Football Saturday

Hammonton's Tom Pangia grabs onto the jersey of St. Joseph's Nick Haines in the first quarter of football game against St. Joseph at St Joseph HS field in Hammonton on Saturday, November 24, 2007.

Psychodelic Santa

Just an attempt to show Santa and elves in a different light...


A day after Thanksgiving, elves at the Funplex on Route 38 entertain themselves in a somehow psychedelic looking hall as they wait for Santa Claus who is half an hour late after being lost on the way there. From left are: Tyler Stanley (Holly), Emily Maloney (Gumdrop), Joe Lally (Jingle) and Danielle Stradling (Sparkle).

Santa Claus AKA Joe DeFelice walks with elves through the Funplex hall on Route 38 on the way to greeting kids.

Watching planes go by

A day before Thanksgiving, Arianna Wallace, 7, (left) looks through the window of a Philadelphia Airport restaurant at planes taxing below. Arianna, her sister Leila Austin and mother Pamela Wallace await for a flight to Nashville, TN at a mildly crowded airport.

Thanksgiving Dinner with Corrections Officers

Camden County Corrections Officers (from left) Deserie Thomas, Mary Wilson and Karen Taylor prepare give-away clothes at their 12th annual Thanksgiving dinner for the needy at the Police Benevolent Association Hall in Camden, NJ.
I did get all the food serving and eating shots, but at the end of the day that was my favorite scene. I was somehow surprised how many folks showed up for a dinner served by Camden corrections officers....

Soccer Championships

Ramsey High School beat Cinnaminson 3:1 at the New Jersey Soccer State Championships in Hillsborough, NJ. The soccer season is, unfortunately, all over in South Jersey.

Living Room Train

Barbara Decina plays with her boys Nicolas, 8, and Andrew, 5, (bottom). Decina family sets up models of trains around the Christmas tree each year.

Good luck saint

St. Joseph High School players touch a statue of a saint for a good luck during the half time of football game against Gloucester Catholic in Hammonton. It's a local tradition that originated in 1996 when Bill Bendig who was heavily involved with the football team, died. His two sons played for the St. Joseph High School and a plaque dedicated to him was put up next to the statue.

Fall sports season is slowly wrapping up

Here is a shot from today.

Notre Dame players enter the football field carrying an American flag for the game against Paul VI High School. The flag didn't help them on the field and the Notre Dame Irish lost to Paul VI Eagles at Paul VI High School on Friday night, November 9, 2007.
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Field Hockey

Kingsway's field hockey team members celebrate after beating Timber Creek 4:0 in the Group 3 semifinals at Kingsway HS. From right are Aubrey Coleman, Macy Limanni, Caitlyn Jenkins and goalie Brittany Dipper.