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By MAYOR DON PURDY

Galloway is not merely a town with many residents; its a community of friends and neighbors.

Many of us are volunteers - from our ve volunteer re companies to our municipal employees who go beyond the call of duty, to our police many of whom live in the township and give back in numerous ways.

We have terri c public and private schools. There are ve neighborhood schools and a preschool included in Galloway Public Schools. Private schools include Assumption Region-al Catholic School, Pilgrim Acade-my, Highland Academy, Champion Baptist Academy and Atlantic Prep Academy.

Absegami High School in Gal-loway is one of three schools in the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District.

In just more than 40 years, Stock-ton University has gone from having a few classes conducted in Atlantic City hotel rooms to being a world-class institution that offers doctor-

ate-level courses on its Pomona campus.

The campus property also hous-es AtlantiCare Regional Medical Centers Mainland Campus and the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilita-tion.

Recreation areas include the school elds, Galloway Township Athletic Associations Gabriel Field, Tartaglio Park, Firemans Field, Ger-mania Field, Glenn by the Bay Park, Pine Needle Park, Patriot Lake and Wrangleboro Recreation Field. The playground, Imagination Station, has been rebuilt with a safe surface.

Community events include bus trips, breakfast with Santa, an annual carnival, Salute to Our Veterans and National Night Out.

Seniors have a center in the reno-vated former American Legion build-ing on West White Horse Pike.

The business community is poised to rebound with the economy, espe-cially is the western township areas targeted for redevelopment.

Galloway is a great place to work, play and raise a family.

Galloways name is synonymous with community

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By BILL LeCONEYStaff Writer

GallowayGalloway has a strong and active

tradition of local youth sports, provid-ed mainly by the Galloway Township Athletic Association, PAL, Atlantic United Soccer Club and Renegades Football.

The GTAA and its 300 coaches serve about 1,800 youngsters an-nually, according to President Chris Waszen.

The organization offers football and cheerleading in the fall, base-ball and softball in the spring and wrestling in the wintertime. It also hosts monthly dances for fth- and sixth-graders.

The GTAAs Gabriel Field is a 20-acre expanse of sports elds at Du-erer Street and Zurich Avenue. For information call 609- 965-4975.

The PAL program provides basket-ball, bowling, volleyball, rowing and summer track programs for about 700 youngsters. During the fall and winter months PAL utilizes gymnasi-ums at all ve township elementary schools and the Galloway Township Middle School. There are teams for youngsters in second grade through high school. Games are weekday evenings and Saturdays.

Bowling is at Strike Zone Lanes in Egg Harbor City on Saturday morn-ings.

Volleyball is played in local school gyms and on a beach volleyball court built by PAL near Imagination Station behind the Municipal Complex off Jimmie Leeds Road.

Summer track is run at Absegami High School. Galloway PAL is also partnering with the Absegami High School crew team and inviting PAL kids in seventh through ninth grades to train and participate in its camp.

PAL leaders meet 7:30 p.m. the rst Wednesday of each month in the middle school library. Volunteers are sought to attend the monthly sessions, which usually last about an hour. For information see www.leaguelineup.com/Galloway.

The Atlantic United Soccer Club serves nearly 900 young players,

Galloway, Absecon offer varied Galloway, Absecon offer varied youth sports programs for all ages

600 of them in the local recreation program and the rest on 18 traveling teams.

Galloway United Community Soc-cer is the intramural league directed by Atlantic United.

It is a recreation league that pro-motes the spirit of sportsmanship and the electricity of competition, according to its website. See gallo-waysoccer.com for information, or email [email protected] for information about volunteering.

Galloway Renegades Football began in 2005. Its four teams taxi (grades one and two), peewee (three through four), junior varsity ( ve through six) and varsity (seven through eight) compete in the Cape Atlantic Junior Football League. They play a nine-game regular season fol-lowed by a maximum of three playoff games.

The team plays at Tartaglio Park on Duerer Street. See www.gallo-wayrenegades.org.

Dynamo Gymnastics is a premier gymnastics training center offering a state-of-the-art facility with certi ed instructors and organized programs that provide optimum training time for its students. Located in Risley Square on Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway, Dynamo incorporates cardiovascular tness, strength, exibility, and appa-ratus instruction into each practice. See www.dynamogymnastics-nj.

com or call 609-748-2186.Simkins Martial Arts Academy

on Pitney Road in Galloway offers classes to children ages 4-12 as well as teens and adults in the art of Go-ju-ryu karate and real-world effective self-defense. Call 609-652-8881 or see www.simkins-martialarts.com.

AbseconAbsecon, a city of less than 9,000

residents, has a variety of sports op-portunities for youngsters.

The Absecon Blue Devils Foot-ball and Cheerleading organization heads up all activities for those who like their sports played on the grid-iron.

If you like to play your sports on the pitch, between the foul lines or on the court, Absecon also has the answer. The Absecon Social and Athletic Club elds baseball, basket-ball and soccer teams in year-round sports activities.

There is also a special eld, the South Jersey Field of Dreams, where children with disabilities can partici-pate in the national pastime.

The Blue Devils organization is part of the Atlantic County Junior Football League. It has football teams and cheerleading squads made up of boys and girls ages 5-14, accord-ing to its website. Home games are played at the Charlie Norris Football Complex at Jonathan Pitney Park.

The Blue Devils are a charter member of the league, and the 2014 season was the teams 56th year of competition. Games are played on Saturdays and Sundays in the fall in four age divisions: taxi, peewee, ju-nior varsity and varsity.

The organization is entirely run by volunteers.

There is competitive football for boys and girls ages 5-14, and cheer-leading for girls 6-14.

Open meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month at the Blue Devils eld.

The organization can be reached by mail at Absecon Blue Devils, P.O. Box 291, Absecon, NJ 08201, and by email at [email protected]. The website is www.abseconbluedevils.org.

The Absecon Social and Athletic Club offers instructional, intramural and travel team programs for chil-dren and families.

The baseball program includes baseball, wee ball and T-ball at var-ious levels. Softball is also a spring sport.

For the fall there is basketball for girls and boys from rst through eighth grade, and soccer for children from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Coaches for individual sports can be contacted through www.asac-sports.org.

The South Jersey Field of Dreams is a specially constructed baseball eld designed to meet the needs of physically or cognitively impaired children. The eld is the rst of its kind in the state.

Children come from throughout southern New Jersey to play in a game in which everybody scores and everybody wins.

Participation is free, and volun-teers come from across southern New Jersey to help put smiles on the faces of players.

Field of Dreams is in Pitney Park on Morton Avenue, a quarter-mile off Route 30.

For information call Fran Northridge at (609) 652-3333 or Bar-ry Hackett at (609) 641-1706, or see www.sj eldofdreams.com.


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The Lenni-Lenape Indians had the right idea when they established a summer encamp-ment along Absecon Creek.

Absecons name is derived from the Indian word Absega-mi, meaning little water. Later in 1614, the Dutch captain Cor-nelius Jacobsen Mey would sail into Absecon Creek as part of his exploration of the New Jer-sey coast.

In 1832, the Indians gave up their claim to the land in favor of the state of New Jersey, but Ab-secons connection to the little water remained with shipbuild-ing and fishing prospering along Absecon Creek.

Today, fishermen still throng Absecon Creek, lining up at the town boat ramp on a summer weekend. Townspeople enjoy viewing the areas wildlife, in-cluding bald eagles, hawks, great blue herons and ospreys.

Surrounding Absecon Creek today is a vibrant community of some 8,400 residents. Although

the city straddles the White Horse Pike, a major conduit con-necting Atlantic City with Phila-delphia and New York, Absecon maintains its hometown flavor. People still know and care about one another.

That feeling is reflected in the numerous volunteer groups serving the community. Absec-on has an excellent park system where people gather to watch youth sports and to enjoy sum-mer concerts. New Jersey Ave-nue maintains the promise of a cluster of village shops.

Absecon residents take pride in their superb school system staffed by master teachers with strong community ties. A near-by New Jersey Transit rail sta-tion affords the convenience of efficient access to Atlantic City, Philadelphia and points be-tween.

Despite all that has changed since the Lenni-Lenape left the area, Absecon remains a place by the little water where traditions remain and mans connection with nature is still appreciated.

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By ROBERT REIDGalloway Historian

The history of the Galloway area dates back 8,000 years with the first settlement of the Lenni Lenape people. Before European settlers arrived, these inhabitants lived off natural re-sources such as the wildlife of the woodlands, streams, rivers, bays and ocean. They cultivated corn and tomatoes, foods that were unheard of in Europe. With the coming of the European set-tlers, the Lenni Lenape peoples culture was doomed.

Galloway was explored in the 16th century by Dutch, French, Swedish, Finnish and Portu-guese sea captains. The first survey was made by Henry Hud-son in 1609. Cornelius Jacobsun Mey sailed into Little Egg Harbor in 1614 and later charted the coastline.

In 1664, Charles II of England granted his brother, James, Duke of York, the land between the Hudson and Delaware Riv-ers. James presented the land to two of his favorites: John, Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carter-et. He named the new land Nova Caesarea. Today the boundaries of Nova Caesarea (New Jersey) are exactly as set about in the original Duke of Yorks deed.

Galloway has an interesting historic past dating back before 1716 when Kings Highway was constructed along an Indian trail now known as Old New York Road. Before 1774, the place now called Galloway consisted of numerous small villages and hamlets in Gloucester County, inland of Absecum Beach in the Province of West New Jersey.

Galloway Township was formed by a royal charter in Gloucester County from Egg Harbor Township in April 1774; the township was much larger than it is today. Galloway Town-ship once included Absecon, Brigantine, part of Atlantic City, Port Republic, Mullica, Hammon-ton, Egg Harbor City, and a por-tion of Burlington County.

On April 4, 1774 King George III of England granted a royal patent for the creation of the Township of Galloway. The

state of New Jersey Public Re-cord Office in 1929 stated that they could not tell positively for whom the Township of Galloway was named, but suspect it was named after Joseph Galloway.

Joseph Galloway was a law-yer and leading political figure in Pennsylvania for a generation before the American Revolution. He was ideological and a strict constitutionalist. For many years Galloway was Benjamin Frank-lins chief ally. They grew further and further apart as Franklin was pushed by events into a more radical stance.

Both labored mightily for a generation to reconcile the col-onies with the mother country. Since Franklin worked mostly in London, Galloways forum was in America, principally the Penn-sylvania Assembly, where he was speaker of the House for a decade, and ultimately the Con-tinental Congress.

In 1774, Galloways Plan of Union lost in the Congress by only one vote a loss that changed the course of history, since Galloway tried to avoid revolution by anticipating the British commonwealth system. In 1775, when the Assembly ig-nored Galloways recommenda-tion that it abandon its defiance of Britain, Galloway quit the As-sembly and the Congress.

Galloway remained steadfast in his belief that the most proper plan for cementing the two coun-tries together would have been constitutional, granting America the same rights and privileges as are enjoyed by the subjects in Britain.

As a result of Galloway re-maining loyal to Britain, he lost position and all his land holdings in America. He returned to Brit-ain penniless.

Prior to the Revolution, many seamen engaged in smuggling or illegal entry into port to avoid payment of duty. They justified this practice by claiming that the British Maritime Commission discriminated against them, and duties were imposed without their consent. Many smugglers operating on the Mullica River became privateers.

Several naval threats by the

British at the village of Chestnut Neck caused Fort Fox Burrows to be built in June 1777. Chest-nut Neck along the Mullica River was a thriving port carrying on a brisk trade during the Revolu-tion; its boats going into Great Bay would seize British supply vessels and send the captured supplies to the American Army.

In September 1778, a British force of nine vessels and 400 men was dispatched to destroy the nest of privateers in Chest-nut Neck. Count Pulaski and his Continentals were sent by General Washington to protect the port. They did not arrive in time. On Oct. 6, 1778 the British captured Fort Fox Burrows, de-stroyed all of the vessels in the harbor, and pillaged and burned the town.

On Oct. 14 the British and the Continentals clashed at Os-borns Island on the Mullica. Outnumbered, the Continentals were butchered. The Battle of Chestnut Neck, apart from the massacre at Osborns Island, was actually not a great victory for the British. The privateers or rebel pirates as the British called them, continued to harass British shipping until the end of the Revolution.

Most Galloway roads in the early part of last century were

unpaved. Planned-unit develop-ments didnt exist. A majority of the development was clustered in small villages and hamlets such as Smithville, Leeds Point, Oceanville, Higbeeville, Co-logne, Pomona, Absecon, Ger-mania, Port Republic, Chestnut Neck and many others.

About 1821 the road to Cam-dens ferries on the Delaware River was built through Gallo-way starting in the village of Ab-secon. This road is now known as Church Street and New Jer-sey Avenue in Absecon and the White Horse Pike in Galloway.

In 1854 with the effort of Dr. Jonathan Pitney, a railroad was constructed from Camden to the village of Absecon through Gal-loway. With the coming of the railroad and the growth of Atlan-tic City, Galloway was increasing in population. Galloways growth is synonymous with Atlantic City. Pitney, of the village of Absec-on in Galloway Township in the nineteenth century, had a vision for a health resort on Absecon Island. His vision became Atlan-tic City.

Absecon Creek and the Mulli-ca River were the major trans-portation routes. Wharves lined the creek and river, and boats both large and small were built along the banks. Shipbuilding began at the mouths of rivers and bays. It was concentrated on the broad large rivers with deep channels and unobstructed access to open water.

This was the era of the wood-en ship. Early shipbuilding was crude planking sawn by hand, then shaped and fitted with broadax and plane. The work was slow and arduous. Ameri-can ships were noted for their cost; they were inexpensive to build. New Jerseys shore com-munities had all the prerequi-sites for successful shipbuilding: Coastal commerce was close at hand; varied forest lands provid-ed good timber; a ready supply of skilled labor was available; and local furnaces forged nails, fittings and implements. Whale boats were being built by the early 18th century. Then fishing boats were produced. South Jer-

A brief history of Galloway Township

It is believed that the Township of Galloway was named after Joseph Galloway, a lawyer and leading political fi gure in Penn-sylvania for a generation before the American Revolution.

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South Jersey Field of Dreams is a recreational facility and league for physically and mentally chal-lenged children and adults from southern New Jersey that relies on the generosity of the community and the talent of volunteers.

Even though it was estimated that the complex would take ve years to develop, it happened in one year. Originally it was thought it that it would take years to devel-op a league, but the league our-ished from day one and has ex-panded each year since Play ball was rst called out.

Yearly expansion has become the norm and the focus of the board of trustees.

Some 285 players from 33 com-munities in six South Jersey coun-ties participate in the program, and participation is free.

Field of Dreams has advanced from initiation and capital cam-paigns to operations, improve-ments and expansions of ame-nities for the distinct privilege of improving opportunities and quali-ty of life to the players, the families, and the communities.

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Galloway is dedicated to edu-cating residents, including local schoolchildren, about what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint.

Barbara Fiedler, chairwoman of the Task Force for a Sus-tainable Galloway, Go Green Galloway, speaks to civic groups about what they can do to increase recycling, and each month Roe Goldberg addresses a green initiative at the schools, whether it is recycling, compost-ing or a number of other topics.

The message that everyone needs to work toward creating a sustainable community is not only working-its spreading. Six residents working with Go Green Galloway and Sustainable Jer-sey earned a mini-grant that helped residents transform their properties, creating sustainable landscapes in 2014.

An upcoming event planned by Go Green Galloway along with the Absecon Green Team, the Port Republic Green Team, the Pleasantville Green Team and the Absegami Earth Shepherd Group is the Greenfest 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 17. The event will include go green workshops, Fair Trade market, green vendors, go green kids activities, a hybrid and electric car show and more. The Greenfest will be held at the Gal-loway Municipal Complex, 300 E. Jimmie Leeds Road.

The Clean Communities Pro-gram spearheads several clean-ups throughout the year. The last few years, volunteers have zeroed in on the Edwin B. For-sythe National Wildlife Refuge and cleaned up the eight miles of Wildlife Drive, according to Fiedler.

The green team compiles tips for homeowners to use as guide-lines for going green and con-

serving. Twenty tips are posted at www.gallowaytwp-nj.gov; scroll down and click on the Go Green Galloway logo.

Fiedler said there are many ways for residents to become involved with the green team. The township is working toward having its sustainable certifica-tion renewed, and volunteers are needed to help with many tasks. To get involved, call Fielder at (609) 652-3700, ext 209.

The GTV public access chan-nel, broadcast on Channel 97, offers residents a live feed of Township Council meetings 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, along with Planning Board and Zoning Board meetings.

The community calendar also runs on GTV, with updates about local events. The community calendar can also be viewed at www.gallowaytwp-nj.gov.

The Community Education Committee is in charge of keep-ing Patriot Lake; the spot many would say is Galloways best kept secret and the surrounding area looking beautiful. Residents are invited to tend one of the 11 gardens in the park; whether that is to maintain an existing garden or to create and maintain a new garden. Fiedler said individuals and groups may sponsor a gar-den, and there are some areas left that still need a sponsor to provide a little TLC.

Fiedler said the township also offers residents the chance to plant and harvest one of its 4- by 6-foot garden plots. For a $20 fee, the gardener can plant and care for a plot for the season, she said, and if they plan to re-turn to the same plot the follow-ing season they are welcome to plant crops like carrots and gar-lic that winter over quite well.

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The Absecon Education Foundation is an independent, non-pro t, community-based organization.

The Absecon Education Foundation Board of Trustees of the Foundation is comprised of local residents, business members and school staff.

The Foundation meetings are held every other month at 6 p.m. H. Ashton Marsh El-ementary School Media Center.

The Foundation assists the school district by providing grants to teachers for special projects over and above what is normally included in the school budget. The Founda-tion supports the technology initiative and provides resources for capital projects.

The AEF provides a way residents and parents can support education excellence in Absecon schools on a tax-deductible ba-sis. You can do this by making direct con-tributions, memorials, or gifts. You can also support our many different fundraisers that are held throughout the year. Our largest fundraiser is the Pedal-Paddle-Run Race through Absecon.

The Absecon Education Foundations events for 2015 are:

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1039 for tickets and information. Tickets are $10 each and three winners will share the prize money. The overall winner gets 60 percent of the raf e. The second-place winner receives 30 percent of the raf e to-tal. The third-place winner gets 10 percent of the raf e total.

Winners will be announced during An Evening with the Arts on Friday, March 27.

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An Evening with the Arts is 7-9 p.m., Fri-day, March 27 at the Noyes Museum of Art, 733 Lilly Lake Road, in the Oceanville sec-tion of Galloway.

For information, call Janice Clarke 609-641-5375, ext. 1017.

The event includes: a silent auction fea-turing local artists, a display of local artists work, a gourmet buffet, drinks, full museum access.

City-wide yard saleThe annual Absecon city-wide yard sale

is Saturday, June 6 with a rain date of June 7.

Buy a map to support the Absecon Edu-cation Foundation and then cruise around Absecon to hunt for specials in yard sales across the city.

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The 15th annual Pedal-Paddle-Run, Ab-secons Great Race, features teams of in-dividuals and groups, running, cycling and kayaking or canoeing along a course that stretches across most of Absecon.

Dates will be announced in the summer. The event is held in September.

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The Absecon Republican Club meets 7:30 p.m. on the rst Monday of every month at the Black Car Bar and Grill, 1 N. Shore Road, Absecon.

The clubs purpose is to promote the principles and objective of the Constitutions of the United States and the State of New Jersey to better the political, social and general welfare of the people of Absecon.

Its members support republicanism and encourage ef ciency and hones-ty in government.

Many years ago, the Absecon Re-publican club initiated, and ever since

has sponsored, the annual Absecon Citizen of the Year Award, a non-parti-san award that has honored indepen-dents, Democrats and Republicans. Nominations are open to the public in the spring and will be announced in The Current. The selection committee is comprised of past honorees.

The 2014 City of the Year was Pete Higbee.

The Ladies League Senior Appre-ciation Dinner, Miss Absecon, ASAC and the Absecon Blue Devils are all nancially supported by the Republi-can Club.

For years, the Republican Club has sponsored the Republican Champagne Breakfast on the Sunday morning before Election Day to honor all Republican candidates. This year it will be Sunday, November 1, 2015.

Current of cers are Melissa Phil-lips, president; Bill McLees, rst vice president; Jim Vizthum, second vice president; Olive Brown, noti cation secretary; Jen Heller, recording secre-tary and Lynn Caterson, coordinating secretary and treasurer.

For membership information call 609-272-1469.

Submitted by Lynn CatersonCity Council President Chris Seher speaks at the annual Champagne Breakfast.

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The Greater Atlantic Cancer Fund aids patients with cancer or other catastrophic illnesses. It is in its 28th year of serving southern New Jersey.

Funds are derived primarily through individual and corporate contributions, event fees and oth-

er fundraisers. The organizations premier event is the Greater Atlan-tic Blue sh Tournament held on the rst weekend of June.

Other fundraisers include a so-cial auction in October at the Park-ertown Firehouse, wine tastings, a beef and beer, and other events.

Since becoming a nonpro t, the GACF has donated nearly $400,000 to help more than 350 families across South Jersey.

It also awards the annual Bob Ripley Scholarship to a Shore Medical Center radiology student.

The all-volunteer GACF commit-

tee meets 7 p.m. the third Wednes-day of each month at the American Legion Hall, New Jersey Avenue and Mill Road,in Absecon.

To participate, donate or volun-teer contact GACF at Post Of ce Box 1633, Absecon, NJ 08201 or go to www.gacf.org or www.gabt.com.

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An integral part of Holy Spirit High Schools mission is service to others.

This close knit community of students, families, coaches, faculty and administration actively support the work of a number of agencies and local community initiatives.

Athletic teams and student groups volunteer at the South Jer-sey Field of Dreams, Hoops for All, the Atlantic City Marathon, partici-pate in Absecon Night Out, and the 9-11 Memorial Service to name a few.

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The 9-11 Memorial Founders Committee was established to ad-vise Absecon City Council about the location and design for the 9-11 Me-morial which is to showcase the 16-foot steel beam from the 39th oor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

The beam was awarded to Absec-on after months and months of nego-tiations and it is the largest piece of steel from the World Trade Center in all of Southern New Jersey.

The 9-11 Committee is a non-pro t corporation which has been declared by the IRS as a full tax-exempt 501 (c) (3), meaning that all donations made to build the Memorial are tax deductible.

The 9-11 Committee investigated 16 possible sites in Absecon and presented their ndings to City Coun-cil. City Council narrowed the list and after further discussion, the site was chosen and approved by City Council. The 9-11 Memorial will be located in Heritage Park next to the Revolutional Bicentennial Memorial granite stone donated to Absecon by the Kiwanis in 1976.

The site is along Mill Road.The design includes a memorial to

all the sites which are a part of the terror of Sept. 11: World Trade Cen-ter Towers, the Pentagon and the Shenksville eld in Pennsylvania.

The Memorial will honor and be a permanent memory of all those who lost their lives on that day of horror. It will enable South Jersey children to learn about and to never forget those brave men and women who gave their all in saving other lives.

Everyone can be a part of this Me-morial.

Fundraisers to support the build-ing of the 9-11 Memorial will begin in 2015 and will be announced in The Current.

The South Jersey Building Trades has already committed their support.

The of cers and trustees are: Jim Smith, president; Don Patterson, vice-president, Lynn Caterson, sec-retary and Lorraine Hurd, treasurer.

The trustees are Terry Iaconelli, Sandy Smith and Butch Stewart.

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Submitted by Lynn CatersonThe 16-foot steel beam from the 39th fl oor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center as it arrives in Absecon 2 years ago.

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The Absecon Saltwater Sportsmens Club is a nonprof-it charity that promotes natural resource and fishing education along with drug and alcohol abuse awareness. It fully funds and coordinates the Absec-on Saltwater Sportsmen Kids Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs programs, including the Nuncio Bruno Kids Bluefish Tournament held in Chestnut Neck and the Day on the Bay for Challenged Children held in At-lantic City.

The youth tournament held at Chestnut Neck Marina for youths 15 and younger offers education in fishing and boating regula-tions, natural resource aware-ness, fishing equipment and strategies as well as drug and alcohol abuse awareness. Day on the Bay is a cooperative effort between the club and the Absec-on Field of Dreams baseball and softball program.

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on Fishing Not on Drugs pro-grams. It provides volunteers to assist, donate prizes or offer fi-nancial support for the Galloway Township Patriot Lake Tourna-ment and the Atlantic City Boys and Girls Club Surfcasting Tour-nament.

The social fishing club also holds six in-house fishing tour-naments and an open tourna-ment to help raise money for these activities. Contributions come from private citizens, busi-nesses, fraternal and benevo-lent associations, civic organiza-tions, veterans associations and corporate sponsors that support the clubs community efforts throughout Atlantic County.

The club meets at the Absec-on American Legion at New Jer-sey Avenue and Mill Road on the second Monday of each month, and also on the fourth Monday from April to September. New members are always welcome.

See www.abseconsaltwater.com or contact Joe Ricciardi membership chairman at 609-335-5519.

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Hours: The library is open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Fri-day and 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sundays and holidays.

Media: The Absecon Public Li-brary offers books in many catego-ries including large-print books, audio books, and books for children, young adults and adults. Magazines, paper-backs, and movies on DVD and VHS for children and adults are available. There is no longer a charge for taking out DVDs. Up to three movies can be borrowed at a time.

Audio books and e-books can be downloaded from the South Jer-sey Regional Library Cooperatives OverDrive website.

Services: Participation in the Atlantic County Library catalog computer program allows Absecon Library users access to all books in that system. JerseyClicks and Jer-seyCat are also available.

The library offers fax, copier and notary services, along with public access to the Internet, including

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and adults can receive free live homework help from a certi ed tutor through the librarys partner-ship with the website Tutor.com. A library card is needed. Connect through www.abseconlibrary.org/homework.html.

State Resources Link: At geth-elp.njlibraries.org, users can nd resources to help them pay their bills, avoid foreclosure, get job as-sistance or le for Medicaid. The site offers help in categories such as work tools, nancial tools, hous-ing tools, health tools, parental tools and tools for seniors.

Story and Craft Time: Children ages 3-5 are welcome to join story and craft time every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Children must be accompa-nied by an adult.

Library Board: Dan Kane Sr., president; Dirk deKluyver, vice president; Laura Badger, secretary; Betty Jane Kane, treasurer; Laurel Capone; Dr. Edgar Bristrow; Leni Savell; James Giaquinto, super-intendent of schools; John Arm-strong, mayor of Absecon; Barbara Wilson, library director.

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The Absecon Cultural Arts Alliance was formed in the spring of 2013 when a group of people from the Absecon Mayors Advisory Committee expressed a strong interest in promoting the arts in Absecon.

The Absecon Cultural Arts Alliances mission is to promote an appreciation of the arts in our local community through education and a wide range of art-related experiences.

The groups president is Sallie Gorohoff. April Elias is the secretary and Jeannine Wescoat is the treasurer.

The group holds monthly meetings on the second Tues-day of the month and different locations in Absecon.

Upcoming 2015 events include: The Art of Memoir Writ-ing, March 25; the Art of Playing and Instrument, April 8; Dinner and a Show, 3 p.m., June 14; Wine Tasting at the Noyes Museum of Art in conjunction with White Horse Liquor in July; Second annual Talent Show in November at Holy Spirit High School.

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Where to fi nd more Annual Manual contentDue to the tremendous response to our request for submissions for

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The three schools that make up the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School district Absega-mi, Cedar Creek and Oakcrest along with Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, offer plenty of oppor-tunities for student athletes as well as sports fans throughout the school year.

Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City opened its doors to freshmen and sophomores in 2010, and the young school has quickly be-come an athletic force in the region.

The Cedar Creek girls basketball team, coached by Fran Raph, has won two South Jersey champion-ships and one state title in only ve years of varsity play. The Cedar Creek football team earned a trip to the South Jersey Group II title game in the fall of 2012, and won the Cape-Atlantic League National Con-ference title in 2014.

Wrestler Andrew Solomon be-

came the rst Cedar Creek wrestler to win a District 32 title in 2014.

Several athletes have gone on from Cedar Creek to play at the col-lege level, including basketball star Kristine Miller (Division I Fair eld Uni-versity), quarterback Damon Mitch-ell (University of Arkansas), sisters Mikila and Morgan Stefanski (Gold-ey-Beacom College), and Casey Thomas (Holy Family).

Nearby rival Oakcrest in Mays Landing also has plenty to offer pro-spective athletes. The Falcons track team won the Group III outdoor state title in 2012.

Former Oakcrest football star Brandon Bell is now playing at Penn State. In 2013, Oakcrest freshman Kendall Elliott passed for more yard-age than any freshman in South Jer-sey history.

Absegami High School in Gallo-way, founded in 1972, has a storied wrestling tradition. The Braves dom-inated competition during a span last decade, winning six consecutive championships on the mat between

1999 and 2004. The girls basketball team won back-to-back state titles in 2005 and 2006.

Its impossible to ignore Abse-gamis performance on the football eld. Coach Dennis Scuderi Jr. leads a competitive Braves squad that con-sistently competes in the CAL. Sev-eral former Absegami football players have moved on to the college ranks, including David Hood (Temple), Ab-dullah Anderson (Bucknell) and Ro-man Rudisill (Middlebury), a national Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Holy Spirits all-around athletic tradition is arguably unrivaled in the region. One of the Diocese of Cam-dens 10 high schools, it perennially ranks among South Jerseys paro-chial powers in multiple sports.

The Spartans football team won three straight non-public state cham-pionships from 2010-2012, and has made four consecutive appearances in the Non-Public II nals.

The schools rowing program is among the most accomplished in the nation, and its success has extended

beyond the United States. Holy Spirits boys team owns three

victories in the Princess Elizabeth Cup Challenge at the Henley Regat-ta on the River Thames of England. The girls rowing team won back-to-back Peabody Cups at the 2003 and 2004 Henley Womens Regatta.

The Spartans boys basketball team is routinely a CAL contender. The Holy Spirit girls basketball team won the CAL championship in 2012.

Holy Spirit wrestler Pat DArcy capped his outstanding career by winning the 126-pound state champi-onship in 2015.

All four schools offer interscholas-tic competition in many other sports, including baseball and softball, soc-cer, eld hockey, tennis, swimming and lacrosse.

Regardless of what team you root for, Cedar Creek, Oakcrest, Absega-mi and Holy Spirit each offer a differ-ent athletic experience, but have the same goal: chasing down a cham-pionship while having fun along the way.

4 area high schools offer opportunities for student athletes

Highland Academy, 600 E. Moss Mill Road, is a private elementary school with no religious af liation serving students from preschool through ninth grade. It opened in

2001 and current enrollment is about 70 students.

Highland Academy uses the the-ory of multiple intelligences, which allows children to be challenged in

Private schools offer education optionsPrivate schools offer education options

The Mothers Club of Absec-on and Galloway is a network for mothers that offers socialization for their children and focuses on giving back to the community. The club meets 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month in the His-torical Room inside the Galloway Township Municipal Complex on Jimmie Leeds Road.

The members are dedicated to bringing out the best in each other both as women and as mothers. They celebrate with each other during times of joy and support each other during stressful chal-lenges by providing meals, child care and friendship.

The Mothers Club is both a so-cial and charitable organization. Every member commits to volun-teer for at least one charity event per year. The group donates mon-ey, goods and services to local parks, playgrounds, libraries and

local families in need. The club is represented each spring at Smith-ville Childrens Fest and each fall at Octoberfest, National Night Out in August and Galloway Green-Fest at Patriot Lake May 16.

Members participate in in-teractive weekly playgroups for children organized by age and availability. The club hosts many annual family events including holiday parties and monthly ed-ucational and social excursions for the children. Events for moms include a pampering night, appre-ciation dinner and monthly moms night out.

The club provides a place to form lasting connections for the whole family, and new moms are always welcome. For more in-formation about membership or events see www.absecongallo-waymoms.com or email [email protected]

Mothers Club meets monthly

areas in which they are comfortable. Each students program is individu-alized, and students move with their groups from classroom to classroom throughout the day to a variety of instructors, which the school says fosters responsibility and allows a re-lease of energy.

For tuition information, email [email protected] or call 609-652-9500. Scholarship and payment plans are available. Before and after care is available, and there is a summer program. Ask about year-round education. For information see www.highlan-dacademy.org.

Holy Spirit High School opened in 1922 in Atlantic City, and just cel-ebrated 50 years at the Absecon campus this year. Approximately 425 students attend Holy Spirit, of which about 60 percent are Catholic. The school offers advanced placement, honors and college preparatory classes in addition to about 25 extra-curricular activities, including champi-onship athletics and inspiriting visual and performing arts. Our curriculum develops understanding, respect and compassion, which instills self-es-teem, responsibility and the values needed to face the challenges of

todays world. Holy Spirit graduates are accepted to the nations leading colleges and universities, including Princeton, Duke, Stanford, University of Pennsylvannia, Catholic Univer-sity of America, Villanova and MIT to name a few. As a Catholic High School in the Diocese of Camden, Holy Spirit is proud of the Christian environment it fosters within its com-munity of students, parents, coach-es, administration, faculty, and staff. Holy Spirit creates a unique setting of love, respect and service to oth-ers where the ideals to teach, to build community, and to serve are realized in the lives of young peo-ple. The current tuition is $7,950 a year for the rst child of a family, and $7,650 for for each additional child. To learn more, visit www.holyspir-ithighschool.com, or call 609-646-3000.

OthersOther private schools in Galloway

include Assumption Regional Cath-olic School, 146 S. Pitney Road; Pilgrim Academy, 301 W. Moss Mill Road; Champion Baptist Academy at Mainland Baptist Church, 512 S. Pitney Road; and Atlantic Prep Acad-emy, 600 E. Moss Mill Road.


The Galloway-Port Re-public Democratic Clubs goal is Promoting the best for our community.

It meets 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at Gourmet Italian Cuisine, Pitney and Jim-mie Leeds roads.

Stated member goals are to help grow the party, listen to guest speakers, and get involved in public service.

The club plans to adopt Chris Gaupp Drive for periodic road cleanups throughout the year.

In January, it host-ed a successful Jeffer-son-Jackson Dinner where it honored the service of Galloway Councilman Jim Gorman.

The club plans to have ample opportunities for residents to get in-volved in the 2015 campaign.

For information, see gallowayportdems.com or facebook.com/gal-lowaydems.

Contact club president Michael Suleiman at 609-513-1951.

Galloway Township Public Schools is a prekindergarten through eighth-grade district.

Meeting a standard of excellence is the premise that guides the staff and faculty as they seek to provide a comprehensive education for all students, according to the district website. Superintendent of Schools Annette Giaquinto said the districts core values are respect, hard work, integrity, diversity, communication and excellence.

The district slogan is, Where chil-dren and learning come rst.

The Galloway Township Public Schools are proud of our staff that provides a positive learning environ-ment, effective instruction, and en-riching experiences for our students, it states. Moreover, we are equally as proud of our students achieve-ments in every facet of school life from academics to citizenship to performances and athletics.

The district operates the Pomo-na Preschool; Reeds Road, Arthur Rann, Smithville and Roland Rogers elementary schools; and Galloway Township Middle School.

The district administrative of ce is adjacent to Reeds Road Elementary School; the main phone number is 609-748-1250.

Members of the Board of Educa-

tion are President Ernest Huggard, Vice President Suzette Cordero, John Knorr, Richard Dase, Made-line Avery, David Carmen, Beverly Evensen, Mike Greb and Robert Ian-nacone. The business administrator is Timothy E. Kelley.

Absegami High School in Gal-loway, is one of three public high schools in the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Gal-loway students attend. In addition, the district offers resident students the opportunity to apply to and par-ticipate in magnet programs in any of its schools, including homeland security and public safety at Abse-gami, engineering or environmental science at Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City, and Air Force Ju-nior ROTC in aerospace science and leadership, or b iomedical science at Oakcrest High School in Mays Land-ing.

The regional superintendent of schools is John J. Keenan. Business administrator is Thomas Grossi. School board members are Pres-ident Carol Houck, Vice President William Cheatham, Peggy Capone, Lois Garrison, Margaret Guenther, Vicki Hood, Marty Manno, Michael Petuskey and Brian Sartorio. Guen-ther, Garrison, Hood and Houck rep-resent Galloway Township.

Galloway Public Schools

Absecon youngsters attend a grade-school complex that provides education from kindergarten through eighth grade in a building nestled in a neighborhood setting.

Absecon students can continue their public education at Pleasantville High School or, for those who want to pursue the arts or technical careers, Charter Tech High School for the Performing Arts in Somers Point or Atlantic County Institute of Technolo-gy in Mays Landing. A private school alternative in Absecon is Holy Spirit High School.

The Absecon Public School Dis-trict has about 800 students. Its motto is All children will learn.

The two schools that comprise the district are housed at the Absecon Schools Complex at 800 Irelan Ave. They are the H. Ashton Marsh Ele-mentary School and the Emma C. Attales Middle School. The phone number for both buildings is 609-641-5375.

Our mission is to provide edu-cational excellence by challenging

the children, in the small and spirit-ed community of Absecon, through progressive programs which de-velop productive and responsible citizens, it states on www.absec-onschools.org. We are resolved to ensure all students achieve the New Jersey Core Curriculum Con-tent Standards at all grade levels, and our comprehensive education program provides opportunities for students to become lifelong learn-ers.

The superintendent is Theresa DeFranco, who joined the district in October 2014 after serving ve years in Margate.

Recently, Absecon residents ap-proved a $5.2 million bond referen-dum that will pay for a new roof at both schools, refurbished gymnasi-um oors, improved lighting inside and outside the buildings and reno-vated restrooms.

Those contracts were scheduled to be awarded this spring.

See www.edline.net/pages/abse-conschooldistrict.

Absecon k-8 education The Galloway Cultural Arts Cen-

ter has four major shows a year all exhibited at the library behind the Municipal Complex on Jimmie Leeds Road.

It is a non-pro t volunteer orga-nization dedicated to enriching the community through arts education, cultural events and provided area artists with exhibit and networking opportunities.,

Founded in 1996, through a co-operative effort involving township council members, area artists and residents, we have become the community cultural arts center in Galloway Township.

Bill Horner is president; Pat Pow-ell, treasurer and childrens arts and crafts instructor; Marion McCaf-frey, recording secretary; Jennifer Burke, childrens instructor; Alice White-Marks, watercolor instructor; and Roxanne Terramagra, media liaison and website coordinator.

GCAC meets the third Thursday of each month.

See www.gallowayculturalarts.org and gallowayarts on Facebook. E-mail [email protected] or call 609-342-7435.

The 2015 show schedule is:January 17-March 21 - Winter

WonderlandMarch 21-June 13 - The Colors

of SpringJune 13-Sept. 19 - Summer

MemoriesSept. 19-January 16, 2016 - Au-

tumn SplendorThe Cultural Arts Center is run

entirely by volunteers. We strive to provide quality, af-

fordable and accessible adult andchildrens arts education for theresidents of Galloway Townshipand the surrounding areas, Horn-er said. Membership is open to allWe are supported by modest mem-bership dues, entry fees and pri-vate and local business donations.

Exhibits take place at the Gallo-way Library on Jimmie Leeds Roadand are open to all during normalibrary hours. All new show reg-istrations begin at 10 am and endat noon. Price is $5 per piece formembers and $10 per piece fornon-members. There are rst, sec-ond and thirdplace ribbons award-ed in each category. First placeprize in each category wins $50.

Arts Center at Galloway library

Galloway-Port Republic Democrats stress service

SubmittedAt a road cleanup are, from left, Jai-me Sanchez of Galloway, Stephanie Sanchez of Galloway, Frank Ma-honey of Port Republic and Michael Greb of Galloway. In the front row are Michael Grebs sons Hunter and T.J.


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A good portion of Atlantic County residents depended upon shipbuilding for their liveli-hood. By the first half of the 19th century, there were shipyards in Absecon, and Port Republic in Galloway. Absecon Creek was a major center, with its small stream and deep channel. More than 23 ships were built at Ab-secon Creek and registered at Great Egg Harbor between 1858 and 1879.

In 1854 German immigrants from Philadelphia traveling through Galloway to Atlantic City via the new railroad marveled at the vast open space of Gallo-way. They later invested in the western part. The created the Gloucester Town and Farm As-sociation Farm and Villas devel-opment plan. This encompassed a large portion of western Gallo-way, which was divided up into large farm lots and small town lots that became Egg Harbor City.

During the Civil War Galloway residents volunteered to serve in the Union Army. The only re-cord found in Galloway records regarding the Civil War is for 1866. An estimated 52 Galloway residents served. Pitman Adams of Unionville (Port Republic) lost an arm at Cold Harbor, Va., and died at home of typhoid fever. David Hewtit was wounded and taken prisoner at Chancellors-ville and later died. J. Morris Cavalier and Mark Johnson were killed at Far Oaks. Samuel Cav-alier served with distinction and returned home a lieutenant.

In terms of transportation, things were much different than today. In earlier years, Moss Mill Road and the road to Coopers Ferry were the main stagecoach routes through Galloway to Sam-uel Coopers Ferry in Camden.

In the 1920s the automobile was making a major impact on the regions transportation sys-tem. People were using automo-biles and frequenting the train less and less. With the freedom the individual automobile gave, travelers were no longer willing to wait for the train. They could just hop in a car and head to the shore whenever they felt like it.

By 1932, Galloway had an

extremely successful resort nearby called Atlantic City, and there was a need for a state highway through Galloway to At-lantic City. Thus, U.S. Route 30 was constructed through quiet Galloway, spurring commercial growth.

Tourist camps with cabins and restaurants began popping up along the road. But around the time when Route 30 was con-structed, the Great Depression hit the nation, slowing develop-ment.

After World War II into the 50s and 60s there was a pe-riod of great expansion for the entire country, including Gallo-way. With everybody now own-ing a car, new hotels and motels sprung up throughout the area.

However, with the advent of cheap airfares and air condition-ing, the regions decline slowly began and was in full swing by the early 1970s. Talk began at this time of legalized gaming to bring the region back. The first casino opened in 1978, which started the economic rebirth of the region. With it came popu-lation, jobs and congestion from the early 80s to the present.

For photographs, artifacts and more on the history of Galloway, visit the Galloway Township His-torical Society Museum.

Members and volunteers are always welcome.

Galloway Township Historical Society

366 Upland Ave.Galloway NJ 08205

609-569-9000

OfficersRobert L. Reid, presidentSteve Fiedler, secretary

James R. Leopardi, treasurerKenneth G. Sooy Sr., historian

John Seyler, curatorSarah Snow, librarian

Tony Coppola Jr., council representative

Historical Museum300 E. Jimmie Leeds Road,

GallowayHours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. the second and fourth Saturday of the month

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By ROB REID Absecon Historical Society President

Following is a brief timeline of the naming of the place called Absecon. Before European settlers arrived, South Jersey was called Scheyech-bi by the Lenni-Lenape. A division of the Lenni-Lenape, the Unalachtigo, called the Atlantic County area Ab-segami.

In 1616 this region was called Ey-ren Haven, or Harbor of Eggs, by the Dutch explorer Capt. Cornelius Hendericks, as shown on a map pre-pared at that time.

On a map titled Virginia and Mary-land, as it is Planted and Inhabited this Present Year 1670, which con-tains the notation surveyed and ex-actly drawne by the only labour and endeavour of Augustine Herrman, the area known today as southern New Jersey was identi ed as New Jarsy Pars.

A note on the map states that the area is inhabited only or most by In-dians. Indian long houses are shown along the rivers. The Great Egg Har-bor Inlet and Little Egg Harbor Inlet are both labeled. The island that will become known as Absecon Island

or Absecon Beach is labeled Some wood land & some sandy hills. What is Absecon Inlet today is labeled Lit-tle Egg Harbor.

Gloucester County Court records from 1693 show that what we now call Atlantic County was being called Egg Harbor.

A 1750 map found in the Library of Congress labels an island south of Little Egg Harbor as Absecon Beach.

On a survey prepared by British troops of the Province of New Jer-sey in 1769, an island north of Great Egg Harbour River is labeled as Ab-secum Beach.

The metes and bounds descrip-tion of Galloway in a charter from King George III from 1774 calls Ab-secon Inlet, Absecon Bay and Ab-secon Creek as Absequan.

The rst post of ce established in 1807 was Absecombe, also pro-nounced Absequam or Absekum.

On a map labeled New Jersey 1812, there is an island labeled Ab-secum Beach.

By 1837 the spelling was nar-rowed down to Absecom or Ab-secon. There was a friendly rivalry among the citizens of the community over just how it should be spelled.

Enoch Doughty insisted Absecom was correct and used that form all his life. Dr. Jonathan Pitney favored Absecon, and in his various passions in the community he would assert his preference.

A U.S. Coast Survey of part of the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey from Little Egg Harbour to Brakers-ville prepared by the Navy in 1841 shows Absecon Inlet, Abescon Bay and Absecon. In 1872 an act to in-corporate the town of Absecom out of parts of Galloway Township and Egg Harbor Township, in the county of Atlantic was approved by the state Assembly. A supplement to that act was approved Feb. 29. It contained minor changes to the description of the towns boundary and a change in the spelling of Town of Absecom to Town of Absecon.

A second supplement to the act of incorporation was approved in 1875. It appeared that the spelling of Ab-secon with an N was now of cially established. However, a booklet pub-lished by the municipality only added confusion. Its cover announced the Charter of the Town of Absecom, New Jersey in bold type. Inside the booklet listed the Present Town

Council of Absecom, N.J.On March 24, 1902 the Legisla-

ture of the state of New Jersey ap-proved an act to incorporate Absec-on as a city, Absecon City. Within the description of the boundaries the act refers to all that part or portion of County of Atlantic, formally here-in as the Town of Abescon. At the conclusion of the description of the city boundaries the of cial statement reads (in part), They are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be, from time to time, and forev-er here after one body, politic and corporate in fact and in name by the name of Absecon City.

You can learn many more inter-esting things about our town called Absecon by joining the Absecon His-torical Society. Membership is $20 annually for an individual or $25 for a family.

Visitors are welcome to visit the Absecon Historical Society Howlett Hall Museum at 100 New Jersey Ave. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. every Saturday except holiday weekends. Or see the Historic Absecon Facebook page. Mail contributions for membership to Absecon Historical Society, PO Box 1422, Absecon, NJ 08201.

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The Stockton Center on Success-ful Aging was founded in 2007 to nurture body, mind and spirit of older adults through research, education and service. Its programming for older adults, family members, profes-sionals and providers, and students is responsive to local, regional and statewide needs and opportunities related to population aging.

Throughout the year, at locations in Atlantic, Cape May and Ocean counties, SCOSA offers a variety of educational programs and activities that are mostly free of charge. Topics range from creative arts and writing to money management and learning to cope with depression or dementia.

Last year 1,600 people partici-pated in 116 SCOSA programs or events at 11 different locations.

SCOSA will hold its much awaited annual Aging Successfully Festival 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13 in the Campus Center at Stock-ton University, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway.

The daylong event celebrates Older Americans Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Older Americans Act. This years theme is Get Into the Act, focusing on how older adults are taking charge of their health, get-ting engaged in their communities, and making positive impacts in the lives of others.

The event is free and ample parking is available just outside the building, as Stockton classes wont be in session. Sponsors, exhibitors and supporters are needed for the fundraiser that s

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