Bellmawr Students Honor U.S. Army PFC Joshua Levine

By Chris Concannon

NEWS Correspondent

A group of 5^th-7^th Grade students from Bellmawr honored U.S. Army PFC Joshua Levine by raising a flag that they signed at a ceremony February 9 at Bell Oaks Middle School.

$\"image\"$ The flag was procured by students in Miss Davenport’s classes and two 7^th Grade classes, taught by Mrs. Amiss and Mrs. Rosemary Haughton, mother of PFC Levine, 20.

It was donated by the family of Bell Oaks Custodian Ken Davidson, a Vietnam veteran himself.

He said the family heirloom had originally flown over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Mrs. Houghton, the very proud military mom, said the flag was signed by the Bellmawr school community, and was hung at the Command Post at the Joint Security Station, in Baghdad, Iraq, by 1^st Sergeant Richard Moore, to remind the Infantry soldiers of Charlie Company that they support them all.

Her son, PFC Josh Levine, is currently assigned to the 10^th Mountain Division, out of Ft. Drum, NY, and attached to Charlie Company of the 2^nd Battalion 14^th Infantry. He transported the flag back from his Iraqi duty station during his recent leave.

A saw gunner by assignment, Levine, of Egg Harbor Township, has been on active duty for the last two years, and was scheduled to re-deploy to Iraq on Saturday, February 13.

Assisting PFC Levine in the flag-raising were Bellmawr custodians Glenn Cook and Mr. Davidson.

Several officials were pre-sent, including Mike Hackett and John \”Jack\” Newcomb of VFW Post 7410, Bell Oaks Principal Anthony Farinelli, and Bellmawr Schools Superintendent Annette Castiglione.

Mrs. Houghton is spearheading Operation Momma Bear Treats for Troops, and is collecting various candies, treats and toiletries.

Following the event, everyone there applauded PFC Levine, thanking him for his continued service to this great nation.

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Give A Cheer to Mt. Ephraim Public Works Dept.

$\"Florida$ I would like to personally thank the Mount Ephraim Public Works Department, under the leadership of Ken Jones, for all their help and assistance during these past two major snowstorms. Without their aid and support we could not have made a safe environment for the children

I also would like to thank the Mount Ephraim Police and Fire departments for all their help and efforts as well. Mt. Ephraim is an outstanding community that is always willing to help and serve others.

Joseph G. Rafferty, Sr.,

Chief School Administrator, Mount Ephraim

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Racketeering Lawsuit Fingers Humane Society of the United States\”

Feb 22 2010

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Multi-Million Dollar Animal Rights Group Accused of Corruption; Lawsuit Available at www.HumaneWatch.org

Washington – In a landmark RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) lawsuit certain to have far-reaching implications for the animal rights movement, Feld Entertainment and the Ringling Brothers circus sued the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), its lawyers, and several other animal rights groups last week. The nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) unearthed the lawsuit in federal court records today. CCF is making the lawsuit available online at its newest website, www.HumaneWatch.org.

\”America’s farmers, ranchers, hunters, fishermen, research scientists, fashion designers, and restaurateurs have seen for decades how the animal rights movement can behave like a mobbed-up racket,\” said CCF Director of Research David Martosko. \”But it’s still shocking to see the evidence laid out on paper. In a treble-damage lawsuit like this, a jury could actually do the humane thing and finally put HSUS out of business completely.\”

In its February 16 lawsuit, Feld leveled bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice, and money laundering charges against HSUS and two of its corporate attorneys; three other animal rights groups; the Washington, DC law firm of Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal; and all three of that firm’s named partners.

On December 30, 2009, Federal Judge Emmitt Sullivan ruled that these defendants collaborated to pay more than $190,000 to Mr. Tom Rider, a former Feld employee who was an elephant \”barn helper\” for two years in the late 1990s, in exchange for his impeached testimony against Feld in an earlier lawsuit—testimony Judge Sullivan declared \”not credible\” and disregarded in its entirety. That lawsuit was dismissed.

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Kudos to Gloucester City Highway Dept.

I would like to thank the Highway Department and all the Gloucester City employees for doing such a great job on plowing the roads and parking lots during the biggest snowstorm this year. The workers did such a great job. As a resident, I really appreciate all your hard work. Thanks.

Tom Stewart, Gloucester City

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LET OUR FAMILY EDUCATE YOUR FAMILY

ACCEPTING REGISTRATION NOW FOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR!

SAINT MARY SCHOOL

340 Cumberland Street Gloucester, NJ 08030

(856) 456-0913

www.smshope.org

· Pre-K 3 through 8th grade

· Small Class Sizes

· Financial Aid Available

· Referral Program

· Aftercare ($15.00 registration – $5.00 per hour)

· School Doors open at 7:30 am – Day begins at 7:55

· Hot Lunch Program (Free and Reduced Lunch)

· Transportation Reimbursement (if not a Gloucester resident)

· Registration Fee $100.00

· Contact the Advancement Director for a personal tour

Celebrating 151 years of Service

Let our family educate your family. Contemporary education with traditional values.

For more Information:

Contact the Advancement Director:

Dawn Burkhardt (856) 456-0913 ext. 17 or [email protected]

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DO BETTER JOB REMOVING SNOW ON MONMOUTH STREET

Here we go again. Another snowstorm and the streets of Gloucester City are a disgrace. Driving down Monmouth Street is $\"Pine$ terrible, and so are most of the streets in Highland Park. What has happened to our Streets Department?

The plow went down the middle of our street twice. No cars were parked on one side, and they did not even get close to the curb. When we get two inches of snow the plows are out all the time, but the last two big ones no one showed up. For all the taxes we pay in this City I think they could have done a much better job. I am sure there are others in the City who agree with me.

Shirley Fox, Gloucester City

source Gloucester City News