GLOUCESTER CITY (March 3)Wednesday night at the Gloucester Catholic High Gymnasium St. Mary’s Boys 5^th. & 6^th. Grade basketball team defeated Bishop Shad (Vineland) to capture the Gloucester County Catholic Athletic League Championship. The team, guided by Head Coach Jack Kain and Assistant Coach Ed Walton, completed their season undefeated with a 24 – 0 record. They traveled to compete against teams from Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland and Atlantic counties during the season. The coaches and players did an outstanding job representing St. Mary School and Gloucester City on and off the court all season and are truly deserving of the title CHAMPIONS.\”

Players:

5^th grade – Sean Ward, Jason Dyson, Liam Ryder, Chris Garwood

6^th grade – Bobby Girgenti, Chris Kain, Andrew Burkhardt, Sean Walton, Mark Kearney, Bobby Whilleson, Thomas Pusey, David Morley

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SEDALIS—Vanessa L.(nee Marino), of Wenonah, NJ, died on March 1, 2010 at the age of 32.

  Vanessa was a truly remarkable young woman who lived life to the fullest. People were drawn to her vibrant nature and vivacious personality. To know her was to love her. She had a smile that lit up a room and was beautiful…both inside and out. Vanessa had a funny wit about her and was often times, honest to a fault. She was compassionate and was devoted to her family…especially her two sons, Philip and Chase. They were the apple of her eye. Vanessa had a flair for decorating and would often decorate the house from top to bottom for all of the holidays, her favorite being Halloween.

Vanessa was a graduate of Rowan College and was an insurance agent at the Marino Insurance Agency, the family business, located in Mt. Ephraim, NJ. She was a lifetime resident of Wenonah and a parishioner of the Infant Jesus Parish at St. Margaret RC Church in Woodbury Heights.

She is beloved wife of Philip; Devoted Mother of Philip and Chase; Loving Daughter of Vincent J. Sr. and Debra Marino; Dear sister of Vincent, Jr.; loving granddaughter of Louis and Josephine (nee Hayward) Candidi and Jerry A. and Eugenia (nee Noeling) Marino; dear daughter inlaw of Robert and Rosemary (nee McCall). Vanessa is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Friday, 5:00—8:00 PM in the McGuinness Funeral Home, 34 Hunter St., Woodbury. Funeral Mass Saturday, 10:00 AM at the Infant Jesus Parish at St. Margaret RC Church, Third and Beech Street, Woodbury Heights, NJ. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, NJ.

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If anyone is interested in adopting Valentine, they should go to PetFinder. This has the information regarding the Gloucester County Animal Shelter. They can also call then at (856) 881-2828\”skype_pnh_left_span\” skypeaction=\”skype_dropdown\”> (856) 881-2828  end_of_the_skype_highlighting and ask for an application for Valentine. They will be more than happy to fax one to anyone interested. Any donations for daily care (food, treats, toys or money) should go to Joa\’s Arc at P.O. Box 243, Audubon, NJ 08106. You can also email Joyce at [email protected] . Joa’s Arc Rescue is widely used and respected by the local shelters and rescues as a great \”special needs\” facility for the animals to go. Any donations are very much appreciated and are fully used to help better the lives of the animals only. The workers with Joa’s Arc are all volunteers.
 

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The operator of Cheerleaders on Route 130 has sued the city and its planning/zoning board in federal court, asserting efforts to close the business are unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler granted a temporary injunction sought for the club on Tuesday. It bars city officials from \”serving or enforcing violation notices\” based upon Cheerleaders\’ continued operation.

City officials contend recent changes at Cheerleaders put it in violation of zoning laws, according to the club\’s lawsuit.

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The Absecon Saltwater Sportsmen and the Field of Dreams organization will team up for the annual \”Roy Kerstetter Open Fishing Tournament\” on Saturday, July 17.

Over $5000 in cash and prizes will be awarded based on 50-boat entry. Entry fee is $65 per boat with a free t-shirt for the captain. Door prizes and a 50-50 will also be held.

With the proceeds from the tourney and the sale of tourney t-shirts, the Absecond Saltwater Sportsmen will take Special Needs children and their parents and some siblings from the Field of Dreams organization on a back bay fishing trip on the Fish Finder. They will return to the Brigantine Elks Lodge where a picnic will be held and each child will receive an award and a t-shirt.

Fishing time will be 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and weigh-in will start at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Weigh stations will be the Absecon Bay Sportsmen’s Center, Dolphin Deck, Chestnut Neck Boat Yard and North Point Marine.

Captain’s meeting will be Friday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Awards presentation will be Monday, July 19 at 8 p.m. at the Absecon American Legion.

For more information call Carl at 609-442-2322 or Jim at 609-748-8208.

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How many times have you heard Bing Crosby sing that song? How may times over the years have you heard the Garden State and Old Timers stop on Monmouth Street and play that wonderful song? Of course, by now, you know that song is \”The Bells of St. Mary’s.\”

What a blessed day when the 10 of us came to Gloucester City in the year of our Lord 1891.

Before we go any further let us introduce ourselves. My name is St. Mary, the largest bell; and my brothers are St. Joseph, St. Thomas, St. Michael, St. Patrick, St. Dominic, St. Ignatius, St. Benedict and St. Vincent DePaul, the smallest bell. The very first tunes we played on Saturday, November 28, 1891, were \”Holy God! We Praise Thy Name\” followed by \”America,\” \”St. Patrick’s Day,\” Rob Roy McGregor, \”The Star Spangled Banner,\” \”Wearing The Green,\” \”Robin Adair,\” \”Minstrel Boy,\” Auld Lang Syne and \”Nearer My God To Thee.\”

Now, this was only a trial run to see if we were in working order. Our real debut was the day of our dedication Sunday, November 29, 1891.

We started the day at 10 a.m. playing \”Ring Out the Bells\” and \”Jesus, Savior of my Soul.\” Then, at 3:30 p.m. \”Joy to the World.\”

At 7 p.m. we began with \”Chime Again Beautiful Bells.\” And, we did chime again and again for the people of Gloucester City, until that awful day on March 16, 1960, when the Monmouth Street School caught fire and the winds blew the flaming ambers into our magnificent ste-eple. Our brave firemen tried their best, but sadly the cross and part of the steeple crashed to the ground among the smoke and water.

After the fire, we lay silent for 38 years. Then during the ’98 Jubilee Year we were restored and our Pastor, Father Jordan, blessed and rededicated us on August 15, 1998. What a joy to ring out for the people of Gloucester again. What a thrill to play \”The Bells of St. Mary\” again.

During our restoration we had a visitor to our tower high in the sky. What a sweet, wonderful kind person she was. She prayed and left us. The many people she touched will never forget her. That visitor was Sister Mary Ryan.

We close our story of the bells with a line or two from the poem \”Magnificent ‘ol Saint Mary’s,\”
by Dal Gray.\”

\”No one could count the Masses, celebrated here or tolled as Chimes Pealed Forth, in silver tones the Sacred Hymns of old. The steeple, with symbolic cross so high above the ground, is like an angel keeping watch on our beloved town.\”

source Gloucester City News