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English: CGAS Atlantic City (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard recovered a boater after the skiff he was aboard capsized in Absecon Bay in the vicinity of the Route 30 causeway bridge Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a call at approximately 3:20 a.m. from a member of the Brigantine Police Department reporting there was a capsized boat with three men aboard in Absecon Bay. Two of the... Read more →

American Legion Baseball (Photo credit: Wikipedia) American Legion Baseball fans nationwide will have the opportunity to watch the 2012 Legion World Series games live in Shelby, N.C., Aug. 17-21. All 15 games will once again be streamed online on ESPN3.com. The games will be shown online and on mobile devices to Internet customers with high-speed connections from affiliated service providers. Viewing ESPN3 is free and viewers will be able to go towww.legion.org to find a... Read more →

English: President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and senior staff, react in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, as the House passes the health care reform bill. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) June 28, 2012 Supreme Court decision does not address fundamental flaws in the law Legislation still needed to fix conscience, abortion funding, immigration problems WASHINGTON—Today the United States Supreme Court issued a decision upholding as a tax the provision of the Affordable Care... Read more →

Released: 6/22/2012 12:10 PM EDT Source: George Washington University The Affordable Care Act Could Have Negative Consequences for Elderly Recipients of Long-Term Services and Supports, George Washington University Professor Says Ellen Kurtzman, Assistant Research Professor at GW School of Nursing, Co-Authors Study Examining How Three of the Law’s Provisions Affect Vulnerable Older Adults Newswise — WASHINGTON – Three provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intended to enhance care transitions and prevent avoidable outcomes for... Read more →

VENTNOR — Priests accustomed to spending summers during their retirement at a diocese-owned Ventnor beach house will no longer be able to do so, effective Saturday. That’s when the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will close Villa St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, a 12-room stucco mansion on the Boardwalk at Princeton Avenue. Retired priests have reserved rooms there for getaways during May through October since 1963, said Frances Deibert, whose family has worked there since shortly after it opened and... Read more →

Michael Bloomberg - Cartoon (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey) June 29, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg its June 2012 Porker of the Month for proposing a ban on sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, food carts, movie theaters, and any other venues that receive letter grades from the city for food service. If the measure is approved by the city’s health department after... Read more →

The first, and best known, of these seven taxes that will hit all Americans as a result of Obamacare is the Individual Mandate Tax (no longer concealed as a penalty). This provision will require a couple to pay the higher of a base tax of $1,360 per year, or 2.5% of adjusted growth income starting with lower base tax and rising to this level by 2016. Individuals will see a base tax of $695 and... Read more →

Camden Riversharks (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Legends vs The Champions to feature players from the Phillies 1980 and 2008 World Series facing off against Philadelphia area legendary sports stars; All for charity CAMDEN, N.J. — ESPN NFL Analyst Ron Jaworski and Former Phillies Manager and MLB Network Analyst Larry Bowa will lead two star-studded celebrity teams on the softball diamond to support two area non-profits: Jaws Youth Playbook and Kisses for Kyle Foundation. Celebrity Participants... Read more →

On June 27, 2012. Age 55. Of Bellmawr, NJ and formerly of Berlin, NJ. Passed away at home. JOE MULDERIG Loving son of the late Joseph J. Mulderig, Sr. and Rita M. (nee McConnell). Dear brother of Rita Toy (nee Mulderig) and her husband Edward, and Maureen Glezman (nee Mulderig) and her husband, the late Daniel Glezman. Devoted uncle to David Glezman, Patrick Glezman, Mandie Walker (fiancé of Patrick), Kathleen Toy and the late Edward.... Read more →

Bucket-headed dog (Photo credit: Paul Kidd) Added by Jasmine Kleine The UK may be a nation of dog lovers, but it seems we are still putting man’s best friend at risk as a new survey released today by Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, reveals that over 66% of people have seen a dog locked in a car on a sunny day yet over a third of them did nothing about it. With... Read more →

English: Logo of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2006) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) FDA Press Release Researchers at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have taken a close look at the long-term benefit of bisphosphonates, a class of medications widely prescribed to treat osteoporosis. An FDA review of clinical studies measuring the effectiveness of long-term bisphosphonates use shows that some patients may be able to stop using bisphosphonates after three to five years and still... Read more →

By Leigh Anne Hubbs Gloucester City News This Fourth of July will be the 10th anniversary of a tragic July Fourth fire that stunned and saddened the residents of Mount Ephraim and Gloucester City. On July 4, 2002, a Gloucester City house fire claimed the lives of Mount Ephraim Fire Chief James Sylvester, Deputy Chief/Fire Marshall John West and Firefighter Thomas Stewart of the Gloucester City Fire Department as they tried to rescue the three... Read more →

by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, June 28, 2012, 12:33 p.m See our interactive map of how health reform could expand Medicaid in each state. Interactive Map State-by-State: How Health Reform Could Expand Medicaid For many people without insurance, a key question raised bythe Supreme Court's decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act is whether states will decline to participate in the law's big Medicaid expansion. Although the court upheld the law's mandate requiring individuals to... Read more →

Washington, DC - Black conservatives with the Project 21 leadership network are disappointed by today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "ObamaCare." Project 21 spokeswoman Dr. Elaina George, a board-certified otolaryngologist, said: "By upholding ObamaCare, the Supreme Court ignored the Constitution. It placed corporate interests and profits, along with government control, above the needs of doctors and patients. This decision virtually guarantees the destruction... Read more →

June 28, 2012(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) President Tom Schatz issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). “The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Obamacare based on the individual mandate’s classification as a tax is a distressing blow to taxpayers. The ruling undermines President Obama’s 2009 assertion that his health care law... Read more →

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Major Victory for New Jerseyans: New Jersey will have the tools to tackle its health care problem as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, as the attached analysis by New Jersey Policy Perspective shows. “All New Jerseyans scored a major victory today. For the first time, everyone now has a right to high quality, affordable comprehensive health coverage and will no longer have to worry about going bankrupt... Read more →

Jun 27, 2012 10:15 am | [email protected] (Maria D'Antonio) Catholic Schools need help in asking Governor Christie NOT to redline the full restoration of the Nonpublic School Technology Initiative in the final version of the FY '13 Budget. The Nonpublic School Technology Initiative was first removed from the Budget by Governor Corzine and has remained completely out of the Budget for the last two subsequent budget cycles. Governor Christie restored 50% of the amount ($20.00... Read more →

press release (Avalon, NJ)—The Borough of Avalon is getting ready for the biggest July 4th celebration in South Jersey. Avalon will host five full days of big events throughout the community, including a free world-class symphony concert and the largest fireworks display along the New Jersey coastline. A major highlight of the July 4th week in Avalon will be a free patriotic concert presented by the Bay-Atlantic Symphony on Wednesday, July 4th, at 7:00pm. The... Read more →

Soldiers from the XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C., sit aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airplane from the 16th Airlift Squadron, before a non-tactical proficiency jump at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. by Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey July 14, 2005 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Fort Bragg Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C., June 28, 2012 - A soldier is dead and two others are wounded following a shooting incident... Read more →

Fellow Patriot, The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Constitutionality of ObamaCare sets a disturbing and dangerous precedent. Their ruling in effect confirms that there are no limitations whatsoever on the powers of Congress. To use the now-famous example from the oral arguments in this case, if Congress wished to mandate that everyone buy and eat broccoli, the Court has essentially ruled today that they have such a power. Just as dangerously, ObamaCare takes control of... Read more →

La Salle Explorers Basketball athletic logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) PHILADELPHIA - Ally Kenney, who has spent the last six years playing and coaching for La Salle head women’s soccer coach Paul Royal, has been promoted to the top assistant for the team, it was announced today. After graduating from La Salle in 2010, Kenney spent a season with the team as a volunteer assistant before being named a full-time assistant in 2011. “We're incredibly excited... Read more →

Highland Park, NJ - Upon hearing the decision of the United States Supreme Court regarding President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, NJ Citizen Action released the following statement: “We are elated that the Supreme Court sided with the constitution and consumers on this case,” said Jeff Brown, spokesman for NJ Citizen Action. “While many are going to rightly say that this ruling was a victory for the President, the real winners are the 30 million Americans... Read more →

June 28, 2012 TRENTON – Today, the New Jersey Republican Party issued the following statement from Chairman Samuel Raia in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act: “Today, the Supreme Court confirmed what most American’s knew from the beginning and what President Obama did his best to deny, that Obamacare is in fact a tax on the middle class. As Governor Christie said today, individual governors are in the best position... Read more →

June 28, 2012 Middletown, June 28...State Senator and Candidate for U.S. Senate Joe Kyrillos released the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. "Today’s Supreme Court decision may have confirmed the constitutionality of the legislation, but one fact remains: the massive, expensive health care overhaul voted for by Senator Menendez is bad policy. Government run healthcare spends money we don't have, loots Medicare, limits patient choice,... Read more →

Washington D.C. (June 28th, 2012) -- In a 5-4 decision with Chief Justice Roberts aligning with the liberals on the court and Justice Kennedy siding with conservatives, the individual mandate within Obamacare was upheld, not as a provision protected by the Commerce Clause, but rather as a massive $1 trillion tax on working class Americans. TVC president Andrea Lafferty released the following statement in the wake of the decision: “The U.S. Supreme Court has now... Read more →

Today, the Supreme Court issued a historic ruling: They upheld the Affordable Care Act and ensured that millions of American families will have access to health care and protection from the worst abuses of the insurance industry. Lots of people have questions about the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court's decision, and their health care coverage. We've pulled together the most useful information -- including President Obama's remarks after the announcement -- at WhiteHouse.gov: Watch... Read more →

By Anne Forline Gloucester City News The Gloucester City Board of Education (BOE) recognized Thomas Gray Stewart Jr. by awarding him a high school diploma through the “Operation Recognition” program during last week’s meeting. The program, a joint venture through the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) and the Department of Education, awards high school diplomas to veterans who left high school to serve in the military. Superintendent Paul Spaventa noted that Stewart... Read more →

Here’s dashcam footage of a horrific car accident that took place on June 20 in Russia. At about the 1:00-minute below, a Volvo truck lost control due to failure of its break system and crashed head on with another truck. From there, we see a chain reaction of explosions and collisions. Bread and fruit spill [...] Posted by Chris Monty on June 24th 2012 related: ClearysNoteBook YouTube Channel Related articles VIDEO: Take a Stand Against... Read more →

The Reading Ridge Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host a Women in the Outdoors event on July 21 &22nd, 2012 at Pheasant Valley Farm in Robesonia, PA. This is a “Pitch A Tent” event. Bring your tents and camp out with us. Classes being offered are Dog Training, Shotgun, Archery and more! Enjoy the outdoors and meet ladies that have the same interests! Pre-registration is required for this event. Registration can be... Read more →

Released: 6/22/2012 8:00 AM EDT Embargo expired: 6/25/2012 12:00 AM EDT Source: University of North Carolina School of Medicine Newswise — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A national survey identifies which U.S. military veterans may be at most risk of aggression after deployment and what strategies could potentially help reduce likelihood of violence when service members return home. The study examined protective factors that are important in preventing violence, including employment, meeting basic needs, living stability,... Read more →

(Clayton, NJ) – Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger and Freeholder Adam J. Taliaferro announced today that people interested in adopting a pet from the Gloucester County Animal Shelter can now go online and complete their pre-adoption application electronically via the county’s website. “We are always looking for new ways to make the pet adoption process easier and now people can electronically submit their pre-adoption application online so that when they are ready to adopt they... Read more →

Hall of Fame Senior Vice President Bill Haase (left) and the Department of Missouri National Vice Commander Dave Voyles (right) present Blake Schmit with the Player of the Year award. The moment Eden Prairie, Minn., won the 2011 American Legion Baseball World Series in Shelby, N.C., Blake Schmit walked off the field with a championship title and a new status — the first player in Legion history to have earned two major Legion Baseball awards.... Read more →

By Marine Corps Cpl. Bruno J. Begg 2nd Marine Logistics Group CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., June 27, 2012 – Finding the time to bond with your kids can be challenging in the highly demanding life of a Marine. Marine Corps Sgt. James W. Bridger gives advice to his son, Christian, before a North American Grappling Association tournament in Hampton, Va., June 23, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bruno J. Bego . But Marine Corps... Read more →

The more people get to know the president, the more they disbelieve him when he says he’s a Christian. It does not exaggerate to say there’s never been anything like this in presidential politics. In March 2008, a Pew Research Center poll showed that 47 percent of the public said presidential-candidate Barack Obama was a Christian; 12 percent said he was Muslim and 36 percent said, “Don’t Know.” More than two years later, in August... Read more →

New Jersey will have the tools to tackle its health care problem as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, an analysis by New Jersey Policy Perspective shows . “All New Jerseyans scored a major victory today. For the first time, everyone now has a right to high quality, affordable comprehensive health coverage and will no longer have to worry about going bankrupt to pay for medical bills,” says... Read more →

published in the Gloucester City News June 21 issue Dear Mt. Ephraim Parents And Residents: As members of the Board of Education (BOE) and residents of Mount Ephraim, we feel that it is our responsibility to be sure children in Mt. Ephraim receive an outstanding education, to be prudent with your tax dollars, and to act fairly regarding staff contracts. We all gladly volunteer our time which includes not only meetings but training required by... Read more →

English: United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., USA. Front facade. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) UPDATE 10:36AM OBAMACARE AFTER THE COURT The policy landscape will change dramatically after 10 a.m. today. If the Supreme Court does not strike down Obamacare in its entirety, Congress should move to repeal it. Americans support repeal of the health care law, as they have demonstrated in more than 100 polls since it passed in 2010. The infamous individual mandate... Read more →

Prosecutor Sean Dalton Young members of the Paulsboro Boys and Girls Club have expressed their idea of community in the form of a large mosaic mural to be unveiled in its permanent place on the outside of the club building on Penn Line Road at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 28. Attending the unveiling will be Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton, whose office awarded the club a grant for mural materials and the assistance of... Read more →

Copepods latest tool used to fight mosquitoes (12/P72) TRENTON - With conditions ripe for mosquito breeding in standing water around New Jersey, the Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection are once again teaming up to release a tiny, shrimp-like crustacean with a hearty appetite for mosquito larvae. Macrocyclops albidus, commonly known as copepods, is being bred in large numbers at the Department of Agriculture's Philip Alampi Beneficial Insect Rearing Laboratory in West Trenton, and is... Read more →

PRIMARY RESULTS BRING CHANGE (Editor’s note: In the Bellmawr Democratic Primary, Steven B. Hagerty and Stephen M. Sauter defeated Robert P. Mortka and Louis P. Di Angelo for two seats on Bellmawr Borough Council). Based off June's primary election results, Bellmawr residents will have an opportunity to elect a new member on November 6. It is great to see another person being afforded an opportunity to serve on Borough Council. Hopefully, such continued, serious change... Read more →

Mary Jo DiLullo, 62, of Cape Coral died June 15, 2012, at Health Park Medical Center, Fort Myers,. She was born Dec. 7, 1949, in Camden, N.J., a child of John Milford and Alice T. (Rowand) Grasmick Sr. A resident of Cape Coral for the past 15 years, she previously lived in Brooklawn, N.J., and was employed as a file clerk for Campbell Soup Company, Camden, N,J. She is survived by her husband, Russell L.... Read more →

Posted 06/21/2012 | AMAC Authors, Opinion 0 By: Christopher G. Adamo - The liberal media is in full damage control mode, owing to Barack Obama’s latest blunder. Assessing the nation’s ongoing economic struggles during a June 8 press conference, he flatly stated “The private sector is doing fine. Where we’re seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local governments.” It must be understood here that the real blunder was not his... Read more →

FDA CONSUMER'S NEWS Cover Up Sun Safety Tips for Infants You're at the beach, slathered in sunscreen. Your 5-month-old baby is there, too. Should you put sunscreen on her? Not usually, according to Hari Cheryl Sachs, M.D., a pediatrician at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "The best approach is to keep infants under 6 months out of the sun," Sachs says, "and to avoid exposure to the sun in the hours between 10 a.m.... Read more →

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andrews announced his plan to keep U.S. military call-center jobs from being sent overseas. Congressman Andrews wrote the bill as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013(NDAA) that would ensure that customer service hotlines that are operated under any branch of the military will be based entirely in the U.S. Rep. Andrews’ plan would make sure that all staff for programs like TRICARE, the military’s healthcare service, will... Read more →

Gloucester City Girl Scouts Prepare July Fourth Float Mount Ephraim School Board Selects Interim Chief Administrator Mary Bray School Young Consumers Enjoy Shop-Rite Visit Bittersweet Graduation For Ross And Bell Oaks School Related articles Gloucester Catholic Alumnus Tom Ward Hole in One! | cnbnews.net (gloucestercitynews.net) Change on the Horizon for Post Offices in the South Jersey Area | cnbnews.net (gloucestercitynews.net) This Just In: Joe Rafferty Named Superintendent of the Gloucester City School District | cnbnews... Read more →

HOBOKEN, N.J. (June 26, 2012) – After an extensive nationwide search, Megan Haughey (Pittstown, N.J.) has been named the head women’s basketball coach at Stevens Institute of Technology. Stevens Director of Athletics Russell Rogers (Branchburg, N.J.) announced the news on Tuesday. Haughey will take over a Stevens program that has won two of the past four Empire 8 Conference Championships. “We are excited to welcome Megan as our new women’s basketball coach,” said Rogers. “Her... Read more →

(JUNE 25) MANASQUAN, N.J. ─ The Coast Guard responded to an ill 47-year-old man aboard a 97-foot charter vessel approximately 20 miles east of the Shark River Inlet here Monday, J. Assisted was Ron Jackson. A crewmember from the charter boat Golden Eagle, contacted Coast Guard watchstanders at about 11 p.m. via VHF-FM radio reporting Jackson was ill and needed medical care. A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet arrived... Read more →

New Jersey Citizen Action today applauds the expected passage of a package of bills surrounding the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. These bills, including the “Millionaire’s Tax,” the immediate full restoration of New Jersey’s earned income tax credit, and a bill to restore state funding for family planning, are all associated with the Legislature’s 2013 budget proposal. “For the past two years Governor Christie has repeatedly valued tax cuts for the wealthiest 1% of New Jerseyans... Read more →

I for one am thrilled to see the development of Freedom Pier. Unfortunately, people have already vandalized it by breaking lanterns along the walking path and ripping the trash disposals doors off. Also, the red-brick walking path that was designed for people to enjoy has now become a chalkboard for little ones. Now, with summer upon us, people are fishing from the pier leaving their gear and bait everywhere. It has been reported that people... Read more →