Press of Atlantic City back issues from February 2007:
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Feb 01, 2007 ... The Bridgeton boys basketball team edged Lower Cape May 58-55 in overtime of a Cape-Atlantic League game Wednesday. The Caper Tigers took a 33-17 lead into the half. Bridgeton scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to tie the game and force overtime. With 17 seconds remaining ...
City official pushes for direct A.C.-to-Trenton transport
Feb 01, 2007; ... Atlantic City Councilwoman Joyce Mollineaux thinks it's a good idea to better link the resort to the state capital, which helped it become a major economic engine for New Jersey. To do that, she's trying to rally support for direct, no-transfer bus and train service between Atlantic ...
Correction/Clarification
Feb 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Page A1:face=-Bold; Alice Dudo and her husband both attended Catholic schools, but not St. Vincent de Paul School in Mays Landing. All ...
Lower Cape triumphs over Bridgeton 51-43
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Lower Cape May Regional High School girls basketball game pulled away in the final five minutes to beat visiting Bridgeton 51-43 on Wednesday. Stephanie Dugan scored 10 of her 16 points in the second period when the Capers outscored Bridgeton 20-13. Stephanie Agger added 15 points ...
Upper man killed in crash
Feb 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports UPPER TOWNSHIP - A township resident was killed Wednesday when his car collided with a pickup truck on Route 49. The accident happened at 9:17 a.m. State Police in the Woodbine barracks said Louis McCollum, 73, of Palermo, was driving west on Route 49 ...
Scoring leaders
Feb 01, 2007 ... Boys face=+Bold; Anthony Raffaface=-Bold; , Wildwood Catholic: 17 games; 520 points; 30.6 avg. face=+Bold; Jarrod Headleyface=-Bold; , Sacred Heart: 16 games; 340 points; 21.3 avg. face=+Bold; Tyron Johnsonface=-Bold; , Millville: 18 games; 379 points; 21.1 ...
Sandy Hackett On ...
Feb 01, 2007 ... Sandy Hackett On ... The strong bond he had with his father, Buddy Hackett (Buddy), above, was mentor, teacher, tutor, father, best friend. I loved him dearly, miss him terribly, and (there's) a huge hole in my life with him gone. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't ...
Phunky TownIvan Neville's band jams at House of Blues
Feb 01, 2007; ... Ivan Neville, a member of the second generation of one of New Orleans' best-known musical families, has never felt pressure to outdo his father, Aaron, or other better known relatives. "I felt blessed being from a musical family, but I never felt any pressure," he says. "I never felt ...
Vineland cops arrest 2 teens in shootings
Feb 01, 2007; ... VINELAND - Police arrested two teenagers Tuesday in connection with a series of shootings and fights that is likely the result of a feud between several groups. Walnut Road resident Colin Rawls, 18, was taken into custody on charges of shooting into a crowd outside the American Legion ...
Investigator posing as teen snares alleged sex offender
Feb 01, 2007; ... MAYS LANDING - A Camden County man was arrested when he came here to meet a person who he thought was a 14-year-old boy for a sexual encounter, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey S. Blitz said Wednesday. The "child" was an undercover investigator. Anthony Mastrando, 48, a postal carrier ...
Atlantic freeholders want options on sheriff's officers
Feb 01, 2007; ... NORTHFIELD - Atlantic County officials worried about the fiscal impact of hiring 10 new sheriff's officers this year to bolster courtroom security want to meet with the people who ordered the staff buildup. At issue is whether the county must hire the officers at once or phase them in ...
Vineland High community honors dead pilot who was school wrestling star
Feb 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; By TOM NAMAKO<HLN></HLN>face=-Bold; VINELAND - James Clay, a state trooper who patrols the Atlantic City Expressway, is not the kind of person that gets shaken up easily. But on Wednesday night, hundreds of supporters gave a standing ovation to James' brother, Jeffrey, who ...
Three indicted in two A.C. slayings
Feb 01, 2007; ... MAYS LANDING - Atlantic County grand juries have handed up murder indictments against three men in two separate killings in Stanley Holmes Villlage, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey S. Blitz said Wednesday. An indictment issued Tuesday charges 21-year-old Aziz Gilliard, also known as ...
Ocean City Fire Department gets communications grant
Feb 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports OCEAN CITY - The city's Fire Department will get $91,899 for new radios and receivers that will improve communications during a blaze. This is the third federal grant Ocean City has gotten through the program, U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd, said in a ...
Teen to be sentenced for killing neighbor, 91
Feb 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports BRIDGETON - The Vineland teen who admitted killing her 91-year-old neighbor last year will be sentenced at the Cumberland County Courthouse next week. Jovan Guilford, 13, is scheduled to appear before a judge 1:30 p.m. Feb. 7.She previously ...
A.C. union preparing pay grievance
Feb 01, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - The city's blue-collar union is filing a grievance because some members claim that the city has repeatedly underpaid them for their time. Union steward Levine Dickerson declined comment, saying he was in the midst of investigating the circumstances prior to filing. He ...
Many are opting for national group over the local one
Feb 01, 2007; ... The executive director of the Atlantic City Hotel & Lodging Association is attempting to reach out to the local Indian and Indian-American community as he tries to grow the association's membership.Considering that a large number of U.S. motels and hotels are owned or managed by ...
Jose Matos' 100th win sparks St. Augustine
Feb 01, 2007; ... BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - The Cave at St. Augustine Prep was filled Wednesday as one of the top teams in southern New Jersey competed for personal milestones and a second straight Cape-Atlantic League National Conference title. And the basketball team was nowhere to be found. It's ...
Councilwoman pushes for direct rail, bus lines from A.C. to Trenton
Feb 01, 2007; ... Atlantic City Councilwoman Joyce Mollineaux thinks it's a good idea to better link the resort to the state capital, which helped it become a major economic engine for New Jersey. To do that, she's trying to rally support for direct, no-transfer bus and train service between Atlantic ...
Games to see
Feb 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Boysface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Atlantic City (11-5)face=-Bold; face=+Bold; at Absegami (11-5)face=-Bold; face=+Bold; 4 p.m. todayface=-Bold;A win would give Atlantic City an almost insurmountable lead in the race for the Cape-Atlantic League ...
Extreme Behavior'Lips of an Angel' helps Hinder launch own tour
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Oklahoma City rock quintet Hinder gambled on their talent and won. They received a loan of $45,000 so they could travel to Vancouver, Canada, and record a CD they originally planned to release independently. The songs they worked on during the summer 2004 turned into a majority of the tracks ...
Hilton rolls out players' club, welcomes Garcia
Feb 01, 2007 ... The face=+Bold; Atlantic City Hilton face=-Bold; recently rolled out a new face=+Bold; players' club face=-Bold; that ranks as one of the finest in the city. face=+Bold; The Chairman's Club face=-Bold; - which retains the name of the former Hilton players' club - boasts 10,000 square feet of ...
St. Augustine wins
Feb 01, 2007 ... Kevin Crowe scored three goals and Dan Rullis added two for St. Augustine Prep in an 8-3 boys ice hockey victory Wednesday over Holy Ghost of Bensalem, Pa. Dominick Marrone had four assists for the Hermits, who improved to 13-0.St. Augustine 1 4 3 - 8 Holy Ghost0 0 ...
Autopsy scheduled for man killed in Middle Twp. collision
Feb 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for an Avalon Manor man who died Tuesday following an accident on Ingrams Bridge on Avalon Boulevard. Police said Ronald R. Faith, 62, was heading east when his SUV crossed lanes, struck the curb and ...
Looking for a better ending
Feb 01, 2007; ...LOWER TOWNSHIP - Police Chief Edward Donohue is lobbying lawmakers and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to make changes to the southern terminus of the Garden State Parkway before any more lives are lost. Donohue, responding to two recent fatal accidents at the end of the parkway, ...
Pleasantville needs win tonight for playoff berth
Feb 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Aminah Davisface=-Bold; isn't ready to throw in the towel.The Pleasantville High School senior guard plans to approach today like any other game day. She will walk the halls, talk to her friends and attend classes like usual.Then it's off to the gym where ...
11 indicted in credit-card scheme at Absecon gas station
Feb 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports MAYS LANDING - Eleven people were named in a 117-count indictment for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent credit-card scheme involving a Getty gas station on Absecon Boulevard in Absecon, authorities announced Wednesday. The alleged ringleaders of ...
Stockton women win 6th straight
Feb 01, 2007; ... GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - The women's basketball team at Richard Stockton College went through a transition at the start of the season. The Ospreys lost several key players to graduation and brought in eight freshmen.To any program, that normally means trouble until a team can come ...
Basketball standings
Feb 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Boysface=-Bold; face=+Bold; (Through Tuesday)face=-Bold; face=+Bold; CAPE-ATLANTIC LEAGUEface=-Bold; face=+Bold; AMERICAN CONFERENCEface=-Bold; face=+Bold; DIVISION Iface=-Bold; face=+Bold; SchoolDIVCONFOVERALLface=-Bold; face=+Bold; DIVISION IIface=-Bold; face=+Bold; NATIONAL ...
Local schools have no plans for random drug tests
Feb 01, 2007; ... State law may allow random drug and alcohol testing of students, but area school officials say the targeted testing of suspect students has been more effective and is far less costly for their districts. "We've discussed (doing larger random testing), and if we felt the need were there, ...
Man charged with DWI in Middle Township hit-and-run incident
Feb 01, 2007; ... MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - An alleged drunken driver swerved on Johnstown Lane, injured two pedestrians walking along the road early Wednesday morning and left the scene, township police said. Later that morning, police located the driver's sports utility vehicle and charged Louis Bell, 25, of ...
Letters, Feb. 1, 2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Mayors: We won't marry face=+Italic; anyone face=-Italic;Much is being written and said about our individual decisions to decline to perform civil-union ceremonies for same-sex couples in accordance with recently enacted New Jersey law. We wish to clarify our positions for the public ...
The Press' Elite 11 rankings
Feb 01, 2007 ... A ranking of public school teams in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem and southern Ocean counties and non-public teams that compete for South Jersey titles. Rankings selected by The Press high school sports staff based on staff observation, research and ...
Bridgeton sweep nets dozens of immigrants
Feb 01, 2007; ... BRIDGETON - An immigration sweep that included a series of pre-dawn house raids has resulted in the detention of more than a dozen suspected illegal aliens. According to a local pastor and landlord, agents with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, broke down doors at ...
Who's who in your town/ Woodbine
Feb 01, 2007 ... --face=+Bold; Borough Council: face=-Bold; Anthony Saduk, president, Joseph Schweibinz, Eduardo Ortiz, Gerald Sanford, Louis Murray, David Rodriguez --face=+Bold; Council composition:face=-Bold; independents --face=+Bold; Mayor:face=-Bold; William ...
Doctor, insurer get on the same page
Feb 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Dear Consumer Action:face=-Bold; face=+Bold; My adult daughter was injured on the job. She cut her hand and required x-rays. Every month one of the doctors involved bills me for the balance of $28. The doctor knows this is a worker's compensation case.face=-Bold; ...
Hammonton beats EHT
Feb 01, 2007 ... Hammonton defeated visiting Egg Harbor Township 27-22 on Wednesday in a Cape-Atlantic American Divison wrestling matchup. Rocco Pagano (112 pounds) George Mavromatis (135) and John Bakuckas (140) had major victories for the Blue Devils. 103 - Nick Pagano H d Jake Fox 5-2; 112 ...
House fire kills one person in Bridgeton
Feb 01, 2007; ... BRIDGETON - Authorities here were still waiting Wednesday for the results of an investigation into a house fire Tuesday night that killed one person and injured a city firefighter. Police say the house's owner, Edward Bragg, 87, may have been the person they found burned beyond ...
Cape mayor seeks safer ending at parkway Exit 0
Feb 01, 2007; ... LOWER TOWNSHIP - Police Chief Edward Donohue is lobbying lawmakers and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to make changes to the southern terminus of the Garden State Parkway before any more lives are lost. Donohue, responding to two recent fatal accidents at the end of the parkway, near ...
Absegami student may have TB
Feb 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; From Press staff reportsface=-Bold; GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Atlantic County health officials are investigating a possible case of tuberculosis at Absegami High School.Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District Superintendent Adam Pfeffer confirmed Wednesday that a ...
Two injured in four-vehicle crash in Lower Twp.
Feb 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports LOWER TOWNSHIP - Two women were injured in a four-car accident Saturday afternoon at the intersections of Seashore and Ferry roads, police said Wednesday. Kathleen Bure, 31, of Cape May, suffered a head injury in the accident and was later issued a ...
Atlantic worker sues Cooper over nepotism letter
Feb 01, 2007; ... Atlantic County employees were angered last year when many of them made a sort of nepotism hit list distributed by Atlantic County Freeholder Alisa Cooper. Now, one of those employees is suing Cooper, charging the list was a politically motivated "personal attack" that caused him to be ...
Stockton's Matthews gets win No. 400
Feb 01, 2007; ... GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP -To think there was a time when Gerry Matthews almost wasn't the men's coach at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.Matthews - and his white shoes - have been the face of the Ospreys for more than 20 years, but the first time Matthews applied for the job in 1983, ...
Band of the Week: The Flight
Feb 01, 2007 ... Since mankind first gazed toward the stars, he has been infatuated with Flight. Right now, residents of southern New Jersey can experience this primal phenomenon first hand, but if the members of the Flight have anything to say about it, the epidemic will soon stretch across the lands. ...
Absegami student may have case of TB
Feb 01, 2007; ... GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - County health officials are investigating a possible case of tuberculosis at Absegami High School.Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District Superintendent Adam Pfeffer confirmed Wednesday that a student might have the disease. Parents of students who ride ...
Area schools have no plans for random drug testing
Feb 01, 2007; ... State law may allow random drug and alcohol testing of students, but area school officials say the targeted testing of suspect students has been more effective and is far less costly for their districts. "We've discussed (doing larger random testing), and if we felt the need were there, ...
Prosecutor says officer's baby died of natural causes
Feb 01, 2007; ... BRIDGETON - A medical examiner determined Wednesday that the infant daughter of a Millville police officer died of natural causes Tuesday morning, authorities said. According to Cumberland County Prosecutor Ron Casella, the Southern Region Medical Examiner's Office reported to local ...
Playing smart defense wins championships
Feb 01, 2007 ... You've probably heard the expression "playing smart defense" when referring to all types of sports, especially football. This is probably the first time, however, that you've ever heard it associated with playing on the World Poker Tour. Just like in team sports, poker offense is a lot ...
Man dies in Bridgeton blaze; one firefighter injured
Feb 01, 2007; ... BRIDGETON - Authorities here were still waiting Wednesday for the results of an investigation into a house fire Tuesday night that killed one person and injured a city firefighter. Police say the house's owner, Edward Bragg, 87, may have been the person they found burned beyond ...
Rat Pack's Backhead
Feb 01, 2007; ... Sandy Hackett's father was the late, great comedian Buddy Hackett, and the younger Hackett not only inherited his father's penchant for telling jokes but also his father's gig. But with "The Rat Pack Is Back!" Sandy Hackett has found success in an area that perhaps his father never explored - ...
Lacey Democrat seeks state Senate seat
Feb 01, 2007; ... LACEY TOWNSHIP - Jim LeTellier of Forked River announced Wednesday his bid for the Democratic nomination in the race for the 9th District state Senate seat this year.Sen. Leonard T. Connors, R-Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic, announced Jan. 11 that he would not be seeking re-election, ...
More hearings set as 2004 murder case meets another delay
Feb 01, 2007; ... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - The case against murder suspect Gerald Daniels continues to move slowly toward a trial date. A hearing on whether statements Daniels made to police would be suppressed was delayed Wednesday because one of the police witnesses was unavailable, but will either ...
Hinder drummer Cody Hanson's favorite bands
Feb 01, 2007 ... Bad Company, left They have great songs lyrically. They are the band that got me into rock music. My 24-year-old older brother was into rap and hip-hop. I was riding with my mom and older sister, and the first song I heard was "Shooting Star." My favorite Bad Company songs are "Shooting ...
Story inspires others to weed cemetery for black Civil War vets
Feb 01, 2007; ... GREENWICH TOWNSHIP - Ambury Hill caught their attention and they responded.A neighbor with some friends.Sixth-graders in an Atlantic City school.A lieutenant at South Woods State Prison. Each read a story in The Press of Atlantic City on Monday, ...
Medical examiner: Officer's baby died of natural causes
Feb 01, 2007; ... BRIDGETON - A medical examiner determined Wednesday that the infant daughter of a Millville police officer died of natural causes Tuesday morning, authorities said. According to Cumberland County Prosecutor Ron Casella, the Southern Region Medical Examiner's Office reported to local ...
Buyer says B.L. England sale imminent
Feb 01, 2007; ... UPPER TOWNSHIP - The sale of the B.L. England power plant will be complete in a matter of days, a spokesman for the new owner said Wednesday. Rockland Capital Energy Investments plans to close on the coal-fired plant by next week, Scott Harlan said. He is president of the Texas-based ...
Casino Scene
Feb 01, 2007; ... 'Legends in Concert'at Resorts face=+Bold; <HLN></HLN> WHO ARE THEY:face=-Bold; This award-winning live show features a diverse group of celebrity impersonators. "Legends in Concert" has traveled to 15 different countries on five continents entertaining more than 10 million ...
Area high schools have no plans for random drug tests
Feb 01, 2007; ... State law may allow random drug and alcohol testing of students, but area school officials say the targeted testing of suspect students has been more effective and is far less costly for their districts. "We've discussed (doing larger random testing), and if we felt the need were there, ...
'The weather has not been cooperative'Winter coats hang around area's stores
Feb 01, 2007; ... Atlantic City retailer Jerry Goldberg bought three times as many coats as he did in 2005, anticipating another strong season for the Wearhouse, but he was forced to mark them down to half-price because of winter's mild start. "The weather has not been cooperative," Goldberg said. He ...
A Who's Who of The Nevilles
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Neville Brothers, left The four brothers - Arthur, Charles, Aaron and Cyril - are among New Orleans' most famous musical native sons. With a sound steeped in the city's R&B tradition, they officially united under the Neville Brothers umbrella in 1977, after several decades of ...
Job Connection reconnected in Wildwood
Feb 01, 2007; ... WILDWOOD - Starting today, Job Connection, which provides job search and job-training services to Cape May County residents, will operate out of its new Wildwood location as part of the county's one-stop career center. Job Connection previously operated at The Village Shoppes in Rio ...
North Wildwood police report shows more activity, fewer arrests
Feb 01, 2007; ... NORTH WILDWOOD - Total arrests in the city dropped slightly between 2005 and 2006, while the total number of police incidents rose, according to the city's annual Police Department report. Incidents include any type of police contact, from arrests to traffic stops, and in 2006 the ...
Brittany Clybourn wins long jump
Feb 01, 2007 ... Brittany Clybourn of Oakcrest High School won the girls varsity long jump Wednesday at the Metropolitan Invitational Indoor Track and Field Meet at the New York City Armory in Manhattan, New York City. Clybourne, a junior, won with a school-record leap of 17 feet, one inch. Nijgia ...
Taxpayers skeptical of 4 percent limit
Feb 01, 2007 ... Never mind the weasel room state officials are already putting into the 4 percent annual limit on property tax increases. 25 Words or Less readers don't think even a firm cap at 4 percent would be such an accomplishment. The tone of disbelief and disgust in Mahlon Laird's ...
Hammonton wins
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Hammonton High School coed swimming team beat host Camden County Vo-Tech 124-55 Wednesday in Sicklerville in the final dual meet for 10-year Blue Devils coach Marcia Hamilton. Hamilton announced Wednesday that she is stepping down at the end of the season. She took over in the ...