WASILUK, MAYBELLE E.
(nee McKenna), on March 5, 2007, of Bellmawr for 57 years. Age 77.
Beloved wife of 58 years to Peter. Devoted mother of Diana Cunningham (Robert) and Peter, Jr. (Sharyn). Loving grandfather of Philip and Jaclyn Wasiluk. Dear sister of Emily Hanley (Frank), Vera Nocentino (Albert), Frank McKenna and the late James. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Maybelle was a devoted parishoner of Annunciation BVM Church. She devoted her life to being a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.
Relatives and friends are invited to the viewing from 9:45 to 10:45am Thursday morning at Annunciation BVM Church, 601 W. Browning Rd., Bellmawr, NJ 08031. Funeral Mass 11am at the Church. Interment at New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Annunciation BVM Church Building Fund.
Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to:[email protected].

 ZINDEL

Betty Joyce

 

On March 4, 2007, Age 72. (nee Hughes) Of National Park. Formerly of South Carolina and Oak Valley section of Wenonah. Surrounded and cared for by her devoted husband of 53 years, John Robert Zindel, III. Beloved mother of Gay Joyce (Zindel) Smithson of Maryland, John \”Jack\” Zindel, IV of Woodbury Heights, Michael J. Zindel of Maryland and Linda Zindel of National Park. Caring grandmother of Michele, Mike, Kristi, Kelly, Mandi, Johnnie, Kenny, Timmy, Teri, Dani, Brittany, Anthony, Jason, Susie and Doug. Loving great-grandmother of Abbey. Dear Sister of Patsy Hall of North Carolina. Loving Sister-In-Law of Milton C. Zindel, Sr. of Westville Grove. Betty was known to many as Joyce and was a bus driver for Gateway High School in Woodbury Heights. She was a resident of South Carolina then moving to the Oak Valley section of Wenonah and living the last 6 years in National Park. Joyce was very devoted to her family and loved to crochet. She was very devoted in helping others and was active with the Meals on Wheels Program. Joyce was a member of the Almonesson United Methodist Church. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday Evening from 7 to 9 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Ph: 856-456-1142. On Thursday morning, all are invited to Joyce\’s viewing from 9 to 10 am at Almonesson United Methodist Church: 1680 Almonesson Road, Almonesson where the religious service will be at 10 am in the church. Interment Head of the River Cemetery, Estell Manor, NJ. There is no morning viewing at the funeral home. Please no flowers at the request of the family. Family requests that memorial donations be made in Joyce\’s memory to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: One Reed Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19147 or to Samaritan Hospice: 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053. Please write in the memo of the check Betty Joyce Zindel. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Betty Joyce Zindel.

 

  

Gloucester City Cat Fish Tournament will be on March 12th at the Gloucester Marina. Many other riverfront towns hold these tournaments on the Delaware River and are very successful. This is something that we want to work with the UEZ to help promote the City, the Marina, and the overall water front. It will, in turn help with the sale of new homes on the water front giving us a chance to show our City in a positive lite. This event is in cooperation with the Gloucester City Business Association. We are looking to advertise this event in as many venues as possible. Maybe that’s where the UEZ can help. We will forward the brochure sometime next week. This tournament is for Boats and fishermen on the shore. There will also be a children\’s catfish tournament on the pier in cooperation with the Gloucester Police Athletic League Fishing Club. 8-4 pm. Details will follow.

Mayor and Council are working to purchase one of our volunteer fire halls to be used as a partial firehouse/senior center. The two would be totally separate. The City has a $ 400,000. grant to build or buy a senior center. This grant has been in the City for a year and a half. If it is not used before November we will loose the grant. This will be a location the seniors will be able to use every day. The Mayor has met with the senior organization and they are very excited about this project. We will meet with them again at the Gloucester Heights Fire Company on March 6th at 1:00 pm. This is not a permanent solution but one that will suffice until a better scenario comes up.

Request for proposals are out for commercial developers to see what could be built at the site of the old Dooley\’s Pub. The City purchased the site for approximately $ 425,000. and paid an additional $ 34,000. to have the building demolished. We would like to see a restaurant/retail stores/offices, etc. This is something we want to move forward with as soon as possible. Broadway must begin to be revitalized so the existing businesses can become more productive. This should also be something that could be offered to existing businesses in the City. Just like Gloucester Plumbing, they could move up to a better location with the City purchasing their location or selling it out right on the open market. There are many possibilities.

The City has had numerous meetings about the Fort Nassau playground. Instead of removing the entire playground as originally stated due to decaying, vandalism and problems at the location, the City has decided to let approximately 50% of the playground remain while adding the new metal prefabricated apparatus in its same location. The City is also looking into a video surveillance system with cameras to record the daily activities at this location. This will hopefully reduce the number of incidents as well as help our police force better control the area. We think this is a great compromise. We thank the participation of the original committee who help evaluate this situation. A work party will still be needed by the committee and local citizens to help restore the existing structure; i.e. staining, new signs, etc. This shows true cooperation between the City and the citizens.

Apex Modular homes may be interested in developing future homes in Gloucester City.

The City has contracted Triad Associates to write a grant to the NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) so a certain portion of the waterfront would become a Brownsfield Designated Area (BDA). In becoming a BDA, the NJDEP will help to design and implement remediation and reuse plans so that we can move forward with development at a faster pace. This application is due to the NJDEP by the end of March.

The City is now reviewing the recent fire and current status of the old Pirate\’s Den to see what should happen with this site.

WaWa\’s new site plan was approved at the February Planning/Zoning Board meeting, with plans to beautify and expand their complex on Market Street.

Mayor and Council are working on installing new entry signs into the City. They will be sponsored by our local businesses with their names as part of the sign, the

GLOUCESTER CITY-Monday when I was taking photos of the work being done on the Fort Nassau playground on Johnson Blvd. I noticed another American Flag that should be replaced.

This flag is flying at the Lions Club rest stop about 25 feet from where the street department workers were renovating Ft. Nassau on March 5.

Last week when I was taking photos at Proprietors Park on King Street I found a similar flag that was torn and tattered. The City replaced it after I brought it to their attention. I don\’t know who is in charge of the flags that fly in our City but whoever it is I wish they would be more observant.

Sometimes in our busy lives we seem to forget or take for granted our freedom. Our forefathers fought for our right to fly that flag. And today our soldiers are fighting for the same purpose. Our flag should be given the respect that it deserves.

No doubt someone would argue it just happen because of the strong winds in recent days. If that is the case then take it down until you have a new flag to replace it.

And I like to suggest to those who work for our city that when they see something out of place, be it a flag, a fallen tree branch, a rusted bench or guard rail, speak up. Take some pride in your job and your community.

I don\’t feel that is too much to ask; do you? What is your opinion?

UPDATE-To be fair to the City I drove around today, Tuesday, to see if there were any other flags that were in this condition. To my disappointment I found the flag flying in front of the American Legion Post Home, Cumberland and Joys Streets, was torn. Also the flag flying in front of the Gloucester City Post Office needs to be replaced.

The worst flag was found in front of Anyzek Fuel, Market Street and Lane Avenue. The flag is torn in several pieces.

Section 8k of the Flag Code states, \”The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.\” We recommend that you contact your local VFW Chapter and ask them for help properly disposing of your flag. And be sure to consider providing a small donation to them for their assistance. Or you can contact your local Elks Lodge (who created the idea of Flag Day, established officially by President Truman, himself a member of the Elks), the American Legion, or the Knights of Columbus. Some Boy Scout and Girl Scout troups also can provide this service. READ MORE

New Jersey NEWS Round-Up Tuesday March 6

by: Sharon GR Reprinted with permission of Blue Jersey

(bump – promoted by jmelli) The Senate Budget and Appropriations committee advanced two anti-corruption bills yesterday: S1192 making it illegal to knowingly misuse public grants, loans or property for other than the intended use, and S1318, which would allow the Attorney General to seek financial penalties from those convicted of public corruption crimes (such as bribery.) Bills to exempt health club fees and parking from the sales tax and to make new state construction environmentally responsible also advanced. The Senate Economic Growth committee also advanced a bill to exempt the value of renewable energy systems from property taxes. Go solar!   A package of bills relating to autism passed easily yesterday in the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee. A full Assembly vote could come next week.   A bill to stop insurance companies from using education level or occupation as a determining factor for auto insurance rates died in committee yesterday. The bill would have rolled back reforms that have helped make insurance more affordable, according to Sheila Kenney of the Dept. of Banking and Insurance.   A man suing the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, claiming that the secondhand smoke in which he had to work gave him lung cancer, has been fired. He says he was \”thrown under the bus\”; the casino says he wasn\’t being singled out and that they have laid off over 200 people this year. Doesn\’t look very good, does it?   Gov. Corzine is pushing his plan to to expand eligibility for the earned income tax credit to workers earning less than $40,000 a year. Currently, the income cutoff is $20,000.   Changes to rules for police academies could force some S. Jersey facilities to close. The Police Training Commission now requires two classes a year with a certain level of participation in order to maintain their status.   There is debate within the Monmouth County Republicans about whether or not Chairman Adam Puharic should continue in his position. He recently became a federal employee and is no longer participating in Repub fundraising, leading some to question what he can do for them.   A computer consultant for the city of Newark was charged with fraud, using his position to cheat the company out of up to $10million in computer hardware that he later resold.   It\’s cold. It\’s so cold that road construction work is being postponed on 95 and on Rts. 34/35. It\’s so cold that some folks need help paying their heating bills. Have at it, Blue Jersey: Open thread time!

Sharon GR :: News Round-up and Open Thread for Tuesday, March 6, 2007