Dear Bill and Residents of Riverview Heights,

I am writing this letter in response to questions I received two weeks ago regarding the spraying of pesticide by the Camden County Mosquito Commission in the Riverview Heights section of Gloucester City.

As a resident of the area where the event occurred I contacted the Agency and spoke to the supervisor Arthur Jamieson. He informed me that they had a complaint from resident/s of a high density of mosquitoes. He said that when they receive complaints and can determine a high level of mosquitoes they come out to the neighborhood in question during the evening and spray non toxic pesticide.

I mentioned to him that the fog from the pesticide created a bad smell and made it difficult for breathing. He assured me again that the pesticide they spray are Government approved and are not toxic. Before

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 7:00 P.M.

313 Monmouth Street

AGENDA

1. Call to Order:  
2. Pledge of Allegiance:

3. Roll Call:

4. Sunshine Law: This meeting is being held in conformance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, otherwise known as the \”Sunshine Law\”. It has been legally noticed in accordance with the law and copies have been given to those requesting the same.

5. Public Comment Period: The Governing Body, in accordance with P.L. 2002, c. 80, have adopted the following guidelines relative to the Public Comment Period (PCP) at Caucus, Worksession, Special and Emergency Meetings of the Mayor and Common Council of Gloucester City: The PCP shall occur at the beginning of each meeting; it shall be no longer than one half-hour in length; every person wishing to speak may do so once during the period for no longer than five minutes. No changes have been made for the PCP of the regular monthly meetings.

6. Minutes of the Previous Meeting(s): July 7, 17, 24, Aug. 4, Aug. 21, 28 (pending)

7. Reports: I. Departmental Reports – distributed previously require action

II. Engineer\’s Report

III. Committees of Council:

1. Celebrations

b) Finance & Administration

c) Fire

1. Housing
2. Licensing
3. Police

g) Public Works

8. Licenses: None

9. Resolutions:

R223 Making Application to the Local Finance Board Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.46

R224 Authorizing an Agreement with DEP Green Acres Program for Freedom Pier Walkway

10. Ordinances:  

For first reading this evening with second reading and public hearing to be held on September 25, 2008 at 8 p.m.

O19 Adopting plan to include renting space for telecommunications

 

for second reading and public hearing to be held on September 25, 2008

O18 Amending Chapter 87, Article III, Section 87-16 of the Code of Gloucester City Entitled Fifteen Minute Parking

11. Old Business:

a) Handicapped Parking Spaces: 236 Third Street, 718 Division Street, 304 Hunter Street

12. New Business:

a)

13. Communications:

a) From HMFA – their offer for City to purchase 100 Mercer Street

b) From Gloucester City Tree and Beautification Committee – request to co-sponsor \”Climate Project\”

14. Round Table:

15. Closed Session: Resolution #R -2008 to enter into closed session for discussion of:

16. Adjournment

Link: Fr. Gene\’s Blog:

It\’s time for college football season! Of course, I\’ve already made my plans to attend my one Notre Dame game in South Bend. I\’ll be heading out to the \”Holy Land\” in two weeks. While there, I\’ll also celebrate the feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross with my friends in the Congregation of Holy Cross. I\’m looking forward to seeing some old friends on campus, and catching up with some current students from the Jersey Shore.

Link: Sportfishermen.

This week offshore fishing started our fairly well; Big Game on 8/27 brought in 6 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Bluefin that weighed 135 pounds. That same day, Slammer had 9 Yellowfin. On the 28th., Top Shelf had 2 nice Yellowfin and an 18 pound Dolphin. Most of these fish were caught around the Elephant Trunk.

See Photo Album

After a 10 hour marathon, Brooklawn Wiffleball crowned the Tummy Tee\’s team of Colin Mac Adams (TOURNEY\’S MVP), Joe Collins, Jerry Collins, Phil Collins and Jim Dobbins as the team with a year\’s worth of bragging rights.

T ummy Tee\’s battled out of the losers bracket beating a Gaetano\’s team of Brett Darrow, Bud Blackiston, Jack Don and Brandon Blackiston in the semi-finals 2 – 0 on a 2 run homer from Colin Mac Adams in the 5th inning. Following the upset of Gaetano\’s, Tummy Tee\’s headed into the Championship game unbeaten Jeep Mac Adams team.

The Jeep Mac Adams team made up of castoffs (Shane Mac Adams, Colin\’s Mac Adams Brother, Steve Mac Adams Colin\’s cousin, Mark Ainsley, Chris Hughes) from the Colin Mac Adams team entered the Championship game as the tourney\’s lone unbeaten team.

After a dispute about which team would be considered the home team, the two battled to a deadlock until the 3rd inning when Jeep Mac Adams took a 2 -0 lead. This lead was quickly erased in the 4th when Tummy Tee\’s plated 4 runs on a mountain of hits and walks. Tummy\’s added 2 more in the 6th inning on a MVP Colin Mac Adams 2 run homer which gave the Tummy Tee\’s a lead that enabled Tummy\’s to hold on for a 6 – 4 championship win. Click link

Link: www.seacoastonline.com

When I met my future wife, I never asked her if she would mind if I left her alone while my buddies and I took off for a week in the woods to hunt deer each year during Thanksgiving week. I just assumed it was a man\’s right. Wrong moosebreath!

If you want to head out in the great outdoors you had better ask her to go with you. If she goes once she will either like it and return with you each year which is a bonus, or she will hate it and won\’t want to return but will understand that you need your time in the woods. It\’s a win-win situation.

Link: Asbury Park Press.

She said scouts from the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies come out as well as from universities such as Rutgers, Monmouth, Seton Hall, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Villanova. Four New Jersey-based teams — the Toms River Black Sox, Farrah Builders, North Jersey Cardinals and Delaware Valley Stars — and out-of-state teams from Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Maryland are matched up over three days to show scouts their potential.

City resident Bill Waters is concerned about the increasing amount of graffiti that he is seeing throughout the community. He is asking residents to call police and report anyone who they see vandalizing property. \”Help stop this problem before it is too late. If one witnesses graffiti being done, he/she could take a quick picture of the crime with a cell phone\”.

He submitted 40 plus photos along with the letter below. Waters pointed out that the photos in the album were limited in range to less than a quarter of the town\’s area. The utility box pictured is located at Broadway and Monmouth Street across from the City\’s Municipal Building.

Do you have a TIP? Or a problem in your neighborhood that you would like to see corrected? Send the information to [email protected]

Bill,

I\’m very concerned over the rash of new graffiti spread about Gloucester City in just click link to continue

 

FLAGG

Winifred T. \”Winnie\”

 

On August 30, 2008. (nee Gogolin) Age 94. Surrounded and Cared for by her loving family. Of Gloucester City. Loving wife of 35 years to the late Frank J. Flagg. Loving mother of the late Dora Flagg, Winnie (late Joe) Cipriani, the late Frank (late Gerry) Flagg, Theresa (Bob) Olsen, John (Sue) Flagg, Joan (Jim) Kerrigan and Maryann (George) Johnson. Loving grandmother of 18 and the late Sean Flagg. Loving great-grandmother of 35. Loving sister of Mary Law, Helen Prelas and the late John Gogolin. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Dear friend of the Dominican Sisters of Hope of St. Mary’s R.C. Church.

Winnie was born in Philadelphia and had been a resident of Gloucester City for 92 years. She was a faithful and devoted parishioner of St. Mary’s R.C. Church and never missed Eucharistic Adoration or the Miraculous Medal Novena on Monday nights. Winnie worked for over 25 years in the cafeteria of St. Mary’s grammar school.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday morning from 10 to 11:30 am at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street. Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:30 am in the church. There will be no services at the funeral home. Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations in Winnie’s memory to the Dominican Sisters of Hope: 820 Hudson St. Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Please write Winnie T. Flagg in the memo of the check. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Winifred \”Winnie\” T. Flagg. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142.

 

 

KEITH

Loretta \”Veronica\”

 

On August 30, 2008. (nee Glennan) Age 83. Surrounded by her loving family. Of Buena. Formerly of Brooklawn and Gloucester City. Loving wife of 50 years to the late James E. Keith, Sr. Loving mother of Edward (Linda) Keith, Charles (Doloros) Keith, Ellen Madjeski, and James (Sara) Keith. Predeceased by her son John Keith. Dear sister of William, Eugene and Thomas Glennan. Also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Loretta was born in Gloucester City and most recently was a resident of Heritage Assisted Living in Hammonton, NJ. She was one of the founding parishioners of Saint Maurice R.C. Church in Brooklawn.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Thursday morning from 8 to 9:30 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St. (at Brown St.) Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 am at Saint Maurice R.C. Church: 401 Community Rd., Brooklawn, NJ. Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

The family requests memorial donations in Loretta’s memory to the Catholic Charities: 1845 Haddon Ave. Camden, NJ 08103. Please write Loretta Keith in the memo of the check. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Loretta Keith.

Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142.