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By LEE PROCIDA Staff Writer pressofAtlanticCity.com 

A tap turns on in a Hammonton kitchen. Water comes out, clear and tasteless. It is used to fill a water bottle, make coffee, cook pasta, and complete many other daily tasks.It also is radioactive, as is virtually every drop of water ever pumped from South Jersey’s soil.

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife reminds hunters that the 2011-12 small game firearm seasons for pheasant, chukar, ruffed grouse (south of Route 70) and woodcock (south of Route 70) open at 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 12. Small game seasons for several other species have already opened.

Hunters should review current regulations, season exceptions and bag limits in the 2011-12 Hunting and Trapping Digest (specifically page 65

Election Day is November 8
Vote by Mail has replaced Absentee Voting in the State of New Jersey. Although the deadline for mailing your application is November 1, you can still apply in person at the County Clerk’s Office up until 3:00 p.m. on November 7. Download a Vote By Mail application atwww.camdencounty.com and bring it to the Clerk’s Office to have your vote counted. For a complete list of polling places, visit www.camdencounty.com.

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.

The Japanese economic was at it\’s peak back in 1986. The country was almost as great an economic power as the U.S.A. It\’s now 25 years later and Japan has changed greatly after experiencing the failure of the bubble economy, the lemon shock and the Great East Japan Earthquake. With the economic success of Asian countries (especially China), the world faces a new age.While corporations from advanced countries have moved their manufacturing overseas,the economies of those nations suffer and unemployment rates have been soaring. Because of this, in place of manufacturing, many nations are seeking fresh sources of income, instead of depending on financial deals. However, as a result many nations including the USA are experiencing the same conditions Japan did after the economic bubble burst.

 The Gloucester City Cultural Arts & Heritage Society is hosting its Second Annual Art Exhibit at The Gloucester Heights Fire Hall Community Center on Nicholson Road Saturday, November 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ceremony Celebrates Completion of Phases One and Two of Affordable Housing Community

GLASSBORO, N.J., Nov. 1, 2011 – Community Investment Strategies (CIS), Inc., is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony today celebrating the completion of the first two phases of Whitney Crescent, an 80-unit affordable apartment-rental community on Higgins Avenue in Glassboro.

PHOTO CAPTION: Community Investment Strategies (CIS), Inc., hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony today celebrating the completion of the first two phases of Whitney Crescent, an 80-unit affordable apartment-rental community on Higgins Avenue in Glassboro.Cutting the ribbon and welcoming local residents are (left to right): Congressman Robert Andrews, Gloucester County Freeholder Heather Simmons, Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank Allen Lamboy, Senator Stephen M. Sweeney, Vice President of CIS Theresa Reed, Glassboro Mayor Leo McCabe, and NJHMFA Executive Director Anthony Marchetta.