Run the Bridge!

On Sunday, Nov. 5th the Ben Franklin Bridge will be closed to vehicles. Instead people from all over the country will be participating in the 2006 AmeriHealth Ben Franklin Bridge Challenge, a 10K run and 2 mile bridge walk. According to the Run the Bridge website:

The 10K course (USATF Certified) begins at the base of the Ben Franklin Bridge on the New Jersey side, crosses the bridge, doubles back and continues along the scenic Camden Water Front passing such attractions as Campbell’s Field, the Adventure Aquarium, the Battleship New Jersey and the Tweeter Center finishing next to the Rutgers Camden Campus.

The event benefits the Larc School.

Robinson Crusoe, the First Survivor...

The Paul Robeson Library of Rutgers Camden has a lobby exhibit of the illustrations of Robinson Crusoe. Stop in and take a look.

New Website for South Camden Theatre Company

Our friends at the South Camden Theatre Company has set up their own website: www.southcamdentheatre.org that provides information on their new production, "Indoor Picnic."

The Love Life of Leeches

Dan Shain, associate professor of zoology and biology at Rutgers Camden, specializes in the study of segmented worms, including leeches. One of his more unusual projects was finding a mate for what may be a new species of leech found in New Jersey.

He was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study leech cocoons, which have withstand extremes of heat and pressure. Coccon fibers might lead to breakthroughs in biomedical and other technical research.

Read more about Shain and his leeches in the latest issue of Rutgers Magazine. See the full-text of "Dr. Worm" by John T. Ward here.

October Missing Monday

SABRINA TAMBA is a 15 year old African American endangered runaway. Born on Sept. 5, 1991, she was last seen on July 12, 2006 in Carteret, NJ. She is 5 feet tall and weighs 95 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Circumstances: Sabrina was last seen on July 12, 2006. She may be in the company of a juvenile female. They may still be in the local area.