ROMANOWSKI

Arthur F. \”Art\”

On March 26, 2009. Age 69. Of Gloucester City. Loving husband of the late Mary Jean Romanowski (nee Kirchner). Loving father of William J. (Karen) Romanowski of Gloucester City and Joyce Ann (Stephen) Thomas of Audubon. Beloved grandfather of Robert James, Zachary and Kaitlin. Art was a lifelong resident of Gloucester City and a graduate of Gloucester City High School.

He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Art worked many years as a machinist for Langston in Cherry Hill and Camden. He and his wife were former members of the National Park Boat Club. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday morning from 9 am to 11 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Catholic Funeral Service 11 am in the funeral home.

Interment with military honors New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Deborah Hospital Foundation: P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015. Please write Arthur F. Romanowski in the memo. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Arthur F. Romanowski.

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The Gloucester City P.A.L. held it’s 13^th Annual 3 on 3 Tournament on March 21 and 22, 2009.

There were approximately 150 participants. It was a huge success.

We would like to thank the following for their help: Gloucester City Board of Education for the use of Cold Springs School, the janitors who helped clean up the gym each day, Doug Ziegler, Bob Lee, Bill Johnson, Kathy Matkowski, George Berglund, Mike Matkowski, Mike Niedzwiadek, Harlan Blackiston, Louisa Llewellyn, BFR Awards. Congratulations to all of the winners. Thanks again to all,

Ken Eller.

The winners are as follows: (note click photos to enlarge)

8 to 10 Year Olds: James Bonilla, Jeremy Bonilla, Triston Angelucci, Jack DeBenedictis

11 to 13 Year Olds: James Burkhardt, Mike Davis. Andrew Boulden, Andrew Burkhardt

14 to 16 Year Olds: Ryan Schoppy, Chris Harris, Louis Tassi

17 to 18 Year Olds: Kevin Matkowski, Matt Gorman, Sam Pierman, Wesley Bucher

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A blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman police officer who was also a blonde.

The blonde cop asked to see the blonde\’s driver\’s license. She dug through her purse and was getting progressively more agitated.

\’What does it look like?\’ she finally asked.

The policewoman replied, \’Its square and it has your picture on it.\’

The driver finally found a square mirror in her purse, looked at it and handed it to the policewoman.

\’Here it is,\’ she said. The blonde officer looked at the mirror, then handed it back saying,

\’Okay, you can go. I didn\’t realize you were a cop

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By Chris Concannon

A handful of residents filled the Bell Oaks Media Centre March 4 as part of a Budget Advisory Committee implemented by Bellmawr Superintendent Annette Castiglione.

She said that while the Board of Education currently only has a preliminary budget, members were waiting to see how Governor Corzine’s budget announcement would affect their final numbers.

Ms. Castiglione added once they receive that information, a public hearing will be held, making the information available to the public, adding a copy of the new budget will appear both in print, as well as on the District website, www.bellmawrschools.org.

Interim Board Secretary N. John Amato said the BOE was using the same numbers as last year, adding that while they are expecting 20 percent more in this year’s budget, they did also expect a shortfall of approximately $871,000.

By Leigh Anne

Hockenberry Hubbs

There was a larger than average turnout for the Mount Ephraim Board of Education meeting March 9, the eve of Governor Corzine\’s budget address.

Superintendent Joseph Rafferty and Board Secretary Melissa Raywood presented a general overview of the district\’s budget, but stated that the exact figures will not be known until after the budget address.

Raywood said Mount Ephraim has been rated an efficient school district, and continues to maximize their dollars spent through sharing services with other communities such as using Bellmawr\’s Public Works for the development of the Mary Bray playground.

Another example of when a shared service saves the district money is their involvement in School Pool for Excess Liability Limits (SPELLJIF), an excess liability joint insurance program with many New Jersey districts that has caused Mount Ephraim\’s premiums to drop over the past five years.

By Linda Boker-Angelo

Marge Thomas of the Gloucester City Education Association (GCEA) asked the Board of Education to set up a meeting concerning the \”sick bank\” program.

During last week’s meet-ing, Mrs. Thomas, a staff member at Gloucester High and a member of the executive committee of the GCEA, asked the School Board when its designated committee would be meeting with the GCEA’s \”sick bank\” committee to discuss an agreement on this issue.

A sick bank traditionally is designed to aid employees who have used all of their accrued sick, personal and vacation time due to an injury or illness of their own, or due to the health issue of a family member.

Thomas said it was agreed upon at the signing of the last contract that both sides would work to approve a mutually acceptable sick bank agreement, which, to this point, has not been discussed.

Both Superintendent Paul Spaventa and Board Committee Head Edward Hubbs said they have been in touch with members of the GCEA, and a meeting to discuss the issue will be scheduled.

 – NJ.com.

Gloucester City HS captured its first sectional title after nearly 80 years of play and a host of great players, reaching the Group I state final. Two huge streaks resulted in a record 27 wins. He began three years ago molding this team into a champion, and by this year it was ready to fulfill its potential thanks in large part to the Gloucester County Times Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.

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POTTS,Patricia Kay Age 61, passed away at her home in Lakewood, CO. Born in Atlantic City, NJ in 1947, lived her adult life in Gloucester City, and moved to Lakewood in 1993. Daughter of Eugene Richard Owens (deceased) and Virginia Doris Gardner, sister to Richard Eugene Owens, mother to Jason R. Potts and Marianne K. Herman and grandmother to Benjamin Aaron Herman. A celebration of her life will be at 2:00pm on Sat. March 28, at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 East Clements Bridge Road, Runnemede, NJ.

Gloucester City High School\’s Erin Mac Adams won The Basketball Club of South Jersey \”Player of the Year\” award presented Monday night.

And her teammate, Marissa Cooper won the Basketball Club of South Jersey \”Stacy Cox Memorial Award\” presented to \”A player for dedication and commitment to school and community.\”

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