The Annual Decoy, Fishing Tackle & Sporting Collectibles Show, one of the oldest such shows on the East Coast, will be held at the Patchogue Manor, located at 9-11 Railroad Avenue in Patchogue, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 1.

In addition to being a great opportunity to buy and trade antique collectibles and related outdoor gear, art, and crafts, this year\’s feature exhibit will be a Long Island gunning scooter rig. The event is sponsored by the LI Decoy Collectors Association, a non-profit organization of decoy collectors and carvers whose goal is to educate the community about this unique, indigenous art form.

LIDCA meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Masonic Hall in Babylon Village and is open to anyone interested in collecting and carving. Annual dues are $25. Contact Dick Richardson at 475-4199 for more information.
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Castleton, VT (2/28/08) – Rich Alercio, photo, (Hamilton, NJ), assistant football coach at The College of New Jersey was introduced on Thursday as the first head football coach at Castleton State College (Castleton, VT) at a press conference. Alercio has accepted a position as the head coach for the Spartans and will lead the team when it officially commences varsity competition in 2009.

At the press conference, Castleton State College Associate Dean of Athletics and Recreation, Deanna Tyson, announced the hiring of Rich Alercio as Castleton’s inaugural head football coach. The college received more than 150 applications for the position.

Tyson said, \”The five candidates we interviewed on campus were all well qualified to coach at Castleton, but Rich Alercio is the best fit for our athletic program. He is going to be a tremendous role model for our male athletes – on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.\”

At Castleton Alercio will be charged with starting the football program from the ground up, with the team’s first game slated for the 2009 season. His official start date will be July 1, 2008, but he will be involved in the hiring of a full-time assistant coach, along with the planning of the new Spartan Stadium, home of Castleton football.

Along with 21 years of coaching experience, Alercio brings his wife and three sons to the Castleton community. \”I felt this is a place where my family and the football family can be together,\” he said.

With the addition of football, Castleton will offer 20 varsity sports. The college is a member of NCAA Division III and does not offer athletic scholarships.

Castleton competes in the North Atlantic Conference, which recently added football as a conference sport. Castleton becomes the seventh member to sponsor football in the NAC, along with Becker College, Gallaudet University, Husson College, SUNY Maritime College, Mount Ida College, and Norwich University.

John Castaldo, Director of Athletics and Recreation at TCNJ said, \”Rich has been a dedicated staff member and the athletic department wishes him well in his new endeavor.\” Castaldo added, \”Rich has been a valuable role model for our department and he will surely be missed. We wish Rich all the best in his new position.\”

Alercio has been with the Lions as the program’s first and only full-time assistant for the past 15 years. He has served as the Lions’ offensive line coach, and has also doubled as one of TCNJ’s chief recruiters, while also coordinating the offensive game plan and preparation.

Alercio had a fine athletic career at Ursinus College where he served as team captain and earned the Big Bear Award for team leadership as a starting center on the football team. A graduate of Toms River North High School, Alercio returned to his alma mater in 1988 serving as an assistant football coach. While there he was in charge of the varsity squad’s defensive line while also heading up the sophomore football team.

Alercio graduated from Ursinus in 1987 with a BA in economics, and from there he went on to work as an economics teacher, defensive coordinator, and head lacrosse coach at Admiral Farragut Academy. He later served as an assistant football coach and director of intramurals at West Chester University from 1989 to 1991. Before arriving at TCNJ, he served as the assistant coach in charge of the offensive line and the long snappers at East Stroudsburg from 1991 to 1992.

Alercio and his wife, Kim, reside in Hamilton, NJ, with their ten-year old son, Jake, seven-year old son, Shane, and five-year old son, Trey. Alercio is a full-time athletic department staff member whose other duties at TCNJ have also included assisting with athletic development. He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association as well as the National Association of Athletic Development Directors and also serves as the Vice President of the Hamilton Little Lads Baseball Association.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

City Hall, 313 MONMOUTH STREET

Agenda

 

 

1. Call Meeting to Order:

 

2. Pledge of Allegiance:

 

3. Roll Call:

 

4. Open Public Meetings Act Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, otherwise known as the \”Sunshine Law.\” It has been legally noticed in accordance with the law and copies have been given to those requesting the same.

 

5. Resolutions:

R079 Approving the Issuance and Sale by the Camden County Improvement Authority of up to $5,000,000 of Taxable City Guaranteed Project Notes (Gloucester City Southport Redevelopment Project, Phase I) Series 2008, in Connection with the City of Gloucester City\’s Southport Redevelopment Project, Phase I; and Authorizing Such Further Actions and Making Such Determinations as May be Necessary or Appropriate to Effectuate the Issuance and Sale of the Notes

R080 Authorizing Refund of Key Deposit for Gloucester City Marina

R081 Opposing Location of Methadone Clinic in South Camden

 

6. Ordinances

for first reading this evening with second reading and public hearing to be held on March 27, 2008 at

8:00 P.M. in City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City

O06 Amending Gloucester City Code for Animals, Cats, and/or Dogs

 

For second reading and public hearing to be held this evening:

O03 Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Real Property by the City of Gloucester City County of Camden and State of New Jersey (Block 256, Lot 1, Chatham Square Apartments and Block 256, Lot 1.01, Gloucester Terrace Apartments)

 

 

7. Old Business/New Business:

a) Bills paid from Jan. 28^th to Feb. 20^th , 2008 $ 1,898,607.51

 

Bills approved on Feb. 28^th , 2008 $ 438,702.04

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Total amount being approved $ 2,337,309.55

 

b) Presentation of Plaque for Years of Service on Planning Board: Edward Gorman

 

8. Open Forum:

The Governing Body has approved the following rules governing the procedures of the Open (General) Public Forum: Any citizen or taxpayer wishing to address the Governing Body may do so after approaching the rail, stating his or her name and address and being recognized by the chair. Said citizen or taxpayer will then be permitted to address the Governing Body for five minutes. After all persons wishing to address the Governing Body have had the opportunity, persons may approach the rail for a second and final five-minute interval during this session.

 

9. Adjournment:

Frank R. Lucas, 45, of West Deptford, suddenly on February 26, 2008.

Frank will forever live on in the hearts and minds of his family and friends for his wonderful, full of life, upbeat personality and his warm smile that would light up any room that he entered.

Born and raised in Woodbury, Frank graduated from Woodbury High School with the Class of 1980.

He was an accomplished bass player in several local rock bands, including Rough Dymand. Frank worked for the Public Works Department for the City of Woodbury for the past 11 years and away from his work, Frank passionately coached his sons and their Football, Baseball and Wrestling teams with the West Deptford Athletic Association.

Frank enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his wife and children and was a devoted NASCAR and Dallas Cowboy fan.

Frank is the beloved husband for 18 years of Vicki (nee Benton).

Loving father of Frank W., Dylan I. and Casey L. Lucas.

Devoted son of Frank E. and the late Lynne G. Lucas.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Sunday 2 to 6 p.m. and Monday 9 to 10 a.m. in the McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME, 34 Hunter Street, Woodbury.

Funeral Service will follow at 10 a.m. in the Funeral Home.

Interment Woodbury Memorial Park, West Deptford.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Frank¹s memory may be made to: The Frank R. Lucas Memorial Fund c/o Commerce Bank West Deptford Branch, 1106 Mantua Pike, Mantua, NJ, 08051. Tributes and memories may be shared at www.mcgfuneral.com

\”The Lifetime Tribute Funeral Home\”

\”How Œbout them Cowboys!\”
Published in the Gloucester County Times on 2/28/2008.