N.J. Senator Donald Norcross (D-5), who serves as chairman of the Schools Construction Committee within the Legislature\’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools, released the following statement regarding a report by the New Jersey State Auditor on the Schools Development Authority (SDA).

 By Sara Martino

Gloucester City News

Councilman Greg Gilbert presented a proclamation to U.S. Army PFC Mark Ward during the September Brooklawn Borough Council meeting.

Ward was commended for his service to his country and received military honor ribbons as a result of his tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Extraordinary Quality Driving Demand

Philadelphia, Pa., October 10, 2011 – The first shipment of South African Midknight Oranges has arrived in the U.S. at the port of Philadelphia. This is the first of four shipments that will arrive through October.

Joseph B. Miller, 21, of Medford, passed away suddenly on October 4, 2011. Mr. Miller died after the car he was riding in struck a deer, followed by several trees. The driver of the car was injured. Mr. Miller was a student at Stockton College. He is the cousin of Hank Miller who writes the CNBNews.net column When East Meets West.

On October 6, 2011. Age 92. Of Brooklawn. (nee Aulenbach).

Loving wife of 47 years the late Stanley L. Gaston. Loving mother of Deborah M. Alexander (George), Ronald F. Gaston (Kim), Kenneth C. Gaston, Peter M. Gaston (Cathy), Paul A. Gaston. Predeceased by her children, Laurence S. Gaston and Kathryn L. Gaston. Loving grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of 13. Dear sister of Dorcas O\’Dell of Pittsburgh, PA.

Ephs give strong effort at New England Championships 

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BOSTON — Williams hit the road to test itself against Division I competition, and placed 9th out of 26 teams in the New England Championships.

Senior Josephat Koima was the first Eph to cover the 8K course. In a varsity field of nearly 200 runners, his time of 25:41 placed him 35th overall. Senior Jack Fitzhenry finished in 25:53 for 44th place followed by freshman Colin Cotton in 25:59 for 54th position. Scott Rodilitz and Wade Davis rounded out the top 5 in 26:04 (64th) and 26:21 (83rd).

The Ephs showed their depth of talent with a 2nd place finish in the sub varsity race. Sophomores Max Laberge and Chris Lee finished 3rd and 4th in 26:11 and 26:14 respectively. Matt Wyatt and Steve Mendoza also had breakout performances, finish 10th and 29th overall.

Williams\’ 277 points in the varsity race was 4th among Division III teams in the race, behind fourth place Middlebury (221 points), sixth place MIT (244 points), and eighth place Tufts (274 points). Although the finish was not the Ephs\’s strongest of the season, considering illnesses to 4 of the top seven runners, they gave a strong team effort. 

American Cities Going Broke

Of the 7,800 bonds in the U.S. secured by state or local governments, only 25 are currently speculative-grade, or junk-bonds, rated by Moody’s Ba1 or lower. Only municipalities received such low ratings, and the reasons vary. Moody’s report, \”A Look at Speculative-Grade Local Governments in the Wake of the Recession,\” details the economic issues that have lead each into junk-bond territory. 24/7 Wall St. has analyzed the worst cities, whose credit rating is Ba2 and lower.

 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows:

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If you haven\’t heard of Paul Levy yet, the odds are getting better every day that you will. The ubiquitous street-cleaning machines along the streets of Center City? Levy\’s work. The new lollipop signs outside Center City trolley stations and bus stops? Levy. The small army of walkie-talkie-carrying \”ambassadors\” along Center City streets? The newish Cafe Cret on the Ben Franklin Parkway? The controversial attempted crackdown on panhandling? The innovative (and recently shuttered) Community Court? Levy, Levy, Levy. Now in its 20th year, the Center City District has grown from a modest street-cleaning and marketing machine to the hub of an ever-growing empire of influence. Levy, its commander in chief, presides over a budget of almost $20 million annually, earns roughly double the salary of Mayor Michael Nutter, and has positioned himself at the helm of a remarkably agile and increasingly far-reaching institution: Unelected and largely unfettered by bureaucracy, he might be called something of a Center City monarch.