Edward F. Sobel Jr., 76, of Audubon, passed away on January 17. A 45 year resident of Audubon, Mr. Sobel was a lifetime member and past Battalion Fire Chief of the Audubon Volunteer Fire Co. #1. He worked as a night foreman in the maintenance department for the Audubon Board of Education, retiring in 1977. He was also a longtime member of the Audubon Democrat Club and the Joseph L. DeMarco, III Golf Scholarship Committee. Ed will always be remembered for his great sense of humor and his beautiful blue eyes.

Beloved husband of 53 years to the late Katherine Sobel. Dear father of Doreen (Charles) Boyer and Kathleen Sobel, both of Audubon, NJ. Loving grandfather of Guy, Danielle, Nicole, Jason, special Pop to Georgie and great grandfather of three.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Wednesday 8:30 to 10:30 AM at the FOSTER-WARNE FUNERAL HOME, 250 White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ.

Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday 11 AM at the Church of St. Rose of Lima, 4th Ave. & Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, NJ. Entombment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ.

The family strongly requests in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his memory to the Audubon Fire Department, 221 W. Merchant St., Audubon, NJ 08106.

Dave Stallwood, president of the Gloucester City Business Association reminded all members that the association will meet on Tuesday, January 22^nd ,at 5.30 PM, Cap\’s Café, 314 Jersey Avenue.

Stallwood said, \”There is an awful lot of interest in going green at this time. So with these thoughts we are brining in a company that deals in solar energy. Come on down and see how you can save energy dollars for your business, in some cases this can be at no cost to you. See you there.\”

On January 16, 2008, of Bellmawr. Age 55. Beloved son of the late Helen (nee Goss) and Richard Baals, Sr. Dear brother of William T., Joseph A., Thomas E., Albert W., Shirley Lynn, Kathleen Marie (Chris Johnston) and Deborah Ann (John White). Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Richard enjoyed racing at Atco Raceway, Bridgeport, Englishtown and Reading.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation from 4 to 6pm Tuesday eve at the Verga Fire Hall, 1415 Crown Point Rd., Westville. Memorial Service 6pm. Interment private.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Baals Family, 38 Wilson Avenue, Bellmawr, NJ 08031.

At the monthly meeting of the Brooklawn Board of Education on January 17, the Board of Education honored two sixth grade students who attend the Alice Costello School for their innovative charitable work. After the 3-year old daughter of one of their teachers was diagnosed with leukemia, Gabryelle Doherty and Sydney Weichmann were inspired to begin to raise money to help seriously ill children. Gabryelle and Sydney created the idea \”Purses 4 Patients,\” a program where the girls collect and recycle juice pouches and then sew them together into stylish purses.

Gabryelle and Sydney have been making these purses since last summer out of recycled juice pouches such as Capri Sun, Minute Maid, and Kool-Aid. They offer a variety of colors and sizes, ranging from small to extra-large, with a cost from $5 to $20. All proceeds from Purses are donated by the girls to the Children\’s Hospital of Philadelphia. If you wish to purchase a purse from the girls, you can contact staff at the Alice Costello School at 456-4039.

Senior forward Mike Calzonetti dropped 20 points in a winning effort for Gloucester Catholic, as the Rams downed Bethlehem Catholic, 62-54. Calzonetti reached the 1,000th point milestone in the third quarter with his 13th point of the night. He added seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the win.

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Joanne Settar of Thorofare and formerly of Gloucester City, NJ, age 51 died on January 16, 2008.

She is the beloved wife of Kenneth M. Settar, loving mother of Kenneth (Rebecca) and Danny Settar and Erica (Tim) McCabe and beloved daughter of Jean Mai and Robert Mai (Linda). She is also survived by her dear brothers Brian, David and Robert Mai and beloved grandchildren Myranda, Gwyneth and Cole.

Joanne was self-employed and ran her own stromboli business. She had also been employed as a cafeteria worker at Cold Springs School in Gloucester City and modeled for Jo Anderson Modeling Agency.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Kings Hwy. & Black Horse Pike in Mt. Ephraim. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM with interment to follow in New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ.

There is no evening viewing. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME.

Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey men\’s basketball team hosted the Ospreys of Richard Stockton College on Saturday afternoon. Richard Stockton posted a 75-55 win to improve to 10-4overall with a 4-1 record in the NJAC, while TCNJ drops to 5-9 overall and 1-3 in the league.

RSC\’s senior guard Mario Lancioni (Runnemede, NJ/Triton) added a game-high 22 points to pace his team to the win. RSC led 38-21 at the break and opened the contest on a 10-0, holding the Lions scoreless until 14:38 in the first session. TCNJ would pull within five points midway through the half, before the Ospreys would pull away mounting a 17-point halftime lead. Pacing RSC in the first half were Lancioni and senior forward Jon Greene (Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood) as they each had 10 points. .6% of their shots (15-28), while TSC also RSC held a 15-10 edge on the boards in the first half as well as hitting 53% of their shots (15-28). TCNJ also had a strong shooting performance from the floor (8-16, 50.0%).

For the Lions, senior guard Jeff Warner (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) had a team-high six points in the first half, while the Lions\’ high scorer on the season, senior forward Mark Aziz (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris Central) was held to just two points in the first half, but managed to get three blocks. Warner finished 12 points hitting 4-of-6 from three-point range. Aziz finished with 11 points after fouling out of the game with 6:40 left to play as the Lions trailed 59-45. TCNJ\’s junior guard Jeff Molinelli (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) also added 12 points for the Lions. RSC forced TCNJ to commit 24 turnovers, while making 50.9% on their shots (27-53).

TCNJ returns to action on Monday, January 21 hosting Brooklyn College in a 2 p.m. non-conference match-up, while RSC\’s next game is also on January 21 when the Ospreys travel to Hunter College for a 3 p.m. non-conference game.

source www.emporiagazette.com

Phil Taunton

Friday, January 18, 2008

The hunt, despite high winds and especially being in the company of an old high school friend, was great. ’Twas the shooting that was bad! Reflexes aren’t what they use to be.

The main goal of this hunt was to explore Kansas, eat a good steak and to be in front of a TV come Tuesday night to watch one of the Comanche Moon episodes. I won’t go into explaining how painful it was getting out of the chair at the motel to get a little refreshment during commercial break. Even though cramps and old age were wreaking havoc on the legs of both my friend and I, we can still laugh about it! Being somewhat of a history buff, I enjoy stories like Comanche Moon. It’s hard to fathom what life was like back then with all the obstacles early settlers faced in the new frontier.

How fortunate we are to have a country like we have today. I only wish the Indians had been treated better.

The hunt was most enjoyable because I got the pups into birds. Quail have been pretty scarce around here. Besides seeing a lot of pheasants, we did find two large covies of quail.

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 Allen \”Al\” Myers

On January 18, 2008. Age 59. Of Fork, S.C. Formerly of Gloucester City. Survived by his wife of 34 years, Ruth Myers of Collingswood. Loving father of Carl, Anna, Marty, and Pamela Myers, Debbie Lovato, Billy Spence and Naomi Cancel. Grandfather of 7. Also survived by 3 brothers and 1 sister. Al was born in Kittanning, Pa. and most recently worked in Community Affairs for the City of Camden. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his visitation on Thursday from 1 pm to 2 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Methodist Memorial Service 2 pm in the funeral home officiated by Pastor Gary Brennan of Westville United Methodist Church. Military Honors will take place in the funeral home following the service. At the request of the family, cremation is private. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of E. Allen \”Al\” Myers.

Media Release January 18, 2008

New York, NY… The College of New Jersey indoor track and field teams showed no signs of a layoff as several Lions boasted qualifying marks for postseason competitions at the Gotham Cup on Friday at the 168th Street Armory.

The meet, which featured mostly NCAA Division I institutions, was only the second of the season for TCNJ and the first since the season opener back in December.

Men’s Highlights…
Senior Brian Donatelli (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) was second in the shot put with personal best and an ECAC qualifying mark of 15.30 meters and was the top NCAA Division III finisher in the event. He then earned a NCAA provisional throw of 16.58 meters in the weight throw to finish fifth.

Another ECAC worthy mark of 2:34.09 was turned in by senior Josh Krowicki (Hilltop, NJ/Triton) in the 1,000 meters.

Junior Kyle Alpaugh (Clinton, NJ/Voorhees) earned a fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters finishing the race in 15:50.25.

The 4×800 relay team also garnered an 11th-place finish as they posted an ECAC mark of 8:10.35. Competing on the team for the Lions were Krowicki, junior Rob McGowan (Monroe Twp., NJ/Monroe Township), Chris Guerriero (Saddle Brook, NJ/Saddle Brook) and freshman Kyle Roos (Mickleton, NJ/Kingsway).

In the 4×400, TCNJ once again boasted an ECAC mark as Kyle Gilroy (Oak Ridge, NJ/West Milford Twp.), Steve Murray (East Windsor, NJ/Hightstown), Jule Brooks (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City) and Woodrow Prevard (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp.) teamed up for a time of 3:25.12.

McGowan also had an ECAC time in the 500 meters with a time of 1:05.75, while Gilroy earned that mark as well in the 60 hurdles with time of 8.58 seconds.

In the seeded 3,000 meters, Guerriero and Brian Kopnicki (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) both finished with ECAC worthy times with Guerriero crossing the finish line in 8:45.16 and Kopnicki in 8:57.70.
Senior Galen Johnson (South Plainfield, JN/South Plainfield) had a time of 4:24.40 in the unseeded mile to finish 11th.

TCNJ just missed an ECAC time in the distance medley relay as the team of freshman Dennie Waite (Little Silver, NJ/Red Bank Regional), Johnson, junior Pasquale DiGiacchino (Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards) and junior Anthony Arnold (Millstone Twp,. NJ/Peddie) finished in 10:44.95 placing ninth.

Women’s Highlights…
Junior Martine McGrath (West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional) started off the new year in fine fashion finishing second in the 5,000 meters with a NCAA provisional mark of 17:33.54. Teammate Nicole Ullmeyer (West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional) also performed well in the race with a time of 19:50.32 to finish 14th.

Junior Stephanie Herrick (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) claimed sixth in the as she was the top Division III finisher with a swift time of 2:56.54 in the 1,000. That time also met ECAC qualifying standards and set a new TCNJ record.

Herrick was also part of the distance medley relay team along with freshman Christine Cox (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls), sophomore Lauren Keller (Whippany, NJ/Whippany Park) and Michelle Wallace (Emerson, NJ/Emerson) as the quartet combined for an ECAC time of 12:47.68.

In the long jump, junior Kristen Tricocci (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) was the top Division III finisher as she posted a distance of 4.98 meters, which was an ECAC qualifying jump. The Lions had two more ECAC efforts in the 500 meters as freshman Meryl Wimberly (Farmingdale, NJ/Coltsneck) had a time of 1:19.69 and classmate Rochelle Prevard (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp.) crossed the finish line in 1:21.20.

Freshman Cristina D’Amato (Madison, NJ/Madison) had a strong showing in the weight throw taking 10th with a heave of 13.24 meters making her the top Division III finisher. That throw also met an ECAC standard.

Julie Ullmeyer (West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional) added a 14th-place finish in the unseeded mile with a time of 5:25.55.

TCNJ’s 4×400 relay also took 14th while meeting ECAC standards as Meghan Miller (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial), Prevard, Wimberly and Tricocci posted a time of 4:06.79.

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