Sunday, March 08, 2009

TIPS AND SNIPPETS

BY William E. Cleary Sr.

A source told me recently that Mayor and Council have requested all departments to put together a list of names of three people with the less seniority. The list is being formulated in case it is necessary to make cutbacks in the City\’s workforce because of the lack of money. According to my source department heads have passed the request down to the individual union leaders for the fire, police, highway, and water employees.

Case Highlights FBI’s Commitment to Anti-Trafficking Efforts

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The young Ukrainian men and women—many of them out of work and with few prospects—were promised good-paying jobs in the United States. But instead of living the American dream, they were thrust into a nightmare of violence, threats, and forced servitude.

On January 28, 2015. Age 72. Of Gloucester City. (nee Freidel) Cherished daughter of the late George and Margaret Freidel. Survived by her loving children, Charles P. Keenan (Audrey), Janice Keenan (Richard Sr.) and Stephanie Hevey (Jerry) and their father Charles M. Keenan. Cherished grandmother of Richard Seiverd, Jr., Charmaine Seiverd, Shana Keenan, Charles P. Keenan, Jr., Meghan Hevey and Katelyn Hevey. Cherished great-grandmother of Giavonna, Joshua, Devin, Kyle, Layla, Mariah and Ashton. Dear sister of Peggy Whitman (John) and the late Thomas Freidel (surviving Elaine). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. 

Born in Philadelphia, PA on August 28, 1942, Betty was raised in National Park and Gloucester City. She was a graduate of Woodbury High School and worked many years at Acme in Audubon. Betty was a member of the Drill and Baton team with Verga VFW Post #7125.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Monday morning, February 2, 2015 from 9 to 11 AM at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St., Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial 11:30 AM at St. Mary’s Church: 426 Monmouth St., Gloucester City. Interment will follow in New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ. 

Memorial Donations are requested to Msgr. Lucitt’s Needy Children’s Fund: P.O. Box 87, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Please write in memo: Elizabeth A. Keenan.

Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary of Elizabeth Ann Keenan. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ. Phone: 856-456-1142 

On January 27, 2015. Age 81. Of Gloucester City. (nee Helms) Daughter of the late Ira and Laura Helms. Survived by her sons Harry, Thomas and Jay Clayton; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her 3 siblings. 

Funeral services will be private.

Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary of Marion E. Clayton. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ. Phone: 856-456-1142 

Edward Myers, Jr., on January 26, 2015, of Runnemede. Age 91. 

Beloved husband of the late Mary T. (nee Repasy). Devoted father of Gerry Fulgham, Kathy Brennan (Tim), and Edward (Brookie) and father-in-law of the late Rick Fulgham. Loving grandfather of Kim & RJ Fulgham. Tim Brennan, Jr., Nicole Arntz & Nick Brennan, and Brandi & Sarah Myers and great grandfather of Kyle Brennan, Austin Liwock, Ryan Brennan, Emily Arntz, Maddie Brennan, Ryleigh Brennan, Tyler Arntz, Mackenzie Brennan, and Vinny Luna. Dear brother of Russell Myers and Rose Blatcher. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. 

Edward proudly served with the US Marine Corps for four years during World War II with the 5th and 2nd Divisions. He was a lifetime member, past Post Commander, and past District Commander with the VFW in Runnemede and was a member of the Marine Corps League. 

There will be a viewing from 10 to 11:30am Wednesday at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral service 11:30am at the funeral home. Interment Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ.

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HACKENSACK, N.J. (CN) – Tenants displaced from last week\’s massive residential apartment fire along the Hudson River in Edgewater, N.J., claim in court that the lack of sprinklers in attics of their complex and use of lightweight wood construction \”may have accelerated the spread of the fire.\”
The class action against Avalon Bay Communities in Bergen County Superior Court comes just days after a Jan. 21 fire burned to the ground the 408-unit luxury housing complex known as Avalon Bay at Edgewater, constructed in 2002.

The week of Monday, January 26th is 2015 National Drug Facts Week. The Pine Hill Police Department will be joining this national health observance for teens to help shatter myths about drugs. During the week’s activities Ptl. Marino, Ptl. DiGiacomo and SRO Rowello will be spending time teaching D.A.R.E. and Keepin’ It Real at the John Glenn Elementary School, the Dr. Albert Bean Elementary School and the Pine Hill Middle School. D.A.R.E. and Keepin’ It Real are programs that help our Officers proactively take a stand against drugs with students by supplying facts directly to students during each session. The School District’s Guidance Team will also be reading drug facts each morning during announcements with the Pine Hill Police Department to continue the trend and support the nationally observed week.

Gloucester City, NJ (Grassroots Newswire) January 28, 2015 — Along with 
every New Year come new expectations for self-improvement regarding both 
personal life and work. While the economy and job market continue to 
improve and 2015 is finally here, why spend another year trying to survive 
the corporate grind and feeling like you are working on someone else’s 
dream instead of your own? Gloucester City-area advisors with The 
Entrepreneur’s Source, an alternative career coaching franchise dedicated 
to individuals wanting to explore their option to become self-sufficient, 
suggest that it might be time to leave behind the fears of the unknown and 
finally take steps toward self-sufficiency and true work-life balance by 
pursuing entrepreneurship.