ELIZABETH & DAVID ARMSTRONG

Elizabeth D. (Moon) and David H. Armstrong of Bedford Va., formerly of Audubon, celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary Dec. 17.

They have three children: Kenneth of Deptford; Susan Moran of Lindenwold; and Jenny of Barrington.

They have nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Gloucester City Mayor and Council held the annual re-organization meeting this evening (Thursday) in council chambers, 313 Monmouth Street. Congressman Rob Andrews administered the oath of office to the newly elected council members. The three some, John Hutchinson, Bruce Parry and Kelly Ferry ran unopposed in the November election. They replace outgoing Democrats, Elsie Loebell, Rocky Kormann and Jean Kaye.

Photos by Karen Jackson

 

Congressman Andrews, Councilman John Hutchinson 1^st Ward and members of the Hutchinson family

 

Congressman Andrews, Councilman Bruce Parry, 2^nd Ward and members of the Parry family

 

Congressman Andrews, Councilwoman Kellie Ferry, 3^rd Ward and members of the Ferry family

Photos by Karen Jackson Related: Gloucester City Council Reorganization meeting

SINE DIE SESSION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL

January 3, @ 7:15 P.M.

1. Call to Order by Mayor James:

 

2. Roll Call:

 

3. Old Business from 2007:

 

4. Adjournment: Sine Die

 

RE-ORGANIZATION @ 7:30 P.M.

Agenda

 

1. Call to Order by Mayor James/Sunshine Law Statement: This meeting is being held in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act. Notice has been legally advertised in the Gloucester City News, Courier Post and Philadelphia Inquirer. Copies have been given to those requesting the same. 

2. Salute to Our Nation\’s Flag

3. Invocation: by Rev. Michael Goyette, St. Mary\’s  

4. Certificate of Election read by Paul J. Kain, City Clerk 

5. Oath of Office: administered to: 

Councilman John Hutchinson 1^st Ward

Councilman Bruce Parry, 2^nd Ward

Councilwoman Kellie Ferry, 3^rd Ward

6. Remarks by Officials

7. Roll Call:  

8. Resolutions:

R001 Appointing Auditor: Bowman & Company, LLP 1 year

R002 Appointing City Solicitor: John B. Kearney 1 year

R003 Appointing City Engineer: Edward Vernick 1 year

R004 Appointing Prosecutor: Paul Dougherty 1 year

R005 Appointing Public Defender: Charles Wigginton 1 year

R006 Appointing City Planner The Waetzman Planning Group 1 year

R007 Appointing Redevelopment Engineer: T & M Associates 1 year

R008 Appointing Bond Counsel: Parker McCay, P.A. 1 year

R009 Appointing Administrator Paul J. Kain 1 year 

R010 Appointment of Commissioners to the Camden County Joint Insurance Fund

Paul J. Kain, Commissioner, 1 year

William P. James, Alternate, 1 year

R011 Appointment of Commissioners to the Southern New Jersey Health Insurance Fund

Paul J. Kain, Commissioner, 1 year

William P. James, Alternate, 1 year

R012 Mayoral Appointment, with Advice and Consent of Council, of the Committees of Common Council of Gloucester City for 2008 

Police Fire Finance/Admin. Pub. Works Housing Licensing Celebrations

James James Marchese Brophy Hagan Hutchinson Parry

Hutchinson Parry Brophy Hagan Parry Ferry Ferry

Brophy Marchese Hutchinson Ferry Ferry Hagan Marchese

R013 Appointments of Members of Board of Health

Bernadette Gorman Member, 3 yr. term expiring 12-31-2010

Eleanor Kain Member, 3 yr. term expiring 12-31-2010

Anna Marie Smith Member, 3 yr. term expiring 12-31-2010

Joseph Hartzel, Member, for unexpired term ending 12-31-2008

Bruce Marks Alt. #1, 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2009

Dan Dobleman Alt. #2 for unexpired 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2008

 

R014 Appointment of Councilmanic Member to the Planning Board

Nicholas Marchese, Class III, 1 year term expiring 12-31-2008

R015 Policies and Procedures for the Office of the Tax Collector for the Year 2008

R016 Authorizing the Tax Collector\’s Office to Establish a Petty Cash Fund in the Amount of $1000.00

R017 Designating Official Newspapers

R018 Naming Official Depositories for the City of Gloucester City for Year 2008

R019 Authorizing Investment of Idle Funds and Fund Transfers

R020 Night Depository Resolution

R021 Designating Official Signatures on Certain Accounts of the City of Gloucester City

R022 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Dedicated by Rider Law Enforcement Fund Account

R023 Designating Official Signatures of the Gloucester City Municipal Court Regular Account and Cash Bail Account

R024 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Redemption Account

R025 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City RCA Escrow Accounts

R026 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Unemployment Trust Fund Account

R027 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Tax Sale Premium Account

R028 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Collection Account

R029 Designating Official Signatures on the Gloucester City Construction Code Office Account

R030 Authorizing the Filing of Tax Appeals by Tax Assessor 

R031 Awarding a Contract to Commerce National Insurance Services for the Provision of Insurance Risk Management Services

R032 Awarding A Contract to Triad Associates for Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services (Grants Management Consultant)

R033 Authorizing the Re-Appointment of Joanne Marone to the Office of Tax Collector

R034 Authorizing an Agreement with Eastern Armored Services, Inc.

R035 Adopting Temporary Budget City of Gloucester City, County of Camden Temporary Budget Appropriations for the Year 2008

10. Correspondence from Mayor William P. James: Mayoral Appointments:

Gloucester City Historic Preservation Commission:

Dave Townsend Member, Class B, 4 yr.term expiring 12-31-2011

Rae Whelan Member, Class C, 4 yr. term expiring 12-31-2011

Louisa Llewellyn Alt. #2, Class C, 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2009

Gloucester City Planning Board

Tim Carpenter, Class I Member (Mayor\’s Designee), term expiring 12-31-2008

Robert Bevan , Class II Member, 1 year term expiring 12-31-2008

Michael Smollock, Class IV Member, 4 year term expiring 12-31-2011

Patrick Cerrone, Alt. #1, 2 yr. term, term expiring 12-31-2009

Steve Martarano Alt. #3, 2 yr. term expiring 12-31-2009

Lynn Bucher Alt. #4, unexpired term expiring 12-31-2008

Gloucester City Library Board of Trustees:

Jean McLaughlin, Member, 5 year term expiring 12-31-2012

Joanne B. Gurick, Alt. For Mayor, 1 year term expiring 12-31-2008

11. New Business:

12. Open Forum: The Governing Body has approved the following rules governing the procedures of the Open (General) Public Forum: Any citizen or taxpayer wishing to address the Governing Body may do so after approaching the rail, stating his or her name and address and being recognized by the chair. Said citizen or taxpayer will then be permitted to address the Governing Body for five minutes. After all persons wishing to address the Governing Body have had the opportunity, persons may approach the rail for a second and final five-minute interval during this session.

13. Adjournment

 

Photos by Bill Bates

 

 BELLMAWR PARK – Members from Bellmawr Park Engine 332 show off their apparatus at Mount Ephraim\’s annual Christmas Parade.

 

 

CHEERS ON WHEELS – From Norristown, Pennsylvania came all the way across the bridge to participate in Mount Ephraim\’s 13th annual parade for the second year in a row. They received a Special Judges Award during the presentation of awards at the MEFD\’s Open House after the parade.

 

 

MOUNT EPHRAIM – The fire department\’s utility 456 was decorated as \”The Griswold Christmas\” for their annual parade. The fire explorers and members spent close to ten hours creating and decorating the display that visited all of the neighboring town\’s parades.

Photos By Bill Bates

Hey Bill ,

Dog Quote: If a dog\’s prayers were answered, bones would rain from the sky…..Old Proverb

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Clicker training is a technique that is highly successful for training dogs.

The trainer uses a simple clicker that can be purchased from most pet stores and the dog is trained to respond to the sound of the clicker.

Photo: Please Welcome \’Riley Joseph Woods\’ to the Pet Tips Column

The dog will quickly learn that the sound of the clicker is followed by a reward and they will respond to commands when the clicker is used knowing that a reward is to follow.

It is a great technique for home training of dogs as it is a simple technique that the owner can use to get fast results.

Some other dog training techniques can be a little difficult to master and unless the trainer has a good understanding of the training process it can become quite frustrating when the results don\’t
come as fast as expected.

Clicker training generally gets results relatively fast and the owner and the dog can have a lot of fun during the training with both parties getting what they want out of the training sessions.

Clicker training leaves the dog with no doubt what it needs to do to get the reward.

Clicker training doesn\’t involve any forms of punishment if the dog doesn\’t do as it is told, because it will know that it will not get the reward.

Punishment training can lead to confusion where the dog does not know what it has done wrong and this confusion can lead to an unhappy dog.

There is no such problem with Clicker training.

It is actually a form of positive reinforcement for the dog and this will help it bond and build a better relationship with it\’s owner. Dogs have also been shown to learn a lot faster when positive reinforcement is used rather than any form of punishment.

It is much better to let them know when they have done something well rather than bad and this process can also be used to eliminate bad behavior.

More Information:
http://AboutDogs.info/recommends/dogtraining.html

Thanks, Allan
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Bernice M. \”Dolly\” Hudson (Frazer), 80, of West Cape May, and formerly of Westville and National Park, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, in the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City.

Mrs. Hudson was born a daughter of the late William and Dorothy Frazer in Philadelphia. She has been a resident of West Cape May for 21 years.

She had previously worked in the Philadelphia area for Stetson Hats, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Lit Brothers, Bond¹s Clothes, and Strawbridge and Clothier.

Mrs. Hudson is survived by: her husband, Edward Hudson; a son, James Campbell, of National Park; grandchildren Edward Campbell of National Park, Dana Campbell of Sicklerville, and Charles Kohler of Philadelphia; her brother William Frazer of Toms River; nephews Thomas, Patrick, Robert, and James Troutner; and her lifelong friends Chuck and Phyllis Corson, of Mickletown.

Funeral services will be private at the request of the family.

Donations may be made in her memory to: Animal Outreach of Cape May County, P.O. Box 1225, Cape May, NJ 08204.

Arrangements by: SUDAK – DANAHER FUNERAL HOME, Cape May. Published in the Gloucester County Times on 1/3/2008.

The Reverend Father John J. Byrnes KHS entered into eternal life on December 31, 2007, age 68, of St. Peter\’s Parish, Merchantville NJ.

Beloved son of the late John A. and Ann V. Byrnes. Dear brother of Sister Ann Byrnes RSM of Clarksboro, Maureen E. (Michael) Mahon of Washington Twp., Edward (Barbara) L. Byrnes of Woodstown and the late William L. Byrnes. Also survived by seven nieces & nephews, one great niece and one great nephew.

Fr. Byrnes was born in Woodstown, NJ, graduated St. Mary College, KY, received his MA Theology at St. Maur Seminary, KY and MA History Villanova University. He was ordained in Camden in 1966 by Bishop Celestine Damiano. His assignments and parishes included Our Lady Star of the Sea, Cape May; St. Joan of Arc, Camden; Holy Maternity, Audubon; St. Joseph, Camden; Mary, Mother of the Church, Bellmawr and St. Peter, Merchantville.

Fr. Byrnes\’ appointments were Gloucester Catholic High School 1966-67; St. Joseph High School History Teacher and Vocation Coordinator 1967-1974, Paul VI High School History Department Chairman and Theology Teacher 1974-2000.

He was Knighted by Pope John Paul II into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem on September 13, 2003.

Relatives and friends of the family are kindly invited to attend hisReception of the Body (Viewing) Friday 3-7 PM and Saturday 9-10:15 AM at St. Peter\’s Church, 43 W. Maple Ave. Merchant-ville NJ. Mass of Jesus Christ The Eternal High Priest Friday 7 PM.

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday 10:30 AM. Interment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory to St.Peter\’s Church, 43 W. Maple Ave., Merchantville NJ 08109