Joseph B. Furgione, on September 2, 2015, of Mays Landing; formerly of Bellmawr. Age 93.

Beloved husband of the late Virginia A. (nee Miller). Devoted father of Joseph (Linda), David (Barbara), and Darlene Connelly. Loving grandfather of Christine Kroll (Ben); Brian (Ashley), Jennifer, and Mary Furgione; and Nicole and Amy Connelly. Dear great grandfather of Avalon Connelly, Abigail Kroll, and Benjamin Kroll. Also survived by his faithful companion Color.

There will be a visitation from 11:30am to 12:30pm Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 5021 Harding Highway, Mays Landing, NJ 08330.

Memorial Mass 12:30pm at the Church.

Inurnment Greenmount Cemetery, Hammonton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joseph’s memory to St. Vincent de Paul Parish at the address above. via www.gardnerfuneralhome.com

Patricia A. Mac Crea (nee Cook), August 31, 2015, of Bellmawr. Age 76.

Beloved wife of 50 years to the late Frank Jr. Devoted mother of Frank (Gail) and Mark. Loving grandmother of Danielle (Shane), Dianna, Collin, and Hunter. Dear sister of Coreen \”Tootie\” Rickerd. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Pat was a loving and devoted homemaker whose greatest joy in life was taking care of her family and home.

Services and interment are private at the request of the family.

via www.gardnerfuneralhome.com

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A Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, N.J., 47-foot Motor Lifeboat boat crew tows a boat Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The boat was taking on water with inoperable bilge pumps near the Absecon Inlet following the 2015 Atlantic City Airshow. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard towed two boats to safety Wednesday at the conclusion of the Atlantic City Airshow.

Boat crews from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City used two 47-foot Motor Lifeboats to tow the boats to the vicinity of the Farley State Marina.

If ever a public policy belonged in this space, it was the misguided and ultimately futile attempt by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to ban large sodas.

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NO SODA FOR KIDS:

The soda ban was the perfect example of nanny state-ism: an arbitrary limitation on personal behavior under the assumption state power should be used to improve people’s freedom to make choices. The ban ultimately accomplished nothing. You could, after all, buy two 16-ounce sodas instead of one 32-ounce soda, all the while sticking taxpayers with the legal bill for trying to defend the policy in court.

New York State Assemblyman Matthew Titone, D-Staten Island, has proposed legislation that would ban the sale of sugary drinks 16 ounces or larger to minors across the state.