New Basketball Court for Three Corner Park ; A Look Back at the Playground’s History

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Slam Dunk Upgrades at Burlington & Middlesex Streets

The basketball court at Burlington and Middlesex just got another round of improvements! The blacktop has been resurfaced and painted, and new netting has been added above the fencing to keep the game going strong. The whole 3 Corner Park area is really coming together—it’s looking better than ever and adds a nice boost to the neighborhood. As activity continues to grow west of Broadway, these upgrades help set the stage for even more good things to come.

ANGELS PLAYGROUND–In January 2007, the playground located at Three Corner Park in Gloucester City was refurbished and renamed Angels Playground in honor of the three Slack children who tragically perished in a fire on July 4, 2002, at the intersection of Broadway and Mercer Street. Regrettably, the area has experienced acts of vandalism, including the destruction of the Angels’ Welcome sign and the defacement of playground equipment with graffiti. The reasons for the failure to replace the sign remain unclear.

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PEYTON AND ME MEANDERING: Street Sweeper Broken, Honor Deptford Officer, New Businesses, Submarine Races

Gcity’s STREET SWEEPER IS BROKEN–The photo captures a moment earlier this week at the intersection of Sparks and Little Ridgeway Streets, just after the Gloucester City Street Sweeper made its rounds. Unfortunately, this $100,000-plus machine, which should be maintaining the city’s cleanliness, is making the streets dirtier than they were before the sweeper passed. It raises an intriguing question: Why hasn’t Public Works Superintendent Alex Tedesco, with an annual salary of $121,000, taken the necessary steps to repair such a vital piece of equipment? Furthermore, as one observes the superintendent’s pickup truck, it’s curious that there aren’t any markings declaring it as part of Gloucester City Public Works. This absence only adds to the mystery surrounding the city’s approach to maintaining the city sweeper that costs nearly half a million dollars.
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Gcity’s STREET SWEEPER IS BROKEN–The photo captures a moment earlier this week at the intersection of Sparks and Little Ridgeway Streets, just after the Gloucester City Street Sweeper made its rounds. Unfortunately, this $100,000-plus machine, which should be maintaining the city’s cleanliness, is making the streets dirtier than they were before the sweeper passed. It raises an intriguing question: Why hasn’t Public Works Superintendent Alex Tedesco, with an annual salary of $121,000, taken the necessary steps to repair such a vital piece of equipment? Furthermore, as one observes the superintendent’s pickup truck, it’s curious that there aren’t any markings declaring it as part of Gloucester City Public Works. This absence only adds to the mystery surrounding the city’s approach to maintaining the city sweeper that costs nearly half a million dollars.
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Cafe Crema Opens In Gloucester City

The new eatery moved into the former Tarlans Cleaners at 100 South Broadway. It is encouraging to see new businesses moving into the City. It opened on June 16, 2025, and offers breakfast and lunch with a “grab and go” style bakery. The cafe is known for its coffee, including specialty lattes like the banana bread latte, and offers a selection of fresh, homemade baked goods. While there isn’t indoor seating, there are tables outside for customers to enjoy.

CNBNews Cheers & Jeers

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JEER-Four years of Joe Biden and the Progressive Democrats in Washington, and this is the result. The illegal immigrant is standing on top of a destroyed Los Angeles police car holding a Mexican flag on Sunday, June 8, 2025. The criminal is dressed like a character from a Mad Max movie with skulls on his pants and a skull mask. President Trump has authorized the deployment of U.S. Marines from the 29Palms military base. The City of Twentynine Palms, California, in the southern Mojave Desert, is the home of Joshua Tree National Park headquarters and north entrance and proud host of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the world’s largest Marine Corps training base.

Gloucester Catholic baseball players douse Coach Dennis Barth after he chalked up his 600th game. His team beat St. Thomas Aquinas, winning the NJSIAA Non-Public B Baseball Championship. (photo Scott Faytok | courtesy of NJ Advance Media)

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THE AMERICAN BALD EAGLE VISITS GLOUCESTER CITY

This past September, I was walking our new dog, Sweetie, in the old industrial area of the city, and we had the incredible fortune of spotting four American bald eagles perched majestically in two trees. As we got closer to their location, two of the mature eagles flew over our heads. At the same time, the other two took off in the opposite direction. We were in awe at their beauty. It felt like such a special gift from nature, filling our hearts with awe and wonder as we soaked in the beauty of these incredible creatures. Sweetie, our two-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever whom we recently adopted, seemed to share in our excitement.

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Holt Terminal Changing Skyline

The shipping container business located in Gloucester City has demolished the warehouses at its marina at the foot of Monmouth Street and is beginning to tear down some of the old buildings near the entrance to the facility at King and Essex Streets. The additional vacant land will likely allow Holt to store more shipping containers.

According to an AI search, several proposed bills in the New Jersey legislature would authorize municipalities to impose taxes on the storage of empty shipping containers within their boundaries. Here’s a breakdown of what these proposed bills entail:
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A MAN TO BE REMEMBERED

TO: William E. Cleary, Sr.

Dear Bill,

I was sad to read that you are saying goodbye to something that has become an essential part of Gloucester City. Reading your articles, opinions, and other important news over the years, it is evident that you encompass everything good about your profession as a journalist. Your knowledge, honesty, and dedication through the years kept us in tune with and educated about what was going on in the city. Your comments about what you investigated and questioned may not have been approved by some politicians, but how they handled the situation made you that much more of a “champion” of our First Amendment rights.