GLOUCESTER CITY-Mrs. Gail Corey, Principal of St. Mary School, announces the opening day for the 2000 – 2010 school year will be on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd.

Grades 1-8: The first three days of school, Wednesday, September 2, Thursday, September 3, and Friday, September 4th will be half session days. The school day begins at 7:55 am and ends at 12 noon. There will be no lunch served on these days.

by Meghan Harvey

August 31, 2009

The passing of Ted Kennedy last week has left a void in both the United States Senate and in the fight for health care reform. At the age of 77 Kennedy left behind not only a loving family and a lifetime of public service but a Senate seat that’s he had called his own since 1962. Serving the people of Massachusetts as well as the United States was important to Kennedy, which was why in his last months he devoted much of his energy to changing a law that determine what would happen to his seat upon his passing.

In 2004 a law was passed tin Massachusetts that called for a special election to held to replace Kennedy’s Senate seat a few months after his passing instead of the governor appointing someone. Kennedy knew how crucial his vote would be in the healthcare fight and how important it was at this time for the state of Massachusetts to be represented by two people in the senate.

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The nonprofit Parkside Recovery, which runs a bustling downtown clinic and was to move to a newly renovated facility at South Jersey Port, cited financial problems. The state, which funds the facility, said it had \”operational concerns\” about Parkside.

The announcement this week surprised the facility\’s nearly 40 employees and 550 clients, and raised questions about the fate of a $1.9 million state-funded plan to build a clinic for Parkside at the port. The plan was widely controversial and mired in a lawsuit.

Although a Parkside official said the clinic would not close until all patients were placed elsewhere, patients who have come to rely on methadone are concerned.

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For Immediate Release

CAMDEN — A program at Rutgers University–Camden designed to help registered nurses earn their New Jersey school nurse certification on a quicker basis will hold an open house from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16.

The Rutgers–Camden School Nurse Certification Program allows registered nurses with baccalaureate degrees to complete coursework and receive New Jersey state certification on an accelerated basis.

Offered through the Rutgers–Camden College of Arts and Sciences, the program provides comprehensive education and clinical experience in the basic New Jersey requirements for school nurses, while including additional emphasis on treating a diverse student population and implementing substance abuse prevention programs on the elementary and high school levels. The Rutgers–Camden curriculum also provides coursework to help school nurses deal with disasters and other emergencies.

Dear Parents and Students: 

The Gloucester City Police Department hopes that everyone had a fun filled summer break. Now that the school year has begun I would like to ask you for your assistance to make the new school year a safe and pleasant one. Our Department will be out in force to see that everyone gets to and from school in a safe manner.

By Kasey Cleary

The first weekend in September will be one of firsts, and lasts, for the town of Brooklawn.

The 20^th and final Brooklawn Shoprite Wiffleball Reunion will be Saturday, September 5, at 9:15 a.m., following the first Brooklawn Reunion on Friday night from 6-10 p.m. under the tents behind Alice Costello School.

The special party on Friday night is for people who lived or grew up in Brooklawn in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, said Tom MacAdams, the reunion organizer.

The reunion is a chance to catch up and remember good times. Those attending can expect to enjoy games of the past – including pitching quarters, playing cards, and shooting craps.

By Linda Boker-Angelo

After a lengthy debate, members of the Gloucester City Planning Board voted last week to grant a site plan waiver and parking variance for a new bar on Jersey Avenue.

The applicant, JK Venture Enterprises LLC, originally received approval for a site plan waiver in May 2007, with the condition that final drawings, building dimensions and other pertinent information be provided to the Board.

However, Board Planner Larry Waetzman and Engineer Norman Rodgers, of Consulting Engineer Services, said that the applicant did not submit any of the required information regarding the plans.

By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle
Special to American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2009 – Military working dogs have come a long way since the days of ancient Persia and Assyria, where they donned armor, spiked collars and warned of impending attack or charged on the enemy\’s cavalry. But they are as important as ever, and U.S. military leaders are making sure they are rewarded with a happy retirement.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Christa Quam holds her puppy, which will enter the military working dog program in a year at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The dogs are enrolled in a 60- to 90-day training program, where they are trained in explosive and drug detection, deterrence and handler protection. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Griffin

About 12:30 a.m., a river-rafting party of 13 people, including nine family members and four guides, were sleeping after finding a spot off the Green River near Rock Creek Ranch in Carbon County\’s Desolation Canyon to stop for the night, said Brad Crompton, Division of Wildlife Resources\’ southeastern region wildlife biologist. The family was awakened upon hearing the sound of a bear attacking a family member who had been sleeping on a cot, he said.

One of the victim\’s daughters jumped on the bear and hit it with her fists, according to a statement from the DWR. After another family member joined in the struggle the bear let go of the man at which point the bear was shot in the back by one of the victim\’s grandsons. The animal ran off and was found dead after sunrise.

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