Month: December 2008

Scott hot in Eastern win

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EVESHAM — The way Eastern boys\’ basketball coach Joe Murphy sees it, Shumeek Scott never reached his full potential last season. A transfer from Gloucester Catholic, Scott was forced to sit the first 30 days. He practiced, but games would have to wait.

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Balara rouses Rams in opener

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Gloucester Catholic High School\’s Alex Balara sparked a 56-48 win against Glassboro in a Tri-County Conference Diamond Division girls basketball season-opener Friday night. The sophomore earned the start at point guard for the first time in her career and scored eight points, including two 3-pointers. Unfortunately Balara went down with a broken fibula

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Gloucester Catholic opens season with upset over Glassboro

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Marissa Kinsey paced a balanced Rams attack with 12 points, followed by 11 from Caitlyn Sweeney and 10 from Julie Genther. Gloucester Catholic held a four-point halftime lead and then outscored the Bulldogs 17-12 in the third quarter.

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Joan Theresa Myers, of Villas NJ, GCHS Alumni Class of 1959, Home Health Aide

On December 18, 2008. Age 67. (nee Nagorka). Of Villas. Formerly Joan Sack of Fairview. Loving daughter of the late Bill and Stella Nagorka. Loving wife of 3 years to Vernon \”Bud\” Myers. Beloved mother of James Sack, Joanne (James) Gardiner, Michael Myers, Christine (James) Shah and Kathleen (Tony) Myers. Loving grandmother of John, Christin, Justin, Elise, Jimmy, Cindy, Bart, Ainslie and Andrew. Dear sister of William (Cathy) Nagorka and the late Gerald Nagorka. Also survived by many friends.

Born in Jersey City, Joan was a former resident of Gloucester City and a 1959 graduate of Gloucester Catholic. She worked 17 years as a waitress at the Mallard Inn in Mt. Laurel and 15 years at Compton’s Restaurant in Haddon Twp. Joan retired and worked as a Home Health Aide.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her visitation on Monday morning from 10:30 am to 12 noon at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Catholic funeral service will begin at 12 noon in the funeral home. Cremation will be private. There will be no evening visitation.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s memory to Love of Linda Cancer Fund, P.O. Box 1053, Wildwood, NJ 08260. Please write in memo: Joan Theresa Myers. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the funeral home under online obituaries of Joan Theresa Myers. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City.

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Clemetines brighten the day in Gloucester City facility

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Close to 200 longshoremen in hoods and thermal jackets were working four ships at the Gloucester City marine terminal, hauling lumber from Ghana out of the belly of one vessel, clementines from Spain and grapes from Chile out of two more. A fourth ship destined for Brazil was being loaded with giant rectangles of railroad track.

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U.S. Soldiers Team Up With Afghan, New Zealand Forces

 By Army 1st Lt. Lory Stevens/Special to American Forces Press Service

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2008 – A unit of the 10th Mountain Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team had a new mission in Afghanistan recently when it teamed up with Afghan and New Zealand forces to combat crimes in the eastern part of the country.

\"ClickArmy Sgt. Kevin Swackhamer of the Task Force Warrior security force examines the ankle of an injured Afghan man during a mission in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, Dec. 10, 2008. U.S. Army photo
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After an increase in robberies and other insurgent activities in parts of Bamyan province, a team from Task Force Warrior security force joined forces with the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team and Afghan National Police to conduct combat patrols and searches in several areas of the province. 

The security force normally provides transportation for key personnel throughout the area of operations. But for the last couple of weeks, they conducted offensive operations in conjunction with other elements of the brigade as well as the PRT and ANP, Army Lt. Col. Stephen Jeselink, the task force’s deputy commander, said. 

\”There had been a couple recent robberies along the Shibar Pass, which runs along the boundary of Bamyan and Parwan provinces,\” said Army 1st Lt. Brian Capra, officer in charge of the force, who implemented vehicle checkpoints and static observation posts throughout Shibar Valley.
The force also conducted patrols along the Gandak Highway, which runs along the territory where Hungarians conduct operations in Baghlan province. 

\”The operation targeted insurgents known to traffic weapons and explosives used to conduct attacks,\” said Jeselink, who reported the operation as successful and without incident.
Coalition forces established more of a presence to dissuade criminal activity and deny the enemy freedom of movement, officials said. In addition, they established relationships with local villagers. 

\”Afghan people were very generous,\” Capra said, noting that village elders allowed troops to stay overnight in village schoolhouses as they traveled throughout the territory.
The force also distributed radios and handed out other humanitarian aid as they conducted patrols.
(Army 1st Lt. Lory Stevens serves in the Task Force Warrior public affairs office.)

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An interpreter for Task Force Warrior speaks with two villagers from Afghanistan’s Bamyan province Dec. 10, 2008, during operations to secure roadways and search for roadside-bomb facilitators. U.S. Army photo

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On The Waterfront, Mafia Style

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12/16/08

Dockworkers in Wilmington, North Carolina were getting sucked into a trap. Needing money between paychecks, some went to James Lee, a former dockworker who had become a leader in their union—the International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA.

Lee had opened a small store across from the union hall and begun offering loans to his fellow members. But there was a catch. Lee charged an exorbitant interest rate, upwards of 25 percent per week.

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Cool Cities Program comes to Gloucester City

Work crews planting 500 trees

Five hundred trees are being planted in the City of Gloucester City, part of the a statewide urban forest energy efficiency initiative named \”Cool Cities\”. The work crews were planting trees today (December 17) in the Riverview Heights section of the City. In the photo, the trees are being taken off a tractor-trailer parked at the corner of Thompson and Stinson Avenues. Trees will also be planted in the Highland Park section of the City plus along Market Street down to Jersey Avenue, and parts of Broadway.

Members of the Gloucester City Tree and Beautification Committee were on hand to supervise the planting. There is no charge to the taxpayers for the trees which cost $250 each. Nor is there any charge for the planting of the trees, said John Schmidt a member of the Tree and Beautification Committee. .

The idea behind the Cool Cities program began under former Gov. Jim McGreevey. \”By planting trees in New Jersey\’s urban areas, we can absorb more air pollution, significantly cool elevated temperatures in cities, lower energy costs and improve the overall quality of life in our urban communities,\” said McGreevey in 2003. \”Simply put, urban trees make our cities cleaner, more pleasant, and more affordable places to live.\”

A NJDEP press release reads, \”temperatures in urban settings are often five degrees above surrounding suburbs and rural areas, which is referred to as the \’urban heat island\’ effect, and trees can help lower these urban temperatures by as much as six to nineteen degrees. This increase in temperature is bad for many urban residents\’ health. Hotter weather increases the frequency of heat-related health problems, such as heat exhaustion, and induces more asthma attacks, as the heat concentrates air pollution and speeds up smog formation. In addition, higher temperatures result in more expensive utility bills as residents run their air conditioners longer.

\”In addition to providing shade from the sun, trees cool the air by excreting droplets of water that draw heat as they evaporate, which is a process called \” evapotranspiration. Trees also absorb sound, prevent erosion and provide habitats for birds and animals. Their leaves help improve air quality by absorbing noxious gases and trapping particulate matter from the air. Trees also help filter and clean water supplies, reduce water runoff, flooding, erosion and storm water management costs. Trees make towns more attractive to business and tourism, transforming a neighborhood\’s appearance and increasing home market value, as they bring nature closer to where we live and work.\”

By Bill Cleary

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Caucus Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of Gloucester City

Thursday, December 18, 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.

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Regular Monthly Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of Gloucester City

Thursday, December 18, 2008 City Hall, 313 MONMOUTH STREET

Agenda

1. Call Meeting to Order:

2. Pledge of Allegiance:

3. Roll Call:

4. Open Public Meetings Act Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance 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. Oath of Office:

a) Wayne Bird, Sr. – Volunteer Firefighter

b) Joseph Tuttle – Firefighter/EMT

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