CARPEL,Joseph Suddenly on May 11, 2009 of Bellmawr. Age 65. Beloved husband of Barbara (nee Bongiovanni). Devoted step-father of Lora, Ronald and Maria and her husband Robert Haydak. Grandfather of Crystal. Brother of Christine Spaulding.

Mr. Carpel was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the US Army. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing Friday from 8am to 10am at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, BELLMAWR. Funeral Mass Friday 10:30am Mary, Mother of the Church, Bellmawr. Interment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Joseph\’s memory to the Commission of the Blind & Visually Impaired, 101 Haddon Avenue, Suite 5, Camden, NJ, 08103. Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to [email protected]

RADLINGER,Jack R. On May 10, 2009, of Brooklawn, NJ, age 68. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor C. (nee Kubala) and loving father of Walter Robert Radlinger (Paula), Cherrie Hammer (Donald) and Lisa Radlinger. He is also survived by his dear sister Shirley Watson, his brothers Kenneth (Sandy) and Karl (Grace) Radlinger, his grandchildren Kevin, AJ and Jack and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jack who was also known as \”Mickey Meat\” worked for the Borough of Brooklawn for 40 years.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet Friday morning from 9:00 to 11:00AM at the ETHERINGTON-CRE RAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 POWELL ST., GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ. Jack\’s funeral service will be held 11:00AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, NJ. There is no evening viewing www.etheringtonfh.com

BAALS, Thomas E., On May 13, 2009, of Bellmawr. Age 53. Beloved husband of Denise (nee Barbetta). Loving father of Laura and Shawn. Grandfather of Madeleine and Shawn, Jr. Brother of Albert, Deborah, Joseph, Kathleen, Shirley and the late Richard and William, Sr. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. There will be a viewing from 6 to 8pm Sunday eve and 10 to 11am Monday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE.

Funeral Service 11am Monday at the funeral home. Interment Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hurffville. Family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made in Mr. Baals\’ memory to the Thomas Baals Memorial Fund, C/O TD Bank,180 N. Black Horse Pike, Bellmawr, NJ 08031. Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to [email protected]

By Chris Concannon

NEWS Correspondent

Mrs. Connie Kucharski received a proclamation from Bellmawr for the National Day of Prayer during the recent April Borough Council Meeting.

Councilwoman Regina Piontkowski made the presentation with Rev. Vincent Kovlak, Pastor of Bellmawr Baptist Church.

The 58^th annual eventwas held Thursday, May 7, and was marked by a small, outdoor prayer service in front of Borough Hall.

In other business, Council President Steve Sauter chaired the meeting in the absence of Mayor Frank Filipek Sr., who was under the weather.

Under committee reports, Councilman Lou Di Angelo said the annual Easter Egg Hunt went very well, adding it ran longer than normal at approximately 20 minutes. Past hunts have been done in five minutes.

All resolutions and ordinances on the agenda were approved.

Okayed on first reading was a bond ordinance for $190,000 for road repairs on portions of Alcyon Drive, Lincoln Avenue, Park Drive, Saunders Avenue, Second Avenue and Wayne Road.

In addition to road repair, these streets will also receive partial reconstruction and overlay. The 500 block of Lincoln Avenue will also receive storm water repair.

Councilman John Bollinger cast the lone \”no\” vote during the roll call.

The second reading and public hearing will be during at the May Council Meeting Thursday, May 25.

By Sara Martino

NEWS Correspondent

For the first time in a long time, Brooklawn water rates are increasing.

\”It has been 20 years since there was an increase in the water rates,\” said Borough Clerk Barbara Lewis during the recent Borough Council meeting.

\”Did you say 20 years?\” several council members asked.

\”Yes, I did say 20 years,\” Lewis repeated. \”Since 1989 the rates have remained the same. This year the borough is faced with a $16,000 deficit in the water budget.\”

Council passed an ordinance on first reading raising the water charges to $50 per quarter.

Courier-Post.

The Lions (20-0), No. 2 in the Courier-Post Top 20, won on an RBI by junior Ashley Zaccaria in the eighth, which brought in Grace Cooney, who had singled. Both players finished 2-for-4 in the win over No. 11 Pennsville. Sam Bryszewski (six innings, one strikeout) notched the win, replacing starter Jill Stafford.

EN ROUTE TO DENVER, May 12, 2009 – The 22-year-old soldier, dressed down in a black T-shirt and jeans on a flight to his new unit at Fort Carson, Colo., is the face of the 21,000 additional troops flowing into Afghanistan as part of the new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy.

The heavily tattooed arm of Army Cpl. \”KC\” reveal the history, loyalties and dreams of a soldier who\’s seen two combat deployments during four and a half years of service and is preparing for another one, to Afghanistan, in June. DoD photo by Donna Miles
(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.

But it\’s his muscular arms, heavily adorned with tattoos as they cradle a portable video game system on his lap, that tell the true story of where he\’s been, what he\’s done and what he dreams for the future.
Army Cpl. \”KC\” – who asked to be referred to only by his initials to avoid making waves at his gaining unit – has seen a lot since heading off to Army basic training exactly one month after his high school graduation in Sacramento, Calif. 

By Leigh Anne Hubbs

NEWS Correspondent

Friends and family were in attendance at Mount Ephraim\’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting April 27, where re-elected member Dominick Cipolone and newly elected members Michael Gaglianone and Nicholas Salamone Jr. were sworn in.

Board members voted Darlene Alexander as the new president, and Cipolone as vice president.

Former Board member Tina DeVita-Meeser said Mount Ephraim\’s parents, students, teachers, nurses and overall school are awesome, and this is what will lead to a great future for the students.

Tips and Snippets

By Bill Cleary

SNIPPETS-With all the comments about paid health benefits being received by members of Gloucester City Council I thought this article would be relevant to the discussion. Let me just add that I felt in 2006 this practice (paid health benefits for part-time employees and council) should be eliminated then and I feel the same today in 2009.

The article reads in part (with some corrections made)…

Unlike the Commissioners in Haddon Township who do not receive benefit because they consider themselves part-time employees. Also members who volunteer their time to serve on the Gloucester City School Board are not entitled to health benefits since they too are part-time volunteers. Which is the way it should be.

KIDD, Alice Elizabeth Age 89 died on May 11, 2009. Born and raised in Camden, she was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in 1938.

Alice lived in Brooklawn and Bellmawr Park for many years. She lived in Woodbury for the last nine years. She worked as a book keeper for Dr. Danner and was a member of the Brooklawn United Methodist Church. She was the wife of the late Jack.

Survived by her children Barbara (Harold) Read of National Park, Richard (Judith) of Clarksboro, James (Laurie) of Sanford, FL, Patricia Midili of Woodbury, Michael (Maryellen) of Woodbury Hts, Jack (Charlotte) of Monroe Twp, 16 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Friends may call on Thursday 7-9pm and Friday after 10am in the BUDD FUNERAL HOME, 522 Salem Ave (King\’s Hwy), Woodbury, NJ. Funeral service will be Friday at 11am. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro. Memories may be shared at www.buddfuneralhome. com
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