting .166 against him. He doesn\’t have enough innings pitched because of his recent stint on the disabled list with tendonitis. Otherwise, his strikeouts per nine innings rate (13.31) would lead minor league baseball. see more

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28 Students Graduate from the 2007 Mount Ephraim DARE Program

By Bill Bates
NEWS Correspondent
 
The Mount Ephraim D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program Graduation was held on Monday, June 4, 2007, at the Deptford Skate Zone.
 
The D.A.R.E. Program is held for 5th grade students at the R.W. Kershaw School annually that participate in a 10 week program on drug awareness and resistance education.
 
This year was the first time that the D.A.R.E. class was taught by local Mount Ephraim Police Officer Scott Pezzano. The program was formally taught by the Camden County Sheriff\’s Department. Officer Kinkade had taught the program for nine years at R.W.K. before being re-assigned within the department. The Mount Ephraim Police saw the need to keep this educational program moving forward and decided to take-over last year.
 
The MEPD recently put into service a new D.A.R.E. vehicle that is fully functional as a police cruiser. The vehicle was dedicated as a D.A.R.E. vehicle to give back to the students of Mount Ephraim and will serve as a reminder to the students each and every time they see the vehicle on the streets.
 
Four students won Darren DARE Lions Awards for their essays. Those students were Erica Gilmore, Morgan Zielinski, Jessica Miles, and Alison Guldin. The D.A.R.E Graduation party was a great success and the Mount Ephraim Police Department along with the staff of the Mount Ephraim School District wish all of the children much success in all of their challenges and choices in life.

Photo Provided By MEPD

 
R.W. KERSHAW 2007 D.A.R.E. GRADUATING CLASS – Students from the fifth grade at R.W. Kershaw School pose for a photo with Mount Ephraim Police D.A.R.E. Officer Scott Pezzano (rear back) and R.W.K. Physical Education teacher Martin Ware (front left) at their recent D.A.R.E. Graduation Party at the Deptford Skate Zone.

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Seventh Grade Presents the Human Body Corporation:

On Tuesday evening, June 12th, the following 7th graders, from the Kershaw School, Mount Ephraim, presented Power Point presentations on the Human Body Corporation.

They include: Gina Michael, Lauren Greenwood, Nicholas Duffy, Matthew Rowand, Ryan McErlane, Miranda Mistalski, Gregory Harris, Alaina Chambers, Amanda Pescatore, Jessica Pescatore, Brittany Loughlin, Matthew Henderson, Kaitlyn Alibrando and Breanna Sheldon.

They portrayed an interesting take on several organs of the human body, their characteristics, and gave an explanation of why each is so important to the Human Body Corporation.

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