Somers Point honors long time dispatcher on his retirement

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:46 am Written by Suzanne Marino Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00 am

Retiring police dispatcher and Somers Point fire Department Assistant Chief, Jeff Ang is congratulated by members of City Council and city engineer James Franklin.

SOMERS POINT—There was barely an empty seat in Somers Point Council Chambers Thursday evening as City Council along with Police Chief Michael Boyd and Fire Chief Ed Denan, Assemblyman Chris Brown and Sheriff Frank Balles honored Jeffery Ang on his retirement.
Ang put in 24 years a dispatcher in the city and is Somers Point’s communication coordinator. He was a dispatcher in Egg Harbor Township for 8 years prior. He is also retiring as the deputy chief of the volunteer fire department.

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Trivia Time May 14, 2013 edition

Last Updated on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 01:43 am Written by Suzanne Marino Tuesday, May 14, 2013 01:31 am

Trivia Time
Totally Tuesday Trivia for you
• On May 14, 1897 Guglielmo Marconi made the first communication by wireless telegraph. (Bet he would love the IPhone)

• On this date in 1998 we all said good bye to Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer as the final episode of “Seinfeld” aired. The show ran on NBC for nine years (and in syndication forever.)

• Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook was born May 14, 1984.

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Justice for April Kauffman rally draws a crowd in Linwood UPDATE

Last Updated on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 05:07 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:00 am

Friends and family of April Kauffman, including her daughter Kim Pack, center, at the Justice for April rally in Linwood on the anniversary of her murder May 10. Suzanne Marino LINWOOD—Hundreds made their way to the bike path in Linwood at Woodstock Drive for the Justice for April Kauffman vigil and rally. Organized by Kauffman’s long time friend, Lee Darby of Linwood, the rally was to mark the one year anniversary of Kauffman’s murder, show support for her family and friends and to raise questions why no one has ever been arrested in this brutal crime that occurred in Kauffman’s Woodstock Drive home she shared with her husband, Dr. James Kauffman May 10, 2012.

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Shore celebrates the arts

Last Updated on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:12 pm Written by Suzanne Marino Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:00 am

William Ris Gallery Director Mary S. Cantone, left, joins artist Jacqueline Boyd with her pieces “Intimate Spaces I” and “Intimate Spaces II” at the Shore Medical Center art gallery, located on the 2nd Floor of Shore’s Surgical Pavilion, on May 9.
SOMERS POINT--Shore Medical Center’s Healing Arts Committee welcomed local artists and members of the community to the 2nd Floor Art Gallery in Shore’s Surgical Pavilion May 9, for an opening reception celebrating the medical center’s latest art show.  
Shore joined with the ArtC arts advocacy group to create the exhibit, in partnership with William Ris Gallery in Stone Harbor and Accent Gallery in Ocean City.

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Alma Daly Bake Sale; a sweet reminder of a sweet lady

Written by Suzanne Marino Monday, May 13, 2013 05:42 pm

MRHS marching band students at Alma Daly bake sale at Somers Point ShopRite

Members of the Mainland Regional High School Marching Band continued a long standing tradition Saturday, May 11 from the lobby of the Somers Point ShopRite where the annual Alma Daly bake sale was held.
Alma Daly was a big supporter of the MRHS band long after her children had graduated. She would bake delicious goodies and sell them to grocery shoppers. The money she raised and that continues to be raised in her memory all goes to create scholarships for MRHS graduating seniors to continue their education. In 2012 the Alma Daly Scholarship Fund gave out four $1,000 scholarships.
The students selling home baked goodies in the lobby of ShopRite are from left; MRHS senior Haley May from Somers Point, sophomore Ciara Sacco, junior Kenny Carson, sophomore Shilo Previti and senior Christina Donall, all from Northfield.

Merging social media with business plans in Somers Point

Written by Staff Reports Monday, May 13, 2013 05:05 pm

President of Suasion Communication, Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt talks about social media and how it can help boost business at the May 8 SPBA meeting.

SOMERS POINT—Each month the Somers Point Business Association share ideas over breakfast. Their May 8 meeting featured Suzan Adelizzi-Schmidt, president of Suasion Communication Group. The topic she covered; Public relations and social media-perfect together.
Adelizzi-Schmidt provided the group with how public relations and social media go hand-in-hand when successfully promoting a business. This provided an opportunity for area businesses to understand how public relations works, how social media plays a significant role in brand awareness and how when combining the two you are able to successfully draw customers into your business. The SPBA is an organization that brings together businesses and professionals interested in the promotion, improvement and advancement of the business climate of Somers Point.

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Trivia Times May 13, 2013 edition

Last Updated on Monday, May 13, 2013 01:52 am Written by Suzanne Marino Monday, May 13, 2013 02:00 am

Wow, how did Monday get here so quickly? Here are some cool facts to liven up the chat around the water cooler and make you look like the smartest one there!
• On May 13, 1917 three peasant children near Fatima, Portugal, reported seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary. Thousands of people flock there annually to pray.

• Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded one of his signature songs, “When the Saints Go Marching in” on this day in 1938.

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Trivia time May 12, 2013 edition

Written by Suzanne Marino Sunday, May 12, 2013 01:48 am

Happy Mothers Day! Here is trivia even a mom can love!

• On May 12, 1963 Bob Dylan walked off the set of the Ed Sullivan Show when CBS censors told Dylan he could not perform the song “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues.”
• A.J. Foyt won his first auto racing victory in Kansas City, MO on this day in 1957.
• Announcing that it would no longer be ladies only, on May 12, 1978 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that they would no longer exclusively name hurricanes after women.

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