MACDANIELS, EDWARD
Age 85, of Gloucester City, NJ, died August 24th in Highland Village, TX and was married 61 years to Eleanor nee Quinn.
He served in theNational Guard and the United States Army. Edward was a Life Member of V.F.W. Post 3620, a member of the Boy Scouts of America and the Disabled American Vets. He was affiliated with many string bands – Broomall, Sterling and-Old Timers. He was also a member of the We-Co-Ha and Apache Camping Clubs and the Gloucester City\’s Over the Hill Gang. Edward was a pipefitter for the New York Shipyard and retired in 1979 from Campbell Soup.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; daughter, Elaine Brasberger and husband, Michael of Highland Village, TX and son Richard MacDaniels and wife, Kathleen of National Park, NJ; grandchildren, Terry Moser and husband, Don, Michael Brasberger, Jr., Richard MacDaniels, Jr. and wife, Sara and Steven MacDaniels; great grandchildren, Samantha, Zackery, Ashton and Allen and sister, Anna Mae Gandy of Holiday, FL.
A service to celebrate Edward\’s life will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 31, 2008, at MULKEY-MASON FUNERAL HOME in Lewisville, Texas. For online condolences please go to www.mulkeymason.com.

BISAGA, ALBERT L. \’OZARK\’

A lifelong resident of Mount Ephraim who passed on August 26, 2008 at the age of 82.
Pop Pop of Jessica and Edward Bisaga, Jr., loving friend to care- taker Colleen Bisaga and father of Edward Bisaga, Sr., also survived by other family members and friends.
Albert served in theKorean War and served
as a Mount Ephraim Police Officer for 20 years. Well known for sitting in his golf cart and waving to passer-bys on Bell Road.
Funeral services under the direction of the
MAHAFFEY-MILANO
FUNERAL HOME, 11 E. Kings Hwy.
Mt. Ephraim, NJ
(856) 931-1628
Interment Holy TrinityCemetery, Bell Road, Bellmawr, NJ. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Ameri- can Cancer Society, 1851 Old Cuthbert Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 in Albert\’s memory. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.milanofuneral home.com.

By Bill Cleary

On Friday, June 6^th Gloucester City Councilman Nick Marchese (Finance Chairman) via an E-mail asked City Administrator/City Clerk Paul Kain if he completed his new assessment and vision of the former Coast Guard Base property. Members of Council along with Kain met a week before to discuss the Freedom Pier plans. Kain supposedly said he didn\’t want to move ahead with the project until he had a chance to study the project further.

Freedom Pier was first proposed by the Kilcourse Administration two years ago in 2006.Kain was also the City Administrator back then. It calls for the construction of 29 townhouses at the former coast guard base on King Street at the Delaware River. 

Early Saturday morning, (12:28 AM) June 7^th, Kain responded by Email to Marchese in this reporter\’s view in an abrupt, rude memo. Copies of that Email were forwarded to all council members. Along with deputy clerk Kathy Jentsch, Gina Dunphy UEZ office, Police Chief William Crothers, Frank Robertson and Bowie Johnson at the public works department. 

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August 30, 2008

 

To Bill (Cleary):

 

In regards to your request for a response about an email sent to me by Paul Kain back in June of this year. First of all I\’d like to say that Paul and I have had prior communications where we may have had differences of opinion.

We also have agreed on many issues. After reading the response from the Mayor to Paul Kain, I felt as though I did not need to reply to Paul\’s e-mail. In any team situation there can be difference of opinion.

 

I hold no animosity towards Paul Kain. I have explained to Paul in the past that this is not personal. We are driven to accomplish the City\’s goals by trying to do what is best for our citizens and our community in a timely fashion. That’s not always the easiest thing to do in government, but we are optimistic.

In my email to Paul I was requesting information regarding his version for the plans of the new housing project on the Coast Guard site. I was obviously a little shocked and concerned by Paul\’s response to my request. I did not appreciate his sarcasm or disrespect towards me and the fact that he copied this email to all of the City\’s department heads, and other City employees. This I still do not understand, but this is something we are trying to work past for the good of the City.

 

My main concern is moving forward with these projects and not waiting for more studies to be completed.

 

To date we have still not received what was requested from Mr. Kain. The housing project is moving forward and will hopefully begin construction in the Spring of 2009.

Gloucester City Councilman Nick Marchese

 

Dear Bill and Residents of Riverview Heights,

I am writing this letter in response to questions I received two weeks ago regarding the spraying of pesticide by the Camden County Mosquito Commission in the Riverview Heights section of Gloucester City.

As a resident of the area where the event occurred I contacted the Agency and spoke to the supervisor Arthur Jamieson. He informed me that they had a complaint from resident/s of a high density of mosquitoes. He said that when they receive complaints and can determine a high level of mosquitoes they come out to the neighborhood in question during the evening and spray non toxic pesticide.

I mentioned to him that the fog from the pesticide created a bad smell and made it difficult for breathing. He assured me again that the pesticide they spray are Government approved and are not toxic. Before

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 7:00 P.M.

313 Monmouth Street

AGENDA

1. Call to Order:  
2. Pledge of Allegiance:

3. Roll Call:

4. Sunshine Law: This meeting is being held in conformance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, otherwise known as the \”Sunshine Law\”. It has been legally noticed in accordance with the law and copies have been given to those requesting the same.

5. Public Comment Period: The Governing Body, in accordance with P.L. 2002, c. 80, have adopted the following guidelines relative to the Public Comment Period (PCP) at Caucus, Worksession, Special and Emergency Meetings of the Mayor and Common Council of Gloucester City: The PCP shall occur at the beginning of each meeting; it shall be no longer than one half-hour in length; every person wishing to speak may do so once during the period for no longer than five minutes. No changes have been made for the PCP of the regular monthly meetings.

6. Minutes of the Previous Meeting(s): July 7, 17, 24, Aug. 4, Aug. 21, 28 (pending)

7. Reports: I. Departmental Reports – distributed previously require action

II. Engineer\’s Report

III. Committees of Council:

1. Celebrations

b) Finance & Administration

c) Fire

1. Housing
2. Licensing
3. Police

g) Public Works

8. Licenses: None

9. Resolutions:

R223 Making Application to the Local Finance Board Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.46

R224 Authorizing an Agreement with DEP Green Acres Program for Freedom Pier Walkway

10. Ordinances:  

For first reading this evening with second reading and public hearing to be held on September 25, 2008 at 8 p.m.

O19 Adopting plan to include renting space for telecommunications

 

for second reading and public hearing to be held on September 25, 2008

O18 Amending Chapter 87, Article III, Section 87-16 of the Code of Gloucester City Entitled Fifteen Minute Parking

11. Old Business:

a) Handicapped Parking Spaces: 236 Third Street, 718 Division Street, 304 Hunter Street

12. New Business:

a)

13. Communications:

a) From HMFA – their offer for City to purchase 100 Mercer Street

b) From Gloucester City Tree and Beautification Committee – request to co-sponsor \”Climate Project\”

14. Round Table:

15. Closed Session: Resolution #R -2008 to enter into closed session for discussion of:

16. Adjournment

Link: Fr. Gene\’s Blog:

It\’s time for college football season! Of course, I\’ve already made my plans to attend my one Notre Dame game in South Bend. I\’ll be heading out to the \”Holy Land\” in two weeks. While there, I\’ll also celebrate the feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross with my friends in the Congregation of Holy Cross. I\’m looking forward to seeing some old friends on campus, and catching up with some current students from the Jersey Shore.

Link: Sportfishermen.

This week offshore fishing started our fairly well; Big Game on 8/27 brought in 6 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Bluefin that weighed 135 pounds. That same day, Slammer had 9 Yellowfin. On the 28th., Top Shelf had 2 nice Yellowfin and an 18 pound Dolphin. Most of these fish were caught around the Elephant Trunk.

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After a 10 hour marathon, Brooklawn Wiffleball crowned the Tummy Tee\’s team of Colin Mac Adams (TOURNEY\’S MVP), Joe Collins, Jerry Collins, Phil Collins and Jim Dobbins as the team with a year\’s worth of bragging rights.

T ummy Tee\’s battled out of the losers bracket beating a Gaetano\’s team of Brett Darrow, Bud Blackiston, Jack Don and Brandon Blackiston in the semi-finals 2 – 0 on a 2 run homer from Colin Mac Adams in the 5th inning. Following the upset of Gaetano\’s, Tummy Tee\’s headed into the Championship game unbeaten Jeep Mac Adams team.

The Jeep Mac Adams team made up of castoffs (Shane Mac Adams, Colin\’s Mac Adams Brother, Steve Mac Adams Colin\’s cousin, Mark Ainsley, Chris Hughes) from the Colin Mac Adams team entered the Championship game as the tourney\’s lone unbeaten team.

After a dispute about which team would be considered the home team, the two battled to a deadlock until the 3rd inning when Jeep Mac Adams took a 2 -0 lead. This lead was quickly erased in the 4th when Tummy Tee\’s plated 4 runs on a mountain of hits and walks. Tummy\’s added 2 more in the 6th inning on a MVP Colin Mac Adams 2 run homer which gave the Tummy Tee\’s a lead that enabled Tummy\’s to hold on for a 6 – 4 championship win. Click link

Link: www.seacoastonline.com

When I met my future wife, I never asked her if she would mind if I left her alone while my buddies and I took off for a week in the woods to hunt deer each year during Thanksgiving week. I just assumed it was a man\’s right. Wrong moosebreath!

If you want to head out in the great outdoors you had better ask her to go with you. If she goes once she will either like it and return with you each year which is a bonus, or she will hate it and won\’t want to return but will understand that you need your time in the woods. It\’s a win-win situation.