So, at least for 2010, the long-standing tradition of baby floats, string bands, marching bands and Fire Departments will be silent.

Gloucester City has already cancelled their parade, yet the annual fireworks show will still take place July 3 at Gloucester City High School.

Mount Ephraim will have its Fourth of July Parade.

In other business, Bellmawr Mayor and Council played host to Bell Oaks Eighth Graders for the Borough’s annual Student Government Day May 27.

The paper has been legitimately covering the races for the past 20 years without ever receiving a complaint regarding the conduct of its professional writing and photography staffs.

The reporters respect the drivers and their teams by staying out of their way during the weekend, by not hounding them for autographs or by preventing them from doing their sometimes perilous jobs during practices and the races. They treat the facility and the event with the utmost respect.

Maybe if the paper were a sponsor for a soft drink or car wax company, the racetrack would be less stringent with a pass so that we could become more of the \”What’s In It For Me\” frenzy around the drivers and teams.

So local NASCAR fans and race-goers, remember next race how little Dover Downs thinks of this area’s fans and how they feel they have become too big for our areas insignificant followers.

Jack Dilks, Gloucester City

Former Dover Reporter

Philadelphia, June 7, 2010—Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Governor Edward G. Rendell were joined by leaders from the city’s cultural and philanthropic communities today to announce the start of work on three major projects to dramatically enhance the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for residents and visitors: streetscape improvements for the 2100 and 2200 blocks, restoration of the Rodin Museum grounds and courtyard garden, and the creation of an entirely new Sister Cities Park.

These projects are part of a package of Parkway improvements first announced in July 2008 and supported by the City, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and private funders. Total costs for the work—which will also include improvements to the 1600-1800 blocks and Shakespeare Park in a subsequent phase—are estimated at $19.1 million. Fairmount Park, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Center City District are directing the respective projects.

\”I would like to thank all the project’s funders and partners who have worked together to make these significant improvements to the public realm of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, supporting our great institutions, welcoming the Barnes to the Parkway and providing the highest level of amenities to our visitors and guests,\” said Mayor Nutter.

Breaking ground today, under the leadership of Fairmount Park, will be the streetscape work. The city will narrow the outer lanes of the 2100 and 2200 blocks, reducing the line

\”This environmentally sustainable transit village will build on the area’s existing assets to transform the neighborhood in a safer, more livable community,\” said Mayor Nutter. \”I appreciate the dollars Senator Casey has provided to the project and look forward to working with both APM and JRCo to get this exciting new development started.\”

Usually we leave prayer requests for the end of the Prayer letter but this is a need of gigantic proportions! I’d like you to think about this for a moment. Jail/prison is all about punishment. There is little or no rehabilitation going on. Last year we saw over 300 professions of faith in Jesus Christ, 226 in person and the rest through our