Phillie Phanatic and NJEA team up for pep rally at Seaview School VIDEO

Last Updated on Friday, May 24, 2013 05:21 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Friday, May 24, 2013 05:15 pm

LINWOOD—A special visitor showed up at Seaview Elementary School Thursday, May 23 as the Phillie Phanatic dropped in, much to the delight of the entire school. His visit was the grand prize for third grade student Ethan Levine winning first place in the statewide New Jersey Education Association essay contest. The topic was “teachers who help me grow.” Levine wrote about his language arts teacher, Tracy Meister of Linwood. Levine said Meister inspires him to be a better writer everyday.

Retired teachers gather in Linwood

Last Updated on Thursday, May 23, 2013 04:55 pm Written by Carol Romano Thursday, May 23, 2013 04:53 pm

Carol Romano photo The Atlantic County Retired Educators Association executive board met recently at the Linwood Public Library to discuss plans for its spring business meeting and luncheon at the Buena Vista Country Club.

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Memorial Day plans highlight the weekend in all three Mainland communities

Last Updated on Friday, May 24, 2013 01:40 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Wednesday, May 22, 2013 05:07 pm

Somers Point Memorial Day services on the beach in 1946.

While the Memorial Day weekend is looked at as the kickoff to summer and there is plenty of fun in store, there is also a serious side to the holiday weekend.

All three Mainland communities of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point plan events for Memorial Day to honor the men and women who have paid the ultimate price for freedom with parades, wreathes and speeches.

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All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at American Legion in Somers Point

Last Updated on Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:56 am Written by Suzanne Marino Wednesday, May 22, 2013 04:49 pm

SOMERS POINT – American Legion Post 352, located at First and Pennsylvania avenues, is holding a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. the Sunday, May 26.

Admission to the all-you-can eat breakfast is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

Memorial Day is set aside to honor the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in honor of their nation. The American Legion is the largest wartime veterans’ service organization.

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Arc Thrift Shop sells as well as educates

Last Updated on Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:56 am Written by SUZANNE MARINO Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:31 am

Arc Thrift Store Manager, Irv Singer of Margate stands at the check out of the store with cashier Heather Weaver of Absecon. Posters of the Arc success stories surround the store and lets customers know that every dollar they spend in the store helps Arc clients.

NORTHFIELD—When the Arc Thrift Shop opened its doors in the Tilton Plaza Shopping Center over Memorial Day weekend two years ago Manager Irv Singer had a mission for the store. What he did not realize is how much that would expand and grow in a relative short period of time.

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Ms Senior New Jersey taking the stage

Written by SUZANNE MARINO Tuesday, May 21, 2013 02:56 pm

Ms New Jersey Senior America contestants will compete for the title June 4 at Harrah's

ATLANTIC CITY—Now that Miss America has returned home pageants are once again in the news. Next week lovely ladies will grace the stage at Harrah’s Casino and Spa in the Concert Venue for the Ms New Jersey Senior America Pageant slated for 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 4. The contestants come to the pageant with life experience and a lot of energy.

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Teachers are flipping flapjacks to help others in Northfield

Written by Suzanne Marino Monday, May 20, 2013 10:57 pm

NORTHFIELD-The teachers and staff at the Northfield Community School, all
members of the Northfield Education Association are trading in their spot in
front of the classroom and heading to the cafeteria to serve up some breakfast
Saturday, June 1 from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
The event, Shortstacks for Sandy is made possible through an NJEA PRIDE
grant. Organizer Lynda Donovan said the grant allows members of the NEA to
host a pancake breakfast and give 100 percent of the funds raised to benefit the NJEA
Back to School Fund for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

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Singer Scott Kirby donates guitar to CharterTech High School

Last Updated on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:25 pm Written by SUZANNE MARINO Monday, May 20, 2013 12:08 pm

On the road with Scott Kirby and the band in Annapolis, Maryland where Kirby donated a custom made guitar to CharterTech High School is senior Johnny Zappas of Brigantine along with Scott Kirby from Key West, Dave Edminson from South Carolina, Gabriel Donohue from Philadelphia, Lew London from Egg Harbor Township and Mike McAdam from Nashville

SOMERS POINT—Normally when students complete a project or a semester they expect a grade that reflects the work they have done. Johnny Zappas, of Brigantine, an instrumental major at Charter Tech High School for the Performing Arts collected on behalf of his school what just might be the coolest A+ for a project that he and guitarist Brandon Ireland of Mays Landing and cellist Heain Kim of Somers Point had the opportunity to be a part of.

The students played on the recently released CD, “Sol Searching” by singer/songwriter Scott Kirby. He recorded the CD at CharterTech with Lew London, artistic coordinator for the school producing. In appreciation for the hard work of the students involved in the project Kirby donated a hand crafted Heritage H 575 hollow body electric guitar made in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the school.

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