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.

 

 The Brooklawn American Legion Post #72 in conjunction with the Council, the Clergy, and the emergency personnel in Brooklawn, will conduct a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony Thursday, September 11 at 7 p.m. at the Brooklawn United Methodist Church, located at Maude and Hannevig Avenues.

The Ceremony will honor victims of the attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, airline flight takeover and the American Military service personnel who have died in the battle against terrorism while other members of the service continue to fight.

Brooklawn Memorial Post #72 invites the families of those who have a member of their family serving active duty, no matter where they are stationed, as they are part of America\’s war on terrorism, all family members of the emergency personnel, and the readers of this blog to come and participate in this ceremony.

 

Link: CourierPostOnline.com | Courier-Post.

Today, Murphy oversees the biggest high school athletic program in South Jersey, catering to more than 1,500 athletes in 31 varsity sports.

But at this time of year it\’s the athletes who won\’t be playing — the ones who\’ve been told during the last few days that they weren\’t good enough to make the team — that tie knots in Murphy\’s stomach like the one he felt 27 years ago.

Link: DefenseLink News Article:

Keith Kaseman’s and Julie Beckman’s proposal for the memorial’s design was chosen from more than 1,100 submissions in March 2003. Soon afterward, the New Yorkers moved to Alexandria, Va., near Washington, where for more than three years they worked with construction plans and fine-tuned design details.

The memorial, Beckman said as she strolled across the grounds with her husband, will provide a \”very special place on Earth\” dedicated to the memory of the 184 people who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

The memorial \”is very contemplative, very peaceful,\” Beckman observed.

Located just outside the Pentagon, the memorial park features 184 granite-topped, stainless-steel \”sculptural elements,\” said Jean Barnak, the Defense Department’s project manager for the memorial. These elements, she said, represent the 125 lives lost in the Pentagon and the 59 deaths aboard American Airlines Flight 77 when terrorists plunged the plane into the Pentagon’s west wall.

Each element has a reflecting pool of water at its base, Barnak said, which is flood-lit in the evening. The families of the attack victims also had a hand in the memorial’s design, she said.

Link: River Valley Outdoors.

Two weeks ago, I wrote a column about \”Americans loving their dogs.\” I also shared the top 10 most popular male and female dog names in the United States and invited readers to submit their favorite dog names and why. Well, the votes are in for the Coulee Region’s unofficial \”Top Dog Name.\”

Drum roll, please.

Five names shared top honors. They are Lambeau, Charlie, Bandit, Chester and Remington.

Yet, what is most intriguing is how dogs acquire their names.

I received many responses. Some were touching. Others were downright funny.

Link: New Jersey Sports – NJ.com.

Long before the magazine covers made his face a ubiquitous presence at newsstands nationwide and he could no longer eat at a restaurant without being noticed, one of his best friends, Steve Antonucci, predicted it would happen.

Seven years ago, in a moment of eerie prescience, Antonucci, the coach at Middletown High School South, told his precocious freshman running back, Knowshon Moreno, that life would never be normal.

The Philly Pretzel Factory, Grand Opening Celebration was held today, Saturday. On hand to welcome the new business to Gloucester City were from (right), Councilman John Hutchinson, Councilman Nick Marchese, The Philly Pretzel (wearing the Green Hat), Councilman Bruce Parry and Councilman Jay Brophy. In the back ground, (left) are owners and operators Marissa and Mario Straccialini. Missing from photo is owner Barry Wright and City UEZ Director Howard Clark.  

The store offers a variety of prices for their product. For example the cost for three pretzels is $1.50, party trays are $25 and you can buy 100 pretzels for $30. You can also purchase pretzel dogs ($1.75), pretzel sausage ($2.00). For more information call 856-432-6451 or visit the store located at 327 South Broadway at the intersection of Broadway and Division Street.

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According to the company\’s website Philly Pretzel Factory was founded in 1998 by Len Lehman and Dan DiZio. The first Philly Pretzel Factory opened its doors in Mayfair, Philadelphia, PA.

Photo and caption ~Bill Cleary

 

 

 

Link: MarketWatch.

CAMDEN, N.J., Aug 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The notion of \’tackling\’ is nothing new to a football mom, but the moms of 35 NFL players are giving tackling a whole new meaning this football season. The Professional Football Player\’s Mothers Association (PFPMA) is teaming up with the Campbell\’s Chunky/NFL Tackling Hunger(R) program and Feeding America, (formerly known as America\’s Second Harvest) the nation\’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to tackle a big issue — the nation\’s hunger. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, hunger affects more than 38 million Americans. To help fight this national problem, 35 moms from the PFPMA are taking part in the \”NFL Moms Tackling Hunger with Chunky Soup\” program, a friendly competition among moms of NFL players, where they\’ll strive to raise as many food donations as possible for their local communities. Beginning in September, which is also Hunger Action Month, each mom will