ALLOWAY — Step back in time and, with the entire family, enjoy the sound of the organ providing the sound track for the 1927 film antics of Buster Keaton in "College." The Music Around the County planning team will present a free program with renowned theater organist Wayne Zimmerman on the Alloway Baptist Church's 1931 Moeller pipe organ on...

ALLOWAY -- Step back in time and, with the entire family, enjoy the sound of the organ providing the sound track for the 1927 film antics of Buster Keaton in "College." The Music Around the County planning team will present a free program with renowned theater organist Wayne Zimmerman on the Alloway Baptist Church's 1931 Moeller pipe organ on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.

The program will take the audience back to the days of the silent film era via the movie. This performance is a unique opportunity to see a silent movie with the organ accompaniment just like it was originally viewed. The movie, "College," takes place in southern California and features Buster Keaton at his high school graduation as the school's "most brilliant scholar." The plot continues as he tries to win the affections of a girl who is more impressed with athletes than scholars. 

This is Wayne Zimmerman's seventh appearance in a Music Around the County program. He studied piano for seven years and organ for three. Through the 1960s and 1970s, he served as organist at the Pennsylvania's Lansdowne Theatre, in Lansdowne, the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, and the Brookline Theatre in Havertown, providing theatre pipe organ music before and between the featured movies. He has concertized from coast to coast and in Hawaii and performed locally for the Delaware Valley Theatre Organ Society, Garden State Theatre Organ Society, Dickinson Theatre Organ Society and on the famous Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia.   

Alloway Baptist Church is located at 41 W. Main Street in Alloway. There is street parking and the church is handicapped-accessible. Admission is free.

In its seventh season, the Music Around the County team is dedicated to featuring organ music on the pipe organs located in churches throughout Salem County.  Three more concerts are planned in the 2015-2016 concert season.

1. Buster Keaton film will be Dueling Organs featuring Gordon Turk and Michael Stairs, organists, on oMarch 20, 2016 at 3 p.m at the Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church in Daretown.  
2. The second program in 2016 will feature the Rowan Strings conducted by George Atanastu, conductor. The Strings will be accompanied by Lawrence DePasquale, organist. The concert will be on April 10, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, Salem.
3. Wrapping up the season will be "Voices of Spring; An Afternoon of Opera and Musical Theater" at 3 p.m. on May 1. 

 The concerts are open to the public and there is no admission charge although donations are appreciated. For information go to VisitSalemCountyNJ.com. For more information about Music Around the County programs, contact Joanne Owen at 856-769-3212.

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Good afternoon!

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The Bridgeton Lunch Rotary Christmas Tree Lighting Committee is proposing a service club challenge that they are calling "Giving the Shirts Off Our Backs."

They are asking each service club to commit to donating one new or gently worn winter coat  per member, to the Code Blue/M25 Initiative.

They invite you and your service club members to deliver the coats during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 6:15 p.m., at Bridgeton Pocket Park, corner of Commerce and Laurel streets, where there will be a collection point.

They are are asking the public to donate socks, and hope to have through this community event, a "sleigh-full" of warm winter things to donate to those in need. 

Bethany Grace Community Church will manage the distribution.

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"Our community needs a more effective approach to ending homelessness.

"Fortunately, now there are better, more cost-effective tools, for fighting homelessness than ever before.

"Cumberland County needs to join the other nine counties in New Jersey who have established a County Homeless Trust Fund. These funds need to be earmarked for the most effective tools in ending homelessness, a Housing First approach.

"Over the past several decades, numerous approaches toward homelessness have been tried. Most of these efforts have not only failed to make any progress toward ending homelessness, but have also come at a great cost to taxpayers and private charities.

"However, in recent years, a new approach has seen incredible promise in places as diverse as New York, Utah, and right here in New Jersey.

"By combining the funding mechanism of the County Homeless Trust Fund with the efficiency and effectiveness of a Housing First approach, we have a chance to make significant progress in the fight against homelessness here in Cumberland County for the first time in decades.

"State law allows counties to voluntarily enact a County Homeless Trust Fund.

"Under the law, counties add a surcharge of only $3 per document recorded in the county. That money is placed in a trust fund where 95 percent of the funds are required to go toward programs for helping the homeless and only 5 percent may be used for administrative costs.

"The counties that currently have a trust fund have raised over $1 million to help end homelessness. That money stays in those counties to assist the people who live there.

"Bergen County, alone, has raised over $287,000.''

-- Dr. Rob Weinstein

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All That Dance Studio presents "All Aboard the Polar Express'' on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m., in the Robert Sharp Auditorium at Bridgeton High School. 

It's $17 for reserved seating and $14 for general seating.

Call 856-451-2233 for more information.

All That Dance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Tickets go on sale Nov. 21 at the Hopewell location. Tickets will also be available for purchase at both Alloway and Hopewell locations on Monday, Nov. 23.

And ...

Snowman Children's Paint Party is this Saturday, Nov. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m., at All That Dance Studio, Hopewell location.

Only $25 per child to paint a homemade holiday gift for grandparents or that special family member.

Parents: You will have 2 hours to yourself (date night, dinner, or holiday shopping). This is a fundraiser that will benefit the non-profit ATDS Exquisite Youth Company.

Call 856-451-2233 to reserve your child's spot.

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where there is no such word as irregardless.

It seems like it should be very easy, but it's trickier than you think.

It's a safe bet that faced with a map of New Jersey with the county borders outlined, that any state resident worth their salt could point to the county where they live.  

But is it so simple when you take away the state outline and just leave individual county borders? Sure, Cape May is likely a gimme. Perhaps Sussex is an easy get too, but what about the rest? 

While putting together a collection of county silhouettes for another project, I was surprised by how often I was mixing up my New Jersey geographies.  

Taken out of context, suddenly Monmouth looked a lot like Salem. Union and Essex were strikingly similar. And Mercer County looked alien to me.

It could very well be that my state geography game is no longer on point, so I put it to you: Can you name New Jersey's counties on sight alone?  Technical constraints kept us from showing all 21, but there are 18 here that are waiting for you to weigh in.

Take the quiz below to find out.

NJ Advance Media reporter John Shabe contributed to this article. Stephen Stirling may be reached at sstirling@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @sstirling. Find him on Facebook.

No charges were filed following an incident where a woman jumped out of two moving vehicles earlier this month, police said Tuesday afternoon.

PENNSVILLE TWP. -- No charges were filed following an incident where a woman jumped out of two moving vehicles earlier this month, police said Tuesday afternoon.

The incident occurred Nov. 7 when a Delaware woman and her husband left a local party around 3:50 a.m.

Police responded to North Hook Road for a report of a partially clothed woman found in the roadway.

A township resident reportedly saw the woman who appeared to be injured and attempted to take her to police headquarters, according to authorities.

While trying to help the woman, she jumped out of the resident's vehicle in the area of Churchtown Road, police said.

Police from Carneys Point Township and Delaware Memorial Bridge assisted in searching for the husband of the woman, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

After locating him, police were told that his wife also jumped from his vehicle while traveling on Hook Road. 

The husband reported that they were at a party when she began acting strange so they left.

Police believe the woman was under the influence.

She was eventually found near the base of the Delaware Memorial Bridge and was injured from jumping out of both vehicles, police said.

The woman was transported to Christiana Hospital for minor injuries, was treated and released, according to police.

Brittany Wehner may be reached at bwehner@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @brittanymwehner. Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook.

 

The ceremony will be held at the end of the month at Aulettos in Deptford.

Bob Shryock
 

Ten former Pitman High School athletes will be inducted into the PHS Sports Hall of Fame , Nov. 28, 1 p.m. at  Auletto Caterers in Almonesson. Additionally, girls' soccer  (1989-93-95) and boys'  golf teams (1994-97) also will be honored.

A 1966  PHS graduate, Roy Harmon earned three letters in football and three in baseball on Tri-County championship teams. After suffering a season-ending football injury as a senior, he turned to part-time sportswriting. He earned a degree in health and phys ed from Glassboro State College (Rowan), and for 18 years was director of recreation for the borough of Pitman.

Eric Armstrong earned nine letters during his four years at PHS, but his athletic career was defined by baseball, completing his career with 113 hits, 104 runs scored, and 104 RBI. He also was a pitching whiz with 15 career victories. An all-around player, he had 17 career home runs and was a vaunted base stealer. Armstrong batted .471 for his four seasons and made most of the all-T-C and all-group teams. In a game against Wildwood, he homered in each of his three at-bats.

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James Murray was an all-around athlete but a wrist injury suffered as a freshman turned him ultimately to track where he excelled in the high jump. As an underclassman, he broke the school record at 6-foot-6 and captured county and conference titles. Then, as a senior, he jumped 6-8 in the county meet to obliterate his own mark. James went on to a stellar collegiate career at Rider University, where his sister, Brooke, was an established star. Murray high-jumped 6-11 at Rider, barely missing the qualifying height for the Olympic trials.

Sarah Jane Beato Tarasevich, a 2002 graduate, excelled in all sports but was particularly proficient in basketball. She earned nine varsity letters and was named female Athlete of the Year as a senior.  Sarah Jane posted a 3.9 GPA and won the John Shilling Varsity "P" award combining academic achievement and athletic prowess. Achieving her goal of starting on the varsity as a freshman basketball player, Sarah Jane captained the team as both a junior and senior, scored over 1,000 points, recorded 1 6 double-doubles, and made most all-star teams.

Geoff Young, from Scotch Plains, coached a variety of sports at Pitman, including track and field and soccer, but made his mark as a golf coach after  Alex Belmonte retired. He was highly successful, coaching four unbeaten squads and several teams that lost only one or two matches. Geoff recorded his 100th career victory against Glassboro and coached three Group 1 championship teams.

A 1973 PHS graduate and 1975 Gloucester County College grad, Bruce McConnell played golf at Pitman when pro Danny Gaskill operated the junior program in the late 60s and early 70s. He has caddied at Pine Valley for Arnold Palmer, Johnny Miller and Lanny Watkins, plus JIm Peirce, the founder of Peirce-Phelps Inc., where Bruce has worked for 37 years. He met former president George H.W. Bush and teed off with him on the first hole. One of South Jersey's top players, he is a past winner of the Gloucester County Amateur.

Doug Bossert is a 1994 Pitman graduate who excelled in the classroom and was a terrific baseball pitcher. As a freshman, he tossed an 18-strikeout shutout, then was elevated to the varsity. Bossert lettered all four seasons, capped by a 10-1 record and 1.24 earned run average as a senior. He helped lead his team to a slew of titles and he was named to numerous all-star teams. Bossert won four letters at Temple, and is in the record book in many pitching categories. He was drafted out of high school by the Florida Marlins.

Jeff Smith, a member of Pitman's Class of 1997, was one of the school's most versatile athletes in history, but was especially proficient in football. A three-year football starter, he was a two-way lineman whose many accolades include the Newark Star-Ledger's first team all-state Group 1. He earned a scholarship to Bloomsburg University, four-year varsity letterman and three-year starter. He earned many post-season honors.

Valerie Roesler Darden played soccer at every level from the age of eight to 22 when a knee injury cut short her career. As a Pitman High School freshman she led the team in goals and assists and became a four-year varsity letterman. Starting every game, Valerie broke Pitman's goals and assists record, was a Tri-County Conference all-star for three years, and all-state Group 1 as a senior.

Dan McMaster was an all-around athlete who was a standout  in soccer, basketball and baseball, graduating with the Class of 1998. He led the squad in hitting as a sophomore, earning spots on several all-star teams including first team all-state Group 1. He also was a key player for the Panthers' back-to-back state Group 1 championship basketball teams. Continuing his love for sports, Dan now serves as varsity baseball coach at Cherry Hill West High School.

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Good afternoon!

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Every time it rains, think about the runoff from fields outside of town and from the streets in town and what that does to the never-gonna-run-blue Cohansey River.

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"I disagree with you Jack, on the word irregardless in not being a word.

"It is indeed a word as described in Merriam-Webster.''

-- Gail

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In your email, Gail, you wrote:

The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however.

It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance.

Use regardless instead.

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New to the Food Safety Process? 

Get all your questions answered on Dec. 2, at the "Introduction to Food Safety & Third Party Audits for Beginners" class being held at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 291 Morton Ave., Rosenhayn.

The class runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Each farm representative will take with them the knowledge of writing a food safety plan, risk assessments, writing standard operating procedures and all related materials.

The workshop is $50 per person and includes materials and lunch.  To register, call Tammy Commander at 856-451-2800, ext. 1.

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Hot Tuna Accoustic at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the Landis Theater.

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"Thanksgiving is the perfect time for us to give thanks for all the healthy children in our lives and to keep in our thoughts all those who are battling cancer and other illnesses," states Beth Stefanacci, founding director of Go4theGoal. 

"We started the Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer campaign because of the outcry from athletes that wanted a way to kids in their communities with cancer.  We are grateful to have such a strong show of support from local coaches and players at this time of year."

The following teams will be Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer during their Thanksgiving Football games:

* Deptford High School.

* Schalick High School.

* Cumberland Regional High School.

* Lindenwold High School.

* Haddonfield Memorial High School.

* Haddon Heights High School.

* Cherokee High School.

* Seneca High School.

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"Come on, Jack Hummel, why you gotta put a fly in the ointment?

"Everything will fall into place for parents that care and want positivity in their child's life.

"And, yes, I want to expose them to Willie Sanchez. Why not?

"I've not had the pleasure of meeting him, but, from what I've read, he is absolute positivity.

"Print this.''

-- Gloria Cortez

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Gloria is talking about getting neighborhoods kids signed up for the Herb Henry Basketball League in Bridgeton, which is a Willie Sanchez project.

Turns out, Gloria has known Willie's wife for years.

"Gloria, I believe you know my wife, Jane. Your daughter was in our church choir sometime ago when my wife ran it at Immaculate?''

-- Willie Sanchez

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where the problem is, not enough parents fall into place.

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Good evening!

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"How I spent my Saturday afternoons in Bridgeton.

"When I was growing up, there wasn't a better place to do it in the Third Ward of Bridgeton.

"Across the street was Quarter Mile Lane School (ballgames every day in the summer).

"Over the hill behind my home was the Cumberland County Fairgrounds where my brother and I could hear a barker call out, 'Last show tonight. Hurry up to see the last show tonight at the Copper Tone Review!' during the Cumberland County Fair.

"Oh, by the way, the Copper Tone Review was a burlesque show and the 'last show tonight' call went on throughout the night.

"Beyond the fairgrounds was Cubby Hollow, where we fished in the summer and skated in the winter.

"But probably my favorite pastime in my Bridgeton summer months was the Laurel Theater. It was wonderful.

"For 25 cents, you could sit down with your best friends (usually my brother Tommy, Dink Ardis, Bruce Sloan, Gene Redfield, Blake Maloney and Billy Adams).

"There in the darkness was shone classic B monster movies. Great ones like 'The Monster from the Black Lagoon,' 'It -- the Terror from Beyond Space' and my favorite, 'The Thing,' featuring Kenneth Toby (hero) and James Arness (The Thing.)

"Yes, for a mere pittance, you could relax in air-conditioned splendor all day (they repeated the show until the projectionist got tired) or you got thrown out for throwing popcorn boxes (like Mark Levitsky).

"Sorry I dimed you out, Doc.

"A cool place, great entertainment and the best friends anyone could hope to spend the summer with. It didn't get better than this!''

-- Mickey Gentile

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Mickey went on to be the speediest baserunner in the Salem County Baseball League and one of the most fit men in America.

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Would you believe this many eateries in the city of Millville?

Andrea Trattoria Italiana

Apron Strings Dessert Boutique

Bruni's Breakfast & Burgers

BJ Roasters

BoJo's Ale House

China Work

El Guacamole

Four Seasons Pizza & Restaurant

Great Wall of China

Jim's Lunch

Pillar Restaurant

Luigi's Pizza

Manny's Pizza

Millville Queen Diner

Oar House Irish Pub

Peking Tokyo

Wildflower earthly vegan fare

Winfield's

... and we're sue we have missed quite a few!

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Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts
22 N. High St.
Millville, New Jersey 08332
Phone: 856-327-4500.

Third Friday

Associate Artist Alcove:

"Christmas Present & Found"

(Jewelry, paintings, sculptures, gifts)

Meed Barnett & Nancy Sharp

In our Atrium:

Cool Steel -- Metal Artists 

Charles Branigan & Mike Williams.

Take a chance on a 50-50.

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Who are all these people who stand on the sidelines and do nothing but keep score?

They know how exactly many homeless veterans there are, and they rail about that, but we don't see where they're doing anything about it.

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where you don't have time to keep score, people.

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Good morning!

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Pittsgrove Youth Basketball Registration takes place Nov. 23 and 24, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Olivet School for Boys and Girls Recreation League and Travel Teams.

REC League: 3rd & 4th grade Co-Ed, 5-8th grade Boys.

Travel: 5th & 6th and 7th & 8th grade Girls; 7th & 8th grade Boys.

Tryouts/Practices:

For Girls & Boys Travel teams: Nov. 30, Schalick High School Gym, 7-8:30 p.m.

Practices for 3rd & 4th Grade Students: Nov. 30, 3rd Grade students, 6-7 p.m., Olivet School.

Dec. 1, 4th Grade students, 6-7 p.m., Olivet School.

Upper Pittsgrove students are welcome to play.

Practices for Middle School REC Boys (5th - 8th grade): Dec. 4, 6-7 p.m.

Middle School girls can only participate with the travel team.

Fees: Rec League, $45; Travel, $55. Scholarships available. Sponsors welcome and needed.

$100 for large logo on league shirts, $50 for company's name.

For more information, contact:

Joe Cardona, cardona@rowan.edu.

Mike Smith, michael@mcgccasmith.com.

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"I must admit I was very disappointed with whoever the fan was that made a comment that was very inappropriate during the moment of silence.

"It's that kind of prejudicial ideology that puts us in the position we are today as a world." 

-- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers

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Millville Community Church partnering with Kingdom City church to put clothes on people's back.

In heaven, there is no black church or white church, but the church.

Pastor Matthew White and his wife, Janet White, are amazing people and we honored to do kingdom work side by side.

-- Pastor Steve Harris

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where if you want any more boots on the ground, make sure you're in them.

A dish of brotherly love and gratitude was served up by a South Jersey congregation Wednesday during an early Thanksgiving lunch for local inmates.

MANNINGTON TWP. -- A dish of brotherly love and gratitude was served up by a South Jersey congregation Wednesday during an early Thanksgiving lunch for local inmates.

The savory meal surprised four Salem County Correctional Facility inmates -- or as members of New Jerusalem Aump Church say, "brothers" -- as they dined with religious leaders who opened up their doors for an afternoon of smiles and full bellies. 

For years now through the Salem County Sheriff's Department, inmates of the correctional facility have gone out into the community to help non-profit groups with building maintenance, repairs, cleaning, or painting, to name a few.

With a heart of gratitude, Evangelist Althea Saunders got a vision to express the churches' thanks by providing a hearty meal.

"They are our brothers, not inmates. We are so grateful and love them as they are. They have done so much for us than I can say," Saunders, of New Jerusalem, said.

"We open our hearts and hands to them -- there is love in this world. It has to be unconditional love and we need to love everybody," Saunders continued.

Inmates have given hours of service to repair and beautify the small church, which sits off Woodstown Road, and the congregation, with help from neighboring pastors and reverends, were able to provide the lunch.

"This is the first to come of many. We'll continue to lead and show our love. We're just a little church on the side of the road but we have all the love in the world," Saunders said.

New Jerusalem is comprised of about 23 women members and much of the work to the church could not have been done without the help of their brethren.

For Eric Bundy, a current inmate, the helping the church is the least he can do.

"It means a lot to us guys that we get to come and give to the community, to help those in need, as well as ourselves. It's a good program to give back," Bundy said.

After opening with prayer and encouraging words from Evangelist Andrea Lipsey, Teaching and Prayer Evangelist Luerine Jones, and Rev. Dr. John Adams, Rev. Almeda Johnson provided a short service to lift up the hearts of the inmates.

Johnson's shared a message of hope and kindness, reminding everyone at the lunch that no one is perfect and anyone is fallible. 

"We are all incarcerated in the world -- all of us are in trouble. The earth is the Lord's and God knows where you are. He loves you just as you are, just as you come," Rev. Dr. Almeda Johnson said to the special guests.

"No mater what you are going through, don't turn back," Johnson continued, adding that anyone is welcome in God's house.

After everyone enjoyed a carefully prepared turkey with compassion, generosity and all the trimmings, light fellowship carried in to the early afternoon.

ALLOWAY TWP. — 38 Coleman Road, Glendon S. Coleman and George A. Coleman to Katie B. Coleman for $100,000. BRIDGETON — 108 Church St., BFG Property Management LLC to Darrin Pulman for $53,000. — 77 Bank St., Darrin Pulman to Robert Bauers for $120,000. CLAYTON — 400 W. Academy St., Timothy J. Lemeshuk to Patricia Reuter for $120,000. —...

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ALLOWAY TWP.

-- 38 Coleman Road, Glendon S. Coleman and George A. Coleman to Katie B. Coleman for $100,000.

BRIDGETON

-- 108 Church St., BFG Property Management LLC to Darrin Pulman for $53,000.

-- 77 Bank St., Darrin Pulman to Robert Bauers for $120,000.

CLAYTON

-- 400 W. Academy St., Timothy J. Lemeshuk to Patricia Reuter for $120,000.

-- 14 Campbell St., Bonnie J. Zingler to Mario and Denise Badalamenti for $164,000.

DEPTFORD TWP.

-- 240 Tall Pines Dr., Thomas F. and Maryellen N. Pappalardo to Michael J. Etschman and Jessica M. Mantzell for $312,500.

-- 1875 McKee Ave., Samuel J. Myles, administrator to Brian P. Lynch for $137,000.

-- 232 Carnegie Ave., Jeanette Hurley, administrator, to JMK Properties for $83,000.

-- 716 Creek Lane, Housing and Urban Development to Chase Darnell for $70,000.

DOWNE TWP.

-- 518 New Jersey Ave., Kevin Coll to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for $180,000.

FRANKLIN TWP.

-- 286 Delaware Ave., Housing and Urban Development to Bota Investments LLC for $79,525.

GLASSBORO

-- 353 Grande Blvd., Joseph L. Guglietti and Vincenteen Guglietti to Joseph S. Larzelere for $270,000.

-- 332 Sturgess Court, D.R. Horton Inc. - New Jersey to Janis L. Kanady for $229,750.

-- 324 Heritage Loop, D.R. Horton Inc. - New Jersey to Anthony M. and Denise R. DiRienzo for $269,990.

LAWRENCE TWP.

-- 504 Bay Point Road, Ira G. Batten to New Jersey State of Environmental Protection for $182,500.

LOGAN TWP.

-- 16 Dover Place, Alberto and Valentine Portela to Kenneth J. Zellars for $285,000.

MANNINGTON TWP.

-- 440 Welchville Road, Thomas and Evelyn M. Weigel Jr. to Jan L. Hanselman for $240,000.

MAURICE RIVER TWP.

-- Cannon Range Road, Brian K. Durand to Denise Hogan for $50,000.

-- 718 Port Elizabeth, John R. Hogan to William D. Pettit for $185,000.

MILLVILLE

-- 711 E. Mulberry St., Housing and Urban Development to Ibrahim Fayed for $16,945.

-- 501 Howard St., Douglas R. Smith to Alvin W., Moats Jr. for $80,000.

-- 2003 W. Main St., Naomi Stauber to Resurrection Church for $98,500.

-- 539 N. 8^th St., Anna Vurganov to Irene Whilden for $50,000.

-- 7 Oriole Lane, Douglas A. Davies to Frederick A. Jacob for $400,000.

-- 1814 E. Main St., Frances N. Smith to Jason Rowe for $86,000.

-- 607 Richard Dr., Isa Serrano to William Serrano for $50,000.

MONROE TWP.

-- 1431 N. Tuckahoe Road, Joy Laspata and Jerritt Tobler to William W. Powell Jr. for $440,000.

-- 1012 Micawber Dr., Margaret Schiesser to Christine C. Dial for $190,500.

OLDMANS TWP.

-- 61 Perkintown Road, Crispin Group LLC and Russell J. Dodge to Norman K. Nipe and Sammi R. Marshall for $166,000.

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PENNS GROVE

-- 365 Annabelle Ave., Jonathan D. Chomo to Union Presbyterian Church of Carneys Point for $65,000.

PENNSVILLE TWP.

-- 13 Grace Ave., Clara P. Drimones and Nicholas P. Drimones, co-executors, to James and Helen B. Myers for $188,000.

-- 51 Penn Beach Dr., Gary Dean Sylvestro to Jeremy W. Folker for $130,000.

-- 141 Lincoln Dr., Gary M. and Jaclyn Minquez to William and Jacqueline Moore Jr. for $174,000.

-- 109 Michigan Road, Edward I. Dodge Jr. to Beverly J. Flitcraft for $132,000.

-- 8 Cordrey Ave., William and Christy McAllister to Zachary and Brittany Inmann for $127,000.

PILESGROVE TWP.

-- 31 Waterview Dr., Myra D. Hochman to Sean and Amanda Fry for $390,000.

-- 117 Holly Lane, RAS Closing Services LLC to Ian and Nicole Williams for $245,000.

PITMAN

-- 349 Boulevard Ave., Dennis and Jenine Ellena to Creek-Life Management LLC for $60,000.

PITTSGROVE TWP.

-- 730 Crow Pond Road, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Keith and Kelli Fisler for $215,000.

SALEM

-- 364 Morrison Ave., Catherine M. Oliver to Rapolk Investments LLC for $60,000.

SHILOH

-- 917 Main St., Cohansey Bridge LLC to James Thompson for $18,000.

SOUTH HARRISON TWP.

-- Route 45, Theresa Sugar Scanlon, executrix, to Marcello and Marcella Paglione for $145,000.

UPPER DEERFIELD TWP.

-- 167 Finley Road, Urania Terrizzi to Seabrook Brothers and Sons Inc. for $200,000.

UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP.

-- 36 Pine Tavern Road and 7 Woolman Road, Sharon L. Gruber to L. Scott and Valerie J. Ambruster for $425,000.

VINELAND

-- 211 W. Sherman Ave., Marjorie Ann Varesio, executrix, to Marjorie Ann Varesio for $160,000.

-- 20 Evelyn Ave., Helen Knorr by attorney to Bota Investments LLC for $68,000.

-- 352 N. Orchard Road, Raymond F. Simpson Jr. to Kuzmicz D & D Construction LLC for $25,000.

-- 1076 Swenlin Dr., Ruth E. Donaghy to Brandt Development LLC for $22,000.

WASHINGTON TWP.

-- 22 Quail Hollow Drive, Joan Innamarato to Daniel and Wendy Flamma for $425,000.

WEST DEPTFORD TWP.

-- 71 Lynn Dr., Deborah Ann Sammler, executrix, to Joseph J. Emmons III and Joseph J. Emmons Jr. for $126,000.

WESTVILLE

-- 104 Cedar Ave., Robert G. and Beverly A. Ruddick to Debra Devine for $130,000.

WOODSTOWN

-- 238 Borton Dr., Robert M. and Madalyn C. Sawickey to Thomas and Kimberly Atliery for $120,000.

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Scenes from South Jersey showcases images from the South Jersey Times photographers.

In a series called Scenes from South Jersey, the South Jersey Times photographers are showcasing images that they see throughout their travels around the area.

These images might be a moment at a news assignment or just something that catches the eye of the photographer going from assignment to assignment. Here is what caught our eye the weeks of Nov. 1-14.

Lori M. Nichols photographed the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City as it was lit up in purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The lighthouse will remain purple throughout the month of November.

RELATED: Scenes from South Jersey: Oct. 17-31 (PHOTOS)

Fall high school sports are winding down and the Times photographers were on assignment to cover the push to a championship.

Tim Hawk photographed the West Deptford and Haddon Heights field hockey teams as they celebrated their South Jersey titles.

Nichols was on hand as fans of the Woodstown field hockey team rushed the field to help celebrate the team's South Jersey Group 1 title. She found it funny that two of the students' t-shirts lined up to read "There's no place like home" and "Adams Funeral Home."

Photographer Jesse Bair photographed a duck coming in for a landing on Alcyon Lake at Betty Park in Pitman. Bair also photographed a deer as it seemingly stopped and posed for portrait. 

Do you know of an area worthy of a great photo? Do you have photos of your own you'd like to share? Post them in the comments portion below.

Tim Hawk may be reached at thawk@southjerseymedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @photogthawk. Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook

The Salem County Brass Society will present its annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. at Union Presbyterian Church in Carney's Point with special guest, Eric Just. The Salem County Brass will play holiday favorites including "Adeste Fideles" arranged by David Lovrien and the audience will have a chance to participate with a Christmas sing-a-long.  A special concert...

The Salem County Brass Society will present its annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. at Union Presbyterian Church in Carney's Point with special guest, Eric Just.

The Salem County Brass will play holiday favorites including "Adeste Fideles" arranged by David Lovrien and the audience will have a chance to participate with a Christmas sing-a-long.  A special concert treat will be "Baby, It's Cold Outside" featuring French horn player Lauren Parsinitz and her husband, Andrew, on trombone. This piece was arranged by the brass resident composer, French horn player John Kraybill. There will many other familiar Christmas tunes and a special piece to celebrate an upcoming movie release.

As part of its mission to promote brass music, the Salem County Brass Society awards a scholarship each year to a graduating high school senior who is planning to major in music. This year's special guest performer will be the 2015 scholarship winner, Eric Just, a home-schooled clarinet player. He will perform "Sonata for Clarinet and Piano" by Francis Poulenc and will be accompanied by Joseph Krupa.

The concert is open to all and there is no admission. Union Presbyterian Church is located at 254 Shell Road in Carney's Point. The church has ample parking and is handicap-accessible.

Composed of members from Pennsylvania, Delaware and other counties in New Jersey as well as Salem County, the Brass Society has been performing brass music in the tri-state area since 1974. The Salem County Brass Society is a non-profit musical organization which is committed to promoting brass music by providing quality sacred and secular brass music for the citizens of the Delaware Valley area, through performances at church services, civic events and regional concerts.

The playing season for the Salem County Brass Society extends from September through June. Inquiries should be addressed to the Salem County Brass Society, c/o Scott West, 313 Lynn Ave., Wenonah, NJ 08090, or by calling 856-468-7134.

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Good afternoon!

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Project Thanksgiving kicks into high gear Saturday, Nov. 21, with tons of turkeys being collected for the hungry at most ShopRites in Cumberland County, where beauty queens will be on hand to celebrate your generosity.

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Attention, T-Bolt Nation!

Coach Bob Hogan has been a part of Millville athletics for many years, contributing in so many ways to the growth and success of the student athletes.

He recently suffered a medical setback, but thankfully is now able to head home.

There are, however,  alterations that need to be made to his home to make it more accessible for him.

Please help to make this transition easier for him and his family by contributing, and giving back to someone who has given so much to others.

Go to gofundme.com/vpa4jbbg.

The goal is $6,000.

Just under $2,000 has been donated in four days.

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At this point in your life, you think back to a time in your life when you made 90 cents an hour to start and learned how to cook Kentucky Fried Chicken in a pressure cooker.

It took 7 minutes.

You took the fresh chicken and dipped it in egg batter before dumping it in a basket of flour.

in the flour was dumped a secret blend of spices that only those with a high security clearance knew.

Once coated, into the pressure cooker went the chicken.

That chicken not sold today was made into chicken barbecue and sold on buns the next day.

Now, about the 90 cents an hour wages.

When Gino's closed at 11 p.m., you punched out on the time clock and then cleaned up the store.

It took about 45 minutes.

Why was that legal, even back then?

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Four years later, we were making $56 a month in the U.S. Army.

But there was no time clock.

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Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation Bowling Challenge on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Campani's Legacy Lanes.

Five bowlers ante up $200 for three games to determine winners.

Whoa! High stakes!

A & B divisions, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and cash prizes.

We may have to being the Dick Weber 5 Star out of mothballs for this.

Registration and food at 5:30 p.m.

Bowling starts at 6 p.m.

Make checks out to BACC Foundation and mail to:

P.O. Box 1063

Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Call 856-455-1312.

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Whatever happened to Dutch Neck Village?

Gone?

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Is Jonas King still baling the hay out there?

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Bridgeton Main Street Association is still selling Bridgetonopoly games for $25 each.

You can purchase the games at 31 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton.

For more information, call the office 856-453-8130.

BEN is on the board.

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"It would have been great if it had the stores from the older days, like '60s and early '70s.

"Fashion Shop, Rovner's, Wynette, Penny's, Woolworth, Lyric Records, Smashey's, Bruskin's, Sam's Men's and Boys, etc.''

-- Gail Ward

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All those stores were there when we came to town.

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where do you think there should have been a survey taken before the city purchased that portable miniature golf course in Bridgeton?

SALEM COUNTY The Harding Woods Community Center, 187 Harding Highway in Pittsgrove are holding a Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors, crafters, holiday items and baked goods. Food available. For further information call Dave or Lorraine Byard at 856-358-1626, Recreation Committee of Harding Woods, or email clbyard@comcast.net. CUMBERLAND COUNTY The Lawrence Township Historical Society, 177 Main St. in Cedarville, will...

SALEM COUNTY

The Harding Woods Community Center, 187 Harding Highway in Pittsgrove are holding a Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors, crafters, holiday items and baked goods. Food available. For further information call Dave or Lorraine Byard at 856-358-1626, Recreation Committee of Harding Woods, or email clbyard@comcast.net.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

The Lawrence Township Historical Society, 177 Main St. in Cedarville, will host an open house on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The open house will feature historical artifacts and Christmas displays. Refreshments will be served.

Justin Petaccio writes that historians will not be kind in 2017 and beyond.

To the Editor:

To all the Obama worshippers out there, here is something for you to consider:

I don't recall there being any war waged against police officers when George W. Bush was president, nor do I recall a major European city being attacked with more than 100 people being killed.

I don't remember there being mass migration from the Middle East into Europe; or men beheaded, and women raped and sold into slavery by ISIS. There wasn't a holocaust on Christians in the Middle East.

I don't remember there being American military members killed under non-wartime conditions when Bush was president, but I know this has happened at Fort Hood, Texas, and Chattanooga, Tenn., under Obama's presidency.

I don't remember a chasm this wide between the races, or Americans being killed by illegal immigrants, when Bush was president. I don't recall so much international and domestic chaos, but I do recall in vivid detail all the horrific events above with Obama as president.

When historians write the book on Obama, it will be titled: "How to Destroy America."

I'm still trying to figure out why even one American would vote in 2016 for Hillary Clinton, who is Barack Obama 2.0. So,to my Democratic friends, I would say: Enjoy it while you can, because you are going to hear the name "Barack Obama" negatively so much in the coming years that you'll feel like your head is going to explode. You deserve it for defending the indefensible, ridiculous and absurd.

I sleep well at night knowing that I voted for George W. Bush, John McCain and Mitt Romney. The next presidential race should not be a popularity contest. We don't need weak again. We need tough. 

Justin L. Petaccio 

Carneys Point Township

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PSE&G is closer to getting the permit it would need to build a new reactor in Salem County.

LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. — After five years, all preliminary reviews have been completed and its now up to two federal boards whether PSEG Nuclear gets one of the key permits it needs to build a new reactor in Salem County.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week issued a final Environmental Impact Statement that basically says they found no issues that would stop the NRC from issuing an Early Site Permit, a key permit the utility would need to build a new reactor at its Artificial Island generating station.

"Issuance of the final Environmental Impact Statement is a major milestone in the early site permit process. We look forward to completing the final steps in the regulatory process to have the ESP issued in mid-2016," said Joe Delmar, spokesman for PSEG Nuclear.

PSEG Nuclear already operates three reactors at the Island — Salem1, Salem 2 and Hope Creek. The three plants, originally licensed for 40 years, have been granted 20-year extensions to those licenses.

The release of the final environmental impact statement follows word from the NRC on Oct. 1 that it had completed its Final Safety Evaluation Report which found "there are no safety aspects that would preclude issuing the permit for the site ..."

With the reviews finding no roadblocks to building a new reactor at the Island, the application now heads to two key federal review boards.

According to NRC Spokesman Neil Sheehan, the application now heads to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board for a hearing that has been tentatively scheduled for April 5 in Rockville, Maryland.

If the three-judge panel on that board gives its OK, the application will face a final review by the five-member board governing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The timing of when the boards will release their decisions can vary, according to Sheehan, who said the final reviews do represent a "significant milestone" in the process.

Utilities can apply to the NRC for early site permits that are valid from between 10 and 20 years. PSEG Nuclear is requesting a 20-year permit.

The completion of the NRC review process comes more than five years after PSEG Nuclear first applied for the permit on May 25, 2010.

The permit contained thousands of pages of data representing years of work by the utility.

A number of issues stretched the review period out longer than some other early site permit applications.

There are no immediate plans by PSEG Nuclear to built a fourth reactor at the site, but the early site permit would is a major step in that process.

"We do not have any immediate plans to build a new reactor. The early site permit is valid for 20 years and allows PSEG to continue exploring the possibility of building a new plant without making a formal commitment to build," Delmar said.

ALSO: N.J. congregation dishes out surprise Thanksgiving meal for inmates

While the NRC did hold public sessions to gather feedback in Salem County, there were no requests received for a formal hearing on the permit.

The early site permit is not a final OK for PSEG Nuclear to build a new plant. It is only the first in a long series of regulatory steps that the company needs to take to be prepared to move ahead when and if it decides to build a new reactor.

Among those approvals would be a combined operating license from the NRC and numerous permits from the local to state level.

The time for approval from submission of the application to a final decision or the NRC board varies.

New Jersey currently has four operating nuclear reactors, the three at Artificial Island and the Oyster Creek reactor in Lacey Township, Ocean County. Oyster Creek is slated to close.

PSEG Nuclear's generating complex is the second-largest commercial nuclear generating complex in the U.S. The reactors, at full power, provide enough electricity for three million homes.

PSEG Nuclear is the largest employer in Salem County and business leaders have hailed the prospect of a new reactor. The thousands of workers required would pump cash into the depressed economy, they say.

Environmental groups, however, had targeted the nuclear generating complex.

Word that federal regulators had completed their reviews and found no reasons why a new reactor should not be built was not greeted warmly.

"We believe this project is the wrong project, in the wrong place, and will actually undermine New Jersey's ability to promote renewable energy," said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club in an emailed statement.

Tittel said the site is a wrong one for a new reactor because it is near some of the country's most densely populated areas and is located in an extremely environmentally sensitive area.

Bill Gallo Jr. may be reached at bgallo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow South Jersey Times on Twitter @TheSJTimes. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

Area schools announces the names of their Students of the Month. CUMBERLAND COUNTY Bridgeton Public School's Broad Street October Students of the Month: KINDERGARTEN – Celina Cruz Inocente, Sherlyn Cacahuatitan Francisco, Brayan Vital Osorio, Selena Chavez Ruiz, Montserrat Leonides, Yoselin Aragon and Eli Hernandez FIRST GRADE – Daniel Velasquez, Vihanna Garcia, Uriel Perez Perez, Fernando Zamora, Alba Rodriguez Perez, Yeri Mejia Salas, Jamaira...

 

Area schools announces the names of their Students of the Month.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Bridgeton Public School's Broad Street October Students of the Month:

KINDERGARTEN - Celina Cruz Inocente, Sherlyn Cacahuatitan Francisco, Brayan Vital Osorio, Selena Chavez Ruiz, Montserrat Leonides, Yoselin Aragon and Eli Hernandez

FIRST GRADE - Daniel Velasquez, Vihanna Garcia, Uriel Perez Perez, Fernando Zamora, Alba Rodriguez Perez, Yeri Mejia Salas, Jamaira Bonner and Cristofer Lopez Lopez.

SECOND GRADE - Rosa Gonzalez, Lizdet Santiago, William Roblero, Henry Cruz Perez, Kevin Zunun, Eder Hernandez and Steven Chavez

THIRD GRADE - Darrius Hadden, Dezirey Bowen, Christofer Santizo, Estefania Ramos, Wuendy Pelcastre, Bridgette Reyes and Andy Perez

FOURTH GRADE - Banessa Melchor, Wendy Brito, Maria Mendez, Edilcer Sales and Yolismar Baez-Cuevas

FIFTH GRADE - Oliver Berrera Villa, Liliana Castaneda Roman, Alex Hernandez, Edwin Cruz, Usber DeLeon Bravo, Jaquan Wise and Alicia Gomez-Sosa

SIXTH GRADE - Enrique Osorio, Victor Perez, Brian Ramirez Valdez, Oscar Ramos and Jeison Ferrer Cordon

SEVENTH GRADE - Julio Lopez, Julie Reyes, Jose Solorzano and Alexander A. DeSantiago

EIGHTH GRADE - Shi' Nashia Mack, Christopher Adame, Gary Gould, Antonio Paz Pacheco and Sheeney Mejia

RELATED ARTS - Bruno Gonzalez Garcia - Library, Horacio Garcia - Gym, Jazive Cortes - Music, Krystal Osorio - Art, Edamia Velazquez - Computer, Natasha Hinestroza - Music, Itzel Morales - PE, Issis Mulero - Library, Arturo Herrera Sedeno - PE, Ixel Gonzalez Lopez - Art, Jacqueline Osorio - PE, Jose Zamora - WL, Dania Reyes Salas - WL, Trevion Betterson - Music and Naliah Reyes Godines - Computer

Broad Street Bulldogs of the Month - Dezirey Bowen and Oscar Ramos

SALEM COUNTY

Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District's Field Street School Students of the Month for November 2015:

Naomi Brown, Valeria Camacho-Martinez, Andrea Chaparro, Vanessa Cruz, Jackson Dalgarn, Lacey Dieterich-Samuels, Arianna Dinn, Katrina Eckert-Burden, Christina Fricker, Riley Garrison, Nigera Green, Aaliyah Gregory, Jaden Horne-Marshall, Gabriel Koeturius, Calvin Lewis, Mia Linares, Stephanie Lopez Bautista, Jennifer Lopez-Cruz, Cadence Maurer, Cole Maxwell, Anthony Navarrete Padilla, Julia Pantoja, Vanessa Perez-Garcia, Yarlin Rodriguez, Gabriela Roman-Perez, Robert Sanchez-Gomez, Gionna Speakman and Caroline Tighe.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Washington Township's Wedgwood Elementary School Principal Michael Landon announced the school's Wedgwood Pride October Students of the Month for Honesty and Integrity. Award winners include:

GRADE 5 - Joseph Abrams, Zoe Clark, Tyler Lucia, Francesca Maccarone, Brian Murphy, Stephen Pakradooni, Nicholas Pellegrino, Angelina Post and Allyson Wernik.

GRADE 4 - Connor Bogan, Tessa Conville, Cecilia Dabrowski, John Ecker, Sean Johnson, Madison Mumbower, Sawyer Quallen, Brian Ruthazer, Carley Shaw, Sabrina Stemetzki and Trey Van de Zilver.

GRADE 3 - Marissa Carney, Antonella Castorina, Madelynn DeAngelo, Nicholas Guzak, Zachary Kotel, Ryan McCrea and Shawn Taylor.

GRADE 2 - William Brannigan, Joel Chambers, Gabrielle Chelnik,  Molly Crane, Elena Dabrowski, Maximo Maletta, Avery Piotrowski, Ryan Rhubart and Joseph VanMeter.

GRADE 1 - Brayden Boucher, Leo DiPietro, Amelia D'Ostilio, Ellie Egizi, Emily McCrea, Aidan Monti, Brayden Mumbower, Craig Nocella and Jenna Whittick. 

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Washington Township's Bells Elementary School Principal Ginny Grier recently announced the school's Paw Pride winners for the month of November.

The Bells School Paw Pride Program is a Character Education Program that rewards students in grades 1-5 for demonstrating excellent character traits. These students were selected for exhibiting one of the four pillars of character education: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be a Friend, Be Safe. Students earn a paw, and place their paw in a class drawing box.

Winners received a pizza lunch with Mrs. Grier, a certificate and scented pencils, thanks to the Bells Home and School Council. 

Paw Pride Winners for November:

GRADE 1 - Ryan Mazzariello, Nicholas Heath, Taylor Minchin, Brady McKinney and  John Sireci.

GRADE 2 - Sofia Rohanna, Guadalupe Jerez-Puli, Joseph Carey and Julianna Park.

GRADE 3 - Joyce Cardona Ventura, Jeremy Goren, Jaelyn Busby, Mya Knight and  Dakota Jones.

GRADE 4 - Jenna Cora, Ramira Oplinger, Solveig Bada, Madeline Vermeulen and Nico Arico.

GRADE 5 - Mekhi Clark, Hailey Bidinger, Taniya Cooper, Emily Schwartz and Aiden Coghlan.

 

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Good afternoon!

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The gold capital of the U.S. is not Fort Knox, but it's not too shabby.

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"Millville Community Church's latest community service project is at the World War II Museum.

"Some of our ladies went down to help them with reorganizing old uniforms and straighten up some things.

"Our church values our veterans and believes that the church goes beyond the four walls. You, too, can help them by either visiting them and making a small donation of any amount or maybe help with some of the projects our church has done.''

-- Pastor Steve Harris

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On the road with Peggy Gentile Van Meter:

PEGGY GENTILE-VAN METER 

"Thanks for putting the Lunch with Mrs Santa in your column. Always a lot of fun. 

"I am sitting in my castle. Road trip in the spring. 

"Soroptimist has their clipless coupons on sale for $5.

"Lots of new sponsors. Interested people can contact any member or message me on FB. 

"Hope you are well. When is the operation?''

-- Peggy

"P.S.

"I did respond to Gloria and will help with the Thanksgiving dinner for the family.''

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Peggy could have been a nurse.

Instead, she taught history for over 30 years at Cumberland Regional, and

teaches Holocaust and Genocide Education as a Cumberland County College Adjunct Professor.

Today, she is teaching the world how to be model citizens.

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The surgery, Mrs. Van Meter, will be a left hip replacement -- surprise! -- ending three years of speculation that it was spinal stenosis, which must bide its time.

When is up to Dr. Mark Levitsky and Drill Sgt. Coralee.

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It will air live on WVLT 92.1 FM.

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Nov. 19 is the Great American Smokeout!

Dr. George Kourakin will be offering free oral cancer screenings, including VELscope (a non-invasive oral cancel screening tool).

This offer expires on Nov. 20

Call 856-825-0618 to schedule your free screening at 16 W. Vine St., Millville.

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Hiring event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 24 at Protocall Group & Catholic Charities, 46 Central Ave., Bridgeton NJ 08360 

* Packers 

* Laborers 

* Warehouse 

* Sanitation 

* Forklift 

* Housekeepers 

Positions located in the Cumberland County area.

You must bring two forms of ID. To speed up your hiring process, apply online 

at www.protocallgroup.com.

For more information, call 856 696-1080.

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"Prepping for a show-and-tell on Prohibition era South Jersey at Bayshore on Saturday, and thinking this could be my all-time favorite historical observation on 'What the Pilgrims Didn't Know (and took a while to discover) when they landed.'''

-- Flavia Alaya

It happens Saturday, Nov. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Stories of rum running, speakeasies and of oystermen catching "Golden Wedding" in their dredges flow around the area.

While Atlantic City gets its fair share of attention, the Bayshore certainly had its own Empire catering to dry communities before, during and after Prohibition.

The Bayshore Center and the Port Norris Historical Society invite community members to share a memory from their lifetime, a family anecdote or recollection or just come to listen and learn about this fascinating time period.

To start the stories off, Renee Brecht and Flavia Alaya will present their findings and research from creating the Rum River and Baywalk Empire Bus Tour, which was first organized for the Cohansey RiverFest.

In addition to stories, the public is invited to bring photographs, documents or news articles to share. 

The program will be recorded and the information collected will be used in future exhibits and for research and educational purposes as part of the Delaware Bay Museum & Folklife Center and the Port Norris Historical Society.

As always, the program is free and refreshments will be served.

The program is presented in partnership with the Port Norris Historical Society.

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where there are a lot of hidden treasures on the Bayshore.       

NEWFIELD — Newfield National Bank is now collecting food and toys in all 11 of its branches throughout Gloucester and Cumberland counties. Non-perishable foods will be donated to the Southern Regional Food Distribution Center. The new, unwrapped, toys are being collected for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots.  To find the nearest Newfield Bank in your neighborhood, go online to newfieldbank.com....

NEWFIELD -- Newfield National Bank is now collecting food and toys in all 11 of its branches throughout Gloucester and Cumberland counties. Non-perishable foods will be donated to the Southern Regional Food Distribution Center. The new, unwrapped, toys are being collected for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots. 

To find the nearest Newfield Bank in your neighborhood, go online to newfieldbank.com. This collection will continue until Dec. 23.

List of easily distributed food are as follows: pastas, peanut butter, jelly, corn flakes (cereal without sugar), oatmeal, canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned meats, rice, canned chicken noodle, vegetable or tomato soups, dried noodles, potato flakes, cranberry juice, granola bars, crackers, Bisquick, instant coffee, tea, and any low-sugar, non-perishable food item.

For questions or more information, call Newfield National Bank at 856-692-3440, Ext. 1206.

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Good evening!

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 Newfield National Bank is now collecting food and toys in all 11 of their branches

Ha'Nasia White 12, of Bridgeton enjoys making Thanksgiving art at the Cumberland County Library during Mommy/Daddy and Me art time.
 

throughout Gloucester and Cumberland counties.

Non-perishable foods will be donated to the Southern Regional Food Distribution Center. The new, unwrapped, toys are being collected for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots.

This collection will continue until Dec. 23.

List of easily distributed food are as follows: Pastas, peanut butter, jelly, corn flakes (cereal without sugar), oatmeal, canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned meats, rice, canned chicken noodle, vegetable or tomato soups, dried noodles, potato flakes, cranberry juice, granola bars, crackers, Bisquick, instant coffee, tea, and any low-sugar, non-perishable food item.

For questions or more information, call Newfield National Bank at 856-692-3440, ext. 1206.

To find the nearest Newfield Bank in your neighborhood, go to www.newfieldbank.com. 

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Bethany Grace Community Church (www.bethanyinbridgeton.com) will be distributing free winter coats on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon, along with its usual food pantry and clothing closet.

Please pass this on to those in need.

The address is 31 N. Pearl St., Bridgeton.

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Pancake breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 7 to 11 a.m., at West Park United Methodist Church, Shiloh Pike, Hopewell, to benefit the Cumberland Regional swim team.

CRHS Swim & Dive Team is hosting an all-you-can-eat breakfast to help support the team for their end of season banquet.

Adults -- $6.

Children --  and over $6.

Children over 2 --  $3.

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Help long-time Millville High School Coach Bob Hogan make his home wheelchair accessible so he can come home from rehabilitation after suffering a stroke.

Over $2,000 has been collected, but $6,000 is needed.

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Annamarie Forte Harris in the uniform room.
 

Another partnering Millville Community Church project -- this time in the uniform room at the Army Air Field Museum

We had a blast, and, wow, if these uniforms could talk!

"Thank you to all who have served for the freedom of our country!''

-- Annamarie Forte Harris

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How do they get away with something like this?

They drive around with the name on their truck, for Pete's sake. Are you telling us the elderly don't have sons or nephews to hunt down these people?

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A long time ago, we learned not to trust anyone driving a truck with a removable magnetic sign on the side.

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"Don't think sports today is all about the money?

"Consider this. There will be 40 college football bowl games this year.

"That means 80 teams will be involved. According to NCAA guidelines, a team should have at least 6 wins (for most teams that represents a mediocre 50 percent victories).

"To date, only 62 teams have 6 or more wins. That means 5-7 teams will be competing in bowl games. Money ... Money ... Money ... I rest my case.''

-- David Price

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What isn't about the money?

Only volunteer work.

That's why only women and volunteers will be allowed into heaven.

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where, in the history of the world, has any gambler come out ahead, because the only way gambling outfits can stay in business is if you lose?