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Rocking with David Archuleta at the American Idols Live tour this summer! With The Gazette are, from left, William Washington, Bailey Mericle, Camryn Simmerman, Ruby Washington, William Collins and Yone' Martin. |
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These kids traveled to Beesley's Point to have their own
version of Night in Venice. They decorated their own boats
and had a parade in Nanny Carol's pool. Some themes were
Legally Blonde, Halloween, Pets, George of the Jungle,
Pirates of the Caribbean, Super Heroes and Villains and
other great ideas. Pictured are Samantha DelSordo, Kylie and
Michael Clearkin, Kevin Scott, Maura, Christopher and Sarah
Fletcher, Andrew, Gavin and Luke Gallagher (holding paper)
and Evan Kerr. |
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Some of Ocean City baseball players, coaches, and the Ocean
City Gazette went to the Atlantic City Surf on Sunday, Aug.
10 to practice on the field and watch a game, too bad the
weather didn't holdup. They still had a grand slam time. |
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Some players from Ocean City High School Boys Lacrosse Team
recently traveled to Rutgers University Lacrosse Camp with
the Gazette. |
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Somer Corson (seated) a life-long resident of Cape May County entertains guests at this home and displays the Gazette to friends, from left in the second row, Patsy Jo Hurley, Lynn McLaughlin, Nancy Hurley, Pam Kane, and from left in back, Bob McLaughlin, Danny Kane and Michael Hurley. Photo submitted by Edmund Hurley. |
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Jennifer Arthur, of Rio Grande, traveled with the Middle Township Gazette to Monster-Mania Con 11 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill. She is standing with life size sculptures of Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein and The Inquisitor who were sculpted by Thomas Kuebler and got to see a live production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. |
 The Caribbean Cab Co. recently shuttled The Leader and the
girls from Tony’s Island Café in North Wildwood to the
Borgata Casino for a day of fun and chance. |
 Boaters on a power tripA group from the Absecon Island Power Squadron, a nonprofit boating organization, went on a bus trip to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in Hampton, N.J. to see the play "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" as a fundraiser. Back row, left to right, are Lou Orth, Nancy Ade, Nance Bernard, Betty Byerly, Ralph Bernard, Nancy Bernard and Dave Bernard. In the front row are Pat Orth, Marge Heiler, Tim Heiler and Jacki Carugno |
 In July, the Dance Dynamics Company and All-Star Competition
Teams competed in Dance Xplosion's National Finals at the
Wildwood Convention Center where they won numerous awards.
The Gazette is pictured with the Youth Company/Competition Team. Front row from left are Marissa Peragine, Taylor Mason, Kristi Rohrer; middle row from left are Morijah Thomas, Tess Wagner, Shannon Wallace, Emily McCoy; and back row from left are Lauren Bowersock, Melissa Scott, Jessica Sykes, Madison Clark, Grace Mills, Amy Phillips, Melissa Cappolina. |
 On April 23, Helen Carter’s fifth grade enrichment class
from Upper Township traveled with the Gazette to the New
Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick to present their mock
trial “Coaster Catastrophe” which took second place honors.
Pictured from left are Amber Angelucci, Briar Rose Ginn,
Rachel Stremme, Lauren Bowersock, the bailiff, Edmund Lynch,
Esq., Noel Butler, Rachel Fosbenner, Alison Miles, Kelly
Manna, Helen Clark, Anna Elmer, Emma Leeds and Scott Hogan. |
 Ten-years-olds Dylan McGuckin, Evan Oliva and Jack Roberts
competed in the Ocean City Triathlon on May 18 and brought
the Gazette along with them. |
 Members of the Starstruck Dance Company pose with the
Gazette during one of four regional competitions they
attended across New Jersey this season. They will be
attending nationals in July to compete against dancers
across the East Coast. |
 Middle Township Police Officer Steven Nozsak in his Atlantic
City Medical Center room with the Gazette Friday, May 16,
recovering from on-the-job injuries suffered when he was hit
by an ATV in the early morning hours of May 14 in the
Edgewood section of Middle Township. He has undergone one
surgery to repair his severely broken left leg, and was
scheduled for at least one more. Thanks to Wildwood Police
Lt. Chris Howard for submitting the photo. |
 Michael Celinski and his mom Lorraine took The Leader with
them to their friends Peter and Ginger’s summer home in Sea
Side Park to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Fun was had by all
who were there as this picture shows. The parade was two and
a half hours long. |
 The seventh and eighth grade confirmation class at St. Augustine’s School from St. Augustine’s Parish and Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish and the religious education students of St. Augustine’s Church got together in March to fill decorated shoe boxes with items to be sent to the troops overseas. Shown with Gazette are the confirmants with their religious education educators Sister Elizabeth Mercer and Miss Kathy Morris. |
 Kathleen Hogan of Seaville and Brandon Hadtke of Ocean
View took their Gazette to the Baysea District Fellowship
Dinner and Eagle Recognition Ceremony at the Wildwood
Convention Center. Kathleen was honored with the Scouter of
the Year award and Brandon was honored with the Cub Scout of
the Year award. They both received a Congressional
recognition certificate and a letter of commendation by the
State of New Jersey. Kathleen and Brandon are members of the
Webelos II Cub Scout Den of Pack 79 in Marmora. |
 A group of Upper Township Elementary School fifth graders
took the Gazette with them to their St. Patrick's Day dance
March 14. Pictured here at their pre-dance get together are
Lauren Bowersock, Kristi Rohrer, Amy Phillips, Shannon
Wallace and Allison Miles. |
 While Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center is not far away,
this group travels there each week in their Johnson’s
Popcorn T-shirts to work out. John Stauffer, holding the
Gazette, was kind enough to provide us all with free shirts. |
 All hands on deck |
 Seaside camping with a twistGirl Scout Troop 5048, of Galloway Township, took The Current along when they went camping in Wildwood at Beach Jam, an event for Scouts that features live entertainment, rides at Morey’s Piers, catered meals and beach bonfires. Pictured from left to right are Falon, Lindsy, Angelica, Amanda, Jasmine, Deena and Michelle. The girls just completed Junior Girl Scouts, and are bridging to Cadets. |
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After successfully completing the Danskin Women’s Triathlon
for breast cancer research at Sandy Hook National Park,
Wanda Fitzpatrick of Shrewsbury, Shirley Hawn of Manhattan
and Noel Wirth of Ocean City celebrated with the Gazette. |
 Frankie and Freddie take a vacation |
  The Gazette traveled to the Ladies’ Links and Lunch of Ocean City in September at Sea Oaks in Tuckerton. |
 An out-of-the ordinary stetting for a family reunion
here, Betty Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation. Cathy
Adams, surrounded by two-thirds of her family and the
Gazette, celebrated her recuperation from bilateral knee
replacement surgery with a picnic on the center’s grounds.
Cathy and Herb, of Ocean View (formerly Ocean City) are the
very proud parents of seven children, 23 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren, who are all waiting anxiously for
“Nanny” to break out her dancing shoes again. |
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Field trip to Trenton Fourth-grade students at the Seaview School in Linwood took a class trip to Trenton Thursday, March 29. Their day included a tour of the State House, the Old Barracks Museum and other sites. This picture showing about one-fourth of the students was taken outside the State House after they had lunch outside on the back lawn. In front are Matthew Cozzan, Drew Dalzell, Ben Kleva, Jacob Epstein (holding The Current), Bailey Bernal, Jessica DeMarino, Matthew Mucciarone (holding the school mascot, Seaview the Dolphin) and Sam March. In the back row are Julia Barbella, Emma Bean, Josie Hornig, Bethany Borden, Megan Bralski, Thomas Thornton, Colt Lacovara, Bhavani Singh, Blaire Adler, Marissa Ognibene, James Morgan, Talia Gualtieri, Cassidy Phillips, Rachel Rha, Andy Cross and Erica Stuchel.
On Feb. 10, the Gazette traveled to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for the Spirit Unlimited Battle at the Boardwalk Cheer and Dance Competition with the Upper Township Braves. The Braves came in first place in their recreation category. Pictured left in the first row are Nikki Liepe, Maria Farnan, Kristi Rohrer (holding the Gazette), Olivia Ensminger, Jamie Patton, Grace Wigglesworth, Devon Terwilliger and Alicia Williams. In the second row from left are Ellen Pfeifle, Amy Phillips, Celena White, Alison Miles, Lauren Phifer and Alexxa Pastore. Not pictured is Kylie Huntsman.
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Girl Scout camp-out Egg Harbor Township Girl Scouts went camping as a community at Camp Sacajawea in Newfield, N.J., May 11-12. Throughout the weekend there were about 110 Girl Scouts in attendance. Each troop made its own store for the girls to visit and work on crafts and activities. Pictured here is Troop 2154, starting from the top: Emilee Lind, Taylor Thompson, Brianna Gehringer, Angelica Dagit and Alexa Preziosi; and, bottom: Christina Pacentrelli, leader Michele Chishko, Justine Chishko, Sydni Forcone, Beth Anne Castellano and Amber Din.
Jesse Pohlig, Holden Gentilini, Kelsey Ladd, Alexa Nepa, Matt Schad, Tori Langsdorf and Jimmy O'Connor with the Gazette before the eighth grade holiday dance at Upper Township Middle School.
 There’s no place like home Who needs to travel far when they have paradise in their own back yard? Harry and Lori Kent, Donna Prince and Gene and Lauren Masco decided to break out The Current while relaxing in the Kent's Tiki hut.
Red Hat Clam Shell
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 Girls weekend getaway Pictured here with The Current on the beach in Avalon are Debbie Cotter of Somers Point, Rosemary Borba of Somers Point, Anita Ortzman of Egg Harbor Township, Georgette Oliver of Somers Point, Paula Sellen of Egg Harbor Township, Ruth Penn of Egg Harbor Township, Sunny Leonard of Somers Point and Genny Henderson of Linwood, where they spent a girlfriend's getaway weekend at the Golden Inn Resort in late May. The eight friends enjoyed cosmopolitans, fine dining, spa treatments, shopping, sightseeing and camaraderie.
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 A group of 32 people from Second Cape May Baptist went
camping and canoeing at Bass River State Park. Chloe Mack is
holding the Gazette at Mick’s Canoe Rentals before heading
down the river on a three-hour tour. A great time was had by
all. Swinging from a Tarzan rope was a highlight.
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 The Gazette traveled to the
Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton on Jan. 20 with the Upper Township
Braves for the Atlantic Cheer and Dance Championships Heavy Hitters
Open competition. The Braves were in pee wee recreation where they
won first place as well as the judge's Wow Factor Award for their
performance. Varsity was in junior recreation and took second place.
Pictured from left (first row) is Maria Farnan, Alison Miles, Kristi
Rohrer (holding the Gazette), Amy Phillips, Alicia Williams, Olivia
Ensminger, second row is Nikki Liepe, Devon Terwilliger, Lauren
Phifer, third row is Grace Wigglesworth, Ellen Pfeifle, Alexxa
Pastore, Celena White, Jamie Patton. Not pictured is Kylie Huntsman.
Battleship retreat is a treat for Scouts Pack 634, which meets at Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Galloway Township, attended an overnight Encampment and Religious Retreat on the Battleship New Jersey docked on the Camden waterfront Jan. 27-28. The nation's most decorated battleship, it is 887 feet long, nearly three football fields wide and eleven stories high, and weighs 45,000 tons. The pack toured the ship's legendary 16-inch gun turrets and combat engagement center and participated in a simulated launch of a Tomahawk missile. The members saw the captain's and admiral's cabins and climbed up and down the ship's original ladders and companionways. They served chow, ate in the crew's mess hall and slept in the crew's bunks two decks below. They also attended Mass and the Stations of the Cross and said the rosary. They also packed 40 care packages to ship overseas to our military troops. |
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Christmas shopping
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Simone and Richard Zoladz of Linwood took a ride Aug. 26 aboard the Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield blimp. They took off from Bader Field in Atlantic City a little before 9 a.m. and were in the air for an hour, reaching an altitude of 800 feet. They won the ride in a contest sponsored by the radio station Cat Country 107.3. It was a thrilling and wonderful experience. |
 A golden anniversary with golden friends Valerie Hansen Cross and Dick Cross of Margate celebrated their 50th golden wedding anniversary in Voorhees recently with their Margate alums. Shown left to right are Jack and John Munyan Swope, the Crosses, Nancy Cunningham, Barbara Chakmakian Brown and Bill Brown.  El
Toro
The Gazette traveled to Six Flags Great
Adventure, in Jackson, and rode "El Toro," seen
in the background. El Toro is the second tallest
wooden roller coaster is the United States with
speeds of 70 mph and a 176-foot drop. Kristi and
Kirk Rohrer, from Seaville, were also along for
the ride.
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