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December 19, 2011 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how crazy the "War on Christmas" has become: North Korea is putting South Korea on notice, warning of "unexpected consequences" if Seoul displays Christmas lights near the border. In China last week, government officials and the police smashed the sound equipment of Christians who were about to celebrate Christmas in a village outside Beijing. Our atheists share the same mindset, if not the same means.... Read more →

Since last Thursday, December 15, through this upcoming Wednesday, December 21, Santa Claus has been touring the streets of Cherry Hill, escorted by the Cherry Hill Firefighters and Fire Officers. Normally the sound of sirens and horns accompanied by flashing lights means the firefighters are rushing towards some emergency in town. However, in the evening and afternoon hours these noises have served the purpose of alerting all the boys and girls of Cherry Hill, and... Read more →

It wasn't the disastrous Fast and Furious gunrunning operation that armed the Mexican drug cartel and led to the death of a border patrol agent that has led conservatives to call for Eric Holder's resignation. Nope. Nor was it the fact that Holder's office inexplicably refuses to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act and his decision to sue Arizona over its sensible law to check the legality of people living in the... Read more →

Image via Wikipedia The Division of Fish and Wildlife is advising hunters who purchased 2011 Shotgun or 2011 Muzzleloader deer permits on or after December 14, 2011 to review their permits and if necessary, follow the instructions provided in the following information. Due to automated licensing system changes necessary to begin issuing 2012 hunting and fishing licenses, 2011 Shotgun and 2011 Muzzleloader deer permits purchased on or after December 14, 2011 at license agent locations... Read more →

County to Realize $863,500 Savings from Refinancing Bond (Woodbury, NJ) – Gloucester County recently completed the pricing on refunding a 2004 General Obligation bond that will yield $862,529.17 in total savings to the taxpayers announced Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger today. The county originally planned to refinance the bond back in early September, but at that time the market would not have yielded adequate results. Damminger said that once the market came back, the county’s... Read more →

Image via Wikipedia GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-A red tail hawk was flying around the Riverview Heights neighborhood on Sunday, December 18, 2011. The video shows the hawk sitting on a roof top of a Stinson Avenue house. It had picked up a dead squirrel that was hit by a car on Thompson Avenue. The video was submitted to CNBnews by Rocco DePoder.The image on the right was provided by Wikipedia. Related articles CNBNEWS VIDEO: Rams/Lions City... Read more →

Washington, DC—Earlier this week Congressman Andrews joined Congressman LoBiondo, county officials, and local business leaders to announce that 1,700 construction jobs and 2,500 permanent jobs are coming to South Jersey as a result of an $18.5 million federal grant from the Department of Transportation. The grant will be used to repair and upgrade the Delair Bridge that links the rail network between Pennsauken and Philadelphia. Congressman Andrews voted to fund the competitive grant program this... Read more →

December 5th the Bellmawr Fire Department responded to the Hyde Park Apartments for a reported Apartment fire. The fire was extinguished by a quick thinking maintenance worker. On arrival crews discovered an elderly male that had been smoking while using oxygen. The male sustained serious burns to his airway and was transported to Cooper Trauma Center,then flown to a burn center in PA. This is the 3rd serious incident all with in the last year.... Read more →

Volume XVI No. 50: December 16, 2011 Everyone should have gotten the message by now that we are in deep budget trouble and the trimming season is upon us. But when it comes to defense spending, members of Congress are using the year-end passage of our spending bills to play budgetary whack-a-mole. As if August's debt-ceiling deliberations and last month's Super Committee failure weren't exciting enough, this week we had hijinks surrounding the Fiscal Year... Read more →

By Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger Ledger Live for December 16th, 2011 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. A holiday sign that stretches across a town's main street and reads "Keep Christ in Christmas" is causing controversy in the South Jersey borough of Pitman in Gloucester County. While one side cites a breach in constitutional rights, the other cites a bias in Christian religion - erupting an unnecessary war in a time where peace on earth is... Read more →

CNBNEWS TIPS AND SNIPPETS by Bill Cleary Gloucester City Fire Chief Brian Hagan said the Saturday afternoon, December 17 fire at the abandoned GAF power plant on Water Streets was started by an arsonist. Hagan said the building has been vacant for more than 20 years. “The investigation is ongoing, but there’s no power in the building so it was probably set,” Hagan said. This is the second fire in the past week that officials... Read more →

compiled by CNBNEWS.NET The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is notifying purchasers of muzzleloader deer permits for zones covered by Regulation Sets 2, 3, 3A, 4, 6 and 8 that the season continues on Monday, January 2, 2012. A typographical error for Reg. Sets 4, 6 and 8 erroneously lists January 3. Hunters are reminded that 2011-2012 Muzzleloader Season permits purchased in 2011 remain valid for the remainder of the season in 2012 but... Read more →

Monday, December 12, 2011 Task Force 32 was dispatched to 58 W Browning Road around 10:30pm for a reported dwelling fire. Battalion 303 (Domeracki) arrived and reported a 2 1/2 story wood frame dwelling with heavy fire showing from the second floor and requested the all hands box. Crews made an aggressive attack on the fire and was able to bring it under control at the 20 minute mark. One occupant was transported to a... Read more →

Trenton, NJ – Advancing the Christie Administration’s commitment to set the Atlantic City region on a new course toward economic growth and job creation, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno announced the award of a $2.6 million Customized Training grant that will help local workers qualify for more than 5,000 jobs being created by Revel Entertainment’s new Atlantic City resort that will open this spring. “This training grant will allow local residents to obtain the full-time positions... Read more →

Appropriation Provisions Threaten Worker Safety, Campaign Finance, Financial Reform Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. –The deal reached Thursday on an omnibus appropriations package to keep the federal government funded for another year undermines important public health and safety regulations, Public Citizen said today. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the deal today and the Senate is expected to vote on it over the weekend. The package includes provisions that undermine worker safety, weaken the stability of the... Read more →

The most robust of the Enterprise Reporting projects, in terms of volume of news stories, involved ongoing updates on the Philadelphia School District’s efforts to turn around some of the city’s lowest-performing schools. Nine schools were assigned to three different turnaround models in 2011, following 14 schools that launched the initiative in 2010. The Notebook, a respected school-news site, partnered with public broadcaster WHYY’s Newsworks. org, which matched the $5,000 Enterprise Award with another $5,000.... Read more →

Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 2:30 PM Knights of Columbus 55 S. John F. Kennedy Way Willingboro, NJ 08046 Please come out to welcome home Staff Sergeant Richard Jose from his deployment in Iraq. Staff Sergeant Jose is returning from his 2nd tour in Iraq. His first tour was in 2005-2006. SSG Jose is married to wife Juliet and they have 7 children. Daughter Danielle is Active Duty Army, stationed at Ft. Dix where SSG... Read more →

The holidays are here and criminals are watching to see if you are clumsy or aware. Mount Ephraim Police said that a little common sense will go a long way in keeping you safe while shopping, as well as making your home unattractive to criminals while you are away visiting friends and relatives. First thing: Make sure all outside doors and windows to your residence, shed and garage are locked. Make it appear that someone... Read more →

He is still the favorite to win. He is the incumbent President of the United States. He flies on a big blue airplane that gives him free media exposure whenever he lands. He gets to bring along politicians with whom he can curry favor. It is hard to pick off an incumbent President. But there are warning signs on the horizon for Mr. Obama. It is not just a sagging economy that may actually be... Read more →

by Marnie Bevan Lengle (cnbnews.net) STONE HARBOR NJ-This year's Scott Bevan Striped Bass Bonanza took place on Saturday, November 19th. It was a beautiful weekend for fishing and 78- anglers signed on. More than 30- fish were weighed in at Smuggler's Cove in Stone Harbor, NJ. Long-time friendly fishing competitors, Rick Olson and Tim Stevens, squared off with their boats' biggest catches to take home the bragging rights. Olson's entry reigned supreme, weighing in at... Read more →

The Diocese of Camden entered its 75th year on Sunday, Dec. 9 with a docesan Mass — 75 years to the day the six-county diocese was established by Pope Pius XI. The theme of the anniversary year is “Full of Grace,” taken from the Hail Mary prayer. At his installation as the first bishop of the Diocese of Camden, on May 4, 1938, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace said,... Read more →

by Lois Beckett ProPublica, Dec. 13, 2011, As we’ve been documenting in our ongoing series, political parties and other powerful players use the once-a-decade redistricting process to advance their own goals — often at the expense of voters. A recently released trove of email messages from Ohio offers a rare inside glimpse into how it works. Any Questions? ProPublica is experimenting with a new podcast. We plan to feature our readers' questions and voices. If... Read more →

The American Legion - December 15, 2011 For first-time Legion Baseball registration users, an important component of online registration is the generation of a login and password. This gives coaches access to an area where they can pay insurance fees, upload team photos, fill out team rosters and much more. More importantly, coaches can only begin holding tryouts once they receive notification that their insurance has been processed. Furthermore, because of improvements recently made to... Read more →

Trenton, NJ – As part of the Administration’s ongoing commitment to assist service organizations during this “Season of Service,” Governor Chris Christie today announced the Food Bank of South Jersey will receive $2 million in funding to secure continued access to food and nutritious meals for those in need in South Jersey. The funds, approved by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) today, were previously committed to be used for the purchase of food products... Read more →

On December 15, 2011. Age 61. Of Merchantville. Loving Son of the late Junius Radcliffe and Daisy (nee Biddle). Cherished Brother of Joshua Radcliffe and Helen Radcliffe. Relatives, friends and caregivers are invited to his viewing on Tuesday from 2 pm to 2:30 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Baptist Service 2:30 PM in the funeral home. Interment private. Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary... Read more →

(cnbnews.net)Was the Fort Nassau Playground, Johnson Blvd. jogging track, Gloucester City built in 1999 with this type of wood? No one seems to be able to answer that question. Until someone in authority comes forward with a response the public should heed the warning below from the Vermont State Department of Health. This agency is just one of many that have issued consumer alerts about CCA pressure treated wood. Most pressure-treated wood used in outdoor... Read more →

Washington, D.C. – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) urged the House Republican leadership to schedule a floor vote for the “Clean Up Government Act of 2011” (H.R. 2572). The bipartisan bill restores important tools to federal prosecutors fighting public corruption and was approved unanimously by the often rancorous House Judiciary Committee earlier this month. Click here to read CREW’s letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA). “This... Read more →

to keep police, first responders and others safe on NJ roadways ...Highway message signs help raise awareness of Move Over law (Bridgewater) – State and local officials gathered here today to draw attention to New Jersey’s Move Over law that requires motorists to move over if safe to do so when they approach an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road. Officials met in Bridgewater (Somerset County) to highlight the 2009 law and... Read more →

December 14, 2011 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Lowe's decision to withdraw its sponsorship of the TLC show, "All American Muslim": I have not been shy in my criticism of Muslim extremists who hate Israel and equally loathe the United States. Nor have I been reluctant to condemn Islamism: Sharia law is totalitarian. Furthermore, I am not opposed to boycotting sponsors of TV shows that bash Catholicism (I have led such initiatives). But... Read more →

Ewing, NJ … The American Football Coaches’ Association announced Shawn Brown, a senior defensive back for The College of New Jersey, was named an AFCA First Team All-American. Brown, a co-captain and native of Long Branch, NJ, becomes the fifth player (and first defensive player) in the 87-year history of the Lions’ football program to be selected by the AFCA for this honor. TCNJ head football coach Eric Hamilton (1974), John Aromando (1983), Chris Shaw... Read more →

At 0901 hrs. on December 10th (A Platoon) Ladder 24, BLS 92 and ALS were dispatched to Sherwood Avenue for a motor vehicle accident. Ladder 24 and CHPD arrived to find a SUV crashed in to the side of an occupied private dwelling. One passenger of the vehicle was treated for minor bumps and bruises by BLS 92. The vehicle narrowly missed the electric and gas utility services to the house. Inspection of the building... Read more →

(cnbnews.net)Tuesday night the Gloucester City Board of Education extended the upcoming Christmas break to include Monday January 2, 2012. Monday January 2, 2013 is the legal holiday since January 1st falls on Sunday. The students and staff will return on Tuesday January 3. After a briefing by the New Jersey School Boards representative on the current Superintendant search for a replacement for current Superintendant Paul Spaventa who’s contract expires on June 30, 2013 the local... Read more →

Guess what children? In just 17 days Santa Claus will be stopping here in South Jersey to bring all the good boys and girls the gifts they requested for Christmas.The Gloucester City News Santa Claus Relay Station has been swamped, as have Reindeer Relay stations all over the world. Still there are a lot of well-behaved children from Gloucester City, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Mount Ephraim, West Collingswood Heights and Westville who have not yet sent in... Read more →

MAYOR NUTTER CONGRATULATES HOLMESBURG TIGERS FOR WINNING AYF CHAMPIONSHIP Philadelphia, December 12 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter has released the following statement congratulating the Holmesburg Boys Club Tigers for winning the American Youth Football (AYF) Championship in the National Division One Midget Bracket as well as the Fox Rok Ravens for competing. Additionally, the Enon Eagles and Northwest Raiders traveled to Florida to compete in the Pop Warner Super Bowl. “Congratulations to the Tigers who... Read more →

By Chris Concannon Gloucester City News The 2010-11 Annual Report for the Bellmawr Board of Education (BOE) was presented at the November meeting by Superintendent Annette Castiglione. In lieu of her own report she presented the comprehensive plan, which details goals already met, as well as those which are still in their working phases. The 14-page report, available on the District website www.bellmawrschools.org, offers updates on several areas of instructional and administrative elements, such as... Read more →

If you are reading this, chances are good you have traded the luxury of newspapers for medical texts, 24-hour shifts, and chronicling every nanosecond of your day. So let's recap what's going on in the world. The U.S. government is borrowing roughly 40 cents of every dollar it spends, creating a budget deficit of $1.3 trillion 1. Uncle Sam has been at this for some time; he is now $10 trillion in the hole. That... Read more →

press release On 12-10-2011, at approximately 1430 hours, the Gloucester Township Police Department received numerous 911 calls reporting a building fire in the 600 building of Millbridge Apartments. Arriving units reported heavy smoke coming from the 2nd floor apartment. All residents of the building were evacuated prior to police and fire department arrival. Three residents were treated for smoke inhalation and two fire fighters were treated for minor burns sustained while battling the fire. The... Read more →

On December 12, 2011. Age 93. (nee Tice) Lifelong resident of Gloucester City. Predeceased by the love of her life, Pvt. Albert C. Hobbs Jr., by Earl F. Whitaker, a warm, gentle and loving husband, and by her third husband Charles DeMaris. Survived by her loving son Albert C. Hobbs 3rd and his wife Patricia Hobbs, her grandchildren Albert Hobbs and Dr. Jennifer Szabo (Doug) and her great grandchildren Benjamin and Lily Szabo. Also survived... Read more →

“I’m blessed. I have a great job, and in this economy it’s great that I can cover everything with my eight hours a day and over.” In this Obama economy we should feel blessed to be employed, so we salute the individual who made the comments above, in recognizing her own good fortune. But that’s before you know about what this person does for a living. The people she should really be thanking are you... Read more →

D’Orazio Foods, Inc., a Bellmawr, N.J., establishment, is recalling approximately 161,000 pounds of frozen stuffed pasta products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall include: • 25-ounce poly bags of “ALBERTSONS’ SAUSAGE RAVIOLI” • 25-ounce poly bags of “JEWEL SAUSAGE RAVIOLI” • 25-ounce poly bags of “ALBERTSONS’ BEEF RAVIOLI” • 25-ounce poly bags... Read more →

By Leigh Anne Hubbs Gloucester City News Mount Ephraim Commissioner Andrew Gilmore said that on November 30 some 23 firefighters responded to a house fire on James Street, which has been subsequently boarded up. Although the house was vacant, it was a hoarding situation which created additional challenges in containing the fire, Gilmore said during the December Board of Commissioners meeting. One firefighter sustained a non-serious injury. Several James Street residents voiced concern that the... Read more →

Uploaded by audubontalks on Dec 12, 2011 Former Audubon Borough Clerk Nancy Doman has been reinstated as a result of a legal ruling. She began work 12/12/11 Read more →

The South Jersey Port Corporation will rename its Beckett Street Marine Terminal in Camden, New Jersey, the “Joseph A. Balzano Marine Terminal,” in honor of its legendary executive director who died in October with more than 60 years of service with the port. The terminal is located at 2nd and Beckett Streets. The ceremony will be held on Wednesday, December 14 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. EST. Invited dignateries include Congressman Robert E. Andrews,... Read more →

Weekly Stats Report: 5 Dec - 11 Dec 2011 Project: Cnbnews.net URL: http://cnbnews.net Returning Visits - Based purely on a cookie, if this person is returning to your website for another visit an hour or more later First Time Visits - Based purely on a cookie, if this person has no cookie then this is considered their first time at your website. Unique Visitor - Based purely on a cookie, this is the total of... Read more →

Monday, December 12, 2011 A small dog is lucky to be alive after falling from an overpass into a creek. It happened Sunday around 3:30 p.m. in Westville, New Jersey. NJDOT was contacted after the animal was spotted running around an overpass on Route 295 southbound. Facing the oncoming traffic, authorities say the frightened dog jumped off the overpass and landed in Big Timber Creek, 20 feet below. NJDOT notified The Westville Fire Department. Westville... Read more →

On December 7, 2011. Age 43. Of Burlington. Loving father of Lashae Rouse. Cherished son of Rodney and Shelia Owens. Dear brother of Neken Pringle. All are invited to attend his viewing on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 from 10 to 11 AM at the Solid Rock Worship Center: 99 Burnt Mill Road, Cherry Hill. Funeral Service will begin at 11 AM. Interment will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burlington. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be... Read more →

Ruling the Budget Volume XVI No. 49: December 9, 2011 At some point in the midst of a messy situation, you end up thinking: How did I get here? The deficit and debt hole Washington finds itself in had many causes, but one of the enablers was the broken budget process. If lawmakers can refrain from trying to score political points, there may be an opening to reform the system so it's harder to break,... Read more →

By John McCormick GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-A recent article written by Bomber Bennett titled “Down the Store” brought back so many memories about my parent's store on Morris Street. Bomber didn't mention our store in the text of his story, but it is shown on the map that was published with the article as #5. Gert’s has quite a history. The store was located next to our house at 215 Morris Street which is on the... Read more →

Credit: Lori Neely/PGC Photo. Caption: Dauphin County WCO Mike Doherty holds the antlers of an illegally taken buck from Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, that green-scored it in the top 25 of Pennsylvania's All-Time Big Game Records HARRISBURG – A Lancaster County resident was cited for poaching a record-book class buck, according to charges filed by Pennsylvania Game Commission in the court of District Justice William Wenner, in Harrisburg, on Dec. 7. Wildlife Conservation Officers Mike... Read more →

Saturday, December 10, 2011 GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-We've been spoiled by the above-average temperatures this week and I still held out hope that it would be closer to 50 degrees when we set out for "A Gloucester City Christmas." It was not to be. My outside thermometer read 36 degrees at 5:15 pm, so we had to pull out the hoodies, gloves and hats to layer up. Gloucester City did a great job of creating a... Read more →