Life long Gloucester City resident, born in 1944. Graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School Class of 1963. Attended Camden County College. Army National Guard 1964 to 1970. Activated in 1967 during the Newark Riots. Worked full-time at the Gloucester City Post Office from 1967 to 1978. Worked part-time at the Gloucester City News from 1965 to 1977. In 1978 I was named editor of the Gloucester City News and Camden County Record. Purchased the City News in 1985. In 2005 the paper was sold. In 2006 I established Cleary's Notebook. At the age of 81 I remain editor of Cleary's Notebook News writing commentary and reporting the news for South Jersey and Philadelphia regions.
Out of the Top 20 NJ Cities with the Highest Taxes Gcity #17
The Elimination of Checks and Balances is Driving Gloucester City’s Tax Crisis
To the Editor of CNBNews:
For six consecutive years, Gloucester City has operated under a governance model that defies standard democratic practices and has severely damaged public transparency and fiscal responsibility. The quiet appointment of Police Chief Brian Morrell by Mayor Spencer to the dual role of Acting City Administrator creates an unsustainable consolidation of executive power. While local officials often hide behind the excuse of “cost savings” to justify combining top jobs, the data show a different reality. Under this dual stewardship, Gloucester City property taxes have climbed by an average of $1,000 plus annually, creating a financial emergency for working families.
The 20 New Jersey towns with the highest effective tax rates; Gloucester City #17
NUIQSUT VILLAGE, ALASKA (CNBNews)– Adam Tussey Sr. recently photographed a rainbow hovering over Nuiqsut Village while working nearby. Tussey is employed by Tanco Engineering as operations manager.
ILA, TEAMSTERS & AND HOLT BATTLE FOR THE GLOUCESTER TERMINAL
Gloucester City, NJ (October 11, 2026) – In 1994, the Holt family tried to dramatically lower operating costs at their newly expanded Gloucester Marine Terminal in South Jersey. At the time, Master Contract wages for ILA dockworkers were significantly higher, and the union imposed strict work rules. According to the SocialistWorker.org newspaper, Holt bypassed the ILA entirely and signed a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 676, a New Jersey-based union that primarily represents truck drivers and warehouse workers, not deep-sea dockworkers. Under this new setup, Holt paid Teamster workers roughly $15 per hour to unload cargo and fruit ships. This wage was roughly half of the total compensation and benefits package the ILA required at the time.
When Thomas Holt Sr. quietly signed a deal with Teamsters Local 676 to unload the Scandinavian Reefer at the Gloucester Marine Terminal, word instantly leaked across the river. To the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), this wasn’t just a lost contract; it was an act of war that threatened to break their decades-long monopoly on the Delaware River ports.
– The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the removal of a “Gaza Must Live” sign from a Bergen County Technical School classroom upon pressure from Congressman Josh Gottheimer. CAIR is located in Newark, NJ
Based on emails reviewed by CAIR-NJ, a parent who attended Back to School Night at the school reached out to Congressman Gottheimer’s office requesting their assistance with removing the sign. The Congressman’s office then contacted Superintendent Dr. Lerner, who removed the sign without discussing it with the teacher.
DENVILLE, NJ (October 11, 2026)CNBNews)–What started as a small effort to support someone battling cancer has grown into a major Northern New Jersey community event. The Kathy Olenowski Foundation’s Pink Witches Night Out is expecting around 15,000 people this year while raising money to support families facing cancer. Joining us is Meg Olenowski, President of the Kathy Olenowski Foundation, to tell us about this year’s event and the woman at the heart of their mission.
Pink Witches Night Out is New Jersey’s most prestigious Breast Cancer Awareness event. For the past twelve years, the Denville community and its members have helped fight breast cancer by raising over $200,000. Most recently, they have donated over $80,000 to local residents diagnosed with the disease.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2026
LOCATION: BROADWAY, DENVILLE, NJ
FREE TO ATTEND | SWAG WILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN FALL 2026
Pink Witches Night Out is New Jersey’s most prestigious Breast Cancer Awareness event. For the past 12years, the Denville community and its members have been able to help fight the battle against Breast Cancer by raising over $200,000. Most recently, we have been able to donate over $80,000 to local residents who have been diagnosed with the disease.
PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 10, 2026)(CNBNews) – Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call in West Philadelphia, near the 100 block of North 52nd Street at approximately 1:00 am.
Shortly after midnight, officers were called and dispatched to a complaint of a person wielding a gun from a residential porch. Upon arriving at the home, the suspect fired at the officers as they stepped onto the porch. Officer Seiber and a fellow officer were struck multiple times before the suspect fled down a nearby alley. The officers were transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where Officer Seiber succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect was apprehended after a search and neighborhood lockdown; charges are pending.
Officer Seiber, age 40, had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 10 years. Survivors include his wife and two children.
BROOKLAWN, NJ (October 10, 2026)(CNBNews)The Brooklawn Borough Police Department is asking the public to help identify the two individuals shown in the picture. They are wanted in connection with a theft on Wednesday, October 7, at the local KFC Restaurant on Browning Road.
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ –Earlier today, a Red-tailed Hawk visited us; it landed on our backyard deck. I was able to watch it from inside my house for a few minutes before it flew away.
Some time ago, I was walking Peyton, and as we approached our home, a dove flew low above my head and into our garage. Seconds later, a Red-tailed Hawk appeared and landed on top of my parked van outside the garage.
Peyton and I stood across the street from my house for 15 minutes, watching this deadly scenario unfold. Would the dove be so foolish as to leave the sanctuary of my garage? Or would the hawk fly into the garage to flush its quarry out into the open?
As time passed, my patience wore thin. I let Peyton off her lead, and as soon as she ran up the driveway, the hawk flew away. I peeked inside the garage and found the dove perched on a rafter. When I checked on it an hour later, it was gone.
According to the All About Birdswebsite, most Red-tailed Hawks are rich brown above and pale below, with a streaked belly and, on the underside of the wing, a dark bar between the shoulder and wrist. The tail is usually pale below and cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it is brown and banded. “Dark-morph” birds are entirely chocolate-brown with a warm red tail. “Rufous-morph” birds are reddish-brown on the chest with a dark belly.
The website states that a person is unlikely to see this bird in their backyard unless the yard is quite large. Red-tailed Hawks eat mostly mammals, so they are less likely to visit a popular feeder than a Cooper’s Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk. It is very rare for a Red-tailed Hawk to go after dogs or cats.
The Red-tailed Hawk has a thrilling, raspy scream that sounds exactly like a raptor should sound. At least, that is what Hollywood directors seem to think. Whenever a hawk or eagle appears onscreen, regardless of the species, the shrill cry heard on the soundtrack is almost always that of a Red-tailed Hawk.
Need help clearing your record? A free Expungement Event will be held Monday, October 26, from 10 AM–3 PM at Rutgers Law School’s Camden Campus, 326 Penn Street.
Attendees can meet with an attorney at no cost to review their record and potentially file an expungement petition. Walk-ins will be accepted, but capacity is limited and attendees are encouraged to arrive early. All clients must qualify financially.
WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) (September 25, 2026)— The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has dropped an animal cruelty charge against the owner of a Wheeling pet resort where a 6-year-old dog was found dead in a hot van earlier this month. The incident happened on September 3, 2026
Miller, a 110-pound black Labrador, was found dead in a hot van after being transported to Waggles Pet Resort.
Waggles Owner Ross Niehaus was charged, but the state’s attorney’s office dropped the charge Friday.
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