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The 2013 NJSIAA state baseball tournament kicks off Monday with statepublic sectional first round competition, and NJ.com has you covered with a full state tournament preview.
We have broken down every section, from North to South, as well as every group, with analysis, players to watch, dark horse candidates, favorites, top contenders and, of course, our picks to win each and every sectional and state championship.
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(nee Tingar), Age 94, of Haddon Heights, NJ, was called home peacefully in her sleep by the Lord on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at home. Born in Bethlehem PA, Mrs. Perino had resided in Haddon Heights for 61 years. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Perino for 59 years whom she dated for 4 years prior to their marriage on an Army base during WWII.
Loving mother of Marcia T. Burke (Tomas) of Florida and Bruce Louis Perino of Haddon Heights. Beloved grandmother of Andrew T. and Ryan L. Burke. Dear sister-in-law of Elsie Roche (Terence) and Doris Sauer. She is also survived by a second cousin Judy Tingar of Tenn. and many loving nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews; and great- great nieces and great- great nephews. Predeceased by her parents Theresa M. (nee Huber) and George D. Tingar, and her beloved Nanny (Eva B. “Mother” Palmer) and her daughter Mary B. Palmer. During WWII, she served in the O.S.S (now the C.I.A.). Mrs. Perino retired from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Animal Orphanage, 419 Cooper Rd., Voorhees Twp., NJ 08043. Please write in the memo: Florence A. Perino.
Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary of Florence A. Perino. Private Funeral Arrangements were held by the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City.
In March 2012, Jon Bon Jovi, an American Legion New Jersey Boys State alumnus and famous rock musician, helped the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Innovation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launch Project REACH (real-time electronic access for caregivers and homeless) — a mobile app challenge to end homelessness. For the past seven years, Bon Jovi has been actively involved in ending poverty and homelessness as chairman of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in Philadelphia.
Attention Haddon Heights Residents--Be aware that scrappers routinely drive through our town, and not just on trash night.
This past weekend a resident temporarily left a yellow Cub Cadet self-propelled walk behind mower at the curb strip, which was taken from his property (presumably by scrappers).
This is not the first time this has happened in town. There are desperate people out there who have no regard for your personal property. Please be mindful of leaving items near the street that scrappers have quick access to as they are driving by; they will take anything!
HADDON HEIGHTS — A former borough clerk will receive $125,000 to settle a lawsuit arising from alleged sexual harassment by Mayor Edward Forte.
Marie Holcombe sued the borough in May, claiming she left her $70,000-a-year job due to a hostile work environment. Her suit said she faced repeated acts of retaliation after filing a complaint with borough council in June 2011.
Holcombe, hired in 2003 as an assistant to the tax collector, was acting clerk, operations manager and public safety officer when she quit in December 2011. Among other claims, her lawsuit said Forte engaged in “sexually harassing conduct” around the time he became public works director in July 2010.
The suit alleged Forte — a councilman at the time — made comments “of a sexual nature” and gave Holcombe unwanted kisses on the cheek. It also claimed he once told her not to wear skirts to council meetings “because it is too distracting and I can’t concentrate.”
It is March and the temperature is around freezing cold! I don’t know about you but I am desperately missing the Farmer’s Markets that we are lucky enough to have here in Camden County right about now! Not because I’m trying to promote our Market here in town, but because I really miss the seasonal produce and goods that the Markets offer. I miss the live music, and the vendors who support the markets week after week. I miss my kids running up and down with popcorn and strawberries in their hands at our Market, feeling safe in a place that has become a 2nd home to them and many others on Sunday mornings. Since the local Markets began closing for the winter I guess didn’t realize how much we would miss them. It’s normal to take for granted that things will always be there until they are gone. Anyway…
Free for lunch? Haddon Heights Senior Citizens have been meeting at a Community Table in our local restaurants for over a year now! What’s a Community Table? A long table where people come for lunch, sit together, order from the regular menu, pay their own bill and socialize with new and old friends. The Haddon Heights Senior Citizens group will meet at the Community Table anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the following Haddon Heights restaurants. Please join us! For more information, call Borough Hall at 547-7164ext. 23.
The Haddon Heights Police Department is accepting resumes from NJ PTC certified Class II Officers starting today, February 7th 2013. Resumes can be dropped off or mailed to the Haddon Heights Police Department, 625 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035. Include a current e-mail address and phone number on the resume. After HHPD reviews the resumes selected individuals will be asked to complete ...an application, physical fitness test, and interview during March and April. The deadline for submitting resumes related to this position is Thursday February 28th.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Need to be able to perform the basic functions of a Police Officer
• Have a minimum of sixty college credits
• Must possess a current Class II Police Training Commission Certification in New Jersey
The position will be for about 28 hours per week starting in the May 2013 time frame.
856-547-0614 ext. 10
Haddon Heights Police Department, 625 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
English: Official Congressional portrait of Congressman Rob Andrews. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
HADDON HEIGHTS, NJ– This week Congressman Rob Andrews announced that New Jersey residents have received $1.34 billion dollars in foreclosure relief so far from the largest mortgage abuse settlement in American history.
Last year, five banks and mortgage lenders assured the federal government that they would provide over $45.83 billion dollars in relief to consumers. This money comes as a result of a lawsuit brought by the federal government, after state and federal investigations found that the country’s five largest mortgage servicers routinely violated lending and consumer protection laws.
HADDON HEIGHTS NJ-You may notice several new permanent radar signs in town. The objective is similar to speed humps, to deter speeders. They hopefully will be activated soon, we are waiting for the PSE&G hook-up.
We took great care in placement of these devices because the cost is high and we only had three locations we could select. The guidelines were established in 2011 and finalized in the 2012 budget process.
Police considered:
• High traffic areas, related to both vehicular and pedestrian movements
• Locations where speeding is a known issue
• Major roads with cut through traffic
• We did not want to place additional signage in a school zone(s)
• We did not want these signs near residences, some home owners do object.
Therefore, Stanfill Towers and the Devon Avenue sports complex were selected. You may notice Devon Avenue is in one direction. This direction was selected because: the complex is most active in the evening, and the majority of the flow in the evenings is southerly, due to motorists trying to circumvent 42 on the way home. (source South West Jersey Crime Stoppers)
Haddon Heights Police are currently investigating an attempted bank fraud that occurred on 1/31/2013 at TD Bank. The two females involved were operating a white Buick LaCrosse with a stolen NJ license plate and attempted to cash a stolen check with stolen NJ identification. The females were unsuccessful; however, did manage to commit a similar fraud at the TD Bank branch in Oaklyn, NJ minutes before. Anyone able to identify either of the females involved are asked to contact HHPD Detectives at (856) 547-0614 x 16 or (856) 547-0614 x 31.
The Haddon Heights Public School District is now accepting applications for those interested
in the Inclusive Preschool Program for the 2013-2014 school year.
The Inclusive Preschool Program is for children ages 3-5, housed at the Glenview Avenue School, designed to provide our children with special needs the opportunity to be educated in the least restrictive environment with typically developing peers. This application and information is for children who are not classified and do not have special needs. Children who are or will be three years old by October 1, 2013 are eligible to attend. This is an afternoon program (12:35 – 3:00 PM), five days a week for the entire school year (times may vary on special combined or one session days). Tuition for the program is $2,500 (paid in 10 monthly installments) for the year. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS UNTIL ALL SPACES ARE FILLLED. If you are interested in having your child become part of this remarkable preschool experience, please contact the Child Study Team office at856-547-1322, ext. 3006 to request an application.
"'Why bother?' is a question that never enters my mind. There is always something worth striving
for, and, in my case, I’m inspired to work toward completing my degree, regardless of my political rank or the security in my career," said BSBA degree in Operations Management student, Haddon Heights, N.J., mayor and PSEG distribution supervisor Edward Forte
Power and Politics
Even though he has launched a successful wellness campaign and serves as a mayor and business leader, Ed Forte describes himself as a work-in-progress
Forte, who serves as mayor of Haddon Heights, N.J., and is a longtime supervisor at Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), is also pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Thomas Edison State College.
Recently adopting a rigorous physical fitness routine, Forte walks an average of 28 miles per week, encouraging his constituents to join him in his locally acclaimed Walk! Heights wellness campaign. In the process, he has increased face time with the locals while whittling away more than 50 pounds of his own weight.
Haddon Heights Council Meeting, Tuesday, December 18th, 7:00 p.m., Borough Hall Auditorium
Senior Community Table
Free for lunch? Haddon Heights Senior Citizens have been meeting at a Community Table in our local restaurants for over a year now! What’s a Community Table? A long table where people come for lunch, sit together, order from the regular menu, pay their own bill and socialize with new and old friends. The Haddon Heights Senior Citizens group will meet at the Community Table anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the following Haddon Heights restaurants. Please join us! For more information, call Borough Hall at 547-7164ext. 23.
3rd Tuesday, December 18 – Station House
4th Tuesday, December 25 – No Community Table, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
1st WEDNESDAY, January 2 –Community Table at Kunkel’s – one time only!
Joy Community Fellowship Invites you to a: Christmas Candlelight Celebration onSunday, December 23rd 7pm
Join us for our annual Christmas Eve Eve Service as we celebrate the birth of Jesus with carols and candle lighting. This is an event for the entire family.
Joy is located at Glenview and Sycamore St. For more information call us 546-1188 or visit us online at www.joynj.org.
The Haddon Heights Fire Department’s annual Santa ride will be held on the evening of December 22 with a rain date of December 23
Women’s Club Soup & Sandwich Luncheon, February 19
If you enjoy made-from-scratch beef vegetable soup, you won’t want to miss Haddon Heights Woman’s Club popular Soup and Sandwich Luncheon. The date is Tuesday, February 19, at the First United Methodist Church, 7th & Garden St., from 11 Am to 2 PM. Come and enjoy our savory soup a hot ham and cheese sandwich on a roll, coffee, tea, and select your dessert from our 12 foot long table of delectable goodies. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12.
HH Elementary School’s First Annual “Student and Community Evening Art Show”
The show will invite Community members to submit their works of art, AND/OR talk about their art techniques in an informal discussion group. The show will be on May 1, 2013 at Atlantic Avenue Elementary School (21 East Atlantic Avenue, Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035). This innovative program will connect the children, community and artists to build a future of sustainable creative and artistic endeavors.
Can’t get to your computer and want to know what’s happening in Heights? Tune in to Channel 19 for the latest information about your town. Channel 19 will be a great source of information to many of our residents, including senior residents who may not have access to computers. Spread the word!
Our New Global Information System (GIS)
The plan starting in 2008 was to ensure that the tax assessment issue which occurred in 2007 would never happen. To do so we put into place several major tactics. To learn more, Click Here.
(cnbnews.net)HADDON HEIGHTS:The Little Timber Creek Nature Trail, Camden Corps Salvation Army and Red Cross are recent recipients of Kiwanis Club of the Haddons support.
With 15 members between the Key Clubs of Cherry Hill East High School and Eastern Regional High School along with Kiwanis Club members, short order was made of clearing the Little Timber Creek Nature Trail adjacent the Devon Avenue sports complex in Haddon Heights of litter and treefall. This was the Key Clubs’ first time doing a joint service project in the community.
HADDONFIELD:The public is invited to lunch with the Kiwanis Club of the Haddons in the New Year to munch and dialog with these special guest speakers:
Mary Ann Ragone, President and CEO of The South Jersey Eye Center, Camden, will be the featured speaker on Friday, January 11.
Dave Girgenti, Founder, Wish Upon a Hero Foundation, Moorestown, will be the featured speaker on Friday, January 18.
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Michael Vitez from the Philadelphia Inquirer, and a Haddonfield resident, will discuss his newest book, “The Road Back: A Journey of Grace and Grit,” on Friday, February 1.
The Kiwanis Club meets Fridays at 12:15PM until 1:30PM at Tavistock Country Club. A three-course lunch is available for $12.50. Please RSVP to club secretary Jack Wilson, willlaw1@verizon.net.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. All citizens concerned with enhancing the lives of children in our community are welcome to join. Learn more about the Kiwanis Club at www.HaddonsKiwanis.com.
WHAT: will host the DVRPC “I Love Classic Towns” Photo Exhibit
WHEN: from Tuesday, December 4 to 21 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Haddon Heights Borough Hall, 625 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights
This summer Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) held its first “ILove Classic Towns” Photo Contest. At an award ceremony in August it was announcedthat a photograph by Haddon Heights resident Margaret Westfield won Best in the LocalHistory category. Ms. Westfield’s winning photograph is of the Second PennsylvaniaRegiment firing its cannons during a Revolutionary War encampment on North ParkDrive last October. An honorary mention was given to Robert Buchan of Mt. Laurel forhis photograph of the “Jesus Never Fails” sign at Baptist Church. All of the photographsin the traveling exhibit will be on display at times that the Borough Hall is open tovisitors.
HADDON HEIGHTS NJ-The Borough of Haddon Heights,the Haddon Heights Police Department and the Haddon Heights School District joins the
“One Text or Call Could Wreck It All” Campaign to Educate Area Drivers About Distracted Driving
Haddon Heights, NJ – In an effort to make our roads safer, The Borough of Haddon Heights,Haddon Heights Police Department and the Haddon Heights School District announced today that they have joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “One Text or Call Could Wreck It All” campaign to stop distracted driving. The Haddon Heights Police Department and the Haddon Heights School District has pledged their support to help spread the message that distracted drivers are not only a danger to themselves, but everyone else on the road.
Get ready for a giant gingerbread house, a light show and plenty of Christmas trees! It’s time for the 2012 “All Through the House” Holiday House Tour. This years tour is set for Friday, December 7 and is again offered at two times: Noon – 3:30 pm and 6:30 – 10 pm. The tour features 5 beautiful homes, marking a wonderful year in the 30-year tradition of the Haddon Heights Library’s House Tour.
Haddon Heights Council Meeting, Tuesday, December 4th, 7:00 p.m., Borough Hall Auditorium
Senior Community Table
Free for lunch? Haddon Heights Senior Citizens have been meeting at a Community Table in our local restaurants for over a year now! What’s a Community Table? A long table where people come for lunch, sit together, order from the regular menu, pay their own bill and socialize with new and old friends. The Haddon Heights Senior Citizens group will meet at the Community Table anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the following Haddon Heights restaurants. Please join us! For more information, call Borough Hall at 547-7164ext. December 1st Temporary Haddon Heights Newsletter
Haddon Heights Council Meeting, Tuesday, December 4th, 7:00 p.m., Borough Hall Auditorium
(cnbnews.net)Haddon Heights, NJ, November 21, 2012:Mayor Edward Forte along with members of the Haddon Heights Borough Council unanimously approved Resolution # 2012:185, supporting the GOOD SAMARITAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT (S851/A578).
The Mayor and Haddon Heights council calls upon the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly to override the Governor’s veto and pass the Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act (S851/A578), with bipartisan support, in a manner that encourages our residents to call for emergency medical assistance on behalf of the afflicted individual, their family members, friends and communities and to enforce the priority of saving life over punishing behavior.
Mayor Edward Forte presented Patty DiRenzo, who is an advocate of this bill, with a copy of the resolution.
Whether you rent or own your home, own your own business, or own a small agricultural cooperative located in a declared disaster area, and are the victim of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). To Download the Disaster Loan Fact Sheet, click here.
Need financial assistance? Need a temporary location? Need temporary employees? Need help restarting your business? Call for help today! The hotline phone number is 1-877-682-6238 or email sandyhelp@dol.state.nj.us. The Business Representatives from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of Camden County are Jeanne Page-Soncrant, 856-365-3984, and David Klein, 856-986-4242.
Click here to see the full list of Business Representatives from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for your county.
Trash pickup will resume with the normal schedule on Monday, November 5th. There will be no additional pick up this week.
We would like to remind residents to stay inside today, and make sure your children stay inside!
Please: • Give first responders a chance to identify hazards. • Give cleanup crews a chance to remove debris from the roadway. • Give utilities an opportunity to repair wires and other hazards.
Do not hesitate to call police if you see a downed wire.
All Borough offices are open for business.
Curfew Hours for November 4th & 5th are set at 8 pm.
In regards to our Halloween Trick or Treat hours, the Mayor has assessed the situation: Trick or Treat will be Monday, November 5th from 3pm to 5pm and 6pm to 8 pm
The Mayor would like to thank and commend residents for their cooperation during the storm and their continued cooperation during recovery.
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The weekend event was held in Millville . Alumni members from the Class of 1960, Class of 1961, Class of 1962, Class of 1963 and 1964 were in attendance.
I found this album of photos from the Gloucester High School Class of 1965 Class Reunion held at Wheaton Village in Millville on October 21, 1995. See how many of the faces you reconize without looking at the names.
The second album contains some scenic photos taken in March 2010, Anna Maria Pier, The Watefront restaurant, Cortez bridge, Holmes Beach sunsets and more
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John Ryan, photographer, reporter and ad salesman for the Gloucester City News took these photos in the 1980's. John has since passed away.
Looking down from heaven John will be happy to see his photos are still being used.
Over the next couple weeks more photos will be added to this album.
If you have a photo you would like to see published in any of the albums listed on this site you can e-mail them to BillGCN@verizon.net. Or if you want call 456-1199 and someone will come out and pick the photo up. It will be returned.
Our first Memories album was so well received I decided to start a second one. If you have any photos you like to submit to add to any of the albums on our site send them to BillGCN@verizon.net. Please include a brief description and the approximate year the picture was taken.
One of three photo albums containing a variety of new and old photos of various sites in Gloucester City and the surrounding area along with photos of people you might know..
The photos were taken at random from several Gloucester High School and Gloucester Catholic year books along with some photos of a few class reunions. If you have a photo (s) you like to submit send it along with a description to BillGCN@verizon.net.
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