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PHILADELPHIA-Once again local police are engaging in Operation Good Egg for Mischief Night, Oct. 30, and Halloween, Oct. 31.

Anyone caught throwing eggs or vandalizing property will be arrested and/or fined in addition to community service.

Residents who observe such activity should call 911 and provide an exact location of it, as well as a detailed description of the perpetrator or perpetrators and the direction the person or persons ran.

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By Anne Forline

Special to the NEWS

A feeble attempt to re-write history took place at the Small Animal Show recently at the NJA3 program (by EIRC) at Cold Springs School.

At the show, John and Nick Orsino of Gloucester City treated children to an up close look at their personal collection of turtles, tortoises and amphibians.

They saw box turtles, Spade-Footed Toads, Cuban Tree Frogs, a Leopard Gecko and a Yellow Footed Tortoise, and learned lots of facts from the Orsinos, such as the dietary habits of the creatures, what their growth, weight and life spans are, and how to tell the difference between a male and female box turtle.

By Linda Boker-Angelo

NEWS Correspondent

School District Director of Curriculum and Instruction Liz Curry has good news and bad news for the Gloucester City Board of Education (BOE) last week.

She said the majority of elementary school students met state standards, and even excelled, in the Language Arts portion of last year’s NJ Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (ASK) tests.

However, math scores were not quite as promising, with less than half of the total population ac-hieving a passing score.

On October 27, 2009. Age 74. Of Maple Shade. Loving and devoted wife of the late Fred C. \”Frank\” Haub. Survived by her many beloved and caring friends. These wonderful friends were caregivers day and night and loved Shirley dearly.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her Catholic Rite of Committal on Tuesday, 11 am at Land of Canaan Cemetery: 678 South Fairview Road, Elk Township. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Shirley Haub. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Ph: 856-456-1142

The Celebration Committee also hosted a Halloween Parade and House Decorating Contest. Over 60 children participated in the event that was held on Centre Avenue and Kings Highway and ended at the Norcross Park.

PNC Bank, Mt. Ephraim donated goodie bags for the children in attendance and also donated Visa gift cards to the 1^st place winners in each age category and Judge’s Choice House Winner. Also, CVS gave away candy and treats.

By Jennifer Adkins, Executive Director, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

The Delaware River’s industrial legacy has its benefits and costs. The benefits include economic prosperity that has fueled art, architecture, world-renowned social and technical advances, and nationally-significant history. The physical remnants of this past have become part of our region’s identity, from coal mines in Schuylkill County and shipyards in Philadelphia and Wilmington to historic downtowns and small towns throughout the region. Unfortunately, the costs include some toxic remnants of this legacy that are just as long lasting. 

Toxic chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, and heavy metals like mercury pose threats to people as well as the environment, and these are among our top concerns for the health and future of the Delaware estuary. Where do these contaminants come from, and how can we minimize their future impacts? That is the focus of this issue of Estuary News. 

Some of the worst offenders, like PCBs, come from uses and even substances long abandoned, but will persist in our rivers for years to come.

Today, scientists at The Academy of natural Sciences in Philadelphia are earning about these contaminants in part by studying sediments from the Delaware River. read more

Christie on Corzine\’s Latest Plans to Revisit His 800 Percent Toll Hike Plan

PARSIPPANY, NJ – Today, Chris Christie released the following statement in reaction to Jon Corzine\’s comments to The New York Times that he is rethinking his monetization plan and is more than willing to raise tolls on already overtaxed New Jerseyans. 

\”Just today, Governor Corzine has admitted to The New York Times that he plans to revisit his ludicrous and misguided 800 percent toll hike plan even though New Jerseyans soundly rejected it the first time around. As if $9 billion in new taxes, the highest tax burden in the country and the highest property taxes in the nation isn\’t enough, Jon Corzine wants to pay off the debt he\’s created by making suffocating New Jerseyans pay even more in the form of an 800 percent toll hike. Let\’s face it, Jon Corzine likes raising taxes and he\’s never going to stop doing it.\”

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 October 27, 2009 – Cherry Hill, N.J. – TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, will celebrate the opening of its newest Camden County location on Saturday, November 14, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Broadway and Cumberland Streets in Gloucester City.

At its September 30 regional sub fund meeting, the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group (NJSBAIG) awarded Gloucester City Board of Education a safety grant in the amount of $13,557 The grant rewards the district for its commitment to risk management and must be used to invest in further safety and security-related improvements within the district.