142ND ANNUAL RE-ORGANIZATION MEETING OF GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL; AGENDA AND RESOLUTIONS I Meeting Tonight at 8 PM

Raffle Ordinance Approved
Commissioners approved on first reading an ordinance governing raffles in the borough. In addition to setting forth requirements, application guidelines and issuance procedures, the ordinance establishes a $25 application fee.

Fire Gear Purchase
Commissioners authorized the purchase of fire turnout gear from First Due Emergency Supply Company in the amount of $89,612.25, and the purchase of breathing apparatus from Breathe Safe Fire & Safety Equipment Company in the amount of $135,000.

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Alice Rowen, of Bellmawr, age 92; Services Wednesday

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Alice Rowen
(October 19, 1918 – January 1, 2011)

Alice Rowen(nee Sheairs), on January 1, 2011, of Bellmawr, age 92.
Beloved wife of 74 years to the late Milton Rowen, Sr. Devoted mother of Alberta Kreh, Alice Weston (the late Jim) and the late Milton, Jr. Dear mother-in-law of Carol Rowen. Loving grandmother of 9, great grandmother of 16 and great great grandmother of 2. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and her precious cat \”Sox\”.

Alice was the matriarch of her family. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, playing cards, crocheting, gardening and the shore.

Relatives and friends are invited to the viewing Wednesday morning from 8:30am to 10am at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Service 10:30am Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 200 E. Clements Bridge Rd., Runnemede, NJ 08078. Entombment Locustwood Mausoleum, Cherry Hill.

Donations may be made in Alice’s name to Trinity Lutheran Church or Vitas Hospice, 18 E. Laurel Road, 3rd Floor, Stratford, NJ 08084.

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Gloucester City Councilman Marchese: Union Employees Could Have Settled Contracts to Save Fellow Workers Jobs

By Bill Cleary

Gloucester City Second Ward Councilman Nick Marchese released the following statement today regarding the ongoing debate surrounding the laid off firemen. For those unfamilar with the story in June the City and the FMBA, the union that represents the firemen, agreed to a tenative contract which included a no layoff clause ending three years of bitter negotiations. At the time the union agreed to number of concessions. Over the next two months the contract remained unsigned. Then in September the FMBA announced that they were backing out of the June tenative agreement. The reason given was the City would not give in to the union\’s demand for a minimum staffing clause. The City said the union\’s minimum staffing demand would wipe out projected savings that have enabled the administration to avoid layoff. The last day of work for the 8 firemen was December 22.

Councilman Marchese writes,

\”It has come to my attention and is very interesting that a resident who has spoken out, Mike Stanton thinks both Mayor and Council and our Fire Fighter\’s have failed in the Fire Department contract negotiations. While I appreciate his opinion it’s very easy to be naive and make such a statement if you haven\’t been involved in the process or have all of the pertinent information. I would think that just the opposite is true. This administration has taken bold steps since the day we took office to reduce our cities budget. This cost cutting process began for us in 2007, two years prior to any other municipality taking such actions. If our city employees had even considered the most modest of concessions, our city would not be in the financial crunch that we have been enduring. Now other towns, cities, and various states around the country are making some of the same financial changes.

\”The Fire Department employees or any of our cities employees have never mentioned they were given a 3.5 % raise from the city for 2008 while they didn’t even have a contract or didn’t give back any concessions to the city. This money was set aside in the 2008 budget, but didn’t have to be given out; it was done in good faith. The Fire union and its members are willing to lose eight of their union brothers because they won’t honor the agreement that was made in good faith regarding their contract. Our CWA employees made no agreement, just conceded to lose fellow employees so they could get a raise instead of standing behind them to help save their jobs. We currently have a possible agreement with our steel workers union that we are waiting for confirmation and could be an example of good things to come.

\” Nothing has been said by these employees about all of the non union represented employees who lost the same benefits as all city employees were asked to give back. The non- union represented employees give backs and savings to the tax payers began in 2007. Our cities union represented employees have been asked to give back the same to save their fellow worker jobs.

\”Mayor and Council respects and appreciates all of our cities emergency responders and all of our employees, but also have a obligation to the tax payers to improve the future of the city while maintaining financial order. We don’t necessarily want to proceed with layoffs, but someone has to step up and make the tough decisions. We have and will continue to do the right thing by reducing costs, follow the law as laid down by the state, and continuing to negotiate with the unions to be part of the solution to these financial conflicts, not a part of the problem like some of the misinformed people who continue to comment on these issues without knowing all of the facts.\”

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Yellow Ribbon Club Says Thank You!

December 30, 2010

On behalf of the Yellow Ribbon Club, I want to thank you for your participation in the Cookie $\"Yellowribbon2\"$ Drive for the Troops. We have already received several thank you letters and emails from them and you can view them on our website. There are 2 places to find the letters. Once you go to our website www.yellowribbonclub.org, you will see a tab labeled Thanks From the Troops. If you click on it, you will see some of the letters and emails. Another spot to find them is in our photo album. Please visit the site and read the notes.

In November, we shipped just over 900 lbs. of cookies to many troops and in December we shipped over 1300 lbs of cookies. This is all because you took the time to bake cookies, package them, and deliver them to us to be shipped. What an awesome tribute that you showed our troops. You joined forces with the Yellow Ribbon Club and made a huge impact on those who are in harms way to protect us.

We want to send a big THANK YOU for your help in making the cookie drives a huge success. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy life to show the troops your support. We greatly appreciate your hard work and for assisting us in making a difference.

Sincerely,

The Yellow Ribbon Club

Marlton, NJ 08053

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Paulsboro Marine Terminal Project Moving Ahead

Gloucester County press release

(Woodbury) – Two contracts that will continue to move the Paulsboro Marine Terminal (Port of $\"Pine$ Paulsboro) project ahead were awarded today by the Gloucester County Improvement Authority.

A $15.7 million contract was awarded to AP Construction of Blackwood, NJ for the construction of an access road and overpass bridge that will directly connect the port to I-295, and a $48 million contract was awarded to Weeks Marine of Cranford, NJ for the bulkhead, dredging and sub-grade preparation activities for the future port were approved.

\”The Port of Paulsboro is moving forward. The access road and bridge will keep large trucks and equipment off the streets of our neighborhoods so the community is not impacted by the operations of the port,\” said Freeholder Director Stephen M. Sweeney.

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Mrs. Patricia Ann Leeds, 60,of Gloucester City

$\"R2\"$ Suddenly, On December 28, 2010. Age 60. (nee Hunt) Of Gloucester City. Loving wife of the late Charles David Leeds. Loving and devoted mother of Dawn Burkhardt (Stephen), Mary Hayes and Leonard Hunt. Cherished grandmother of Matthew, James, Andrew and Kyle. Dear sister of Jeannie, Susan, Edward Jay, Joseph, Troy, Steven and Mark. Patricia was a resident of Gloucester Towne and loved to bake cakes for her neighbors there.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to her viewing on Tuesday morning from 10 to 11 AM at St. Mary’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth St., Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM in the Church. At the request of the family, cremation will be private.

Memorial donations, in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Mary’s School: Attn: Tuition Fund: 340 Cumberland St., Gloucester City, NJ, 08030. Please write in memo: Patricia Ann Leeds. Expressions of sympathy: www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Patricia Ann Leeds. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ. Ph: 856-456-1142

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