Press of Atlantic City back issues from November 2007:
Surf name new director of operations; two Can-Am teams fold
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports The Atlantic City Surf announced the hiring of Hoffman Wolff as the club's director of operations for the 2008 season. Wolff spent the 2007 season as general manager of the Little Falls (N.Y.) Miners in the New York Collegiate Baseball League ....
Girls tennis: Thunderbolts top O.C. in season finale
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports The Millville High School girls tennis team completed its season the way it played all year long - impressively.The Thunderbolts, No. 7 in The Press' Elite 11, won three three-set matches and beat visiting Ocean City 5-0 in a Cape-Atlantic League ...
Field hockey: Seniors spark Mainland in win over Vineland
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Three Mainland Regional field hockey players proved Wednesday that it really was Senior Day for the Mustangs.Senior attackers Kelly Klever, Allison Tomasello and Meghan Cusack each scored in a 5-0 win over visiting Vineland in a Cape-Atlantic League ...
Middle Township girls soccer shuts out Bridgeton
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Marina Mangano had a hat trick to lead the Middle Township girls soccer team to a 7-0 win at Bridgeton in a Cape-Atlantic League National Conference match Tuesday.Lauren Perrotta added two goals for the Panthers. Kelly Edmonds and Rebecca Sykes each ...
Washington Twp. eliminates EHT from South Jersey playoffs with win in penalty strokes
Nov 01, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Wednesday's South Jersey Group IV semifinal field hockey game between Washington Township and Egg Harbor Township could have been won by either team several times. After the Eagles led for most of regulation, the Minutemaids tied it with 1 minute, 22 seconds left, ...
Shep on Fishing: Striped bass showing up from LBI to Delaware Bay
Nov 01, 2007 ... Striped bass seem to be waking up throughout the area. They are almost all middleweights in the 15- to 20-pound range, and they are being caught from Long Beach Island to Delaware Bay. The run seemed to start Sunday in the Brigantine area and had spread to Delaware Bay off the Maurice ...
Rutgers women ready to move on after tumultuous season on, off court
Nov 01, 2007; ... PISCATAWAY - Kia Vaughn knows that people are going to ask her about last season. She was instrumental in getting the Rutgers women's basketball team to the national championship game, but that's not what anyone wants to talk about.Vaughn filed a lawsuit against radio host Don Imus ...
Stockton adds ex-Olympian to coaching staff
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Richard Stockton College has added Norm Tate to its track & field coaching staff as a coach emeritus. Tate, a New Jersey native who recently retired from the casino industry, is a renowned figure in the track & field community for his success as ...
OLMA's Meghan Zapiec now a keeper of CAL records
Nov 01, 2007; ... The Our Lady of Mercy Academy girls soccer team needed a goalie four years ago. The Villagers found a record-setting one in Meghan Zapiec. The senior has played every minute of every game since her freshman year. Zapiec last week set the Cape-Atlantic League record for career victories ...
T.O.'s coming to town, but Eagles' focus is on Cowboys
Nov 01, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - What a difference a year makes. Unlike last season, there was not much talk about face=+Bold; Terrell Owens'face=-Bold; upcoming return to Philadelphia on Sunday. Eagles quarterback face=+Bold; Donovan McNabbface=-Bold; and others tried to downplay the hype ...
Eagles' Dawkins practices, plans to play Sunday vs. Dallas
Nov 01, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles will not have their best waterboy and cheerleader for Sunday night's pivotal game against Dallas. But they don't mind. They would much rather have Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins on the field than on the sideline. Dawkins, who spent most of the ...
Lemon Law pilot program gets two-year extension
Nov 01, 2007; ... The New Jersey Judiciary's Lemon Law Pilot Program has been extended for another two years. Jane Castner, assistant director of the Civil Practice Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts, made the announcement Tuesday about the program, begun in January 2006, that allows the ...
9th District candidates to debate tonight
Nov 01, 2007 ... 9th DISTRICT CANDIDATES DEBATE TONIGHT Candidates for 9th District state Senate and Assembly will debate for the ...
The Buzz
Nov 01, 2007 ... face=+Italic; A look at the lighter, quirky and colorful side of the news.face=-Italic;Left on deck Karen Duffy was eagerly awaiting her national television debut last week. She had been chosen to read her acclaimed 1993 "World Series, Game 5" poem on a PBS news program hours ...
A.C.-NYC rail line running behind schedule
Nov 01, 2007; ... Express trains designed to haul gamblers between Atlantic City and New York City will not leave the stations as planned next month. Officials with two casinos involved in the project said Wednesday that the trains will not start running until sometime next spring. They did not provide a ...
Dorset Avenue Bridge repairs to cause delays for motorists
Nov 01, 2007; ... VENTNOR - Get ready to wait on the Dorset Avenue Bridge again.A new round of work is scheduled to start Monday on the 78-year-old bridge and run for less than three weeks, Atlantic County Engineer Joe D'Abundo said Wednesday.But unlike the last major repair job, which ...
Barnegat Township man faces drug charges
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports OCEAN TOWNSHIP - A Barnegat Township man faces drug charges after he was found with 34 grams of cocaine, police said Wednesday. Driver Manuel Cortez was carrying several grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and an undisclosed amount of cash when he was ...
Businesses: Paid family leave plan part of negative climate in N.J.
Nov 01, 2007; ... From a Rutgers University study: more than 72,000 people left New Jersey than moved in last year - costing about $680 million in state tax revenues - as part of a trend of younger, more affluent people leaving for surrounding states. From a Tax Foundation ranking: New Jersey placed 49th ...
Pete Callaway to plead guilty in Pleasantville bribe scandal
Nov 01, 2007; ... PLEASANTVILLE - City Councilman Maurice "Pete" Callaway is expected to plead guilty today to taking bribes in exchange for securing public service contracts with vendors while serving on the Pleasantville Board of Education. Callaway is scheduled to appear before Judge Jerome B ....
Silverman's MagicSarah Silverman brings edgy comedy to Borgata
Nov 01, 2007; ... Sarah Silverman single-handedly dismisses the stereotype that there are no funny female comedians. Her success proves that. The former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and co-star of films including "School of Rock" and "The Bachelor" really opened the world's eyes in 2005, first with her ...
Three seats, control of council on line in Galloway
Nov 01, 2007; ... GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Less than a week away from an election that could drastically change the political landscape of a Township Council that is currently dominated by Republicans 6-1, the two opposing campaigns know what's at stake and have been acting accordingly. A picture of a ...
Gangs a presence in Cape May County, state survey reports
Nov 01, 2007; ...CAPE MAY - The idea of gangs like the Latin Kings or MS-13 tooling past the grand manses of Victorian Cape May seems somewhat incongruous, but a state survey released this week shows that Cape May County's wealthiest enclaves are not insulated from gang activity. Half of the county's ...
Clerk schedules hours Saturday to apply for absentee ballots
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - The county Clerk's Office will hold special hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for absentee-ballot applications for the Nov. 6 election. This time of year, all absentee ballot applicants must apply in person at the Clerk's ...
A.C.'s 5th Ward council race has familiar look
Nov 01, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - If voters in Chelsea think it's always the same people running for election, they're right. This year's 5th Ward City Council race features not just a rematch, but a re-rematch between current City Councilman Dennis Mason and electrician Mike Zingarelli. They ...
Report criticizes food in Pleasantville schools
Nov 01, 2007; ... PLEASANTVILLE - A preliminary report of the deficit-plagued Food Service Department in the Pleasantville School District contains recommendations that will not please its workers. One of them calls for everyone to be fired. The Press of Atlantic City obtained a copy of the ...
Area hospitals welcome infection-reporting law
Nov 01, 2007; ... New Jersey on Wednesday become the 20th state to require hospitals to publicly report how many patients suffered infections during their stays. "This will help hospitals put procedures in place to prevent these infections and give family members access to information they need to make ...
Marsh drops Atlantic City's fight for raises rejected by voters
Nov 01, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - Acting Mayor William Marsh recently ended the city's lengthy efforts to push for a controversial 2005 salary ordinance, ordering acting City Solicitor Anthony Swan to withdraw the city's state Supreme Court appeal. Marsh, who also serves as City Council president, was ...
Officials say gangs are presence in Cape May County
Nov 01, 2007; ...CAPE MAY - The idea of gangs like the Latin Kings or MS-13 tooling past the grand manses of Victorian Cape May seems somewhat incongruous, but a state survey released this week shows that Cape May County's wealthiest enclaves are not insulated from gang activity. Half of the county's ...
Report critical of Pleasantville schools' food service
Nov 01, 2007; ... PLEASANTVILLE - A preliminary report of the deficit-plagued Food Service Department in the Pleasantville School District contains recommendations that will not please its workers. One of them calls for everyone to be fired. The Press of Atlantic City obtained a copy of the ...
Barnegat school district: Blogger could resume volunteering if she restricts content
Nov 01, 2007; ... BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP - Assurances on editorial policies could reopen the school doors for a local blogger who was suspended as a school volunteer because the district fears lawsuits, a school official said Wednesday. Lisa Becker said she's lent help in the classroom since her teenagers ...
Golden Corral Restaurant coming to Shore Mall lot
Nov 01, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Golden Corral Restaurants will build one of its family-style buffet restaurants in front of the Shore Mall next year. The chain of 481 restaurants in 40 states also is preparing to locate a restaurant in Vineland, the company said Wednesday. The Shore Mall ...
Police: Loveladies water tested; it's safe to drink
Nov 01, 2007; ... LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP - A warning issued Monday by the Long Beach Island Health Department and Long Beach Township Police Department to some residents of Loveladies about possible water contamination has been lifted, authorities said this afternoon.A bacteriological survey conducted ...
Lane shifts continue in EHT
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Traffic patterns will change again for two sections of Egg Harbor Township. A lane shift will be in effect on Washington Avenue by Sonnies Avenue and the railroad tracks for a Verizon ...
Options still available for absentee voters
Nov 01, 2007 ... OPTIONS STILL AVAILABLE FOR ABSENTEE VOTERS Voters who missed Tuesday's deadline to apply for absentee ballots via mail can do so in person 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and until 3 p.m. Monday at the Ocean ...
The Police Are BackSting, Summers Copeland reunite at Boardwalk Hall
Nov 01, 2007; ... After a two-decade-long "sabbatical," The Police are back. The seminal punk- and reggae-influenced rock band of the late '70s and early '80s will appear 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Boardwalk Hall as part of their 30th anniversary world tour. The show is presented by Trump Entertainment. ...
Pleasantville official to plead guilty in bribery scandal
Nov 01, 2007; ... PLEASANTVILLE - City Councilman Maurice "Pete" Callaway is expected to plead guilty today to taking bribes in exchange for securing public service contracts with vendors while serving on the Pleasantville Board of Education. Callaway is scheduled to appear before Judge Jerome B ....
County closes on deal for 17.5-acre Lake Lenape Park
Nov 01, 2007; ... MAYS LANDING - Atlantic County this week completed the purchase of the privately owned Lake Lenape Park here, raising the amount of open space it bought this year past what it called a "milestone" 1,000-acre mark. The county went to settlement on the $3.8 million purchase ...
Area officials expect no problems getting flu shots for children
Nov 01, 2007; ... Low-income children throughout most of southern New Jersey will be able to get flu shots on time, despite an apparent late state order for influenza vaccine through a free federal program. The Vaccine for Children program targets low-income children, allowing them to get vaccinated free ...
A.C.-NYC rail line behind schedule
Nov 01, 2007; ... Express trains designed to haul gamblers between Atlantic City and New York City will not leave the stations as planned next month. Officials with two casinos involved in the project said Wednesday that the trains will not start running until sometime next spring. They did not provide a ...
Mother, son from Galloway Twp. injured in parkway crash
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP - A mother and son from Galloway Township were hospitalized Tuesday morning after their car left the Garden State Parkway in a single-car accident, police said. About 6:41 a.m. a vehicle driven by James Clohessy, 21, of Galloway ...
Vineland deli robbed of money, cigarettes
Nov 01, 2007; ... VINELAND - Thieves took more than $4,100 worth of loot from a local grocery store - half in cash and half in cigarettes. Police said the owner of Vineland Deli, Nikhilesh B. Parekh, called them Tuesday morning to report that the break-in occurred the previous night, sometime between the ...
Police, fire and courts
Nov 01, 2007 ... ATLANTIC CITY Police seek man in sexual assault Police are looking for a suspect in a sexual assault on a Jackson woman Tuesday night. The 33-year-old woman walked into the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, at about 8:30 p.m. and said she had been ...
Mother, son hurt in parkway crash
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP - A mother and son from Galloway Township were hospitalized Tuesday morning after their car left the Garden State Parkway in a single-car accident, police said. About 6:41 a.m. a vehicle driven by James Clohessy, 21, of Galloway ...
Five Questions with Ben E. King
Nov 01, 2007; ... Timing - and a rich tenor voice - have proven to be everything in the nearly 50-year-career of pop/R&B singer Ben E. King.During a brief stint with the Drifters, King supplied the lead vocals for the classics "This Magic Moment," "Save The Last Dance," and "I Count The Tears" ...
Victoria's Secret store loses more underwear to thieves
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports VINELAND - For the second time in one week, a thief made off with dozens of pairs of women's underwear from the Victoria's Secret store in the Cumberland Mall, police said Tuesday. The latest theft occurred on Monday afternoon, when the store manager ...
Adults come out to play in Millville for Halloween
Nov 01, 2007; ... MILVILLE - A figure, cloaked in red from head to toe, walks down the sidewalk using his battle-worn ax as a walking stick. Instead of a face is an oval of black mesh connected at all points to a hood, completely obscuring what's underneath.He stops in front of the bookstore and nods ...
Cultural PlaygroundWheaton Center offers local mecca for the arts
Nov 01, 2007; ... Ten years ago, Alyce Laufer was just a"friend" of the WheatonArts and Cultural Center - formerly known as Wheaton Village - in Millville. Like all the other visitors, Laufer just enjoyed wandering through the shops and watching glass, wood and pottery artists work at their crafts....
Unexpired term sought by three
Nov 01, 2007; ... WOODBINE - Recreation and job growth topped the priorities of three candidates for Borough Council. Horace Youmans, Clarence Ryan and Dewane Dixon are vying to fill the 1-year unexpired term of former Councilman Gerald Sanford. Youmans, 73, was appointed this year to take ...
Three campaign for single seat
Nov 01, 2007; ... MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - A liquor-store manager, an incumbent committeewoman and an activist and former business owner and are running for one seat on Middle Township Committee. Republican Richard Cheatle, of Rio Grande; Democrat Susan Atkinson DeLanzo, of Cape May Court House; and independent ...
Gymnastics facility around the bend in Egg Harbor Twp.
Nov 01, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - A 7-acre stretch of land containing small homes and trees will be turned into a gymnastics facility and commercial building soon. Gallagher Brothers LLC, a Margate real estate developer, recently received approval from the township Planning Board to construct a ...
CCC bans three public officials from gaming industry
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports ATLANTIC CITY - Two public officials snared in a corruption scandal and another accused in a political blackmailing scheme were barred Wednesday from the casino industry. Former Pleasantville Board of Education members Rafael Valez and Maurice "Pete" ...
Court refuses to overturn child-luring conviction of Shiloh man
Nov 01, 2007; ... BRIDGETON - A state appeals court Wednesday denied a Shiloh man's request to overturn his 2004 conviction for using the Internet to lure what he thought was a 12-year-old girl into having sex. Thomas Stiles, 40, was arrested in 2003 at a Vineland car wash in a sting operation ...
Jazz BelieverO'Farrill stays true to his musical roots
Nov 01, 2007; ... Like any large band or orchestra, the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra must survive in the face of declining audiences and budgetary challenges. To make matters worse, the band's repertoire - and namesake- fell by the wayside in the late 1960s.But the 18-piece band has been a ...
A.C. reaches long-sought deal with blue-collar union
Nov 01, 2007; ... ATLANTIC CITY - Officials said acting Mayor William "Speedy" Marsh has lived up to his nickname by settling a 2-year-old labor dispute and arranging for the promotion of dozens of police officers and firefighters in his first two weeks on the job. Marsh signed a memorandum of agreement ...
Middle Township girls soccer shuts out Bridgeton
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Marina Mangano had a hat trick to lead the Middle Township girls soccer team to a 7-0 win at Bridgeton in a Cape-Atlantic League National Conference match Tuesday.Lauren Perrotta added two goals for the Panthers. Kelly Edmonds and Rebecca Sykes each ...
Washington Twp. eliminates EHT from South Jersey playoffs with win in penalty strokes
Nov 01, 2007; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Wednesday's South Jersey Group IV semifinal field hockey game between Washington Township and Egg Harbor Township could have been won by either team several times. After the Eagles led for most of regulation, the Minutemaids tied it with 1 minute, 22 seconds left, ...
T.O.'s coming to town, but Eagles' focus is on Cowboys
Nov 01, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - What a difference a year makes. Unlike last season, there was not much talk about face=+Bold; Terrell Owens'face=-Bold; upcoming return to Philadelphia on Sunday. Eagles quarterback face=+Bold; Donovan McNabbface=-Bold; and others tried to downplay the hype ...
Stockton adds ex-Olympian to coaching staff
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Richard Stockton College has added Norm Tate to its track & field coaching staff as a coach emeritus. Tate, a New Jersey native who recently retired from the casino industry, is a renowned figure in the track & field community for his success as ...
Surf name new director of operations; two Can-Am teams fold
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports The Atlantic City Surf announced the hiring of Hoffman Wolff as the club's director of operations for the 2008 season. Wolff spent the 2007 season as general manager of the Little Falls (N.Y.) Miners in the New York Collegiate Baseball League ....
Pete Callaway to plead guilty in Pleasantville bribe scandal
Nov 01, 2007; ... PLEASANTVILLE - City Councilman Maurice "Pete" Callaway is expected to plead guilty today to taking bribes in exchange for securing public service contracts with vendors while serving on the Pleasantville Board of Education. Callaway is scheduled to appear before Judge Jerome B ....
A.C.-NYC rail line running behind schedule
Nov 01, 2007; ... Express trains designed to haul gamblers between Atlantic City and New York City will not leave the stations as planned next month. Officials with two casinos involved in the project said Wednesday that the trains will not start running until sometime next spring. They did not provide a ...
Girls tennis: Thunderbolts top O.C. in season finale
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports The Millville High School girls tennis team completed its season the way it played all year long - impressively.The Thunderbolts, No. 7 in The Press' Elite 11, won three three-set matches and beat visiting Ocean City 5-0 in a Cape-Atlantic League ...
Rutgers women ready to move on after tumultuous season on, off court
Nov 01, 2007; ... PISCATAWAY - Kia Vaughn knows that people are going to ask her about last season. She was instrumental in getting the Rutgers women's basketball team to the national championship game, but that's not what anyone wants to talk about.Vaughn filed a lawsuit against radio host Don Imus ...
Field hockey: Seniors spark Mainland in win over Vineland
Nov 01, 2007 ... From Press staff reports Three Mainland Regional field hockey players proved Wednesday that it really was Senior Day for the Mustangs.Senior attackers Kelly Klever, Allison Tomasello and Meghan Cusack each scored in a 5-0 win over visiting Vineland in a Cape-Atlantic League ...
Shep on Fishing: Striped bass showing up from LBI to Delaware Bay
Nov 01, 2007 ... Striped bass seem to be waking up throughout the area. They are almost all middleweights in the 15- to 20-pound range, and they are being caught from Long Beach Island to Delaware Bay. The run seemed to start Sunday in the Brigantine area and had spread to Delaware Bay off the Maurice ...