Somers Point, Linwood, Northfield

Hall of Fame coach Cathy Rush speaks at Northfield school

marino@catamaranmedia.com (SUZANNE MARINO) — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:29:32 GMT

NORTHFIELD – NBA Hall of Famer Cathy Rush, who coached the Immaculata College Mighty Macs to Women’s National Basketball Association titles in 1972, 1973 and 1974, came to speak to fifth-grade students at the NorthfieldCommunitySchool Friday, May 25.

Linwood Police Blotter, Edition of May 24, 2012

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:10:16 GMT

Police blotter information is supplied by local police departments and other law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Mainland to register incoming freshmen May 29-31

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:09:49 GMT

LINWOOD – Mainland Regional High School will hold freshman registration May 29-31 for current eighth graders planning on attending Mainland next school year.

Registration will be done alphabetically by last name as follows:

Juvenile faces drug charges after overturning car

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:07:02 GMT

LINWOOD – A juvenile was arrested and charged with drug offenses after an accident near MainlandRegionalHigh School Sunday, May 20.

'Click It or Ticket' under way for Memorial Day weekend

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:01:50 GMT

TRENTON – Law enforcement agencies throughout New Jersey are cracking down on unbuckled motorists and their passengers as part of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign.

Collecting pictures for MRHS scrapbook

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Staff Reports) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:59:20 GMT

The Current Newspaper is putting together a photo scrapbook to commemorate the Mainland Regional High School Class of 2012, for publication in print and online.

Northfield in Your Town, Edition of May 24, 2012

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Suzanne Marino) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:58:13 GMT

Memorial Day Parade

Line up for the annual Memorial Day Parade begins 9 a.m. at Broad Street and Haddon Avenue Monday, May 28. The parade will start 9:30 a.m. at Haddon Avenue and Shore Road. The parade route is down Shore Road to City Hall at 1600 Shore Road where the Memorial Day ceremony will take place. There is no rain date for the parade. In case of inclement weather, the Memorial Day ceremony will proceed as planned, inside the fire station at City Hall. Contact Mayor Vince Mazzeo at (609) 517-3478 or vmazzeo@cityofnorthfield.org

EMS debate draws more ire

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Suzanne Marino) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:57:38 GMT

NORTHFIELD - The debate over emergency medical service to residents remains a hot button issue here. Tom Polistina, chairman of the EMS committee, announced at the Tuesday, May 22 meeting that his committee had prepared a request for proposal for EMS services that will go out in the next few days. Polistina said at the meeting that the RFP asks for a bid for EMS services for Northfield on its own as well as for a joint bid for Linwood and Northfield.

Old time radio show to support the Gateway Theater

mccullough@catamaranmedia.com (Suzanne Marino) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:53:16 GMT

SOMERS POINT – Get out the Philco, it’s time to turn back the clocks to the days when radio was the center of entertainment.

The In-House Players out of Northfield are taking their talented cast to Somers Point where they will perform a two-day fundraiser production for the Gateway Playhouse fund Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3.

The show, “The WAKY Radio Show, 1940 on Your Dial” is a nostalgic look back at shows that hit the airwaves in the 1930s and 40s. The show is written by Dodie Peronace of Northfield, founder and director of the In House Players. Ken Groome of EggHarborTownship is the WAKY producer.

The audience will enjoy hearing the Hit Parade songs, excerpts from popular comedy skits of the day and of course, the wartime news. Sitting in the audience, you might be chosen as a contestant for “Queen for a Day,” “Name that Tune,” “Truth or Consequences” or “Professor IQ Quiz.”

Hear the news and sports of the day, catch up on the Hollywood gossip and just enjoy a leisurely trip down memory lane.

If You Go

WAKY Radio, 1940 on Your Dial

The Sandi Point Bistro, 908 Shore Road, Somers Point

(609) 927-2300 to reserve or pick up tickets.

Performances are 8 p.m. Saturday, June 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3.

(Arrive an hour earlier if ordering dinner or drinks)

Belhaven conductor crosses bridges in his career

Joan.Kostiuk@catamaranmedia.com (LAURA STETSER) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:49:00 GMT

LINWOOD – Longtime Belhaven Middle School band director Larry Lamkin presided over his last concert on Friday, May 11, an evening that marked the end of an era for the school’s music program.

Lamkin has taught music at the school for 34 years and estimates he has instructed more than 4,000 students in his time.