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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is urging mariners to heed warnings as Hurricane Earl is expected to affect the mid-Atlantic region between North Carolina and New Jersey Thursday and Friday. As Earl approaches, the Coast Guard urges people to be mindful of the following safety messages: - Anticipate bridge closures. Mariners are advised that during strong storms drawbridges along the coast may deviate from the normal operating procedures. Drawbridges are authorized to remain closed... Read more →

| courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post by Eileen Stilwell August 31...Since Del Monte was also entertaining bids from Penn Terminals in Eddy-stone, Pa., Leo Holt, president of Holt Logistics, Inc., said he was happy to keep the business in South Jersey."It is great for New Jersey and Camden County and City that Del Monte is staying," he said. "They are a company that constantly seeks to improve the quality of their product and its delivery to market.... Read more →

The American Legion - August 19, 2010 U.S. Navy Photo The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is looking for a few good veterans. As part of an effort to hire more veterans at the federal level, the OPM is conducting a special hiring event for military and former military personnel. Currently, a number of federal job openings have been reserved for them and will continue to be until Aug. 24. Visit FedsHireVets.gov for a... Read more →

By Sally Martino NEWS Correspondent Brooklawn Council President Theresa Branella conducted last week’s meeting in the absence of Mayor John Soubasis. Council heard a presentation from Fire Code Inspector Carl Thomas regarding a new rapid key entry box system that will be available for installation at the school, community center and local businesses for the cost of the box. A lockbox with the entry key would be placed near the front entrance or another convenient... Read more →

By Mark Matthews A new Gas Station is moving in: We lovingly remember the spot next to Ponzio’s as the home of the Gino Giant when Gino’s was a regional hamburger and chicken fast food restaurant. Then it spent many years as a Roy Rogers restaurant. (Are they still on the Turnpike or Expressway?). Then a few years ago one of our favorite eating places became an Amoco gas Station… but then quickly closed. Well... Read more →

The Foundry: Conservative Policy News...Quick Hits: According to CBO numbers published this month, the cost of Operation Iraqi Freedom was $709 billion, while the projected cost of the stimulus is $862 billion. The Justice Department has filed another lawsuit against Arizona, this time claiming that community colleges acted illegally in requiring noncitizens to provide green cards before they could be hired. Acknowledging that majorities still oppose Obamacare, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promised... Read more →

HANSEN James William, Jr. On August 26, 2010. Age 51. Of Blackwood. Formerly of Voorhees. In the loving arms of his Lord and Savior. James leaves behind his best friend and soul mate, Betty M. (nee Stokes), his beloved wife of 12 years. Devoted son of the late James W. Hansen and Phyllis W. (nee Meade). Loving father of Angela (Bill), Jessica, Jimmy III and Amber. Loving grandfather of Aubrey. Dear brother of Cynthia (Bernie)... Read more →

It is Labor Day already, and time once again to raise money to fund and support programs for the Children of Brooklawn. On Saturday, September 4 the 21st Annual Barth-McCarthy Brooklawn Wiffleball Tournament and Reunion will be underway! In the past, sponsors have helped fund such activities as Brooklawn Bees and Ladybug Basketball Programs, Girl Scouts, Gloucester Mustang Football and Carmen Palmiero Basketball Programs, Alice Costello School Eighth Grade Class Trips and Scholarships, Brooklawn American... Read more →

HANNOLD Mary Ellen On August 29, 2010. Age 82. (nee Pine) Of Magnolia. Beloved wife of 63 years to James E. Hannold, formerly of Gloucester City. Loving mother of Mary Lou and William S. Adams of Gloucester City, Sandra Lee and Thomas Adams of Stratford, Terri Lynn and Paul Taggart of Metuchen and her predeceased infant daughter, Lori Ann Hannold. Loving grandmother of Michelle and Kevin Biehl, Timothy Adams and his fiancée Melissa “Missy” Listman... Read more →

Monday, August 30, 2010 - The Bellmawr Fire Department has been awarded the SHARP award. The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes Departments who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. Acceptance into SHARP by OSHA is an achievement. The Department had to pass inspections by the Department of Labor and PEOSHA. The inspections cover building safety issues along with ensuring that the the Department's equipment and training records are up to... Read more →

By Kim Gamel / Associated Press KHAN BANI SAAD, Iraq – A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets. As the U.S. draws down in Iraq, it is leaving behind hundreds of abandoned or incomplete projects. More than... Read more →

August 30, 2010 Philadelphia, – Mayor Michael A. Nutter has released the following statement regarding the announcement from Deputy Secretary Ron Sims, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), that HUD will immediately begin an audit of the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s (PHA) financial and management operations. “I commend the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its decisive action in announcing an audit of the Philadelphia Housing Authority,” said Mayor Nutter. “As I outlined yesterday to... Read more →

August 30, 2010 | House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) Under the headline “Obama touts positive Iraq news in radio address,” The Washington Post reported this weekend that President Obama is shifting focus to Iraq in “an effort to celebrate good news” amid a slew of bad economic headlines and touting “his own role in making good on a campaign pledge.” However, the fact is that the transition he is celebrating was only made possible... Read more →

HOWARD P. HANDY Funeral services were held for Howard P. Handy, 63, of Franklinville, formerly of Camden and Gloucester City. Loving husband of Dorothy. Devoted son of the late Walter & Florence Handy. Dear brother of Albert (Patricia) and Michael (Barbara). Brother-in-law of the late Robert Stimelski (Theresa) and their children Robert (Diana) and Bernadette Klaus (William). He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Howard was a member of the Camden City... Read more →

Gloucester City Council Honors Longtime Barber Frank Anello Alice Costello School In Brooklawn Announces Classroom Assignments Have A Great Labor Day, Readers and Advertisers. Deadline Friday At Noon This Week Jay’s Elbow Room Wins Co-Ed Softball Championship Gloucester Terminal And Leo Holt Gets Contract For Del Monte Eric Fetterolf, Former Gloucester City Employee, Dies Suddenly Read more →

Image via Wikipedia Bed bugs are becoming increasingly common and are starting to show up in more places than nasty hotel rooms. Just last week, a woman reported being bitten at the AMC Empire 25 theater in Times Square and experts warn that they’re on the rise in cities across the US. We talked to Changlu Wang, an urban entomologist at Rutgers who specializes in urban pest control, for the scoop on the bed bug... Read more →

By Mark Matthews By this time everyone knows the Brooklawn K-Mart is closing. The store is PACKED with shoppers. My wife was there on a Friday night and said every register was open! I was tempted to drive over to witness it! If all it took was to knock 20% off of everything to pack the store, why didn’t they do it years ago? J Walmart continues to grow and in my opinion definitely squeezed... Read more →

8/9/08 PRESS RELEASE: EARLY DISMISSAL – September 2 & 7 – Grades 1-8 - 12:30 NO LUNCHES SERVED September 3 & 6 – Schools Closed – Labor Day Weekend REGULAR SCHEDULE BEGINS – September 8th – Grades 1-4 – 8:30 – 3:00 Grades 5-8 - 8:30 – 3:00 Pre School & Kindergarten AM Session - 8:30 – 11:00 PM Session - 12:30 – 3:00 Pervasive Developmental Disorders Class – 8:30 – 3:00 13TH – BOE... Read more →

Bishop Joseph Galante formally announced today, August 27th, that two new parishes will be established on September 29, 2010 through the consolidation of five existing parishes. The announcement establishing the new parishes was made in two formal decrees, which were published in the August 27th edition of the Catholic Star Herald. St. Clare of Assisi Parish will be established through the consolidation of St. John the Evangelist in Paulsboro, St. Joseph in Swedesboro, and St.... Read more →

Sunday, August 29, 2010 - Bellmawr — Two weeks before the ninth anniversary of 9/11, firefighters lined up on highway overpasses Saturday to salute a motorcade escorting steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center to Arlington, Va. The daylong procession was the third run delivering steel from ground zero to be sponsored by the New York Fire Department's Fire Family Transport Foundation, the Iron and Steel Team of motorcyclists and the Port Authority of... Read more →

By Bill Cleary A number of questions arose following the article I wrote recently on Community Pride. For example how many rental properties are there in Gloucester City? Who are the biggest landlords? A request to the City Housing Office for those answers required an OPRA form to be submitted to the City Clerk. Ten days later I was handed a 46 page list that contained the names of the landlords and the addresses of... Read more →

Statement From NRA-PVF Chairman Chris W. Cox On The 2010 Nevada U.S. Senate Race In the coming days and weeks, the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) will be announcing endorsements and candidate ratings in hundreds of federal races, as well as thousands of state legislative races. Unless these announcements are required by the timing of primary or special elections, the NRA-PVF generally does not issue endorsements while important legislative business is pending. The NRA-PVF also... Read more →

by Deborah Hirsch | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post Del Monte will set up at a Gloucester City Marine Terminal facility overseen by Holt Logistics Inc., one of two private port operators that recently competed for the Coral Gables, Fla.-based company with offers of cheaper labor, according to a port official. Photo: A ship unloading cargo at the Holt Marine Terminal, Gloucester City `CNB file photo Holt also runs the Packer Avenue Terminal in South Philadelphia. The... Read more →

School begins for students on TUESDAY September 7th. The 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th are single session days (8:35 - 12:45) NO LUNCH WILL BE SERVED ON SINGLE SESSION DAYS Lunch begins on Monday, September 13th If you have any questions please call the school at 456-4039 x 0 STUDENT LINE-UP PROCEDURES: Pre K students will line up and enter the building through the door directly in front of the Pre-K classroom. Ms. Wilson’s Kindergarten... Read more →

Eric Fetterolf, former project coordinator of Redevelopment in the Gloucester City Community Development Office, died yesterday (August 28. 2010) of a apparent heart attack. Mr. Fetterolf was one of several people to be laid off by the City of Gloucester City in June because of a budget deficit. He had worked for the City for 12 plus years. Funeral service are pending. Related articles by Zemanta Gloucester City Redevelopment Coordinator Ask Council to Save His... Read more →

August 24, 2010 Project to be housed at The Navy Yard, led by Penn State University in partnership with Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) and more than 22 Other Partners from the Public and Private Sectors and Academia August 24, 2010 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter applauded the US Department of Energy and several other federal agencies’ announcement that they have jointly awarded a $129 million grant to a partnership based in Philadelphia. The grant... Read more →

See 2008 Photo Album Photo: 2008 WB Reunion T-shirt Erin’s Secret Garden (6-5) Unitis- Sean trying to make up for a failed high school career. Tummy Tee ( 7-5 ) Collins- Defending champs? Rumor has it Jerry has been doing a bit too much celebrating; not sure if he is in playing shape. Gaetano’s ( 9-5 ) Fahy, Sharyky- Fahy afraid to play after Sharky meltdown in Wiffle Palooza four years ago. Jeep MacAdams (... Read more →

by Jon McMenamin The Rowan University women’s volleyball team has many new faces in 2010. Among the Profs’ 15 players there are three veterans and 12 rookies. Last season, Rowan finished with a 13-17 overall record and a 4-4 conference mark. The Profs advanced to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship Tournament for the third straight year. “This year we are taller, quicker and more athletic,” said head coach Libby Ranero. “We are more... Read more →

Sunday, August 29, 2010 Time: 7:15 AM Where: 1030 Harrison Avenue #G-1 Collingswood, New Jersey 080107 Please come out to welcome home Specialist Michelle Smith from serving in Iraq. Specialist Michelle Smith is 21 years old and has been in the military for over 2 years. In the Army, Specialist Smith is a Military Police Officer and serves in the 558th MP Company. Specialist Smith is a 2007 Collingswood High School graduate. Besides loving her... Read more →

Born in Camden, NJ on Aug. 22, 1960. Departed on Aug. 26, 2010. Resided in Gloucester City, NJ. Visitation: Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2010 Service: Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010 Cemetery: New St. Mary's Cemetery Kim Ann Griffith of Gloucester , NJ on August 26, 2010, aged 50 years. Always smiling, Kim was so full of life. For 19 years,Kim worked as a sheet metal worker for the Local Union # 19 in Philadelphia. She was a... Read more →

JERVAS Anthony “Tony” Suddenly at home, on August 25, 2010. Age 41. Of Audubon Park, formerly of Pennsauken. He is survived by his wife of 15 years Traci (nee Grubb), his 3 children, Gina, Christopher (Breanna), and Jessi, and his 2 grandsons Peyton and Justin. Son of Rosemarie (nee Minerva) and the late Richard. Twin brother of Lisa Wolf and 5 other siblings Rosemarie (Kevin), Richard, Michael (Cheryl), Angela, and Nicholas(Carolyn). Also survived by many... Read more →

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August 26, 2010 5:25 PM Firefighters battled a house fire in Trenton on August 26, 2010. They were able to rescue an 18-month-old boy from the fast-moving blaze. From julieparise TRENTON, N.J. (CBS 2) – A fast-moving fire killed a little boy in New Jersey, but out of that tragedy emerged an incredible story of survival. Firefighters rescued a toddler who was treading water in the basement of his burning home, reports CBS 2′s Kathryn... Read more →

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL received from Adam via Email, author unknown _______________________________ This principal really nailed this one. Too bad we don't have more of them. Do take the time to read this.....it would really change our country if all schools were run like this. If every high-school principal gave this speech at the beginning of the next school year, America would be a better place. To the students and faculty of our high... Read more →

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Delaware Bay Marine Study NJDEP's Division of Fish & Wildlife's Bureau of Marine Fisheries biologists conduct several surveys each year to study the status of species populations in the Delaware Estuary. One of these surveys is the Delaware Bay Finfish Trawl Survey. The data collected in these surveys allow biologists to develop abundance estimates and length frequencies of estuarine dependent finfish. The data are necessary for predicting future fishery trends and harvest potential. Over the... Read more →

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Two Coast Guard MH-65C helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City fly by spectators during the Thunder Over the Boardwalk air show in Atlantic City August 25, 2010. The Coast Guard search and rescue demonstration was one of many demonstrations performed by various military and civilian aircrafts. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lindberg. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Two Coast Guard rescue swimmers are hoisted aboard... Read more →

August 26 TRENTON * The DEP has brokered an agreement that enables the Camden Redevelopment Agency to use dredged materials from a State-owned facility along the Delaware River in Palmyra to redevelop a Camden landfill as a multimillion-dollar Salvation Army community center, Commissioner Bob Martin announced today. The work is made possible by agreements reached with National Amusements, the Burlington County Bridge Commission and the borough of Palmyra, and by the approval of the Burlington... Read more →

My name is Elizabeth Joyner (nee Wunder), and I am writing this letter cause I am really shocked. My mother, Elizabeth Frances Wunder (nee Fuhlbrick), was born and lived her whole life in Gloucester City. She died on September 20, 2009, and was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery -- in the crypt (I-E-54) where the Virgin Mary watches over her. My sister bought a silver angel from all of us and took it out to... Read more →

Register for the Women’s Health Conference The 2010 Camden County Women’s Health Conference will be held on September 25 at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees. “The free conference features a series of 64 workshops and 90 exhibitors as well as sponsors and a complimentary continental breakfast and box lunch,” said Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Health Department. Visitwww.camdencounty.com to sign up today. Hundreds have registered already, so be sure to register now to... Read more →

Firehouse.com News Posted: Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:01am Updated: Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:11am A Delta-Cardiff volunteer firefighter died on Aug. 23 after suffering a massive heart attack after a shift the previous day, according to the USFA. Firefighter Douglas Farrington, who was also the president of the department, responded to the station to man a backup engine as the fire company responded to a barn fire in Peach Bottom Township in York County, Pa. He assisted... Read more →

By Chris Concannon NEWS Correspondent Hundreds of local residents converged on the Bellmawr Recreation Center August 3, as Bellmawr hosted its Seventh Annual National Night Out. Part of an ever-growing nationwide effort to educate the public on ways to prevent crime in their neighborhoods, Bellmawr’s version was hosted, as always, by the Bellmawr Police Department. The weather conditions were very favorable, as a light breeze kept everyone cool – a marked change from the incinerator-like... Read more →

By Air Force Master Sgt. Desiree Twombly Arizona National Guard TUSCON, Aug. 24, 2010 - When Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Harvey lights the candles on the altar before Mass on drill weekends, he favors the hand that once pitched to Ken Griffey Jr. Staff Sgt. Trevor Harvey, a chaplain's assistant at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing, prepares for Catholic Mass on a drill weekend. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt.... Read more →

(February 2, 1920 - August 23, 2011) Olga Marie Zalewski (nee Redkoles) on August 23, 2010 of W. Collingswood Heights. Age 90. Beloved wife of the late Eugene. Devoted mother of Arleen Zalewski, Eugene Zalewski and his wife Angela and the late Michael Zalewski. Loving sister of Anne Paranzino and Andrew Redkoles. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Zalewski was the co-founder of Crown Photographic Inc. for 35 years, where she was corporate... Read more →

Monday, August 23, 2010 - Late Monday night, Rescue 32, Ladder 33, & Battalion 303 (Kibler) assisted neighboring Barrington FD with a working fire at 139 Woodland Avenue. Battalion 91 (Houck) arrived with fire showing from a 2 story single family dwelling w/ reports of people trapped. Rescue 32 conducted the search and outside vent with Ladder 33 opening up the 2nd floor. Occupants were accounted for and no injuries were reported. Pictures Courtesy of... Read more →

By Dawn Watson Just Sayin’ is a parody and/or reflection of current social trends. My pants are shrinking. Just the other day I went through my closet, searching for just the right pair of slacks. I tried on pair after pair, even a few skirts, and they had all magically shrunk a size or two! Thinking it was the closet’s fault I moved the pile to a chair. When I resumed the awful task of... Read more →

What is “Blue Collar Conservation?” by Anthony Mauro Sr. 1. Understanding the workings of conservation/intelligent design in ecosystem function and health Participation in fishing & hunting as a means of deepening this awareness through hands-on involvement in conservation (sustainable use of natural resources) 3. Educating others about the merits of conservation and unionizing outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen to advance this understanding into public policy. The practice of Blue Collar Conservation is the foundation for a culture... Read more →