DONAGHY, TED A.
Age 41 of Glassboro, NJ passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. Born in Woodbury, he has lived in Glassboro for several years. Ted was the owner of Dorothy\’s Flower Shop in Glassboro for the past 20 years and the winner of many prestigious floral design awards.
Ted is survived by his mother and step-father, Jean H. and Robert Bussell, of Williamstown; his father, Sam Donaghy, of Wenonah and his two brothers, Todd (Cheryl) Donaghy of Mullica Hill and Andrew Donaghy of Wenonah; and his grandmother, Josephine DeGirolamo of Mantua.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Gathering on Sunday, August 12, 2007 in Columbus Manor (Catering by Masso\’s) 1351 N. Black Horse Pike, Williamstown, NJ from 3 to 6PM. Cremation was private. Arrangements by MATHIS FUNERAL HOME, 43 N. Delsea Drive, Glassboro, NJ.

PRATT, JOHN
John Pratt of Westville, NJ died on August 6, 2007 at home age 63 years. John was born in Camden, NJ and was a sergeant in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired with 31 years of service from the US Post Office of Audubon, NJ and was the manager of the Gemini News Agency.
Survived by his 2 daughters Erin and Jessica of Mays Landing, NJ; 3 brothers Stephen of Gloucester City; Edward of Williamstown and Donald of Mt. Holly; 2 sisters Delores Korkowski of Marlton and Iva DePoder of Gloucester City.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services on Monday 11:00AM at the ELLIS-STIEFEL FUNERAL HOME 301 Highland Ave., Westville, NJ where friends may call 1 hour prior to services. Interment New Jersey Veterans Cem, Arney town, NJ. The family request donations be sent in his memory to the Disabled Veteran\’s Of America P.O. Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301

PETRUZZELLI, ANNA M.
(Nee Colella) of West Deptford, NJ on August 6, 2007. Aged 78 years.
A devoted wife and mother, Anna lived for her children and grandchildren. She loved to spend time tending to her flower and vegetable gardens, traveling and going to the casinos to play the slot machines. She also enjoyed pottery, crocheting and listening to music. Anna will be remembered for her loving ways and wonderful smile which she shared with all she met.
Born in Philadelphia, Anna was a resident of West Deptford for 46 years and was a member of the West Deptford Senior Citizen Club. She was employed by Columbia Records in Pitman for over 20 years.
Beloved wife of 58 years to Charles; devoted mother of Carl and his wife, Cheryl and Charles and his wife, Lois; Loving Grandmotherof Brice, Maria and Lisa; Dear sister of Anthony Colella, Bridget Azzarano, Jessie Bozzelli and Michael Colella; Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Viewing FRI. 6:30-9:00 PM and SAT 8:15-9:00 AM at the McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME, 34 Hunter Street Woodbury, NJ 08096. Mass of Christian Burial on SAT 10 AM at St. Margaret\’s RC Church, Third and Beech St., Woodbury Hghts, NJ.
Interment Gloucester County Memorial Veteran Cemetery, Williamstown, NJ. In lieu of flowers, family request contributions be made to ALS Association, Great Philadelphia Chapter, 321 Norristown Road, Suite 260, Ambler, PA 19002.
Tributes and memories may be shared at www.mcgfuneral.com
\’The Lifetime Tribute Funeral Home\’

By Carl Pepin
Sports writer

NEW GLOUCESTER (Aug 8, 2007): It looked like they were going to the Senior League World Series. Monday\’s \”victory\” parade through town for the returning New Gloucester Senior League all-star baseball team was every bit as warm and genuine as it would have been had they actually won the East regional tournament they participated in last week in West Deptford, N. J.

The Maine state champions in the 14-16 age group were rudely sent packing after just two games and two straight losses, but that doesn\’t tell the entire story for this young bunch of athletes.

The New Gloucester squad lacked the experience the other 10 regional all-star teams had. \”We had the youngest team in the regional tournament,\” said head coach Rick Ordway, who noted that his team included just two 16-year-olds on their roster whereas most other teams at the New Jersey venue were entirely made up of 16-year-olds.

New Gloucester opened the 11-team tourney with an 11-6 loss to the Oak Valley Senior League team from New Jersey on the night of Friday, August 3. The fact that the game was played at night was a bit unnerving for the Maine contingent and the fact that New Gloucester had only played one game under the lights all season long made it stressful for everyone involved.

\”We lost three balls in the lights in the same inning,\” said Ordway explaining that he thought his club was a better team than Oak Valley.

Joe Billings pitched into the sixth inning of that game with Sam Mason coming on in relief.

New Gloucester then sent 14-year-old Taylor Velante to the mound on Sunday when they faced a solid Connecticut team. And although they out hit their fellow New Englanders, the Maine champs lost by a very misleading 17-5 score to get eliminated from further tourney play.

\”(The folks in New Jersey) said this was the best Maine team that\’s been there in years,\” Ordway said. \”The team played well.\”

And despite the quick exit from the tourney, Ordway and his players wouldn\’t trade their summer success and their trip to the regional for anything.

\”It was awesome. They had a fantastic time and it was a great experience for them,\” said Ordway.

Team members include: Drew Densmore, Joe Billings, Sam Mason, Taylor Valente, Thomas Rich, Jordan Chase, Tyler Seliga, Chris Norton, Jesse Ordway, Shayne Curtis, and Trevor McCutcheon. Coaches: Rick Ordway, Torry Valente and Don Densmore.

Source http://www.keepmecurrent.com

 

Bill,

When I read in the GCN that Councilperson Kaye proclaimed at the latest council meeting that she did not read the City News, I presumed that she had been misunderstood or misquoted. However, I just finished watching Ch. 19 for the broadcast of that meeting and, indeed, that is what she said.

 

In fact, the body language of a few other elected officials at that meeting indicated that they also don\’t read the City News, or at least hadn\’t read that particular issue.

 

Can you imagine being on Philadelphia\’s City Council and not reading the Inquirer and/or the Daily News–at least in hope of keeping an ear to the ground and making some effort to be informed so that you could make intelligent decisions?

I\’m scared.

Do you know how many of our elected officials regularly read your excellent website?

Do you see a correlation between the city\’s ads going to the Inquirer and her not even reading the local paper?

Most professions require homework, and, I believe, being a councilperson means part of your homework is to read the local paper. Am I wrong?

William Waters

Dear Bill, I know for sure that Mayor James, and Council members Marchese, Hagan and Brophy read \”The Notebook\”. As for the others they do not speak to me for whatever reason so I am not sure of their reading habits. I agree with you. To be informed about what is happening in the community you represent you need to read the local news. No doubt one of the reasons the previous administration lost control of Council is because they were not in touch with the people they were elected to serve. I have no answer to why the City and the Camden County Freeholder Board is placing Legal Notice (s) in a Philadelphia newspaper.

Those in local government not reading the City News or this web site should take heed to the message from former President Harry Truman who said, \”You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgments about what is going on.\” 

Thanks for taking the time to write, sincerely Bill
 

JAMIESON, KATHRYN R.
(nee Hunter) On August 7, 2007 of Audubon, NJ age 74 yrs. Beloved wife of the late James M. Jamieson.
Survived by 2 sons: James R. Jamieson of Marlborough, CT and John C. Jamieson of Wenonah, NJ; 2 grandchildren: John R. and Alia M. Jamieson; 2 great children: Daniel and Joshua; her sister-in-law Hannelore Hunter of Oaklyn, NJ and brothers Robert Hunter of Laurel Springs, NJ and John Hunter of Clementon, NJ.
Kathryn was a resident of Audubon for over 60 years. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school for 50 years and sang in the churchs\’ choir. She also served as Den Mother for the Cub Scout\’s (#131) and was a member of AHS Alumni.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Friday evening from 7:00-9:00PM at the HENRY FUNERAL HOME, 152 W. Atlantic Ave, Audubon. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday 10:00AM at the funeral home. Interment Wenonah Cemetery. Donations in Kathryn\’s memory may be made to: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 325 S. White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ 08106

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.

The Bon Festival, honoring the spirits of ancestors, has been observed in Japan since the 7th century.

 

The Bon Festival is a holiday when the Japanese people welcome and entertain their ancestor\’s spirits who are believed to have returned home. It was originally held from the 13th to the 15th of the month in the lunar calender, but

Today it is generally celebrated from the 13th to the 15th of August.

Among the traditional preparations for the ancestors\’ return are the cleaning of their tombstones and pathways from their graves to their homes, and the setting up of bon altars to welcome them with various offerings of vegetables, fruit and rice. On the 13th, welcoming fires are lit in lanterns at the front of houses.

Buddhist priest are usually called to recite sutras. Then the visiting souls are sent off with send-off fires on the 15th.In fact, the whole country seems to be on the move during this period of time because the Bon festival provides all the family members with a chance to get together, no matter how scattered they are.

Most people living in the cities return to their hometowns. Along with New Year\’s, the Bon Festival is an extremely important traditional event in Japan.

Warm Regards from Kitakyushu City, Japan

Have a really great and safe summer!

Hank, Keiko Miller & Family

BAILE, SUE C. \’SUSIE\’
On August 7, 2007 of Mt. Ephraim, NJ age 52 yrs. Longtime companion of John Szymborski. Dear sister of Gwen Baile (Ron) and Bonnie Misnik (Robert). Loving \’Anut\’ of Christopher, Amanda, and Joe. Also survived by her friend Dave Myers.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her visitation on Friday evening from 7 to 9PM at the POPIOLEK FUNERAL HOME, 400 Clements Bridge Rd, Barrington, NJ. Interment private at the convenience of the family. If desired the family requests that memorial contributions be made to either the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 1415 Rt. 70E, Suite 502, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 or to the Virtua Health Foundation, 401 Rt. 73 N, 50 Lake Center Dr., Suite 301, Marlton, NJ 08053. For directions or to email condolences, please visit www.njfuneralhome.net

by The Associated Press

Wednesday August 08, 2007, 7:02 PM

Matt Hunter was promoted today to interim head basketball coach at The College of New Jersey.

He replaces John Castaldo, who resigned to become the Lions\’ interim director of athletics.

\”Matt\’s work ethic is second to none and that — combined with his organizational skills, recruiting efforts of prospective student-athletes and his understanding that coaching takes place on and off the court — enables Matt to be well prepared for this interim position,\” Castaldo said.

Hunter, a Plainsboro resident, played basketball at Salisbury University, graduating in May 2005.

\”I am extremely eager to begin working with our returning and recruited players in all aspects of their development as students and athletes,\” said Hunter, who will be entering his third season working on the Lions\’ bench.

The College of New Jersey, located in Ewing, has earned New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs bids the past two seasons.

 

Bellmawr NJ

 

Bellmawr Fire Department Station 32 has taken delivery of a 2007 Seagrave Marauder I Heavy Rescue.The unit features a stainless steel cab with a 10 man split tilt cab,a Waterous750 gpm pump,400 gallon water tank,20 gallon foam tank and a 22 ft non walk in box.

The truck will replace a well used 1989 Rescue truck.

Thank you to Chief James Burleigh Bellmawr Fire Department.

 

Steve Skipton Photo