On May 20, 2011, (nee Grasmick) of Gloucester City, NJ. She is the beloved wife of Jack C. Brandt, devoted mother of Ronald and Frank (Jessica) Brandt, loving daughter of Louis Sr. and the late Beatrice Grasmick, the cherished grandmother of Melissa, Nicolas, Gabrielle and great grandchild Kayden and dear sister of Louis (Dee) Grasmick, Jr. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Bette worked as a Hairdresser for many years in both the Fairview and Westville areas.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:30am at ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 POWELL ST., GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ. Bette\’s Funeral Service will be held at 11:30am with interment at Lakeview Memorial Park immediately following. There will be no evening viewing. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations in Bette\’s name be made to either Deborah Hospital Foundation, New Jersey Region, P. O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 or Moorestown Visiting Nurses & Hospice, 300 Harper Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057 www.etheringtonfh.com

PEMBROKE, N.H. — When Thursday\’s game was over and the Portsmouth (N.H.) baseball team had secured the national record for consecutive victories by beating Pembroke Academy 10-2, Portsmouth pitcher/outfielder Keegan Taylor admitted to feeling a sense of relief. He insisted there was no sense of satisfaction, however.

\”It\’s definitely, definitely relief,\” Taylor said. \”It\’s always nice to have something off your back, but to me we\’re not done. It\’s more than just this. Definitely not satisfied yet. We want to be the last team standing.\”

The theme coming from the Portsmouth players following Thursday\’s contest seemed to be this: They still haven\’t achieved their No. 1 goal, which is a fourth consecutive state championship.

The victory over Pembroke Academy stretched the program\’s winning streak to 76 games, one more than Homer (Mich.) won in 2004 and 2005. The 2005 Homer team featured pitcher Josh Collmenter, who made his Major League debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier …………

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Americans—and Republicans—are lucky that the Donald has bowed out.

19 May 2011

Donald Trump’s announcement that he will not run in the Republican presidential primaries after all is great news for the Republican Party and for the country. The only thing more frightening than Trump’s running for president would be Trump’s getting elected president. From a party perspective, while losing an election is bad, winning one with the wrong candidate for the party and for the country is worse. I know something about this: I come from Italy, a country that has elected as prime minister the Trumplike Silvio Berlusconi.

Trump and Berlusconi are remarkably alike. They are both billionaire businessmen who claim that the government should be run like a business. They are both gifted salesmen, able to appeal to the emotions of their fellow citizens. They are both obsessed with their looks, with their hair (or what remains of it), and with sexy women. Their gross manners make them popular, perhaps because people think that if these guys could become billionaires, anyone could. Most important is that both Trump and Berlusconi made their initial fortunes in real estate, an industry where connections and corruption often matter as much as, or more than, talent and hard work. Indeed, while both pretend to stand for free markets, what they really believe in is what most of us would label crony capitalism.

Berlusconi’s policies have been devastating to Italy. He has been prime minister for eight of the last ten years, during which time the Italian per-capita GDP has dropped 4 percent, the debt-to-GDP ratio has…………………..

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Circle of Hope believes its needs will be met through the Marlton Pike station, said Nate Hulfish, the 32-year-old pastor of the local congregation.

\”It\’s ready-made for us,\” he said, noting the six-bay station has a hall for church functions, as well as a kitchen, restrooms and ample parking.

At the same time, Hulfish will not be sliding down a pole to address church gatherings. \”It\’s a one-story building, but I hear that joke a lot,\” he observed wryly.

Circle of Hope is not a typical church, said Hulfish, a former youth minister and mental health worker. \”In the region, I think it\’s unique,\” the Gloucester City resident said.

For example, participants often meet in \”cells,\” or groups of 10. \”We talk about life and the needs of our community and how to meet those needs,\” said Hulfish, noting cells gather in informal settings like homes and coffeehouses.

The larger congregation comes together for \”public meetings\” on Sunday evenings.

And Hulfish balks at the word \”members,\” saying that has \”such an \”insider\’ or \”club\’ connotation.\” Instead, he says the South Jersey congregation, which began with fewer than 20 adults and a handful of children, now has about 100 \”regular attenders.\”

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(CNBNEWS.NET) I enjoy my daily walks with Erica and Lacey but lately I
have wondered whether or not I should continue. Within the past two weeks we have been attacked by a pit bull and also a little rag mop of a dog. I been told this same pit bull has gone after other dogs as well in the neighborhood. As for the rag mop, well he bit Lacey hard enough that she let out a yelp! He also bit Erica’s nose.

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