Camden County freeholders are opening a facility at the Bellmawr Regional Health Center, 35 Browning Rd., for patients with suspected or confirmed cases of tuberculosis.

The Southern New Jersey Chest Specialty Clinic also will address the needs of patients with an increased risk of the disease or progression to active disease.

\”With a decline in TB cases statewide, local practitioners did not have the opportunity to gain the expertise necessary to treat these patients,\” said Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the county\’s Department of Health and Human Services. \”There were minimal resources locally, which led to an inconsistent level of care.\”

The clinic will accept referrals from Gloucester, Burlington, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties.

It will be available to patients from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. The clinic\’s hours will be increased if need arises.

BARR

Walter E.

 Suddenly, On April 18, 2008. Age 40. Of Fort Myers, Florida. Formerly of Gloucester City. Loving father of Jacqueline Mary Barr. Devoted son of Elwood and Dorothea Barr (nee Beebe). Grandfather of Alexis Nevaeh Barr. Dear brother of Earl Barr and Debbie Wilkins. Also survived by 3 nephews.

 Walter was a graduate of Gloucester High School class of 1985. He proudly served our country in the National Guard out of Cherry Hill, NJ.

  Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his visitation on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Methodist Service 8 pm in the funeral home officiated by Pastor Gary Brennan of Westville United Methodist Church. Cremation will be private at the request of the family.

  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Walter’s memory to My Father’s House: P.O. Box 230 Gloucester City, NJ 08030 or to the Covenant Community Ministries: 940 Tarpon St. Fort Myers, FL 33916. In the memo of the check, please write Walter E. Barr.

 Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Walter E. Barr.

There is a petition circulating the Borough of Mt Ephraim regarding a $3 million project to purchase Fire Department property, demolish and re-build a new fire house on Bell Road. THIS WILL CAUSE YOUR TAXES TO GO UP!!!

This should not be able to proceed unless the tax payers have a say. That is the fair way a democracy operates.

You\’re Fire Department and Commissioners have flown under the radar on this and don\’t want you to know the facts. Borough employees have lost jobs, benefits, and additional money…And while all this was being done they borrowed $3 million. And don\’t want you the tax payers to have a say or know.

And while all this is going on the Police Department gets threatening letters from an alleged fireman to leave them alone???

May 1st next town meeting 8pm all residents should attend support your town employees and let the commissioners know we run the town.

It\’s your town you should have a say about how it is being governed.

Bob Medlar

E-mail [email protected] for additional information or signing locations.