Taking the pledge in Linwood

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 04:41 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Friday, April 26, 2013 03:01 pm

Jillian Bruno, 16, of Somers Point adds her name to the safe driving pledge Friday, April 26 at Mainland Regional High School. MRHS has teamed up with Allstate to reinforce the rules of the graduated license and to never text and drive.

LINWOOD—Before the sophomore and junior students at Mainland Regional High School really began their gym class Friday they headed over to the gym to sign their initials on the safe driving pledge. The students filed in to sign the banner. “We chose the sophomore and junior classes because that is when most of our students will get their permits and their licenses and that is who we are really trying to reach,” said Megan Lavery, a senior at MRHS. Lavery has been involved with all of the safe driving initiatives offered at MRHS including the Share the Keys and I Will programs. Lavery along with a number of other students is currently attempting to win a driving simulator for the school through U-Got Brains.com so that new drivers will have a better working knowledge of how to handle different driving conditions before they encounter them while behind the wheel.

Trivia Time April 26

Last Updated on Friday, April 26, 2013 12:08 pm Written by Suzanne Marino Friday, April 26, 2013 01:13 am

Trivia Time

• On this day in 1954, Dr. Jonas Salk began the field trials for the polio vaccine. There were 1.8 million people in the study, and at the time it was the largest trial undertaken for any drug.
• In 1865, 12 days after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was discovered hiding in a barn in Virginia. The 26-year-old was shot and died on April 26.

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Honor Flight transports veterans to Washington to see war memorials

Last Updated on Friday, April 26, 2013 12:13 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Thursday, April 25, 2013 01:47 pm

VFW Post Commander Robert Burness and NCS teacher Mary Ann Devine hold rally towel that will be given to every person at the Honor Flight event at NCS friday at 7 p.m

NORTHFIELD — There will be a screening of the film "Honor Flight" at a fundraiser to support the program 7 p.m. tonight at the Northfield Community School. 

Honor Flight is a program in which men and women who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam are flown or bused to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials built in their honor.

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Trivia Time April 25

Written by Suzanne Marino Thursday, April 25, 2013 08:21 am

Trivia Time

Good Thursday morning! Here a couple of nuggets to share that happened on this day.

• In 1901 the state of New York became the first to require a license for cars…..so that was the guy holding up the line at DMV!
• If today is your birthday you share it with a terrific actor; April 25 is Al Pacino’s birthday and the cop, officer, author, mobster, detective, tough guy, bank robber, punk, cook and just about anything he wants to be is 73 today.
• No impersonator here; in 1956 Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” went to #1 on the charts.
• In 1990 the Hubble space telescope was placed in orbit by the shuttle Discovery; the best bargain in space by far.
• And finally, you know him, you love him; he is big, green and recently voted the favorite mascot in all of sports; the Phillie Phanatic. He debuted on this date in 1978.

Its chilly, but those blue skies sure look good! See you right back here tomorrow when I have some more trivia tid bits to share. 

Dance party is a throwback to rock 'n' roll days at Tony Mart’s

Last Updated on Friday, April 26, 2013 12:19 pm Written by staff reports Wednesday, April 24, 2013 03:37 pm

SOMERS POINT – Music fans can kick back and return to the golden age of rock ’n’ roll in South Jersey Friday, May 10 at Greate Bay Country Club, when the Tony Mart Allstars will present “The Music that Made Tony Mart’s Famous.”

Dr. Bobby Fingers, Bobby Campanell, Danny Eyer, Howard Isaacson, Jimmy “Old School” Glenn and Rich Kurtz will perform the greatest hits of Bill Haley and the Comets, Conway Twitty, Duane Eddie, and Joey D and the Starlighters.

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Northfield Education Foundation run this Sunday

Written by staff reports Wednesday, April 24, 2013 03:16 pm

Run planned for Sunday through Birch Grove Park

NORTHFIELD—Lace up your shoes and get ready to run or walk all for a good cause. This Sunday, April 28 the Northfield Education Foundation is having a 5K run, a 2.5 mile walk and a 1 mile kid’s fun run at Birch Grove Park. The fun run is for kids 14 and under.
The proceeds from the event go back to benefit Northfield Community School, its students and teachers through their mini-grant program.
The 5K run begins at 9 a.m., the 2.5 mile walk starts at 9:15 a.m. and the kids fun run starts at 9:45 a.m.
There will be prizes for the winners in the 5K for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place male and female overall and by age groups.

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Move for a Cure supporting Parkinson’s research this Sunday

Last Updated on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 05:45 pm Written by Suzanne Marino Wednesday, April 24, 2013 02:28 pm

LINWOOD—No sleeping in this Sunday; Eleanor Hagan, owner of Body in Balance fitness center at Central Avenue and New Road has planned Move for a Cure that day to raise funds and support the National Parkinson’s Foundation and Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.

Hagan has clients in her center that suffer with Parkinson’s disease as well as their caregivers. “So much is still unknown about Parkinson’s disease and there is no cure but we work closely and we are trying to help those suffering improve their balance and their strength. The one thing we do know is that maintaining balance is key to independence,” said Hagan. “

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Bootleggers in Northfiled celebrates 2-year anniversary

Last Updated on Friday, April 26, 2013 12:23 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Wednesday, April 24, 2013 01:24 pm

  Howard Solomon, retired from the pharmaceutical field opened Bootleggers Liquor Outlet on Tilton Road in Northfield with his friend, builder Andy Simpson

NORTHFIELD – As owners Howard Solomon and Andy Simpson, both of Brigantine, celebrated the second anniversary of their Bootleggers Liquor Outlet over the weekend,
Solomon said they took stock in the fact that they bucked a trend and silenced naysayers along the way to creating an inviting destination for customers.

They opened their doors when “Boardwalk Empire” was all the buzz, and their homage to the era includes not only the name but murals reminiscent of the days of the speakeasy. 

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