Month: June 2010

Preparing to Deploy Iraq/Afghanistan

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In a war zone, the tactical aspect of trauma care is critical. Before being able to rescue and treat the wounded, students learned how to keep themselves safe by establishing a defensible security perimeter. View Photo Gallery

INTO THE WAR THEATER Learning How to Save Lives

06/08/10

High in the rugged mountains outside Salt Lake City, FBI personnel preparing for assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan took their seats at rows of long tables inside a no-frills training facility and studied the first aid kits and CPR dummies in front of them. They were about to get a crash course in how to save a life.

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MORIARTY INTRODUCES BILL TO CAP LOCAL PROPERTY TAX GROWTH AT 2.5 PERCENT

Measure Would Become Effective Quicker than Governor’s Version;

Would Allow Flexibility to Address Unintended Consequences of Lower Cap

(TRENTON) – Assemblyman Paul D. Moriarty (D-Gloucester) issued the following statement Monday after introducing legislation (A-2945) to lower to 2.5 percent the state’s current four percent cap on local property tax growth:

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Default Lines :: A landlord dropped a bomb on Kensington. It could happen again

Cover Story :: Article :: Philadelphia City Paper

It was, demographically speaking, a brilliant business model. White, middle-class families who had been sustained for generations by factory jobs were leaving in droves; low- and middle-income Hispanics who needed affordable housing were moving in. Coyle bought houses from McBrides, Sloans and Myerses and sold them to Felicianos, Colons and Lopezes.For much of his career, these transactions were straightforward: Coyle bought for less and sold, or rented, for more.But in the mid-\’90s, his business model began to change in a profound way. This change coincided with the rise of the housing bubble, as banks came to see property not as actual houses with actual people paying actual mortgages, but as abstract commodities to be sliced and sold — commodities that, the thinking went, could only increase in value. In 1996, Coyle began taking out second mortgages on his properties and using them as collateral for cash loans. He began bundling his properties:

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Tsuyu or Monsoon Season in Japan

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WHEN EAST MEETS WEST

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.

A seasonal rain front swept through Okinawa in late May, marking the beginning of Japan\’s rainy season.

Today is the first day of rainy season at our home in Kitakyushu, City, Japan.

Photo Monsoon Clouds

Presently in our home town very light rain is forecast for this evening with

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Help Wanted

If you are a Gloucester City resident between the ages of 18-35, male, and interested in assisting a small dog overcome his fear of men please email me at

[email protected]

Mason is a bearded collie mix that is undergoing intensive desensitization. He is currently aggressive and fearful around men. I am looking for someone willing to work with him, under my direction, for approximately a half hour, twice a week. Mason will be wearing a muzzle during these sessions. Pay is negotiable.

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100 Fire Departments Will Be Selected to Receive $1000

Related category FIRE

To Conduct Fire and Sprinkler Demonstrations

Apply Today:

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Deadline July 16, 2010

One of the best ways for a fire department to raise awareness about home fire safety is to host a live fire demonstration. HFSC has developed the Fire and Sprinkler Burn Demonstration Kit to help fire departments – large and small – use this effective teaching tool locally.
Only U.S. BUILT FOR LIFE Fire Departments may apply for the stipend. Those BFLFDs that apply must agree to implement their event and fulfill the Implementation Requirements within six months of their selection notice.
Apply for the $1,000 Stipend
Become a BUILT FOR LIFE Fire Department

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Welcome Home from Afghanistan Gunny Sgt. Lawrence W. Trimmer

Williamstown, New Jersey Sunday, June 13, 2010 ETA 2:30pm \"Yellowribbon2\"

327 Bryn Mawr Drive Williamstown, New Jersey

Please come out to welcome home Gunny Sgt. Lawrence (Larry) Trimmer from serving in Afghanistan. Larry is 40 years old.

He has been in the Marine Corps Reserve for 17 years. He has recently been promoted to 1st Sergeant while on this deployment. He is stationed in Washington D.C. with the 4th Civil Affairs Group. He has been deployed twice to Iraq and \"Decoratedjust finished his 3rd tour in Afghanistan.

While not deploying with the Marines, Larry works for USPS as a letter carrier. He is married to Janette and they have 2 daughters; Juliana is 7 yrs old and Jocelyn is 4 yrs old. Larry likes to spend his spare time running marathons and doing triathlons.

So here is the plan…since Larry’s flight has been delayed, Plan B is in effect. His wife will be taking him out for lunch on Sunday, and the bikers will be waiting for them and then will escort him home to a loud noisy group of patriots.

Please join us in welcoming home Larry. We plan to make a whole lo of noise with the Williamstown Fire Dept, Police Dept., Yellow Ribbon Club, Warrior Watch Riders & Friends, the Trimmer family and their neighbors and friends. Hope to see you there.
*Media Welcome at Family’s request*
The Yellow Ribbon Club
http://www.yellowribbonclub.org
[email protected]

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Wanda Jaye, Devoted Parishioner of St. Maurice Church, Brooklawn

\"R2\" On June 11, 2010. Age 92. (nee Mendys) Formerly of Brooklawn. Loving wife of the late Walter Jaye. Predeceased by her sisters; Stella Osmian, Lillian Holton and Val Wudarski and her brother, Matty Mendys. Also survived by 10 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews.

Wanda was a faithful and devoted parishioner of St. Maurice R.C. Church. She was a member of the St. Maurice Altar and Rosary Society and the senior group. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her visitation on Tuesday morning from 9:30 AM to 10 AM at St. Maurice R.C. Church: 401 Community Rd., Brooklawn, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM in the Church. Inurnment St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Chews Landing.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Wanda’s memory to St. John of God: 1145 Delsea Drive, Westville Grove, NJ 08093 or Bancroft: 425 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. Please write in memo: Wanda Jaye. Expressions of sympathy: www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Wanda Jaye. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Ph: 856-456-1142.

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Today We Mourn the Death of An Old Friend

© by Lori Borgman | Sunday, March 15, 1998

Three yards of black fabric enshroud my computer terminal. I am mourning the passing of an old friend by the name of Common Sense. His obituary reads as follows: Common Sense, aka C.S., lived a long life, but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium. No one really knows how old he was, his birth records were long ago entangled in miles and miles of bureaucratic red tape. Known affectionately to close friends as Horse Sense and Sound Thinking, he selflessly devoted himself to a life of service in homes, schools, hospitals and offices, helping folks get jobs done without a lot of fanfare, whooping and hollering.

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