Incumbent Bruce Marks is on the discipline committee, properties and facilities committee, and the financial committee.

Incumbent Patrick Hagan is on the discipline committee and the properties and facilities committee, and Linda Bittmann is filling a two-year, unexpired term.

After the School Election results were read and the four board members were sworn in, there were officer and delegate nominations.

The two nominations for president were Hagan and Louisa Llewellyn.

The Board chose Llewellyn, six votes to two, making her the Board President.

Edward Hubbs, the only nominee, was voted in as Vice President. The remaining delegate positions are on a volunteer basis, and will be announced at the May 4 meeting.

Prior to the meeting being adjourned to Executive Session, Board members went over some important issues relating to the current school year, as well as 2010-11. The following were addressed:

Gloucester City was approved for $45,000 in business travel expenses, which means that the maximum reimbursement for business travel will be $1,500 per employee.

The current transportation contract will stay in place for 2010-11.

Governor Chris Christie has mandated that employees will contribute 1.5 percent of their pay to cover health care benefits, with the option to pay before or after taxes. This should begin around May 22.

The Gloucester City PTA, Gloucester City summer camps, and slam wrestling were all approved to use space at The Cold Springs elementary school.

Board members said 24 students from the Senior High and 16 students from the Junior High school that will be inducted into the Honor Society, and that Montclair University will be sending representatives to observe two students from Gloucester High.

President Llewellyn said Gloucester City was one of the finest school districts in the state, and that with the current budget approval it shows that the voters have \”faith in our district.\”

BOE meetings are open to the public. The next one will be Tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in the Media Center at Gloucester High.

May 13,2010

Photo: NY Jets Ben Hartsock hands an autographed Jets football to a student at Cold Springs School.

Hartsock and representatives of the Department of Agriculture participated in an

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Rt 676 North at the Collings Road Exit

Gloucester City Fire Department Squad 51 and Camden City Rescue 1 operated to gain access to the patient that was dead on arrival (DOA).

New Jersey State Police are investigating, UMDNJ EMS Camden and Virtua Paramedics were also on scene with Camden City Police.

photos and caption by Steve Skipton

Samantha was reported missing on Wednesday, April 21. She was found in King of Prussia, PA, on Tuesday, April 27.

Thank you to everyone who expressed their concern and made any effort to help us locate Samantha, with special gratitude to the Gloucester City PD, especially Detectives Mike Barney and Mark Ridge, Agent Donnie Asper with the FBI, and Guy Stors with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Also, Investigator Joe Gurcik with the Camden County Prosecutors office, Dsg. John Donegan & Officer Vanaman with the NJ State Police, the King of Prussia Mall Security, the Upper Merion PD, Albert Countryman of the Gloucester City News, Bill Cleary of Cleary’s Notebook, Ms. Kitchenman, Gloucester City H.S., Erin Cram, Patty Schaeffer, Terry Peck, Court Weatherly, Rachael Heimann, Joe Aiello, David Rivera, Amber, Jake H., Amanda R., Tiffany D., Eddie W., and anyone who gave and anonymous tip.

We would also like to thank all of the businesses who allowed us to put up the \”missing child\” posters. You all have our deepest gratitude. We cannot possibly thank you enough. Sincerely,

John & Lesley Schultz, Gloucester City

source Gloucester City News

Also, the Board elected Jamie Casey as Board President, and Mike Williams as Board Vice President.

Casey thanked outgoing President Jody Mangus for getting him ready to assume his new post.

Casey then said the Board will move to a one-meeting per month format, combining the workshop and regular meetings into one night — the third Thursday of the month, beginning May 20.

The workshop will be at 6 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.

In order to fill the vacancy left by the February departure of former Board Member

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