Camden man charged with stabbing ex-girlfriend

August 19, 2004

Philadelphia Inquirer

 

A Camden man was arrested late Tuesday night on charges of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and a neighbor who heard her screams and came to her aid.

Both victims, whose names police did not release, suffered multiple stab wounds and were listed in critical but stable condition yesterday at Cooper University Hospital, authorities said.

Oshain Lambert, 29, of the 1300 block of Merrimac Road, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, making terroristic threats, burglary, endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, and weapons offenses. Lambert is being held at the Camden County jail after failing to post $500,000 cash bail. His 18-year-old ex-girlfriend was holding the couple's infant daughter when Lambert began stabbing her, authorities said.

The baby was not injured.

Lambert went to his ex-girlfriend's home at the Woodmere Apartments on the White Horse Pike in Stratford around 11 p.m. Tuesday. He knocked on the door, entered the apartment, and began stabbing the woman, according to police. He stabbed the 24-year-old neighbor when he came to help. Lambert fled, but he was arrested in Laurel Springs by Stratford and Somerdale officers. Two knives and a machete were recovered from the crime scene, authorities said.

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Diners can surf Internet at new Stratford eatery

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

By EILEEN SMITH
Courier-Post Staff
STRATFORD

 

At the month-old Burger King on the White Horse Pike, Eric Wynn discovered something faster than the fries.

"Wow, it's the Internet," he said, surveying a row of flat-screen monitors.

BK's cybercafe serves up free access to the Web, as well as wireless fidelity, commonly known as Wi-Fi.

"We wanted to offer our customers a special experience, something that sets us apart from other fast-food places," said Gregory R. Winans, vice president of U.S. Restaurants, the Blue Bell, Pa.-based franchiser of 38 Burger Kings in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The new format also includes comfy club seating and carpeted areas, more often found in quick-casual restaurants like Panera Bread.

"It's a softer environment, not a fast-food environment," Winans said.

U.S. Restaurants rolled out its cybercafe prototype in Blue Bell in 2000, the brainchild of CEO Steve Lewis. Stratford is the second restaurant to go online; Glassboro will follow later this year.

Winans said the program is the first of its kind in the Burger King organization and has the philosophical blessing of the corporation, although the company isn't contributing financially to the concept.

It's an idea whose time has come, he said.

"At the Blue Bell store, acceptance was slow," noted Winans, 42. "This one, from the day we opened, it took off - little kids, old ladies, everybody."

Today, sales at the Pennsylvania restaurant are 40 percent higher than at comparable Burger Kings that aren't online. It's too early to track sales on the Jersey side, but Winans notes sit-down traffic is 15 percent higher than in typical BKs, and salads are outpacing burgers.

In addition to independents, other chains are introducing the cybercafe. Starbucks already offers Wi-Fi at its stores in Cherry Hill, Haddonfield and Marlton, as does Borders in Marlton, Mays Landing and Mount Laurel.

McDonald's is rolling out the concept gradually, starting in metropolitan New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle. The fast-food giant is considering payment methods ranging from coupons-with-purchase to a flat $3-per-hour fee.

In the Pennsylvania store, Burger King initially issued a ticket for Internet access with the purchase of a value meal.

"That was cumbersome," Winans recalled. "So we thought, why not give it away?"

Here, U.S. Restaurant retrofitted a Ponderosa restaurant, because its size - 6,500 square feet, compared to the typical BK's 3,500 square feet - would accommodate the computer stations. Its proximity to the PATCO Hi-Speedline also attracts commuters with laptops.

Online, patrons can surf the 'Net and send and receive e-mail. Filters were installed to block pornography, Winans said.

Sara Piscitelli, 14, of Gibbstown, stopped by for a Coke and to chat with friends via AOL's Instant Message system.

"I have a computer at home, but I think it's fun to come in here," she said.

Wynn, a 44-year-old medical transport technician from Camden, dipped French toast sticks in syrup as he surveyed the screen.

"I've almost got the hang of this," he said. "It's a lot more fun than just sitting and eating." Reach Eileen Smith at (856) 486-2444 or esmith@courierpostonline.com

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SNELL, JOHANNAH L. 'COOKIE'
(nee Redinger) Age 62 of Stratford, NJ on June 7, 2004.

Born in Northfield, NJ.

She worked as a Register Nurse at several area hospitals.

Beloved wife of George H. Snell.

 

Devoted mother of

Deborah (Richard) DeCarlo, of West Berlin;

Catherine 'Cathy' Gilday, of Glenolden, PA; and

Beth Parrillo, of Erial;

 

Loving grandmother of Stefanie Bellace; and Zachary Bellace;

Sister of Louis (Lisa) Radinger, Jr., of Bristol, PA.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Service at

11am on Friday at Haddonfield United Methodist Church, Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ.

Burial Haddonfield United Methodist Church Cemetery, Haddonfield, NJ.

 

Viewing and Visitation for Relatives and Friends Friday 9:30-10:30am prior to Funeral Service at:
EUGENE J. ZALE FUNERAL HOME, INC.

712 NO. WHITE HORSE PIKE
STRATFORD, NJ
PH 856-783-5100

www.ZaleFuneralHome.com

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to

Haddonfield United Methodist Church Nursery School, 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ 08033.

 

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Activities cut from Stratford school budget

Friday, June 4, 2004

By BERNIE MIXON
Courier-Post Staff
STRATFORD
 

Many extracurricular activities - including Honor Society and Peer Mediation - will end this school year after voters defeated the 2004-2005 Stratford School District budget.

The Stratford School Board also cut nonessential busing, a third-grade teacher, a Reading Recovery consultant and Yellin stage band, and will charge community groups to use school buildings on weekends.

After the budget defeat in April - the fourth year in a row - borough council set $150,000 as the amount to be cut from the budget, leaving it up to the school board to decide what cuts to make.

"We've never had anything like this," said Superintendent Albert K. Brown. "This is unprecedented. It really has everybody fired up in this town."

Terri Raphelson, who has two children in the district - one in third grade and the other in sixth - said parents were upset about the cut in activities.

"I think people think there are no rewards for the kids as far as striving for good grades and behavior," said Raphelson who also is PTO president.

"It affects you even if you are not into sports but you are into clubs," Raphelson said. "There are a lot of things on that list that are for everybody."

The Stratford school district has about 900 students in pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.

The district operates two schools Parkview School, which has pre-kindergarten to third grade, and Samuel S. Yellin School, which has fourth to eighth grade. Students in ninth through 12th attend Sterling High School.

In addition to the $150,000 in cuts ordered by borough council, the budget situation worsened when the district was hit with an additional $50,000 in unbudgeted student placement costs.

That meant the school board needed to come up with $205,500 in cuts from next year's school budget.

Among the items on the list of cuts include: boys basketball, girls basketball, field hockey, wrestling, softball and cheerleading.

The arts also suffer losses in areas such as instrumental band, chorus, the Yellin Stage Band, and Drama club.

Other cuts include Honor Society, school newspaper, student council, yearbook, chess club, Battle of the Books club and peer mediation.

Parents and educators alike say the loss of the extra-curricular activities will rob students of important experiences.

"The socialization of being part of a team and being part of a group effort is a positive and important experience for kids," Brown said. "It would be a real sad loss for our kids not to have those experiences without a doubt."

Some feel the cuts are a way for the district to capture the attention of parents.

"They chose to take the extracurricular programs away as a way to punish the parents," said Danielle Bailey, parent of two children in the district. "I can afford to supplement that, it's the kids whose parents can't afford it or don't have the time" who will suffer.

Mayor Tom Angelucci said borough council feels the school board can find $58,000 in cuts in other area's of the district's budget to save the activities.

"My opinion is these particular programs were cut to get exactly what they wanted. The problem is I want these kids in the eighth grade to have sports and honor society and all the things that they cut," Angelucci said.

There are no plans by borough council to revisit the amount of cuts the council required the school board to make, Angelucci said.

Meanwhile, Brown said efforts are under way to try to find a way to provide students with some sort of activities next year.

"One of the problems is we don't know where this is going to end," Brown said. "We are going to look at other ways to raise the money."

"We could do fund raising. We are looking at charging a student activity fee. We are trying to see how we can pare down the costs and run a basic program," he said.

As it stands now, the district is operating under the assumption that extracurricular activities will not be part of student life in the fall.

"There is a lot of shared blame here between the board of education, the school administration, the town council and the voters of Stratford," Brown said. "The only ones who are innocent are the kids."

WHERE TO CALL

Stratford School District: (856) 783-2555.

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CATHRALL, GEORGE H.
Age 79, of Stratford, NJ.

Suddenly on May 29, 2004 at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Stratford, NJ.

Born in Stratford, NJ, he served in WW II in the U.S. Navy and then

worked as a Supervisor Captain at New Jersey Turnpike Authority, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Beloved husband of Jane (nee Homan) Cathrall.

 

Devoted father of

George (Adele) Cathrall III, of Washington Twp., NJ and

John 'Guy' (Cindy) Cathrall, of Blackwood, NJ;

 

loving grandfather of Ryan and Adam Cathrall.

Brother of Jack M. (Bertha) Cathrall of Stratford and

twin brother Raymond (Carmine) Cathrall, of Miami, FL.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass at 8:00pm on Thursday at

Saint Luke R.C. Church, Warwick Road, Stratford, NJ.

Viewing and visitation for relatives and friends Thursday 6:30-8:00pm at Saint Luke R.C. Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to

Saint Luke R.C. Church c/o Organ Fund, 55 Warwick Road, Stratford, NJ 08084.
Cremation and interment of ashes will take place privately with the family.
Funeral under the direction of
EUGENE J. ZALE FUNERAL HOME, INC.
712 NO. WHITE HORSE PK
STRATFORD, NJ
PH - 856-783-5100

www.ZaleFuneralHome.com

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DISALVATORE, LINDA L. RAMBO
Age 57 years of Stratford

died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 in Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia.

 

Linda was born in Camden, raised in Paulsboro and recently lived in Bellmawr and Stratford.

She was the Bookkeeper for Mitchell's Hardware, Hurffville with over 30 year's service.

At one time she played guitar and sang in a band called the 'Blue Jay's'.

Linda was an avid HORSE lover and enjoyed all animals.

She was the daughter of the late George and Caroline Rambo.

She is survived by her son Matthew M. DiSalvatore, Jr.

and her fiance Paul Anderson, both of Stratford;

her sister, Barbara R. and Charles Marl of North Wildwood;

her niece Keli Hanley of Churchville, PA

and her great nephews Keith and Jack.

The funeral service will be held at 10 AM Saturday, May 8, 2004 in the

McBRIDE-FOLEY FUNERAL HOME, 228 West Broad Street, Paulsboro.

 

Friends may call Friday evening from 7 to 9 PM and Saturday morning after 9 AM until service time.

Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the

Camden County Humane Society, 125 Barnsboro/Salina Road, Lakeland Complex, Blackwood, NJ 08012

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FORD, DONALD
On May 3, 2004, of Stratford, NJ.

Age 46.

Beloved husband of Cynthia (nee Gagliardi).

 

Devoted father of Donald Jr., Shane, and Stephanie.

 

Loving son of the late Barbara (nee Lohrmann) and Thomas Ford and his wife Elaine of Marlton.

Dear brother of Dan and his wife Elaine of Berlin and Patty Meyler of Irvington.

 

Son-in-law of Doris Gagliardi of Laurel Springs and the late George.

Brother-in-law of Doris Armbruster of PA, George Gagliardi, Jr. of Laurel Springs,

Sharon Neborak of Erial, Carol Cianci of PA, Joseph Gagliardi of Laurel Springs,

Nicholas Gagliardi of Waterford Works, and James Gagliardi of Stratford.

Don was active with the Stratford Youth Organization Baseball

and had worked for M. Parker Auto Electrical Wiring.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing

Wednesday evening 7:00-9:00PM and Thursday morning 8:30-9:30AM at the
Costantino Funeral Home
231 W. White Horse Pike
Berlin, NJ

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00AM at

St. Lawrence Church, White Horse Pike, Lindenwold.

 

Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin.

 

In lieu of flowers contributions to the Ford Children's Fund c/o the funeral home are preferred.

 

Additional information at:
www.costantinofuneralhome.com

 

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MAZZEO, ROSE M.
(nee Giralo). Age 81, of Stratford, NJ.

On April 29, 2004, at Virtua-West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, NJ.

Wife of the late Anthony A. Mazzeo.

 

Mother of Michael L. Mazzeo of Strathmere, NJ,

Kathy (Leslie) Turinsky of Stratford and

Elaine (Joseph) Angelucci of Stratford;

 

grandmother of Anthony & Joseph.

Sister of Andrew Grant.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass

at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday

at Our Lady of Grace R.C. Church, 35 White Horse Pike, Somerdale, NJ.

 

Burial Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin, NJ.

Viewing and Visitation for relatives and friends on Tuesday 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at
EUGENE J. ZALE FUNERAL HOME, INC.
712 No. White Horse Pike
Stratford, NJ
www.zalefuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to

Alzheimer's Assoc. S.J. Chapter, 11000 Lincoln Dr. West, Suite 7, Marlton, NJ 08053.

A Camden County sheriff's officer who shot himself after a weekend disturbance at a township hotel died Sunday morning, authorities said.

James P. McKeown, 60, of Stratford, died from a self-inflicted stomach wound at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, police said.

McKeown, a sheriff's officer for more than 16 years, got into an argument with a female about 11 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Select Bridgeport on Center Square Road in the Bridgeport section of the township, police said.

Officers responding to the disturbance call found McKeown in the hotel parking lot.

As they started to speak with him, McKeown pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot himself once in the stomach, police said.

Officers rushed to his attention and provided medical care until the Logan Township EMS arrived, police said.

A South Star helicopter airlifted McKeown to Cooper, where he died at 7:38 a.m. Sunday.

No other details about the incident were available Sunday

Neither Camden County Sheriff Michael W. McLaughlin nor other sheriff's department representatives could be reached for comment.

McKeown was in the news almost exactly one year ago.

He was working as a guard in Camden County Superior Court when he was knocked to the floor and kicked repeatedly by a defendant as he and other officers tried to handcuff him on Feb. 6, 2003.