| Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/02/2010 RELATED CATEGORY FIRE

By Robert Moran and Peter Mucha Inquirer Staff Writers

The Fire Department started closing fire stations on a daily rotating basis Monday in a budget cutting measure that firefighters union officials claim threatens public safety and which the Nutter administration says will have no discernible impact. The \”rolling brownouts\” will affect three fire houses per shift and the truth of what that will mean lies somewhere between what both sides say. Some response times will be slower, but the city won\’t burn down. At Engine Co. 57 in at 5559 Chestnut Street on West Philadelphia — one of the first three stations affected — officials of Local 22 of the International Association of Fire Fighters held a news conference Monday morning to again denounce the brownouts.

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I am writing to, of course, express an opinion. My two daughters were in a softball tournament in Gloucester City as they have been for the past three or four years.

Every year it is run with precision. This year we were met with confusion and umpires that were, to put it mildly, way past retirement age. Feisty as they were, they were not able to call a game as they once were. During our game there were two very bad calls on our team (this happens occasionally in ALL ballgames).

It is the coach’s job to question the call or verify what the ump meant when calling it. As

By Sara Martino

A Resolution of Condolence expressing deepest sympathy to the family of Robert \”Bob\” Barth was presented during the July 22 Gloucester City Council meeting.

Former Gloucester City High baseball manager and Gloucester Catholic baseball coach, Barth, 59, died tragically in a car accident last month.

He was the founder of the summer baseball camp in Gloucester City and coached at many local schools over the years.

Mayor William James also presented proclamations to the Gloucester Catholic High School Boys Baseball Team for winning the NSJIAA State Championship. Bob Barth was an assistant coach for the team.

A proclamation was also given to the Gloucester Catholic High School Girls Softball

This is in regards to the letter about the power outage due to the heat. It was stated that the homeowner’s were advised of the problem and where you could go to keep cool.

Well, I am a senior citizen and I was never notified about anything so I don’t know who they were talking about. I realize it is hard to notify everyone but don’t print things in the paper if it was not done.

The Fire Department could have gone around and announced on the PA system what was happening. Glad this was repaired fast and it didn’t get too hot in my house.

Shirley Fox, Gloucester City

CONNELLY – In memory of my Dad, Martin Connelly on his 100^th birthday, July 31, and who passed on July 4, 2009.

Happy Birthday Dad, all you wanted to do was live to be 100 and it wasn’t meant to be. God had other plans for you. You were looking forward to celebrating with a steak dinner that your Dr’s were planning for you. Well I hope you are celebrating with all you friends and family in heaven. Have a great day and know that we miss you everyday and love you very much. You are always with us and someday
we will all be together again…

Love from all of us, Shirley & Harry, grandchildren Harry & Nancy, great grandchildren Ryan, Danielle and Lyndsey.

By Kellie Ferry

Gloucester City Councilwoman

Community. Howard Thurman once said, \”Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.\”

I could not agree more. Walking through the streets of Gloucester City, I find it hard not to fall in love. It elates me to see the old buildings and beautiful homes and hear the chirping of birds and laughter of children playing outside.

It comforts me to know that wherever I go I will be greeted by a friendly face and a light-hearted conversation. My community is filled with hardworking, fun loving individuals that have a distinguishable sense of camaraderie.

Ever since I was a little girl, and even now in adulthood, what I enjoy most is when our