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Bishop McHugh

St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish will present a Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School night at Church of the Resurrection, 200 W. Tuckahoe Road, Marmora on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Hosting the event will be the school's Board of Pastors consisting of Monsignor Peter Joyce, Father Joseph Perreault, Monsignor John Frey, Father John O'Leary and Bishop McHugh's Principal Laura Tomlin.

Before we start answering reader mail, here’s a way you can have an item of yours appraised this week: Come to the Teaberry Marketplace on Route 9 in Clermont on Sat., Feb, 18 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. They are having an “Ask the Experts” Day. Call them at 609-624-1700 for more information. Hope to see you there.

Our first question is about ceramic tiles marked “Batchelder Los Angeles.”

WILDWOOD – The United States Futsal Federation will host the Northeast Futsal Regional Championship on Sat., Feb. 18 through Mon., Feb. 20 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, in the Oceanfront Arena at the Wildwoods Convention Center.

COURT HOUSE - Cape May County Freeholder Kristine Gabor and the Board of Chosen Freeholders recently recognized a local couple for their dedication and service to the community. Freeholder Gabor presented a plaque to Father John and Dr. Cynthia Sosnowski on Jan. 29, 2012 at a reception at the Abbie Holmes Estate in Clermont, N.J. Since 1997, the Sosnowskis have worked to develop several important programs and services that help the less fortunate residents of the county.

Once there was a romance about lighting someone’s cigarette: hands cupped around a flame, the electricity of a first touch. Even if you didn’t smoke, you carried a light. You never knew when someone might come up and ask you, “Gotta light?” It was a great icebreaker.

In the realm of antiques, matches haven’t been around all that old, just about 150 years.. An English chemist, John Walker, created a concoction of antimony sulfide, potassium chlorate, starch and gum and coated the tips of wood splinters. He sold the first batch to a local lawyer, a Mr. Hixon, on April 7, 1877.