Press of Atlantic City back issues from April 2007:
Both Rutgers and LSU succeed without stars from last season
Apr 01, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - Imagine the Rutgers University women's basketball team in a Final Four. Easy. It's happening tonight. Now, imagine that the Scarlet Knights are doing it without Cappie Pondexter, the star who carried them the past two years.That's happening tonight as ...
Frank Molinaro goes for Senior Nationals title
Apr 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; From Press staff reports<HLN></HLN>face=-Bold; Southern Regional's Frank Molinaro will be one of only two New Jersey wrestlers in today's finals at the Senior National High School Coaches Association Wrestling Tournament in Virginia Beach, Va., where he will join Blair Academy ...
Oakcrest girls say last season was no fluke
Apr 01, 2007; ... Jim Barkalow still gets the jitters whenever his Oakcrest High School girls track and field team competes against Ocean City or Mainland Regional.Why? Because both programs are perennial powers, rich with tradition. And although the Falcons have had their share of individual stars, ...
Dice-K dazzles Phillies' hitters
Apr 01, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - Just when Phillies leadoff hitter Jimmy Rollins thought he had seen all of Boston right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka's pitches, another one came floating toward him Saturday. It traveled to the plate at more than 80 miles an hour, but compared to Matsuzaka's 92 mph fastballs, ...
Reverse mortgages helping area seniors
Apr 01, 2007; ... Money was running tight and the bills were coming due. But George Chase kept plodding along, unsure of how to stop the problem and a little wary of asking for help. "My daughter was up from Florida and I think she just sort of noticed something was wrong," Chase said. "She ...
Dishing it out
Apr 01, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - As the immigrant population in southern New Jersey increases, the number of satellite dishes on roofs and walls also rises. "Actually, they're proliferating. Is that a better word?" said Herman Zatt, who considers the dishes an eyesore. For immigrant residents ...
Local roundup
Apr 01, 2007 ...EHT PAL FOOTBALL The Egg Harbor Township Police Athletic League Enforcers are holding football/cheerleading registrations 6-8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Enforcer field. Registration is $60. Visit www.ehtpal.com or call Chris Souder at (609) 287-5038 for ...
Darnell Davis, Americans win boys All-Star game
Apr 01, 2007; ...OCEAN CITY - If basketball all-star games are mostly for fun, then nobody had more than Atlantic City High School's Darnell Davis on Saturday. The stocky 6-foot-6 center led the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference seniors to a 95-79 victory over the National seniors in the Ocean ...
Racy lyrics, sexy images don't keep tweens away
Apr 01, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - Christina Aguilera wants to get "dirrty." The Pussycat Dolls want you to loosen up their buttons. The girls of Danity Kane want you to touch their body - and plenty of 10-year-old girls were singing right along. There was ample over-the-top sexiness Saturday night in ...
Nationals win CAL girls basketball All-Star game
Apr 01, 2007; ... OCEAN CITY - The Cape-Atlantic League American Conference basketball All-Star seniors took the court for one last time in their high school careers at the Just 4 Wheels Girls Classic on Saturday at Ocean City High School.The National stars took a commanding early lead and never looked ...
Stockton roundup: Ospreys rally for 13-12 lacrosse victory
Apr 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Jon Kelly scored four goals to lead Richard Stockton College to a 13-12 men's lacrosse win over Manhattanville on Saturday in Purchase, N.Y. Steve Mazurek added two goals and three assists for the Ospreys (3-4 overall, 1-2 Skyline Conference). Keith ...
Designers add Love, sweat, tears to EHT skate park
Apr 01, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - After they agreed to build a skateboard and bike park for their church, one of the first things Fritz Michel and Guy Richards did was go to Love Park in Philadelphia to see one of the most famous skate and bike spots in the world. Because the planners had two major ...
PNC Bank charging $5 to cash its own check
Apr 01, 2007 ... John Marsden got a check from a business at which one of the partners had just quit, so he was a little worried it might bounce. That would not only deprive him of the amount of the check, but cost him bounced-check charges from his own bank as well. Since it was a PNC Bank check, he ...
Kodak ends relationship with BBB
Apr 01, 2007; ... Eastman Kodak resigned its national membership in the Council of Better Business Bureaus last week, after the CBBB had initiated expulsion proceedings against the 119-year-old camera and film manufacturer. The CBBB said it was preparing to evict Kodak from its membership rolls because ...
Nevada Landing closes earlier than expected
Apr 01, 2007 ... Gaming Wire MGM Mirage closed the Nevada Landing in Jean almost a month earlier than it originally planned.Company spokesman Gordon Absher said the small casino ceased operations on March 20 because the vast majority of the property's 300 employees had found new jobs with ...
Ocean City boys varsity eight sprints past St. Augustine for dramatic victory at Lake Lenape
Apr 01, 2007; ... MAYS LANDING - The Ocean City High School boys varsity eight and the Oakcrest girls varsity eight were winners in the featured crew races at the Lake Lenape Sprints on Saturday. Racing was held in 12 categories on a six-lane, 1,500-meter course on the lake under sunny, breezy ...
Gaming tastes as diverse as the gamblers
Apr 01, 2007 ... Readers have such different notions of what sort of gambling is the most fun. I guess that's why casinos offer so many kinds. Nearly everyone had their favorite among those kinds. Janet Banks narrows it down to a particular brand of machine. For several, a key factor was the ...
Dice-K dazzles Phillies' hitters
Apr 01, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - Just when Phillies leadoff hitter Jimmy Rollins thought he had seen all of Boston right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka's pitches, another one came floating toward him Saturday. It traveled to the plate at more than 80 miles an hour, but compared to Matsuzaka's 92 mph fastballs, ...
Go ahead, eat eggs; they're great for you
Apr 02, 2007 ... Recently, I saw another article in the paper suggesting that eggs are not good for you, that they help raise your cholesterol levels. These kinds of articles come from people who just do not know, and do not understand, about foods. The egg is a perfect food. Yes, perfect. My clinical ...
A look at the Phillies' upcoming season
Apr 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; 5 Impact Playersface=-Bold;1. First baseman face=+Bold; Ryan Howardface=-Bold; : Reigning N.L. MVP 2. Second baseman face=+Bold; Chase Utleyface=-Bold; : Possibly more valuable to Phils than Howard 3. Pitcher face=+Bold; Brett Myersface=-Bold; : ...
Retired teacher keeps on learning
Apr 02, 2007; ... DOWNE TOWNSHIP - Jean Nocon retired from more than 35 years as an educator in 1991, but she never stopped working or learning. The president of the active Dividing Creek Historical Society, Nocon is a hands-on person, doing everything from sending out news releases to cleaning ...
Rutgers rolls into NCAA title game
Apr 02, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - Every time a Rutgers player came off the court, C. Vivian Stringer's hand was far above her head. She wanted to slap the highest of fives because this was how she had envisioned the Scarlet Knights playing. They were dominating, powerful and unrelenting against Louisiana ...
Rutgers' fans discover plenty to cheer about at Final Four
Apr 02, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - Fans were milling about in the courtyard between Jacobs Field and Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday, extremely subdued for an impending Final Four game.Except for one group of Rutgers fans who were charging up the crowd before entering the arena."Let's go, Rutgers," ...
Slots the big draw at Philadelphia Park
Apr 02, 2007; ... BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - It was 12:30 p.m. on a Thursday and already the place was nearly packed. Customers dressed in jeans, sneakers and casual shirts passed through big glass doors into a lobby decorated in iridescent reds, yellows and splashes of tangerine. Pop tunes from the 1980s ...
Easter's impulse pet
Apr 02, 2007; ... Todd Gittings usually keeps two or three rabbits on hand at Bob's Pet Shop in Rio Grande. With Easter less than a week away, he expects to bump that number up and have as many as eight or 10 rabbits for sale."Basically it's like everyone wants a rabbit for Easter," Gittings says. "We ...
Spring is the season to enjoy this lamb and couscous pilaf
Apr 02, 2007 ... For The Press In many cuisines, lamb is a traditional way to welcome springtime and Easter in particular. This pilaf is typical of so many Middle Eastern dishes that combine dried fruit and nuts as well as grains and meat. Pilaf originated in that part of the world. It is a ...
A.C. firefighters on watch for hot spots after bar fire
Apr 02, 2007 ... From Press staff reports ATLANTIC CITY - Firefighters spent Sunday looking for hot spots, a day after a fire raged through the former Lighthouse Bar.No one was injured in the three-alarm blaze Saturday evening at 323 Atlantic Ave., but a partial roof collapse near the front ...
Ace comes out firingMyers: Everything in place for 90-95 wins, division title
Apr 02, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - Phillies slugger Ryan Howard could not wait to take off his red No. 6 practice jersey Saturday. Spring training had officially ended with a 7-5 loss to Boston a few minutes earlier. The reigning National League Most Valuable Player was done with solid-colored shirts and ...
Wildwood facility celebrates milestone
Apr 02, 2007 ... From Press staff reports WILDWOOD - Dan Triboletti of Ocean City became the official millionth visitor to the Wildwoods Convention Center on Saturday when he stopped at the annual boat show. "I recently purchased a boat from Ocean Heights Marina in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., ...
Pleasantville boasts talent, but beware of Bridgeton boys
Apr 02, 2007; ... Pleasantville High School's boys track team prepared for the spring with an excellent indoor season. The Greyhounds had success in relay events on both the state and national level. Combine that with individual performances that sent a notice to the Cape-Atlantic National Conference, ...
Experts shed new light on Cape May Lighthouse's history
Apr 02, 2007; ... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - One of the most important maritime technologies of its day, an invention credited with saving countless lives in the dangerous shoals off Cape May Point, now sits in a musty barn, miles from the sea. It could be worse. The Fresnel lens, all 656 ground-glass prisms ...
Singer entertains with fast-paced 90-minute showChristina Aguilera gives fans the 'Basics' - and lots more
Apr 02, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - There was a time - say, eight or nine years ago - when Christina Aguilera was just one of several pretty, young, blonde singers competing for a piece of the pop music pie.It's safe to say those days have passed.Aguilera, who came to Boardwalk Hall Saturday ...
Seals not so friendly, Brigantine center warns
Apr 02, 2007; ... BRIGANTINE - Seals are dangerous animals, animals with attitude. They have "very sharp, canine teeth and very sharp claws. If a dog and a seal get into a fight, and the seal is healthy enough, the dog is going to lose." That's in the words of one of the most active seal supporters in ...
ACCC archer Sparano wins silver at Eastern Regional Championships
Apr 02, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Atlantic Cape Community College's Desiree Sparano took the silver medal in the women's recurve competition at the Eastern Regional Collegiate Archery Championships, held Saturday and Sunday at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. Also for ACCC, Brett ...
CCC students inducted into Kappa Delta Pi society
Apr 02, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Thirty-one Cumberland County College students were inducted recently into Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society for education. CCC is among only four community colleges to receive charters for membership in this prestigious honor society. To ...
Monday's events
Apr 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; BASEBALLface=-Bold; face=+Bold; 3:45 p.m.face=-Bold;Pinelands at Point Pleasant Jackson at Lacey Township Barnegat Manchester face=+Bold; 4 p.m.face=-Bold;Absegami at Millville Lower Cape May at Atlantic City ...
Phillies' 24-man active roster (with 2006 stats)
Apr 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; 24-man active roster with 2006 statsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Pitchers B/T Ht. Wt. DOBface=-Bold; face=+Bold; 57 Antonio Alfonsecaface=-Bold;R/R 6-5 250 04/16/72 0-0, 5.63 ERA, 19 games, 16 IP, 7 BBs, 5 Ks face=+Italic; (Played only 19 games for ...
Southern's Frank Molinaro wins national wrestling title
Apr 02, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Frank Molinaro won a National High School Coaches Association Senior Nationals wrestling title with a 5-0 victory over Oklahoma champ Jamal Parks at 152 pounds Sunday night in Virginia Beach, Va. The Southern Regional senior won his second state title ...
Stockton lacrosse Q&A
Apr 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Who:face=-Bold; Steve Mazurek face=+Bold; Age:face=-Bold; 20 face=+Bold; Year: face=-Bold; Sophomore face=+Bold; Position: face=-Bold; Attack face=+Bold; Height:face=-Bold; 6-foot-1 face=+Bold; Weight:face=-Bold; ...
O.C. boys, girls win varsity-8 heats at Flicks regatta
Apr 02, 2007 ... From Press staff reports The Ocean City High School boys and girls varsity-eight boats were both heat winners Sunday at the Manny Flick Series regatta in Philadelphia. The Ocean City boys varsity-eight crew of bow Matt Newsome, Alex Forsman, Nick Deckard, Josh Murphy, Tyler ...
Boys track capsules
Apr 02, 2007 ... Early favorites face=+Bold; <HLN></HLN> PLEASANTVILLE face=-Bold; is coming off a strong indoor track season. Pleasantville will be strong on the track in the sprints, hurdles, middle and long distances. Led by Alan Laws Jr., Duke Mack, Alex Best and Kenny Davis, the Greyhounds have one ...
Bob McGinn rolls 300 in week's top series
Apr 02, 2007; ... Bob McGinn of North Wildwood and Heather Ripa of Bridgeton led The Press 200 Club bowlers on the week.McGinn rolled a 300 first game and finished with a 791 series Tuesday at DiDonato's in Hammonton. Ripa scored a 698 series at Pike Lanes in Upper Deerfield Township to top the women ...
Both Rutgers and LSU succeed without stars from last season
Apr 01, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - Imagine the Rutgers University women's basketball team in a Final Four. Easy. It's happening tonight. Now, imagine that the Scarlet Knights are doing it without Cappie Pondexter, the star who carried them the past two years.That's happening tonight as ...
Reverse mortgages helping area seniors
Apr 01, 2007; ... Money was running tight and the bills were coming due. But George Chase kept plodding along, unsure of how to stop the problem and a little wary of asking for help. "My daughter was up from Florida and I think she just sort of noticed something was wrong," Chase said. "She ...
Oakcrest girls say last season was no fluke
Apr 01, 2007; ... Jim Barkalow still gets the jitters whenever his Oakcrest High School girls track and field team competes against Ocean City or Mainland Regional.Why? Because both programs are perennial powers, rich with tradition. And although the Falcons have had their share of individual stars, ...
Ace comes out firingMyers: Everything in place for 90-95 wins, division title
Apr 02, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - Phillies slugger Ryan Howard could not wait to take off his red No. 6 practice jersey Saturday. Spring training had officially ended with a 7-5 loss to Boston a few minutes earlier. The reigning National League Most Valuable Player was done with solid-colored shirts and ...
A look at the Phillies' upcoming season
Apr 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; 5 Impact Playersface=-Bold;1. First baseman face=+Bold; Ryan Howardface=-Bold; : Reigning N.L. MVP 2. Second baseman face=+Bold; Chase Utleyface=-Bold; : Possibly more valuable to Phils than Howard 3. Pitcher face=+Bold; Brett Myersface=-Bold; : ...
Rutgers' fans discover plenty to cheer about at Final Four
Apr 02, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - Fans were milling about in the courtyard between Jacobs Field and Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday, extremely subdued for an impending Final Four game.Except for one group of Rutgers fans who were charging up the crowd before entering the arena."Let's go, Rutgers," ...
Retired teacher keeps on learning
Apr 02, 2007; ... DOWNE TOWNSHIP - Jean Nocon retired from more than 35 years as an educator in 1991, but she never stopped working or learning. The president of the active Dividing Creek Historical Society, Nocon is a hands-on person, doing everything from sending out news releases to cleaning ...
Rutgers rolls into NCAA title game
Apr 02, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - Every time a Rutgers player came off the court, C. Vivian Stringer's hand was far above her head. She wanted to slap the highest of fives because this was how she had envisioned the Scarlet Knights playing. They were dominating, powerful and unrelenting against Louisiana ...
Pleasantville boasts talent, but beware of Bridgeton boys
Apr 02, 2007; ... Pleasantville High School's boys track team prepared for the spring with an excellent indoor season. The Greyhounds had success in relay events on both the state and national level. Combine that with individual performances that sent a notice to the Cape-Atlantic National Conference, ...
State seeks new location for sex offenders
Apr 03, 2007; ... The state Department of Corrections' planned closing of facilities for convicted sex offenders could make Cumberland County's prisons possible alternatives.DOC Commissioner George Hayman told an Assembly committee two weeks ago that he plans to move offenders out of units Kearny and ...
Ocean City wins over Oakcrest 7-6
Apr 03, 2007 ... Ocean City came from behind to defeat Oakcrest 7-6 in an opening-day Cape-Atlantic League softball game on Monday. The Red Raiders scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Consecutive singles by Natalie Chamberlain and Lauren Smith set the table for Kathleen Kleva, who ...
Millville mother charged with leaving baby in car
Apr 03, 2007; ... MILLVILLE - While she was shopping at the Target store at the Union Lake Crossing shopping center Sunday, Theresa Davis, 25, heard her name being called over the store's loudspeaker. When she responded to the page, the West Main Street resident found police officers waiting to arrest ...
Woman seeks class-action status for suit against pet-food company
Apr 03, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Olivia Guercioni said Monday there is no dollar amount that will bring her cat Misti back, but there should be some consequence for Menu Foods' recent pet-food recall.Keith Smith, an attorney in Northfield, is representing Guercioni. Smith filed a lawsuit Friday ...
State prosecutor appointed acting head of DGE
Apr 03, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - Yvonne G. Maher, an assistant attorney general who has prosecuted casino-related crimes for the past four years, has been named acting director of the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. Maher replaces Thomas N. Auriemma, a 30-year casino regulator who retired this ...
Two injured in Tuckerton house fire
Apr 03, 2007; ... TUCKERTON - Two people were injured in a fire that destroyed a South Green Street home Monday morning. The home in the 300 block of South Green Street was already engulfed in flames when authorities arrived shortly after 9 a.m., police said. Sharon Vigler, 44, and Gary ...
Woman seeks class-action status for pet-food suit
Apr 03, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Olivia Guercioni said Monday there is no dollar amount that will bring her cat Misti back, but there should be some consequence for Menu Foods' recent pet-food recall. Keith Smith, an attorney in Northfield is representing Guercioni. Smith filed a lawsuit Friday ...
Shindle trades her tiara for a role on Broadway
Apr 03, 2007; ... NEW YORK CITY - You can be smart, and you can be pretty. Those words ring as true for Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle and a former southern New Jersey resident, as they do for the theme behind the Broadway play in which she stars. Shindle is playing mean-girl Vivienne in the ...
Assistant attorney general appointed acting head of DGE
Apr 03, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - Yvonne G. Maher, an assistant attorney general who has prosecuted casino-related crimes for the last four years, has been named acting director of the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. Maher replaces Thomas N. Auriemma, a 30-year casino regulator who retired this ...
Opening day special for soldier, players on Buena softball team
Apr 03, 2007; ... BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - "Always remember, when we battle as a team, the mission will be accomplished." Those were the words typed on a thin strip of paper wrapped around the leg of a figurine of a soldier made by Buena Regional senior Lorena Roman. A Buena softball player makes ...
Phils lose opener to Braves in 10th
Apr 03, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - Phillies catcher Rod Barajas crouched behind the plate late in Monday's season opener and signaled for reliever Ryan Madson to throw a slider to Atlanta Braves shortstop Edgar Renteria. Madson nodded in agreement. Although the lanky right-hander primarily relies on his ...
Mainland's Lorenzetti wins Silk golf title
Apr 03, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - J.D. Lorenzetti stepped back from the tee and looked out onto the fairway and into the sun at the first hole at Blue Heron Pines West. The Mainland Regional senior took a practice swing, looked up a second time, and took another hack at the air. Lorenzetti ...
Bridgeton beats Pleasantville, extends winning streak to 119
Apr 03, 2007 ... The Bridgeton High School girls track and field team won its 119 consecutive dual meet Monday by defeating Pleasantville 75-61 in a Cape-Atlantic League National Conference meet at Bridgeton on Monday.Several individuals took home multiple wins for the Bulldogs. Senior Mary Wilks won ...
Patients have right to copies of their medical records
Apr 03, 2007 ... face=+Bold; Dear Consumer Action:face=-Bold; face=+Bold; Is a doctor or health-care provider required by law to give a patient, for a fee, copies of medical records? - C.S., Somers Pointface=-Bold;Yes, both federal law (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ...