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Absecon
St. Elizabeth sets July 19
date for chicken barbecue
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church will host its 33rd annual Chicken Barbecue on Sunday, July 19. The event runs 1 to 6 p.m. inside the hall of the church, 591 New Jersey Ave. in Absecon.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 or younger.
This year's theme is "A Touch of Italy."
More information is available from the parish office at 609-641-1480.
To submit news and information on Absecon, please e-mail Emily Previti at EPreviti@Pressofac.com
Atlantic County
Freeholders name Cooper
to chair education panel
The Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders has a new committee that will focus on education-related issues in the county.
Alisa Cooper will chair the Education Committee, whose members also include Thomas Russo and Joseph McDevitt.
"Education is on the forefront of discussions involving the economy on the federal, state and local levels," said freeholder Chairman James Curcio. "Issues include the need to provide early childhood education, improve access to higher education and provide training for displaced workers. School regionalization is also on the radar in New Jersey as a means to reduce costs and the burden on taxpayers.
"Atlantic County is fortunate to have quality educational facilities and personnel who are dedicated to preparing students for success in our increasingly competitive world. Our goal is to help our schools meet their new challenges and provide students with the skills they need to become productive citizens."
Along with public, private and charter schools, Atlantic County's educational facilities include Atlantic Cape Community College, Richard Stockton College, the Atlantic County Institute of Technology and the Special Services School District.
To submit news and information on Atlantic County, please e-mail Thomas Barlas at TBarlas@Pressofac.com
Egg Harbor Township
Expect DUI checkpoints
tonight on Black Horse Pike
The township Police Department will set up a driving under the influence checkpoint from 9 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday on the Black Horse Pike between Tilton Road and Uibel Avenue. The checkpoint is intended to prevent drunken driving and driving under the influence of drugs.
Investigators seeking tips
on 2006 beating death
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is still looking for help in solving a three-year-old unsolved Egg Harbor Township beating death, according to a press release sent out Thursday.
On June 29, 2006, the township police got an emergency call from a unit in the Heathercroft Condominium complex, where Darius Smith was found in the living room bleeding from the head and his long-time girlfriend, Eileen Leone, was holding him. Smith, 32, was rushed to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, where he died the following evening.
An autopsy done by Atlantic County Medical Examiner Dr. Hydow Park determined that Smith died from the head injuries. He also had a bruise on his left shoulder. Smith left behind Leone and a 4-year old son, according to the press release.
Anyone with information should call the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office at 609-909-7800 or file an anonymous tip form at:
Tips may also be sent to Atlantic County Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234. Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of as much as $2,000 for tips that lead to an arrest and indictment. Callers may remain anonymous.
First members added
to township honor roll
More than 50 people showed up Wednesday to pay tribute to the four men who made up the inaugural class of the township's citizen honor roll. Biographical plaques for the men were put into a wall display in the township Community Center on English Creek Avenue.
The honorees are: John Couchoud, a former mayor and township committeeman, the namesake of the old community center and charter member of the township Athletic Association and Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company; Charles Canale, a former mayor and township committeeman, Planning Board member, township Municipal Utilities Authority member, Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company chief and founder of the township Youth Organization; John "Lenny" Carman Sr., a former mayor, township committeeman, Zoning Board member and founder of the township ambulance squad; and John Heinz, a former mayor, township committeeman and Zoning Board chairman.
Heinz, the only living honor roll member, thanked the township and joked that he should be invited to talk at cocktail parties.
Deputy Mayor Stanley "Jake" Glassey, who built the display with Committeeman John Carman Jr., said the honor roll will become a tradition and more names will be added each year.
To submit news and information on Egg Harbor Township, please e-mail Michelle Lee at MLee@Pressofac.com
Hammonton
Eagle Theatre to show
newest 'Potter' movie
The historic Eagle Theatre on Vine Street will host a first-run movie for the first time in nearly 50 year when it shows "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
After the special midnight showing, the film will be presented daily. Show times will be 12:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for matinees, and after 5 p.m. it is $8 for adults and $6 for children and senior citizens.
To reserve tickets for the midnight show, call 609-561-1199; for information visit:
To submit news and information on Hammonton, please e-mail Robert Spahr at RSpahr@Pressofac.com
Galloway Township
'Movies in the Park'
offers monthly shows
Galloway Township will show "Journey to the Center of the Earth" on July 25 at Patriot Lake behind the municipal complex at 300 E. Jimmie Leeds Road as part of the 2009 Movies in the Park program.
The show starts at 8:45 p.m. The township encourages attendees to bring blankets or chairs.
The monthly outdoor screenings are free, with food and drinks available for purchase. The township will show "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" in August and "Hotel for Dogs" in September. All movies are rated PG.
More information is available from Galloway Community Services at 609-652-8657.
To submit news and information on Galloway Township, please e-mail Emily Previti at EPreviti@Pressofac.com
Linwood
Work begins early
on new arboretum
Workers have broken ground on the Linwood Arboretum project, Councilman Ralph Paolone said.
The contractor for the project at the triangle of land at Belhaven, Oak and Wabash avenues - formerly an Atlantic City Electric site - got its approvals a week earlier than expected, Paolone said. He expects the planting to begin sometime in August.
"We're probably looking at a phase-in of the planting," he said. "It won't be a situation where 200 people will be planting everything in an hour. We have a GPS to plot each location of every plant, and we'll be putting it on a map in one of those glass-enclosed directories.
Paolone said Atlantic County open space funding will pay for the majority of the project, with Linwood's contribution mostly engineering costs and "in-kind" work.
To submit news and information on Linwood, please e-mail Steven Lemongello at SLemongello@Pressofac.com
Northfield
Work to begin this month
at five-way intersection
Work is expected to begin sometime in the next two weeks on the road project at Zion and Cedarbridge roads, Councilman Steven Vain said Thursday.
The unwieldy five-way intersection at the border of Northfield and Linwood, where Zion Road, Cedarbridge Road, Burroughs Avenue and Lake Drive all merge into Zion before it crosses the bridge into Egg Harbor Township, will be turned into a four-way intersection.
According to conceptual plans by Doran Engineering, instead of Cedarbridge merging with Zion at a less-than-45-degree angle, the road would instead shift to the north and enter Zion at something close to a 90 degree angle, complete with a stop sign.
Vain also said that work on the sidewalk project at Cedarbridge Road, between Juniper Drive and Wabash Avenue, should also begin in the next few weeks.
That stretch of road has already been turned into a one-way street, and now part of the street on the north side will be converted into a sidewalk leading to the Northfield Community School.
To submit news and information on Northfield, please e-mail Steven Lemongello at SLemongello@Pressofac.com
Ventnor
Authors Alley
back at local library
The Ventnor branch of the Atlantic County Library system will host its third annual Authors Alley Wednesday from 6-8 p.m.
Authors Alley is designed to offer "local authors a venue to show what they are writing and a chance to meet their audience," says Kimberly Strenger, a librarian. She adds that the evening also gives "local residents ... a chance to learn how the writing/publishing process works."
Local writers lined up to appear at the event include Bernie Friedenberg, who lives in Margate and is the author of a memoir called "Of Being Numerous: World War II As I Saw It."
Len Berman, of Voorhees, Camden County, wrote "Consider My Servant" and "A World Of Secrets," the saga of a Ukranian family that escapes from Europe and eventually emigrates to America.
Hannah Shapiro lives in Atlantic City and wrote a cookbook, "Making It In The Kitchen, Spanish Style." She was born in Brooklyn but lived for years and taught cooking in Spain.
W. Mae Kent wrote "Titanic: The Untold Story." The novel is the only one "set on the Titanic that features a black hero," according to her biography. Kent is also a psychotherapist who practices in Bridgeton and lives in Vineland, Strenger said.
For more information, call the library at 609-823-4614.
To submit news and information on Ventnor, please e-mail Martin DeAngelis at MDeangelis@Pressofac.com
Posted in Atlantic on Friday, July 10, 2009 3:05 am
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