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Mary S. Craft AGE: 79 • Gloucester City (nee Tomasso), Of Gloucester City passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on March 16, 2012, age 79. She is the beloved wife of the late Albert, loving mother of Sharon DeSimone (William), Debbie Burns (George), and David Craft (Andrea). Proud grandmother of Tara, Nick, George, Jr., Matt, Renee', Lauren, and great grandmother of Alexis and MaKayla. Mary loved playing bingo and cards and spending time with family and friends, and especially Sunday family dinners. Relatives and friends are invited to meet Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm and Wednesday... Read more →

Rob McMullin, 55, of Winter Haven, FL, formerly of Gloucester City passed away on March, 6, 2012 in FL. Rob was born July 28, 1956. Rob went to Gloucester City High School graduating in 1974 he also attended Burlington County Police Academy. He was employed with Gloucester City Police Dept. 1979-1995, he made Rookie of the year in 1979 and Sargent in 1990 and he was Assistant Director of Security for Winter Haven Hospital in Florida. Rob was a volunteer Fire Fighter for Gloucester City, Co. #4 and Polk County Fire Dept. Florida. Rob was always ready to volunteer and... Read more →

March 15, 2012 (Woodbury, NJ) – Gloucester County Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger and Freeholder Deputy Director Giuseppe ‘Joe’ Chila announced today that Gloucester County’s Office of Emergency Management will be the recipient of $175,399 grant from the FY2012 federal Department of Homeland Security. The grant will be used to fund communications equipment and backup systems that help protect public safety and health. Freeholder Director Damminger said that annual Homeland Security grant the county receives assists to sure up critical infrastructure and to put equipment and regional programs into place that can be used in a mass critical event, and... Read more →

C. difficile and norovirus are the leading causes The number of people who died from gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines that causes vomiting and diarrhea) more than doubled from 1999 to 2007, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings will be presented today at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta. CDC scientists used data from the National Center for Health Statistics to identify gastroenteritis-associated deaths from 1999 to 2007 among all age groups in the United States. “Gastroenteritis is a major cause of death worldwide,” said lead author... Read more →

Jacksonville, NJ ˆ John Crazy Bear, a Lakota Sioux, was born at the Sioux Indian Reservation Standing Rock in Fort Yates, N.D. Orphaned at a young age, the retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant bounced around throughout his adolescence ˆ to the Dakotas, California, and Arizona. He then hitchhiked about 400 miles to a Marine Corps recruiting office. After an aunt signed a paper adding two years to his age, Crazy Bear became part of a different family. He enlisted in the Corps in 1945. Crazy Bear went on to serve in the WWII, Korean War (Frozen Chosin) and Vietnam. Now, 67... Read more →

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Matchups against college teams don’t come any bigger than Saturday for the Columbus Crew. Coming off a 2-0 opening day loss at Colorado on March and facing a bye weekend, the Crew need to correct a few flaws and answer some questions when they face Michigan State and West Virginia in exhibitions at Crew Stadium. “Maybe it’s good we don’t have a game this weekend,” manager Robert Warzycha said. “We can find out how we can play better, fix a couple of things.” Warzycha plans to field most of his starters in one of Saturday's games, possibly... Read more →

On March 16, 2012. Age 64. Of Gloucester City. Loving Father of Christine Ott of Gloucester City, Peter J. Ott, III (Crystal) of Gloucester City and Desiree Taylor of Gloucester City. Dear Brother of Dorothy Cogill (Harold) of Delaware, Eva Mellon (Jimmy) of Turnersville, Mary Thompson (Harold) of Tennessee, Philomena (Bob) Lindmier of Turnersville and Butch Ott of Gloucester City. Devoted grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 2. Survived by his ex-wife, Patricia Ott of Cape May Court House. Peter loved to go to auctions and flea markets and made many friends throughout the years. He enjoyed Betty Boop. Relatives... Read more →

The Donnybrook Cup, international Rugby League match between the USA and Ireland presented by Harrahs Chester will be played at Quick Stadium at Widener University on St. Patricks Day, Saturday March 17. The Game Day Schedule will be a celebration of the sport of rugby on St.Patrick's Day featuring both rugby union and rugby league matches for fans throughout the region to enjoy:- 10am - Hibernians RUFC v North East Irish RUFC 1115am - Monsignor Bonner High School v St. Augustine Prep High School 1245pm - Pre Match Ceremony - click here for information 1pm - Donnybrook Cup Kickoff, USA... Read more →

ROME, ITALY, March 14 (CNA/EWTN News) .- The 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin will offer much-needed hope to the Irish Catholic Church, according to event organizers making a pilgrimage to Rome for the March 17 feast of Saint Patrick. “The congress is an important milestone in the process of renewal,” said Fr. Kevin Doran, secretary general of the event scheduled for June 10-17. He spoke to CNA in Rome, where he has traveled as part of a delegation that met with Pope Benedict XVI on March 14. While “no single event is going to bring about renewal” in the... Read more →

Ocean City resident, Dick Richards, will be inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on Sat. April, 14th. Richards will be honored along with other original members of Bill Haley's Comets, the talented musicians led by Haley who jump started Rock 'n Roll, with Rock Around the Clock and Shake, Rattle and Roll. Rock Around the Clock sold 25 million copies, an unprecedented number of records for the time. Haley's group toured the nation and the world with future Super Stars like Elvis Presley opening for the band. Following Haley's premature death and the break-up... Read more →

March 14, 2012 LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Tempers are flaring over a version of the American flag flying in Lake County. A veterans group says the flag is an outrage. The flag, which features a picture of President Obama, was taken down Tuesday afternoon. Korean war veteran Don Van Beck said his blood was boiling. "I can't describe how upset was because you just don't do that to the American flag," Van Beck said. Van Beck found it flying outside Lake County Democratic headquarters under the stars and stripes. Marine Corps vet John Masterjohn was seeing red. "Joseph Stalin, pictures... Read more →

CAMDEN, N.J. (March 8, 2012) – When the 2011 softball season ended, Rutgers University-Camden Head Coach Brian Wolverton knew the areas he had to address if his team hoped to make a run to the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs in 2012. Wolverton and Assistant Coach Mike Medrick, who are heading into their fifth season together at the helm of the Scarlet Raptors, had just watched their team compile a 16-18 record despite having by far the worst team batting average in the NJAC at .234. The Raptors’ average was 49 points lower than the ninth-best average of New Jersey... Read more →

Fact Checking Factcheck.org | mockazine.com Google "factcheck bias" and you will find an awful lot of nothing. Essentially you will get links to blogs with reader comments that argue back and forth on the issue of bias behind factcheck.org. Very few actually have links that go anywhere and factcheck.org works very hard to promote itself as non-partisan. Through carefull wordsmithing, factcheck.org avoids projecting bias in individual articles. More telling, perhaps, is the number and kind of articles they do publish. They have an awful lot of articles defending president Obama and their criticisms of him are with regards to mostly... Read more →

http://www.pbs.org Released March 2009 (Link to FRONTLINE VIDEO posted on CNB April 2, 2009) All of the federal government's efforts to stem the tide of the financial meltdown have added hundreds of billions of dollars to an already staggering national debt, a sum that is expected to double over the next 10 years to more than $23 trillion. In Ten Trillion and Counting, FRONTLINE traces the politics behind this mounting debt and investigates what some say is a looming crisis that makes the current financial situation pale in comparison. Observers warn that the United States' reliance on borrowing to fund... Read more →

March 14, 2012 BRADENTON, Fla. - Former Saint Joseph's baseball player David Valesente has signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. The 2010 graduate is the fourth student-athlete to play under head coach Fritz Hamburg at Saint Joseph's before going on to sign with a major league club. Valesente joins pitchers Randy Mower '10 (Washington Nationals), A.J. Holland '12 (Atlanta Braves), and Ryan Kemp '12 (Cincinnati Reds) on the list of recent Hawks to sign professional contracts with major league organizations. Mower signed with the Nationals organization as a free agent in 2010, while Kemp and Holland were... Read more →

The Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists, has joined The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in urging the U.S. Department of Defense to implement regulations providing for timely access to court records during the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is accused of giving thousands of classified documents to the website WikiLeaks. The letter, co-signed by 46 news media organizations and associations, was sparked by reporter complaints that they have been unable to view documents from the proceeding, including the court docket, “meaning that journalists covering the proceedings are often unaware of... Read more →

press release Dobski brings extensive communications and project management skills as well strong relationships in the community to the post. DALLAS, March 13, 2012 - Steven J. Hatchell, president & CEO of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), announced today that Mikki Dobski has been named the new executive director of the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. "We are pleased to announce that Mikki Dobski will be heading the operations at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend," said Hatchell. "She has superb relations in the community with all of... Read more →

Philadelphia, Pa., Mar 13, 2012 / 02:17 am (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania are calling for a day of prayer, fasting and abstinence on March 30 in response to to the “unprecedented and gross infringement” of religious freedom by the Obama administration’s contraception and sterilization mandate. “On that day, offer your sacrifice for the cause of religious liberty, that the Church may be granted the basic right to practice what she preaches, and for our political leaders, that their eyes may be opened to the rights of all Americans, including those of faith,” the bishops said March 10. “We... Read more →

By Sara Martino Gloucester City News Brooklawn Police Captain Steve Saymon, a first responder to the New York City disaster on September 11, 2001, received the President’s Service Award during last week’s Borough Council meeting. Mayor Theresa Branella said the 9/11 Memorial Monument will continue to commemorate the victims and emergency personnel who assisted in that triple disaster after announcing the award given to Saymon. Borough Clerk Ryan Giles read the communication that awarded the President’s Service Award to Saymon for his volunteer commitment. Saymon wanted to set up the commemorative monument with the help of the Brooklawn governing body,... Read more →

press release WILMINGTON, DE, March 13, 2012: The E-ZPass Group, consisting of 14 Northern and Atlantic states, with their 24 tolling agencies and over 22 million electronic toll tags, is again at the industry forefront, taking action to encourage interoperability. Already the largest interoperable tolling system in the United States, E-ZPass has just approved a new membership category, "National Affiliate" which enables other states and tolling agencies with different systems to join E-ZPass if their equipment is made compatible with the E-ZPass system. The action can bring expanded service and convenience to both their customers as well as the vast... Read more →

Independent Women's Voice has launched The Real March Madness competition, asking readers to help determine the worst part of ObamaCare. "Last March we introduced a new bracket game to complement the traditional NCAA office-pool competition — The Real March Madness. We selected 64 of the worst, most odious elements of ObamaCare, and then we ranked them, pitting them against each other in an elimination tournament. Last year, the individual mandate emerged 'victorious' as the worst element of ObamaCare as determined by you. Now, the Real March Madness is back. And we want you to help determine what’s the worst part... Read more →

press release Camden, NJ – The Riversharks have announced that the first six players for the 2012 season have been signed. Pitchers Carlos Vasquez and Mike McGuire, as well as catcher Alvin Colina, first baseman Raul Padron, and infielder Jake Eigsti will be returning to the team, while former Braves farm hand Mariano Gomez will make his Atlantic League debut with the Riversharks. “With Jeff Scott and Ron Karkovice’s hard work, our roster is starting to come together,” said Riversharks General Manager Adam Lorber. “We are very excited to see so many returning players and look forward to contending for... Read more →

March 13, 2012 On January 2, David Clohessy, the president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), was deposed in Missouri regarding his role in cases of priestly sexual abuse. The deposition was recently made available [click here]; Catholic League president Bill Donohue has written a report on it, SNAP UNRAVELS[to read it, click here]; it is being mailed to the bishops today. Donohue summarizes his report as follows: David Clohessy claims that he doesn’t have to turn over most of the requested documents, or answer many of the questions. Why? Because SNAP is a rape crisis... Read more →

(cnbnews.net)Each spring our Philadelphia Phillies head to Clearwater Florida to escape the cold Northeast winter in preparation for the upcoming season... except this year they really didn't have to travel. I noticed before leaving work today around 5pm that the temperature in Bellmawr was the same as in Clearwater! The warm stretch of weather has brought everyone outside for some fresh air. Sauter Park was filled with kids on the swings and parents walking the track. Could it be Spring already? And looking at the 10 day forecast, it doesn't look like its going to change any time soon... perfect... Read more →

Released: 3/12/2012 7:00 AM EDT Source: University of Virginia Health System Newswise — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 12, 2012 – The world’s tallest man appears to have stopped growing following treatment at the University of Virginia Medical Center, earning the medical center a mention in the 2012 Guinness World Records. In May 2010, 8-foot-3-inch Sultan Kosen of Turkey made his first visit to UVA for treatment by endocrinologist Mary Lee Vance, MD. Kosen suffers from acromegaly, which is usually caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland. The tumor causes a large amount of growth hormone to be produced, which can... Read more →

March 13, 2012 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the “war on women” that has allegedly been taking place: In response to attempts by the Obama administration to jam its secular agenda down the throats of Catholics, the bishops have responded by standing up for the First Amendment rights of Catholics. Critics of the bishops retaliated by saying that the Church has decided to launch a “war on women.” Then they rolled out Sandra Fluke. World War III was about to begin. Today’s New York Times shows that President Obama’s approval rating among men went from 45 percent to... Read more →

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has announced the winners of the 2011 Skillful Angler Awards Program. The program honors anglers who catch both freshwater and marine fish that are not quite record size, but are large enough to have tested the angler's skill and be worthy of recognition. The Skillful Angler program highlights the great fishing opportunities found in New Jersey, and anglers of all ages and skill levels participate. The program began in 1983 with 31 applicants, and this year 188 applications representing 24 different species were officially processed. Since the program's modest beginning, the Division has... Read more →

Posted 03/09/2012 | BOHEMIA, NY, Mar 9 –“Want to balance the budget and cut the deficit? Put people back to work, but before we can accomplish that we will need to refuel the engine of economic growth that sputtered and died out during the recent recession,” suggested Dan Weber, president and founder of the Association of Mature American Citizens. Weber said he believes the uncertainty created by President Obama’s aim to hike taxes has had a detrimental effect on our economy. “The threat that taxes will go up if he wins another term is keeping us in a slump. Small... Read more →

Those who refuse to participate in politics shall be governed by their inferiors. (Paraphrased from Plato) The following is a copy of an article written by Spanish writer Sebastian Vilar Rodriguez and published in a Spanish newspaper on Jan. 15, 2008. It doesn't take much imagination to extrapolate the message to the rest of Europe - and possibly to the rest of the world. REMEMBER AS YOU READ -- IT WAS IN A SPANISH PAPER Date: Tue. 15 January 2008 14:30 ALL EUROPEAN LIFE DIED IN AUSCHWITZ By Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez I walked down the street in Barcelona , and... Read more →

Fiscal Year 2013 Budget and Fiscal Years 2013 – 2017 Five Year Plan introduced to City Council Philadelphia, March 8, 2012 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter delivered his proposed Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) Budget and Fiscal Year 2013- 2017 Five-Year Plan in his annual budget address to City Council. The Mayor’s proposed budget of approximately $3.6 billion includes significant new investments as well as making modest budget cuts. The City has seen some growth in tax receipts over the last year as the global economy continues to slowly improve. “Today I am presenting a budget and Five Year Plan that... Read more →

by Bill Cleary (cnbnews.net)YOUR WINDOW ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TownStats is an non-profit, non-partisan online database designed to give you access to important information on your town, its budget, and its taxes in a format that makes it easy to make comparisons with other towns. A project of The Independent Center, TownStats is a prototype that will soon be rolled out in other states. The project aims to provide the access and transparency that citizens need to participate fully in decison-making at the local level. To help compare municipal spending, TownStats shows town-by-town spending in standardized categories and provides an easy comparison... Read more →

Environmental Protection Agency Thorium Clean-Up Continues At Ballfields Westville Lions Have Successful Fundraiser At Westbrook Lanes Gloucester City Riverfront Art/Music Festival April 28 Gloucester City Library Wii Write March 22 The Gloucester City News wishes all its readers and advertisers a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Read more →

(12/P24) TRENTON- A major beach replenishment project is expected to start this weekend in Atlantic City and Ventnor that will protect these vital tourist communities from the effects of extreme weather while restoring storm-damaged beaches in time for the coming summer season, providing an environmental and economic boost to the state's leading resort, Commissioner Bob Martin said today. The $18 million project, partly financed by the state's Shore Protection Fund, is designed to reconstruct beaches and dunes from the Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City to Fredricksburg Avenue at the border of Ventnor and Margate. The 5.1-mile project, to be done... Read more →

On Thursday February 16th the Heroes to Hero 5 k Run Committee presented the Camden County Hero Scholarship with a $5000 check. Seen above, Treasurer Gary Hillman and Race Director Jerry Hubbs present President Gene Dannenfelser with proceeds from the 10th Annual Heroes to Hero 5k run/walk last October. The Camden County Hero Scholarship group is committed to providing college educations to the children of fallen or injured firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel of Camden County. The three firefighters, [Firefighter Tom Stewart lll, Chief Jim Sylvester and Fire Marshal John West] who died July 4, 2002 in Gloucester City,... Read more →

On March 11, 2012. Age 47. Of Blackwood. Formerly of Gloucester City. Loving Companion of Pattie White. Cherished Father of Denise, Sean, Richard, Aaron and Courtney. Beloved Step-Father of Rachael and Cheyenne. Devoted Pop-Pop of 5. Dear Brother of Colleen. Craig was a great friend and loving family man. He will be greatly missed! Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Thursday morning from 9 am to 11 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Methodist Funeral Service 11 am in the funeral home. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro. Family... Read more →

By Chris Concannon Gloucester City News The issue of buses and traffic safety was brought to the attention of Bellmawr Borough Council during its February 23 meeting. Thompson Avenue resident Leonard Gill voiced his concerns regarding buses parking along Creek Road, adjacent to LARC School. Code Enforcement Official Jim Burleigh said the buses had been parking in an adjacent lot to the school, but have slowly been making their way back onto the street. Mayor Frank Filipek echoed Burleigh’s remarks, in saying that they (the bus drivers) were supposed to take care of it. The manner in which the buses... Read more →

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A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A black hearse was followed by a second black hearse about 50 Feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a dog on a leash. Behind him, a short distance back, were about 200 men walking single file. The man couldn't stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached the man walking the dog and said: "I am so sorry for your loss, and this may be a bad time to disturb you,... Read more →

The theft of custom rims from a motor vehicle is a common crime throughout the United States. Even though this is not a problem in Gloucester Township, the Community Relations Bureau wants to pass on the below listed tips: Park your car in well‐lit and well‐traveled areas to make your car visible. The more easily your car can be seen, the less likely thieves will try to take your rims. When away from your home, park in secured lots; on high‐traffic, often‐patrolled streets; or in frequently used public lots. Post visible warning stickers on your windows to let thieves know... Read more →

When: Monday, March 12, 2012 Time: 6:45 PM Where: 3417 New Jersey Court Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109 Contact: David (Yellow Ribbon Club) 609-417-8640 Breanna (Fiancé) 254-913-0189 (text please, no phone calls) Please come out to welcome home Specialist Kyle Haines from his deployment in Iraq. Kyle is now 21 years old and graduated from Pennsauken High School. He joined The U.S. Army in 2009. He serves as a Combat Medic. He has worked as a volunteer Firefighter and as an EMT in Pennsauken. In his spare time, Specialist Kyle Haines loves to go fishing and hunting Friends, Family, A Hero’s... Read more →

March 9, 2012 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Never has there been a more vicious anti-Catholic advertisement in a prominent American newspaper than the one in today’s New York Times by Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The demonization of Catholicism is palpable. The pretext of the ad is the Catholic Church’s opposition to the Health and Human Services mandate forcing Catholic non-profits to include abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization in its insurance plans. Its real agenda is to smear Catholicism. Here is how the ad begins: “It’s time to quit the Roman Catholic Church. Will it be... Read more →

A year after an earthquake off the Japanese coastline caused the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, the Center for Investigative Reporting, in collaboration with Al Jazeera English, investigates the oversight of the U.S.' nuclear power plants. The U.S. has 104 nuclear power plants, and many are now seeking relicensing from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But critics say key safety issues aren’t being addressed. WATCH FULL STORY Read more →

by John Hayward 03/08/2012 Last week, after Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed the private insurance market was in a “death spiral” long before ObamaCare came along, I pointed out that ObamaCare itself is the paramount modern example of a high-speed death spiral. Whatever one might say about the structural deficiencies of private health insurance – which are, in no small part, due to government interference – it’s taken decades for them to reach their current state. ObamaCare, by contrast, began falling apart the minute it passed. Literally billions of dollars have been dropping from its leprous bulk... Read more →

Volume XVII No. 10: March 8, 2012 As the anniversary of the tsunami and the ensuing Fukushima disaster approaches, many will reflect on the use of nuclear power to safely meet our energy needs. The most devastating nuclear disaster since Chernobyl has prompted lawmakers, the media, and the public all over the world to question the viability of nuclear power. Japan, once a nuclear powerhouse, now has only two of their 54 reactors operating. Germany abruptly canceled their nuclear program, aiming to take all reactors offline by 2022. But the negative response hasn't been universal. The U.S. has taken a... Read more →

Rabies Prevention Due to a recent incident of a wild animal found suffering from rabies in the Glendora section of Gloucester Township, the Gloucester Township Police Community Relations Bureau is providing the following information. Rabies is a disease that affects the brain. It´s usually passed from animal to animal but it can be passed from animals to people. It´s caused by a virus. A virus is a very tiny germ, and you can only see that germ if you have a special microscope. Only mammals, including people, can get rabies. Rabies occurs most often in wildlife, particularly raccoons, bats, skunks,... Read more →

Gloucester Township Chief of Police W. Harry Earle, just returned from the prestigious Chief Executive Officer Training Seminar, held just outside of the nation’s capital, at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) located in Alexandria, VA. after receiving an invitation to attend the specifically designed training seminar for Law Enforcement Executives and 911 Emergency Center managers, Chief Earle attended the program on Sunday & Monday, March 4-5, as a guest of the NCMEC. Chief Earle joined 37 other Chiefs, Sheriffs, and 911 Emergency Managers who were also selected and invited, to attend the 133rd session of the... Read more →

March 8, 2012 Catholic League president Bill Donohue makes public his letter to President Barack Obama. To read our report on Bill Maher, click here. Donohue’s letter is printed below. Dear Mr. President: On March 6th, you called for more civility in the national dialogue on important issues. One way to demonstrate your fidelity to this noble goal would be to return the $1 million donation that Bill Maher recently gave to a superPAC that is supporting your reelection. If Maher had made one or two untoward comments about priests over the years, that would hardly be cause for concern.... Read more →

On this page Dangers of Mercury How to Protect Yourself Tracking Skin Products Containing Mercury Federal health officials are warning consumers not to use skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, or lotions that might contain mercury. The products are marketed as skin lighteners and anti-aging treatments that remove age spots, freckles, blemishes and wrinkles, says Gary Coody, national health fraud coordinator in the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Regulatory Affairs. Adolescents also may use these products as acne treatments, adds Coody. Products with this toxic metal have been found in at least seven states. The products are manufactured abroad... Read more →

Remember: This Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM we will be changing our clocks forward an hour for Daylight Savings. While you are going around your house to change your clocks, please take the time you change the batteries in all of your Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors. All homes should have a working smoke detector on every floor and areas immediately outside of all bedrooms. Any questions on Smoke Detectors or for assistance installing, please feel free to contact the Fire Station: (856) 939-4390 www.runnemedefire.org Read more →

by John Hayward 03/08/2012 Last week, after Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed the private insurance market was in a “death spiral” long before ObamaCare came along, I pointed out that ObamaCare itself is the paramount modern example of a high-speed death spiral. Whatever one might say about the structural deficiencies of private health insurance – which are, in no small part, due to government interference – it’s taken decades for them to reach their current state. ObamaCare, by contrast, began falling apart the minute it passed. Literally billions of dollars have been dropping from its leprous bulk... Read more →