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POSTED HERE March 19, 2007 By William E. Cleary Sr. CNBNews.net CHEERS to Gloucester City resident Jack Pyrah who was recently inducted into the National Coaches Hall of Fame in San Antonio. Jack, who is in his 80's, spent 26 years as Villanova assistant track coach. He retired in 1991. Ten years later he was inducted into the Villanova Hall of Fame. JEERS to the Camden County Municipal Utility Authority for charging a $1.75 convenience... Read more →

TRENTON – With New Year’s Eve known to be one of the biggest party nights of the year, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety is reminding New Jerseyans to ensure they have a safe and sober way to get home should they celebrate ringing in 2014 with an alcoholic beverage. Division of Highway Traffic Safety Acting Director Gary Poedubicky said if you planned to drink on New Year’s Eve, there were some simple steps to... Read more →

Medicines Had Been Donated to be Used for Indigent Patients TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey woman was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for her role in defrauding a charity program out of more than $7 million in donated HIV and cancer medication, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Keisha Jackson, 48, of Perth Amboy, N.J., previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper in Trenton federal court to conspiracy to... Read more →

Posted here March 24, 2007 Commentary By Hank F. Miller Jr. CNBNEWS.NET (MARCH 24, 2007)--I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS". A term I haven't heard in a long time and thinkingabout "fender skirts" started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice. Like "curb feelers" and "steering knobs." Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction first. Any kids... Read more →

Down the Shore/Catholic Star Herald Residents of the Victorian Towers in Cape May get into the Christmas spirit during their annual Christmas Party by dancing to the music of the Mummers’ Durning String Band. Photo by Alan M. Dumoff for the Catholic Star Herald For more information: Victorian Towers Age requirement 55+ 608 Washington Avenue Cape May, NJ 08204 609-884-5883 Source http://www.camdendiocese.org posted here by Sue Calloway Related articles Behind the Sequins Will Tell You... Read more →

Cable network A&E on Friday reinstated the bearded patriarch Phil Robertson of the runaway reality show hit "Duck Dynasty" – a faith-driven country man who had suddenly come to represent many things Southern and good, plus some things, like intolerance, that a lot of Americans think aren’t so good. The decision by A&E to reinstate Phil and let the show go on came after a standoff with the Robertson clan, who suggested they’d quit the... Read more →

With homeownership at its lowest level in decades, the demand for rental housing is high -- and so are the rents. BY TOD NEWCOMBE | JANUARY 2014 Homeownership has been one of the cornerstones of the American dream. But after the massive housing crash, which precipitated the Great Recession, that dream became more of a nightmare for many, prompting millions of former homeowners to become renters. Indeed, the U.S. homeownership rate, according to Deutsche Bank,... Read more →

Posted here on February 11, 2007 Murphy not just a winner on the court Courier Post Feb. 11, 2007 By Kevin Callahan (February 11, 2007)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--They could've posed to be chiseled for a Mount Rushmore of Gloucester Catholic High School boys' basketball coaches. Current Rams coach Pat Murphy was there Saturday afternoon at the Colonial/Tri-County Shootout matchup with Sterling. So were former Gloucester Catholic coaches Ralph Saquella and Tony "Putt" Powers. Only missing from... Read more →

Eliot Shorr-Parks/NJ.com December 26, 2013 at 11:06:01 PM EST PHILADELPHIA -- Chip Kelly has been very clear since he became coach of the Philadelphia Eaglesthat he has one goal and one goal only on offense, and that is to score some points. He apparently tells his players the same thing -- just in a slightly more colorful way. Check out this video of Kelly responding to Riley Cooper on the sideline during a recent Eagles'game,... Read more →

Mrs. Catherine R. "Cass" Murray (nee Brassill) a lifelong resident of Gloucester City, NJ died on December 23, 2013 at the age of 92 years. Beloved wife of the late Gloucester City Councilman John Murray.Predeceased by her dear sister Josephine Cerrone (Tony), andbrothersJosephBrassill(Jean) and FredBrodowitz(Alberta).She is survived by her loving nieces and nephews Maureen Collins (Bernie), MichaelCerrone(late Gayle), PatrickCerrone(Margaret), John R. Murray (Donna), Jackie Christenson (Jack), Anne Brown (Dennis), BarbaraKingkiner(Frank) and the late PatriciaBrassill, and... Read more →

THE FOLLOWING WAS POSTED HERE ON January 23, 2007 (January 23, 2007)Editor's Note: Dianne Nolan is one of the inductees in this year's South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame. The affair will be held Feb. 12, 2007. A graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School, Dianne is the daughter of Andy and Bert Nolan, formerly of Gloucester City who now reside in Connecticut. She has coached the Fairfield University Girls Basketball team for 28 years. Last... Read more →

Il Sassoferrato - The Sleep of the Infant Jesus - (Photo credit: Wikipedia) "Christmas shows us the truth about God" The Christmas mystery offers to us and to the whole world a fundamental truth about God, that God is not distant. God is Emanuel. God is with us. The Infant Jesus of Bethlehem who is truly God is also truly one of us. God is enfleshed in the flesh of the Infant Jesus which He... Read more →

FORKER JOSEPHINE L. “PAT” On December 22, 2013 (nee Osinski) of Gloucester City, NJ, age 74. She is the beloved wife of Francis C. Forker, loving mother of Tom Girgenti (Barbara), Theresa Thompson (James) and William Girgenti (Jean) and dear sister of Caroline Abate, Diane Lehnowsky, and Deborah Pierce. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren Dana (Todd),Sammuel, Erinn, William Jr. (Samantha), Michael, Alysha, Kaitlin, Robert, great granddaughter Peyton and many dear nieces and... Read more →

By Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Landeros 379th Air Expeditionary Wing SOUTHWEST ASIA, Dec. 20, 2013 – Being separated from family during the holidays can be a tough time for deployed service members. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Tucker checks the temperature of an outdoor freezer at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Dec. 17, 2013. The freezer is used to keep stored food at the appropriate temperature so it doesn’t spoil. Tucker... Read more →

By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2013 – On Christmas Eve, tens of thousands of children around the globe will gather around their family telephones and computers to track the path of Santa Claus as he makes his rounds delivering gifts on his sleigh led by tiny reindeer. Santa Claus reviews his flight plan for his annual Christmas Eve trek across the globe in the North American Aerospace Defense Command... Read more →

(Published here December 08, 2011)--Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, was a 12 year old paper boy for the Bangor Daily News when he won a trip to Washington D.C. His first trip to our nation’s capital was one he would never forget, and Arlington National Cemetery made an especially indelible impression on him. This experience followed him throughout his life and successful career in business, reminding him that his good... Read more →

By CAMERON LANGFORD (December 19, 2013) GALVESTON, Texas (CN) - A little girl died when a Dominican hospital botched her appendicitis surgery because Blue Cross would not cover a flight to the United States, her parents claim in court. Marissett and Francisco Tolentino sued Health Care Service Corp. dba Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, for their late, 6-year-old daughter Isabella, in Galveston County Court. The Tolentinos were vacationing at a Dominican Republic resort when... Read more →

City cites needs of changing workforce as driver for policy change December 20, 2013 – As a result of action taken by the City of Philadelphia’s Administrative Board, effective January 1, 2014, new parental leave benefits will be provided to exempt employees. The policy provides four weeks of paid parental leave for exempt employees who have at least six months of tenure in City government. The benefit applies to birth, adoptive and foster mothers and... Read more →

By Arturo Garcia (December 18, 2013)After applauding the congressional bipartisan budget deal last week, Jon Stewart couldn’t help but notice on Tuesday how quickly conservatives and Tea Party Republicans were moving to discredit the agreement, so much so that even House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) had to ask, “Are you kidding me?” “That was an awfully abrupt emotional change,” Stewart observed, adding, “That was pro wrestling-level rhetoric. Clearly Boehner’s trying to make a catchphrase happen.”... Read more →

February 20, 2007 ....Wakes Up Neighborhood By Bill Bates (FEBRUARY 20, 2007)MOUNT EPHRAIM NJ-- Sunday evening, February 4th, officials from Winzinger Construction Company gathered at the future Walgreen’s site at the Black Horse Pike and Kings Highway. The officials weren’t meeting to finalize plans or to pour concrete, the Winzinger crew was there to accomplish one objective; and that was to start demolishing the remaining Harwan Theatre and adjacent structures. The demolition crew started working... Read more →

By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2013 – Taking on the task of sorting hundreds of holiday toy and gift donations from White House staff, First Lady Michelle Obama lent a hand to the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign here yesterday. Children line up to meet First Lady Michelle Obama and give her their toy donations for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington,... Read more →

DECEMBER 19, 2013 NOGALES, AZ PRESS RELEASE Next NOGALES, Ariz. — Federal authorities shut down a completed drug smuggling tunnel Tuesday night in the backyard shed of a Nogales residence, following a multi-agency investigation by the Nogales Tunnel Task Force. Members of the task force, which is led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), developed information that a drug smuggling tunnel was located at a residence located approximately one and... Read more →

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS POSTED HERE December 10, 2006 Photos and caption by William E. Cleary Sr. GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (December 10,2006)--The demolition of the GAF paper mill and the Vanquard Warehouse at Charles and Water Streets, Gloucester City is nearly finished. As of Friday, December 8 when these photos were taken, all that remains of the Vanquard warehouse is the frame and as you see most of the GAF mill is gone. Work has recently... Read more →

~posted here by Sue Calloway Rev. Jesse Peterson Decries A&E's Attack on The First Amendment LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, author, radio talk show host, and Founder and President of BOND (Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny), issued the following statement defending "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson. The patriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" hit show was suspended by A&E for expressing his personal views promoting traditional families and disagreeing... Read more →

Sung by 10 year old Gayla Peevey (released in 1953) Peevey was a child star from Ponca City, Oklahoma. When released nationally by Columbia Records, the song shot to the top of the charts and the city zoo acquired a baby hippo named Matilda. Peevey was filmed performing the song on The Ed Sullivan Show in October 1953. A video of this performance is available on her website.[9] A popular legend holds that this 1953... Read more →

POSTED HERE February 13, 2007 Just Because It Is Legal Doesn't Mean It Is Safe (February 13, 2007) GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--The Gloucester City Municipal Alliance Against Drugs and Alcohol issued the following statement about the potential abuse of certain over-the-counter drugs: According to a recent SAMHSA article, one in 11 teens have abused OTC (over the counter) medication, such as cough medicine. The ingredient, DXM, is found in many cough medications such as Contac, Coricidin,... Read more →

posted here by Sue Calloway (December 19,2013)Phil Robertson, one of the stars of the top-rated "Duck Dynasty" show, has been suspended from the series. What does this mean for Under Armour's ties to the family? Apparel from Baltimore's Under Armour features prominently on two TV shows, "Duck Dynasty" and "Buck Commander." Credit: Buck Commander website Baltimore-based Under Armour – which provides much of the camouflage clothing worn by the stars of the “Duck Dynasty”reality TV... Read more →

ondolences Sister Gertrude Mary Kerin, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died on December 7 at Saint Mary's Home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She was 99 years of age. The daughter of the late Thomas F. and Gertrude Murnane Kerin, she was born November 22, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. Sister Gertrude Mary entered the novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh on September 8, 1935, made her First Profession June 27, 1937, and... Read more →

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (CNBNews.net)--John W. Birney Sr., of Gloucester City, NJ, lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. He was 84-years-old. Mr. Birney was a lifelong resident of Gloucester City. He worked as an Ironworker for Local #401, Philadelphia until his retirement in 1971. John was an Army veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3620, and the American Legion Post #135 both located in Gloucester City. John... Read more →

THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED HERE ON January 31, 2007 Jack on Jack: A Look at Coaching Legend Jack Pyrah BY JACK HEATH Near the shadow of the Walt Whitman Bridge in Gloucester City, NJ resides one of the best track coaches in the country. Jack Pyrah, now 87 years old, spent 26 years as Villanova assistant track coach under legendary Villanova coach Jumbo Elliott and 26 years as Villanova’s head cross-country coach. Elliott, considered by... Read more →

WIMMER JOAN MARIE (Nee Clayton) of Gloucester City, NJ, age 80, passed away on December 16, 2013. She was the beloved wife, for 57 years, of Richard Wimmer; loving mother of Sharon L. Norman and husband James of Mechanicsville, VA and Richard A. Wimmer and wife Suzanne of Boothwyn, PA; loving grandmother of Janine and James Norman and Katie and Meghan Wimmer. She is also survived by her sister Margaret Quinn of Colmar, PA and... Read more →

BEHM Ruth C. On December 11, 2013 a lifelong resident of Gloucester City, NJ, age 84 years. She is the beloved wife of the late John M. Behm, loving mother of Johanna Kulig (the late Peter) and Patricia Kuni (Jim) and cherished grandmother of Christopher Kulig (Melissa), Jamie Everwine (Anthony) and Stephanie Kuni and great grandmother of Mark, Emily, Sierra and Ashlynn. Mrs. Behm was a longtime and devotedParishoner of St. Mary’s Church and loved... Read more →

THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED HERE ON January 20, 2007 CHEERS AND JEERS By Bill Cleary Every month ClearysNotebook cheers those who made our area a better place in which to live and jeers those whose action merit derision. Cheers for the 2007 Gloucester City Council. For the first time in many years our City Leaders approved the broadcasting of the monthly council meetings. Although some of the incumbents members (Kaye, Kormann, and Loebell) wanted to... Read more →

Follow NORAD as they track Santa during his test flight prior to Dec. 24! Satellites, radars, fighter aircraft and more! CHECK OUT http://www.noradsanta.org POSTED HERE BY Susan Calloway Related articles Senate vote clears budget deal for passage this week - USA TODAY Mega Millions: 30% chance no one hits jackpot, lottery official says - Los Angeles Times Snowden Offers to Help Brazil With NSA Inquiry - New York Times Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson won't seek... Read more →

Fox News Megyn Kelly responds to the liberal only media firestorm that started when she talked about a Slate.com piece about white Santas and that Santa should be black. Megyn's tongue in cheek humor was lost of the liberal crowd who is always watching for Fox News to slip up. posted December 16, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUBZ7hGvCc0 posted here by Susan Calloway Related articles Megyn Kelly's 'Santa Is Just White' Controversy Inspires Emotional Letter from MSNBC Host... Read more →

This article was posted here on January 24, 2007 (January 24, 2007)GLOUCESTER CITY NJ-- Airing the monthly Council Meetings should only be the first step in this process. The Caucus and the Worksession meetings (public portion) should also be taped, as well as the Planning Board and Historic Meetings. If we are going to be informed than why not fully? Most of the real work is decided in Worksession and Caucus Meetings. During the Worksession... Read more →

POSTED HERE ON JANUARY 12, 2007 City UEZ Board Assisting Local Business To Expand; Deal Pending State Approval By William E. Cleary Sr. CNBNews.net GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (January 12, 2007)The Gloucester City UEZ (Urban Enterprise Zone) Board at their Novembermeeting agreed to purchase the Gloucester Plumbing Supply property at 327-337 South Broadway for $600,000. At the December Board meeting, Gina Dunphy, local UEZ Director asked the members to increase the project amount by $40,000. Dunphy... Read more →

FIRST Published December 17, 2012 BY William E. Cleary Sr. CNBNews.net Gloucester City NJ (December 17, 2012)-Gloucester City Mayor and Council passed a resolution at the December 3 meeting that authorizes payments to those employees who have other health insurance to waive coverage under the municipality’s plan. In consideration of such waiver the employee will receive annual payment of $5,000. Those who elected to accept the $5,000 waiver included five members of City Council, (Mayor... Read more →

POSTED HERE ON December 06, 2006 Brooklawn NJ Brooklawn: Homes for shipbuilders were basis for new town JOSE F. MORENO/Courier-Post file Brooklawn's American Legion World Series Champions celebrate as they get out of the bus after winning in 2001. DID YOU KNOW? The borough of Brooklawn was originally called Noreg Village. HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS 1844: Camden County is created out of a larger Gloucester County. Camden includes Gloucester City, Gloucester Township, Newton, Washington Township and Waterford.... Read more →

POSTED HERE ON December 07, 2006 Nearly Everybody Read the Bulletin By Jay Wyatt "Nearly Everybody Reads the Bulletin." Or, so claimed one of Philadelphia's oldest and most revered newspapers, The Evening Bulletin. Factory workers and businessmen streamed down the streets of Center City during the hustle-bustle madness of Philadelphia's evening rush hour. Hurrying to catch the next train or trolley, they often found the time to stop at a sidewalk newsstand and pick up... Read more →

Dear Bill, It seems that the Grinch was a much nicer character than the guys who hate for a living. It would seem that the same extremists who would ruin a Fourth of July to find a pulpit would also abuse a sacred holiday to to the same thing. Being on a watchlist for extremist activities only emboldens folks who cannot win their case in a legitimate and legislative fashion. The same cast of forlorn... Read more →

THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED HERE ON January 29, 2007 Judy, GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (JANUARY 29, 2007)--What a sad and distorted picture you paint of your local firefighters. For the record I am proud to say I am a career firefighter with the GCFD and the Vice President of Local 51 of the FMBA . There are several issues that you are attempting to bring light to that really need to be clarified. First-yes we do... Read more →

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE POSTED HERE December 11, 2006 by William E. Cleary SR. CNBNews.net Congratulations to former Gloucester City Police Chief Ted Howarth on being named the Lions/Rotary Clubs Citizen of the Year. For his entire adult life Ted has always been a civic minded person who has given his time to so many projects and organizations it would be impossible to mention them all. The honor of naming Ted, Citizens of the Year, is... Read more →

This article was posted here on December 11, 2006 See Cleary's comment at the bottom of article By LAVINIA DeCASTRO Courier-Post Staff HADDON TWP. The last of the legal battles between Haddon Township Commissioner Kathleen Hogan and Mayor William J. Park has come to an end. In a decision filed Dec. 1, U.S. District Court Judge Jerome B. Simandle issued summary judgment in favor of the defendants. Simandle noted in his decision the running mates... Read more →

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE WAS POSTED HERE December 26, 2006 (photos and article by Bill Cleary) GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (December 26, 2006)--The Gloucester City Lions Club Gazebo was demolished today, Tuesday, December 26 by workers from the City Highway Department. According to Dayl Baile, Lions Club President, the action was taken because vandals had continually destroyed the gazebo over the past several years. The structure was erected, using pressure treated wood, in 1998 by volunteers from... Read more →

THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED HERE December 22, 2006 .....Demolition of the GAF and Vanquard Buildings Is Finished photo and comment by Bill Cleary Gloucester City NJ (December 22, 2006)--The clearing of the site for Meadowbrook II is nearing completion. If the weather continues to be favorable it is possible that construction could begin in the spring. Speaking of new construction. The Scarborough project on the grounds of the Holt Corporate Office building (the former Coast... Read more →

By William E. Cleary Sr. CNBNews.net Gary Gross Sr., , of Marco island, Florida succumbed to cancer on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the age of 68. A former resident of Gloucester City and East Greenwich, Mr. Gross was the founder and owner of ECarol Insulators and a member of the Pipe Coverers Union Local 14, Philadelphia. An avid hunter and fisherman he belonged to the now defunct Gloucester City Rod and Gun Club, and... Read more →

POSTED HERE ON June 10, 2009 By William E. Cleary CNBNews.net GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (JUNE 10, 2009)--Jimmy Day was a long time fixture in Gloucester City for many years. A product of the “Rock and Roll” era of the 50’s and 60’s he was a handsome lad who had curly black hair and a warm smile. He was educated in the local public school system, loved to play sports, enjoy shooting pool, playing cards and... Read more →

POSTED HERE ON February 07, 2007 Ask the Mayor By William E. Cleary CNBNews.net GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (February 7, 2007)--On Tuesday night (February 6) I had the opportunity to question Gloucester City Mayor William James on a number of topics that have come up during his first month in office. Question-What can you tell me about the City's purchase of the Dooley's property, Broadway and Cumberland Street on October 6, 2006? Mayor James-The incumbent council... Read more →

The following article posted January 31, 2007 By William E. Cleary Sr. Dooley's Bar Comes Tumbling Down; Cost to the taxpayer $34,400 GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (January 31, 2007)--The empty tavern/restaurant, owned by Gerald F. Dooley Inc., at the corner of Broadway and Cumberland Street , City, has been demolished. Hired to do the work was Franchi Demolition & Excavating, Inc. from Camden, the low bidder, at a cost of $34,400. The city purchased the building... Read more →