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JACKSON TEAM
HITS ROADS END

State champion Little Leaguers fall to Pa. rivals

at Regionals, halting drive to reach World Series
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Pina, a German shorthaired pointer trained in explosives

detection, and her TSA handler, Francis Boccabella of Clifton.

Hide & seek:

Tailing TSAs
bomb dogs
Canine teams sniff cargo
at Newark, other airports
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Jackson Little League players and coaches rally during the Mid-Atlantic Regional final at Breen Field in Bristol,
Connecticut, on Sunday. Jackson lost, 12-0, to Red Land Little League of Pennsylvania in the title game.

IN SPORTS

NEWARK After more than six hours on her 5 a.m.

shift, the cargo inspector finally found it: an explosive
device hidden inside a cardboard box, wrapped and
presented like a package at someones front door.
It was only a training exercise, but Pina followed the
rules by the book: She sat like a good girl, called in her
partner and got her favorite chew toy.
Pina, a 5-year-old German shorthaired pointer, has
been part of the Transportation Security Administrations canine explosives team for about 18 months, as
one of more than 800 dogs stationed throughout the
country.
Every workday, TSA inspector Francis Boccabella
will lead Pina through warehouses and ferry terminals
and onto cargo planes. They walk up and down the
aisles with Pina leading the way, giving every box, crate
and package a cursory sniff or two before trotting

Full coverage of the Mid-Atlantic Regional final, plus a talk with team leaders: Well always be the first. PAGE 1D

See DOGS, Page 5A

A world-record try to help an ailing boy

JERRY CARINO CARINOS CORNER
How many push-ups does it take to
change the world? Jim Raffone is trying to find out.
The Manalapan dads quest to save
his 6-year-old son from the grip of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare and
fatal disease, has inspired thousands of
people to drop to the ground. By collecting $10 for 10 push-ups, the familys
JAR of Hope Foundation has raised $70,000 for Duchenne research.
Now Raffone is taking the campaign to another

level: On Sunday, the foundation is coordinating an

attempt to break the world record for most people
doing push-ups at once.
The gathering, called Strength in Numbers, will
take place at the Manalapan Recreation Center.
Raffone said he is expecting a huge turnout for the
event, including former Giants cornerback Mark
Collins, former Rutgers football running back Joe
Martinek and an adjudicator from Guinness World
Records.
Im getting the chills just thinking about it, he
said. I believe we can raise close to $50,000 on one
FILE PHOTO

See CARINO, Page 8A

Former Rutgers player Joe Martinek will help raise funds.

WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF JOE BIDEN JUMPS INTO PRESIDENTIAL FRAY PAGE 1B
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Teachers life
of dedication
Colleagues, students and family members are recalling the life
and mourning the death of Millstone Township Middle School
teacher Ellen Osborn (pictured at left with her father, Leonard
Kraus). Osborn was felled last week at age 47 by complications
of a brain tumor. Page 3A

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