BY DOROTHY PHILBIN | CNBNews Contributor
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (March 16, 2022)–Cleary’s Notebook (CNBNews) this week printed an article about the Teach for America program and they, as with many employers, can’t fill openings. In their case they have hundreds into thousands of openings. I had experience with Teach for America when I taught in the School District of Philadelphia. I felt it was a very unfair program.
Erica Cleary, a beautiful yellow Labrador Retriever who resided in Gloucester City, NJ, most of her life, died Thursday night, May 14, 2015, from complications of old age. She was 13. In human years, she would be 91.
Erica began her life as a Seeing Eye puppy in Moorstown, NJ. She was in training when she broke her toe at the doggy playground. She spent 14 months with her toe in a cast. When the time came for her to take the final test, she was unable to pass it and was placed up for adoption at the age of two.
Connie and I had tried for over two years to adopt a retired Seeing Eye dog. Tired of waiting, we had gotten a black lab named Lacey during that time. The day we got the call that Erica was available we were so excited. During the 90-minute ride to Morristown, we were very anxious, not knowing what to expect. When we arrived in the town we were surprised to see how many people were walking the streets with seeing eye dogs. We learned later that those dogs were in training. The Academy, located in a wooded area, consists of a number of single-story buildings. It is nestled away a mile or so from the Mooristown.
Continue reading “OUR BEST FRIEND ERICA IS WAITING FOR US AT THE RAINBOW BRIDGE”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.
Continue reading “A MAN TO BE REMEMBERED”ELATED CATEGORY GLOUCESTER CITY HISTORY
BY CNBNews Staff
Bill Tourtual, Butch Shaffer, and myself were talking
A new look for Butch Shaffer photo credit Babe Tourtual
recently about some of the characters we remembered growing up in Gloucester City, NJ back in the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s. Somehow the name of Albert “Monk” Schaffer, (no relation to Howard “Butch” Shaffer), came up in our conversation.
Monk was a local hood who grew up in the 300 block of Morris Street. As a teenager he hung out at Augie’s pool room (28 N. Burlington Street), Tuckers Corner (Cumberland and Atlantic Street) and the Pine House (200 block of N. Broadway). When he got older he could be found at the Sand Bar, 5th and Powell Streets, The Twin Bar, Broadway and Market Street, and The Crown Point Inn, Westville, to mention a few.
My father-in-law, Tom Sarlo and I, bumped into Monk in the Batsto Pine Barrens during a 1970’s December deer hunt. We were heading home. His cadillac was stuck in the mud blocking the road. We tried to pull him out of the mud with our truck, but no luck. Wet snow was falling. He was with two teenagers, his nephews. They were dressed all in black. Not the right attire for hunting deer. As we drove away they were setting the woods on fire trying to get warm. We alerted the rangers about their situation.
By Tom Bowe
GLOUCESTER CITY NJ–Monsignor Edward Lucitt (Big Ed) pastor of Saint Mary’s Parish, Gloucester City, was the driving force behind the St. Marys Men’s Guild, which was started probably by Msgr. Brick during the depression. Both priests were similar in nature, great heart, passionate, and when something went wrong, they took no prisoners.
Big Ed was my first basketball and football coach in grammar school.
The men of the Guild made fishcakes on the first floor and delivered them and other food to the citizens of Gloucester City during those awful years of the depression.. During the war years, while I was in grammar school (St. Mary’s), all the fellows were in the service, and the Men’s Guild evolved into the Junior Guild. It also kept a lot of young guys out of trouble by giving them a place to hang out.. Not to mention that Big Ed also kept an eye on us and the building..
Continue reading “SAINT MARY’S JUNIOR GUILD, GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ”source GCHS Press Release
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (October 2012)–Gloucester Catholic’s 1971 unbeaten, untied football team was honored on Saturday, October 20, 2012, during a reunion of team members at Gloucester Catholic High School. Team players, coaches, and staff were honored prior to the Rams’ 10:30 a.m. homecoming game against Woodstown in a special ceremony.
Guided by former coach Bob McQuillan, the 1971 Rams posted a 9-0 overall record, led by All-South Jersey standouts Jack Long and Steve Rotella, along with quarterback Steve Johnson. They capped a spectacular season with a 34-29 victory over Middle Township team in November 1971.
Continue reading “1971 Gloucester Catholic HS Football Team Honored”By GUS OSTRUM
GCHS Director of Advancement
Ramblings Spring 2012 edition
GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (June 2012) –Joe Murphy has served on both sides of the fence at Gloucester Catholic, and has earned a reputation as a beloved figure within the community as a former alumnus and athlete, coach, teacher, and friend.Two plays later, Grant found himself circling the flank for the thirty-first point.
“Coach Murphy,” a 1954 graduate, began his long affiliation with GCHS as. The love affair with the school has never stopped, even after some 62 years. freshman student entering classes in the Fall of 1951. The love affair with the school has never stopped, even after some 62 years.
One key life lesson Joe has never forgotten is the strong bond between a teacher (coach) and a student and the influence it has on a young person’s life.
Continue reading “Joe Murphy, Alumnus, Athlete, Coach, Teacher and Friend of Gloucester Catholic”(July 2012)–Whenever there is an election involving a seat in Congress or in the White House, you can bet your bottom dollar it will be a big year for federal grants to be given out. Even though the national debt is $16 trillion and climbing, the “Washington Elite” doesn’t care; after all, it is not their money they are spending.
For example, in May, a list of 25 towns across the United States receiving funds to help pay firemen’s salaries or rehire them was released. The funds were awarded through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a program that provides $400 million in grants nationwide for rehiring laid-off firefighters and retaining those whose jobs are in jeopardy due to budget constraints.”
Some of the local communities that received funds from that program in May were Gloucester City ($598,000), Camden City ($5 million), Passaic ($1.5 million), and Scranton, PA ($8 million).
Continue reading “ONLY IN AMERICA!”(July 2011)–Former LaSalle Football Coach Bill Manlove (photo) will be heading to South Bend, Indiana, this week for the College Football Hall of Fame ceremonies held July 15-16. He is one of four coaches who will be enshrined.
Knowledgeable South Jersey football fans will remember Manlove as the head football coach at Gloucester City High School in the 1960s. A graduate of Temple University, Manlove taught math at GHS. Along with coaching football, he also coached Lions freshman basketball.
Former Gloucester City Mayor Bob Bevan, who was coached by Manlove, said, ”I played for Bill in my junior and senior year (1961, 1962). We had a losing record in his rookie year as Head Coach and had a 6-2-1 record in our senior year. He was more of a strategist in his first year and became more of a motivator during his second year. He became successful over the next several years in both high school and as a college coach. He was a gentleman and always treated his players with respect.”
Echoing those remarks, 1961 GHS alumnus Bill Tourtual added, “Bill Manlove was an amazing coach, talent scout, and person. I will always treasure the times the late Larry Pusey and I spent together under the coaching of Bill Manlove.
Continue reading “Gloucester High Gridiron Coach Enshrined in College Football Hall of Fame”GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (April 11, 2011) The ongoing quarrel between the City of Gloucester City and former Municipal Clerk/City Administrator Paul Kain has come to a conclusion.
Kain was fired in December 2009 for being absent from work without permission for more then 120 days. His last day of work was July 13, 2009. The former municipal clerk said he was absent because of depression and presented the city with documentation about his illness from physicians. In the February 11, 2011 Gloucester City News Kain said “My illness, Major Depressive Disorder – major depression – progressed noticeably until the point on July 13, 2009 I could not get out of bed let alone go to work. It was on this day that I began using my accrued paid time to start treatment for my recovery. My wife, Maggie, then started a very open and honest dialogue with the city on my behalf.”
Continue reading “THE KAIN EPISODE FINALLY ENDS”