BATTERSBY, EMMA MARY
(nee Fryer), age 89, passed away January 15, 2007, at the home of her daughter Dolores and Bud Holt in Clarks Summit, PA. Emma, who was a former longtime resident of Gloucester City was born in Penns Grove and was the daughter of Howard and Emma Pine Fryer. She was the beloved wife of Joseph A. Battersby, who preceded her in death in 1988. She attended the Gloucester City Public Schools as a child and retired at the age of 80, from Underwood Memorial Hospital where she worked as a Dietary Aide.

She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Dolores Holt and her husband Bud of Clarks Summit, PA, and sons, Joseph Battersby and his wife Ruth of Gloucester City, John Battersby and his wife Judy of Runnemede, and Jimmy Battersby and his wife Tish of Gloucester City. She was the devoted grandmother of Debbie, John, Tammy, Wendy, Kelly, Joey, Jimmy, Judy, Jennifer, Jackie, Jeanette, Jimmy, John and was preceded in death by her grandson Tim Battersby. She was the loving great grandmother of Jessica, Olivia, Andrew, Katie, Sam, Joey, Kaylee, Jessica, Jacob, Emma, Amber, Tyler, and Olivia. Emma was the dear sister in law of Peg Tiddy and was also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and her beloved dog, Corky.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet Saturday morning from 10:00am to 12:00 noon at the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME , 700 Powell St., Gloucester City. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 noon with interment to follow at Bethel Cemetery, Hurffville. There will be no evening viewing.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made to the St. Jude\’s Children\’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942

BANSKY, ELMIRA M. (MIMI)
Finally Home on January 15, 2007, nee Yates, age 87 years, beloved wife of the late Raymond T. of Audubon Park. Survived by a sister Ruby (Gehret) Jungblut of Merchantville , two sons Raymond P. (Carolyn) of Kirkwood, Ron T. (Pat) of Jamestown, N.C., and a daughter Barbara Rommelman (Joe) of Audubon. Also survived by nine grandchildren: Shelley Baumgarten, Susan Sleeth, Ron Bansky, Heather Danner, Patricia Baron, Ryan Bansky, Joell Iskander, Trish and Rachelle Banksy. Also fourteen great grandchildren.
Mrs. Bansky was a member of the Haddon Heights Baptist Church, and the Partners Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Senior Fellowship at the Church.
The visitation will be held on Friday from 10:00-11:00 am at the Haddon Heights Baptist Church , 3rd & Station Aves., Haddon Heights, NJ 08035. the service will be held at 11:00am at the church . Interment private at the Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Park, Arneytown, NJ.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to \’Choices of the Heart\’ (A Christian Crisis Pregnancy Center), 132 Ganttown Rd., Turnersville, NJ 08012. Funeral arrangements by the DuBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 700 S. White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ

A voice for blue Jerseyans

Besides liberal punditry, his team of diverse bloggers breaks news.

By Cynthia Burton

Inquirer Staff Writer

In just 16 months, blogger Juan Melli and his Web site, bluejersey.com, have become a galvanizing force for New Jersey liberals and an increasingly influential must-read for the politically inclined.

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This guy went to see a highly recommend psychiatrist. The doctor showed the man an inkblot and asked, \”What does this remind you of?\”

The guy replied, \”A naked woman.\” Then the shrink showed the man another inkblot and asked the guy the same question. The guy responded, \”A naked woman on a bed.\” This went on and on, inkblot after inkblot.

The psychiatrist finally said to the guy, \”You are a sick pervert.\” The guy replied, \”I\’m not the pervert here. You\’re the one who keeps showing me all those dirty pictures.\”

LATHROP (services 1/18)

Adel C.

On January 14, 2007. (nee Guter) Age 83. Formerly of Gloucester City. Of the Masonic Home in Burlington Township. Devoted and loving mother of Barbara Ann Fritz (Robert) of Woodbury Heights, Franklin W. Lathrop, Jr. (Lynda) of Marlton and Donald Lathrop (Denise) of Williamstown. Beloved grandmother of Donna Jean Vivaldi (Tony), Lorie Lynn Clayton (Adam), Julie Theresa White (Craig), Rev. Justin C. Lathrop (Jennifer); Melissa Aynne Lathrop, Donald A. Lathrop (Jill) and Deanna L. Lathrop.

Dear great- grandmother of 7. Adel was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and moved to Gloucester City in 1946. She was a resident for over 60 years and was a faithful parishioner of Saint Mary’s R.C. Church in Gloucester City where she attended daily morning Mass.

Adel was a seamstress for over 50 years for the Bonnell Dress Company in Camden. She loved to play bingo, go to the casinos, dance and play with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday Evening from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday morning from 8:30 to 10:15 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, (at Atlantic Street) Gloucester City. Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

Family requests that memorial donations be made in Adel’s memory to Masonic Home of New Jersey: Memorial Fund c/o 902 Jacksonville Road, Burlington, New Jersey 08016 or to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation: One Intrepid Square: West 46th Street and 12th Avenue, New York, New York 10036.

Please write in the memo of the check Adel C. Lathrop. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Adel C. Lathrop.

MAKE ME LAUGH!

A gorgeous young redhead went to the doctor\’s office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it.

\”Impossible!\” said the doctor. \”Show me.\”

The redhead took her finger, pushed on her chest and
screamed. Then she pushed on her elbow and screamed even more. She pushed on her knee and screamed; likewise, she pushed on her ankle and screamed. Everywhere she touched herself, she screamed.

The doctor finally said, \”You\’re not really a redhead, are you?

\”Well, no\” she said, \”I\’m actually a blonde.\”

\”I thought so,\” the doctor said. \”Your finger is broken\”

Gloucester City Independent Democrats Take Control of Council

By Megan Paolini NEWS Correspondent

Power in the Gloucester City government has shifted from the Gloucester City Democrats to the Independents.

Democrat Councilman William Hagan sided with the Independents, allowing for the appointment of a new solicitor, eliminating the mayor\’s aide position, and broadcasting the meeting on Channel 19 — all by votes of 4-3. On Thursday, January 4, the outgoing Gloucester City Council held its last meeting to approve the minutes from previous meetings.

Former Mayor Thomas Kilcourse thanked everyone who continually comes to the Gloucester City council meetings and thanked the Council members. He also wished the new Council \”good luck\”.
Former Councilman Raymond Coxe echoed Kilcourse words\”, it’s been a wonderful nine years for me\” he said.

After the sine die meeting of the Gloucester City Council adjourned, the 138th annual re-organization meeting of the new Council began with the induction of the new members.
Mayor William P. James, Councilman William R. Hagan, Councilman Nicholas Marchese, and Councilman Jay Brophy were sworn into office by State Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts.

Resolutions appointing Auditor Bowman & Company, City Solicitor John B. Kearney, City Planner The Waetz-man Planning Group, and Municipal Judge William Golden were adopted as presented by a 4-3 vote.

Democratic Councilman Anthony \”Rocky\” Kormann and Councilwoman-en Elsie Loebell and Jean Kaye objected to the resolutions.

Solicitor Kearney replaces James Maley, who had been a fixture for many years at City Council meetings and who is the mayor of Collingswood.

Resolutions appointing the City Engineer as Edward Vernick, the prosecutor as Paul Dougherty, the public defender as Charles Wigginton and the administrator as Paul J. Kain were adopted as presented by 7-0 votes.

By a 4-3 vote, Council appointed T&M Associates as the City Redevelopment Engineer.

City Administrator/Clerk Paul J. Kain was appointed commissioner of the Camden County Joint Insurance Fund, with Mayor James as an alternate, by a 7-0 vote.

The following Mayoral appointments to various committees of Gloucester City were approved with a 4 to 3 vote. Kormann, Loebell, and Kaye voted against the appointments.

Mayor James was appointed to the Police and Fire Committee. Councilman Brophy was appointed
and Housing committees. Councilman Marchese was appointed to the Fire, Finance/Administration, Housing, and Celebrations committees.

Councilwoman Loebell was appointed to the fire, licensing, and celebrations committees.

Councilwoman Kaye was appointed to the Public Works, Housing and licensing committees.

Councilman Kormann was appointed to the Public Works, Licensing, and Celebrations committees.

Councilman Marchese was appointed the Council manic member to the planning board by a 7-0 vote.

The new meeting dates of City Council were adopted by a 4-3 vote, with Kormann, Kaye, and Loebell objecting to the change. The regular monthly meetings will be the fourth of each month at 8 p.m. The caucus sessions will be held on the third Thursday at 7 p.m.

City UEZ Board Assisting Local Business To Expand; Deal Pending State Approval

By Bill Cleary

The Gloucester City UEZ (Urban Enterprise Zone) Board at their November meeting 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 explained the Board in November did not budget enough funds to cover professional services (legal, title report, appraisal, environmental, etc.). A motion to approve the additional monies was made by Council woman Jean Kaye, second by Board member Dianne Fisher.

Joe Kenney, UEZ Board member and owner of Gloucester Plumbing Supply, abstained from voting on both motions according to the minutes of the November and December meetings.

In a telephone conversation on Thursday (January 11) Kenney explained his company will be constructing a new building on the vacant lot at 520 South Broadway near the City Water Tower. \”I need the UEZ\’s help to expand my growing business\”.

Dunphy said because the state hasn\’t approved the project the Board did not want to make a public comment on the details of the arrangement.

For example, one question that remains unanswered, what will happen with the Gloucester Plumbing Supply Building after it is vacated? Also, and explanation on the financial provisions between the UEZ and Gloucester Plumbing needs to be clarified.

Hopefully the project receives State approval. Not only will the new building improve local commerce, the project would also enhance the appearance of the southern entrance to the City.

At the December meeting Director Dunphy reported there is presently $944,682 in project funds, however $695,000 has been encumbered locally for projects not yet reviewed/approved by the state. \”This means there is currently $249,682 available for projects as of the date of the meeting, December 19, 2006\”, Dunphy said.

Dunphy told the members that all zones throughout the state are being asked to join together to help save the UEZ program. She said there is talk in Trenton that some legislators want to change or disband the program altogether.

The Board will meet Tuesday, January 16, at 4 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 512 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. The meeting is open to the public.