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THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED HERE on January 11, 2007 Pearl Kowalski Honored By William E. Cleary Sr. (January 11, 2007)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ ==This past November Gloucester City Board of Education dedicated a memorial garden in honor of Dr. Pearl Kowlaski, a long-time Gloucester City resident who was a teacher at Gloucester City High School in the 50's. Pearl's family approached the board recently and offered to fund a memorial garden in her honor. The gazebo... Read more →

October 7, 2007 Bills Point of View: Gloucester City NJ (posted here October 7, 2007)--Great-Grand "Pappy" Cleary told me a tale about a time when horse and wagon were the means of transportation in Gloucester City. He said residents were not allowed to park on the buggy path on two days of the month. Pappy said, "On those days between the hours of 1 PM - 3 PM employees from the Public Works Department could... Read more →

Posted here November 2009 and 2011 By CNB Sports / GHS Contributor GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--Each year it arrives, it arrives to quick. Each year we wait to reflect on our gifts and each year we realize the end of an athletic career has come for many athletes throughout the nation. Yes, it’s Thanksgiving Day, a day rich in tradition, a day we give thanks and to family and friends. But too many Thanksgiving Day is... Read more →

POSTED HERE November 22, 2012 By Gus Ostrum (November 22, 2012) GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-To a man, this was the game the seniors wanted to win badly. Consider it mission accomplished! Bolstered by the presence of healthy running back John DeLaurentis and solid overall games from quarterback Micahel Davis and teammates Matt Davis and James Higginbotham, Gloucester Catholic upset city rival Gloucester High 22-15 in a West Jersey League Thanksgiving Day football classic. "The seniors all... Read more →

Posted here November 2008 GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--Note: A series of articles about the history of the Gloucester Catholic vs. Gloucester High football games was published in a booklet released in 1993 entitled "TheRenewal of Friendship”. This great history of the series was put together by members of the Gloucester High Alumni Association. Drawing on front cover of booklet by Todd Whitten ***** Lions Rettew and Brennan Star Gloucester City NJ--Gloucester High's "Raiders", led by the... Read more →

SEE 2007 RAMS/LIONS PHOTO ALBUM (photo credit Bruce Darrow) Note: This article was first posted here November 2006. And each year prior to the annual Thanksgiving contest We run it again since it is timeless. Who wrote it? We don’t know anyone by the name of Lea Koros. It was sent via E-mail to us prior to the November 2006 game. Thank you Lea for the great article. Does anyone have a prediction on who... Read more →

This article was posted here February 3, 2007 Bill, GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--I enjoy your column and am now an addict of your website! I am very concerned about your "Jeer" in last week's News about the Kilcourse administration agreeing to build an office building on the "Oh! Hara's" parking lot! First of all, this is a public lot, for all the businesses in the area, and also the residents use it since (1) Oh!Hara's customers... Read more →

The following article was posted NOVEMBER 7, 2006 on CNBNews.net by William E. Cleary Sr. GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (November 7, 2006)-- Chatham Square Apartments home to 100 residential units, located on Rte. 130 and Klemm Avenue, has been fined $96,000, plus $17,000 per day until the violations are corrected, for numerous housing violations by the Gloucester City Municipal Court. The Municipal Court issued its decision on October 24, 2006. The court action is the result... Read more →

August 03, 2010 By Kellie Ferry Gloucester City Councilwoman August 3, 2010 GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--Community. Howard Thurman once said, “Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.” I could not agree more. Walking through the streets of Gloucester City, I find it hard not to fall in love. It elates me to see the old buildings and beautiful homes and... Read more →

This article was posted here on October 30, 2006 By William E. Cleary CNBNews.net (October 30,2006) GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--Albert Countryman first worked for the Gloucester City News in 1991. One of his first assignments was to write an article about the development of the City’s Waterfront. When he returned to work for the paper in 1999, I asked him to do another article about the same topic. The purpose was see what progress had been... Read more →

The following article was posted here September 7, 2006 By William E. Cleary CNBNews.net Re: the Letter to the Editor, “Guest Opinion Writer Should Promote, Not Criticize, City” (August 31, 2006 Gloucester City News) (September 7, 2006)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--On June 27 a community workshop entitled Enhancing Gloucester City’s Image was held. Council member Patrick Keating asked those in attendance for suggestions on what improvements could be made. After I watched the seminar on Channel 19... Read more →

Posted on CNBNews.net September 21, 2006 By William E. Cleary Sr. CNBNews.net (September 21, 2006) GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--On the left is George F. Cleary Sr. with his longtime friend John Lincoln (known to my brother, sister and I as Uncle John or Uncle Link). The occasion was the celebration of the swearing in ceremony of the new Democrat council members held in January (year unknown). Both my Dad and Uncle John were staunch Republicans and... Read more →

This article was posted here on March 23, 2009 TIPS AND SNIPPETS by William E. Cleary Sr. (March 23, 2009)Sean Gorman (photo) has been named The Coach of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Gloucester County Times newspapers. Gorman coaches the Gloucester CityHigh School Girls Basketball Team. Under his guidance, Gloucester High captured the school’s first South Jersey title in girl’s basketball and reached the Group I state championship. The Lions record for... Read more →

Saturday, November 2, 2013 By JOHN REYNOLDS Diary of a Madman Browsing the web the other day, checking up on the goings-on around town on my favorite local website, I was saddened to learn that after October 31, 2013, Bill Cleary will stop publishing new content to his site, ClearysNoteBook. The only independently run, small-town news source in South Jersey is shutting down. His site's been running since 2006 when he launched ClearysNoteBook onto the... Read more →

The following article was posted here January 01, 2007 Former Gloucester Mayor Gorman Fighting A Legal Battle With The City That Elected Him; Battle is Over City Police Department Records By William E. Cleary Sr. Reporter's Note: Since 2004 former Gloucester City Mayor Robert Gorman has been fighting a court battle with the City of Gloucester and the Police Department over information that he feels should be released under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA0.... Read more →

The following article was posted here February 9, 2009. By William E. Cleary Sr. (February 9, 2009)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--As you are aware Gloucester City came to an agreement recently to purchase the Amspec Chemical site (22 acres) for $5 million. We just learned that the City has been trying to obtain the ground since December 15, 2005. Under a recent court settlement the City, who had previously deposited $1.68 million with the court, will now... Read more →

The following was posted here on January 26 , 2009 By William E. Cleary Sr. CNBNews.net GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (January 26, 2009)There are 19 commercial properties in Gloucester City according to the real estate web site http://www.trendmls.com . Included in that number are *six taverns. The properties are : 1. 217 Third Street at Powell Street, asking price $124,950. 2. 138 N. Broadway, (next to pizzeria) asking price 149,900 3. 301 N. Broadway, (car lot)... Read more →

+++++ (Posted on CNBNEWS.NET August 24, 2006) GROWING UP GLOUCESTER By Bart Rettew THE BEGINNING - 1946 (August 24, 2006)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--The year was 1946 and WW-II was over. Many veterans were now returning home to resume their lives that were interrupted by the War. A group of young, local former high school athletes got together and started what was known as, and still is, the Gloucester City Memorial Athletic Association. The club was formally... Read more →

**** This article was posted here July 10, 2011 By William E. Cleary CNBNEWS.NET (July 10,2011)Gloucester City NJ--Former LaSalle Football Coach Bill Manlove (photo) will be heading to South Bend, Indiana this week for the College Football Hall of Fame ceremonies being held July 15-16. He is one of four coaches that will be enshrined. Knowledgable South Jersey football fans will remember Manlove as the head football coach at Gloucester City High School in the... Read more →

NOTE: We will no longer be accepting photos, announcements or press releases for publication. However, over the next year we plan on re-publishing some popular articles from our CNBNews Op-Ed, the CNBNews Point of View, and the CNBNews Tips and Snippets categories. Comments will be open. RELATED: THANK YOU! GOOD BYE! **** The following was posted here November 13, 2006 UPDATED November 7, 2013 CNBNEWS POINT OF VIEW: By William E. Cleary (November 13, 2006)... Read more →

The following was posted here on September 26, 2006 Bill, (September 26, 2006)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--It’s refreshing to click onto your website. Yes, I agree “there are always two sides to every story”. The hard part is reporting the story in the most unbiased way possible and then and only then can the reader form his/her own opinion. On the subject in question. So far you have been successful in doing this. The record will show... Read more →

This article was first published on October 30, 2006. by William E. Cleary Sr. cnbnews.net (October 30,2006)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--William James candidate for Gloucester City Mayor in the November 7 election further explains his reasons for seeking the city's highest office. His statement reads as follows: " It’s time to put the cards on the table. After months of door knocking, sign fabrication, sign and T-shirts acquisitions and distribution, and introductory pamphlet distribution, the issues must... Read more →

The following article was published on CNBNews on February 23, 2009. ******* By William E. Cleary Sr. CNBNews.net CNBNEWS.NET Point of View GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--On February 15 (2009) Gloucester City Police received a call that Christopher Demunguia, 35, a suspect who was wanted on a $50,000 warrant for an Aggravated Assault charge, was sitting in a bar located on King Street. According to the weekly police report Gloucester City Ptl. Little and Ptl. Wall approached... Read more →

Published May 10, 2013 RELATED ARTICLE: CNBNEWS Point of View: Bring Community Pride Back to Gloucester City The Gloucester City water tower, Broadway and Jersey Avenue (photo credit CNBNews.net) "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) BY BILL CLEARY CNBNews.net A close-up of... Read more →