Note from CNB: Our sister City in Gloucester City MA is facing many of the same problems as our community of Gloucester City NJ. A poor infrastructure, a need to develop/revitalize our waterfront, negotiations with key municipal employees, a recession and much more. Follow the link below to see how Mayor Kirk plans to deal with their problems.

GloucesterTimes.com

The Mayor\’s Desk
Carolyn Kirk

Our generation of leadership is being called upon to face many challenges — none of them small:

1. We have an infrastructure that is at the end of its functioning lifespan. We are being called upon to literally rebuild portions of the city brick-by-brick.

2. We are being called upon to lead the city through a local economic transition. The fishing industry remains as a solid foundation to Gloucester\’s economy and the question we are being called upon to answer is how to revitalize Gloucester Harbor in a manner compatible with the working waterfront.

3. And of course, we are gripped by the local, state and national recession, and so are called upon to make difficult choices between competing priorities.

We\’ve been called to leadership in a tumultuous time.

To respond to the call, we need a granite answer. Today more than ever, we need good government, a well-managed city, and citizen participation. Heading into the 2010-2011 term, my administration will focus on three priority areas:

via www.gloucestertimes.com

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On December 30, 2009. Age 74. Of Camden. Formerly of Gloucester City. Cherished Brother of Anthony Finazzo of Severn, Maryland, Carlo Finazzo of Houston, Texas, Vita G. Hodge of Gloucester City and Martha Tomago of Wenonah. Survived by many loving nieces and nephews. At the request of Ralph’s family, visitation, Memorial Mass at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church in Gloucester City and Inurnment in Arlington Cemetery, Pennsauken are private. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Ralph J. Finazzo. Funeral Arrangements and Inquires through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Ph: 856-456-1142

Law Stems from Task Force Proposal to Improve Law While Keeping Protections

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assemblymen John Burzichelli and Gordon Johnson sponsored to revise New Jersey\’s one-gun-per-month law while continuing to protect law-abiding citizens and businesses is now law.

The measure – signed Saturday by the governor – stems from recommendations from a special task force that reviewed the 1-gun-per-month law.
That law took effect Jan. 1 and is designed to deter straw purchases and illegal handgun trafficking, but Burzichelli and Johnson – both Firearms Task Force members – said it also will penalize many law-abiding citizens unless changed.
\”This is a common sense compromise that does nothing to impair the goal of protecting public safety by keeping criminals from obtaining multiple weapons at once,\” said Burzichelli (D-Gloucester/Cumberland/Salem). \”These changes correct some unintended consequences while also protecting law-abiding citizens and legitimate businesses.\”
\”These changes allow us to continue targeting straw purchases and other illegal handgun trafficking, but provide reasonable exemptions that make sense,\” said Johnson (D-Bergen). \”In the end, these changes are simply clarifications that don\’t interfere with protecting public safety and combating handgun trafficking.\”
The law (A-4304) clarifies that transfers of handguns between licensed retail dealers, registered wholesale dealers and registered manufacturers are exempted from the monthly limit.
The law also clarifies that transfers of lawfully owned handguns from any person to a licensed retail dealer or a registered wholesale dealer or manufacturer are not subject to the gun per month restriction.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Monday is also expected to consider two additional Burzichelli-Johnson bills to clarify the law. One bill (A-4361) would exempt those who inherit guns, gun collectors and competitive shooters from the law. The other (AJR-133) would create a firearms advisory task force to review state gun laws.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 5 for Edgar Tavener Jr., age 90 of Gloucester City who died Wednesday, Dec. 30th, 2009.

Relatives and friends may visit with the family 9:30 to 11 AM Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 47 Main St., Mantua, NJ where funeral services will be held at 11 AM. Interment will be in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ. In lieu of flowers contributions in Edgar\’s memory may be made to Highland Park United Methodist Church, 601 Highland Ave., Gloucester City NJ 08030. Memories and condolences may be shared at: www.smithfhmantua.com

Catherine D. Willette, age 88 of Corona, CA formerly of Gloucester City for over 30 years died on December 29^th, 2009.

By Dawn Watson

(A Change of Topics)…Due to the recent number of minor (but still troubling) dog-on-dog skirmishes in and around our area I will be addressing that topic this week.

If you are walking your dog and following all the city’s requirements about leashing and cleaning up after him you know you are a responsible dog owner, right? But what if you encounter dogs without their owners, dogs that are left outside to aggress at anything that passes by? Or, even worse, what if one of those dogs jumps the fence and begins fighting with your dog? Here are a few tricks I’ve learned to break up a fight in order to protect your dog:

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