Landmark effort protects farmland and wildlife habitat in heart of Central New Jersey

 TRENTON – The Christie Administration has finalized the preservation of a nearly 1,900-acre nursery property in the heart of central New Jersey as wildlife habitat, preserved farmland, and additions to county parks and greenways along historic Crosswicks Creek, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin and Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher announced today.

Dorothy Eleanor Higginbotham

AGE: 82 • Gloucester City

On August 17, 2012, (nee Brandt) a lifelong resident of Gloucester City, NJ, age 82 years.

She is the beloved wife of the late Alfred J. Higginbotham, Sr., loving mother of Alfred J. Higginbotham, Jr. (Helene) and Dorothy Breslin (Robert), cherished grandmother of Alfred J. III and James (Nicole) and also Nana to James Kelly\’s children of Stratford Meghan, Nicole and Jimmy. She was the dear sister of Marian Hagan (Robert), Earlene Hillman (late William), Jack Brandt (late Bette) and was predeceased by sister Betty Dobleman and Earl Brandt Jr. Eleanor is also survived by her best friends and neighbors Betty Gallagher and Dot Beebe.

Eleanor was a devoted parishioner of Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Bellmawr, and also served for many years on the Camden County Board of Elections. She was a Charter Member and Treasurer of the Lions Pride Booster Club, an avid supporter of Gloucester High School Athletics and a long time member of the Gloucester City PTA as well.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 10:30am at the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME 700 Powell St., Gloucester City. A Mass of Resurrection and Burial Office will be celebrated 11:00am at the Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, 20 E. Browning Rd., Bellmawr NJ. Interment to follow at New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr NJ. There will be no evening viewing. In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorial donations be made to Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053

 BY BILL CLEARY

Game will be first women’s game at new arena; First three rounds will remain at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference will play its 2013 Women’s Basketball Championship game at the new state-of-the-art Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the league office announced on Thursday. The women’s championship finale will be conducted in conjunction with the men’s semifinal contests on Saturday, March 16 and will be televised on the ESPN Networks, while the first three rounds will once again be held at Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena on the campus of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, March 8-11.