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The two year contract talks between the City of Gloucester City and the union leadership that represents the City’s paid fire department came to an end today, Wednesday. The two sides met in the municipal building at 4:30 pm to cross the t’s and dot the i’s on a three year contract agreement.

HOBOKEN, N.J. (June 29, 2010) – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) released its final 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, and Stevens Institute of Technology came in at No. 38. The ranking matches the best-ever finish in program history, previously achieved after the 2008-09 school year. Stevens totaled 380.5 points, which is an all-time high as total of 311 NCAA Division III Colleges and Universities were ranked with Williams College winning its fifth-straight Directors’ Cup.

Highlight new funding and upcoming summit to tackle problem

Philadelphia, June 28, 2010 – Today Mayor Michael A. Nutter, State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams, District Attorney R. Seth Williams, State Representative Brendan Boyle and Councilman Curtis Jones announced an enhanced response to prevent witness intimidation. Both at the federal and state levels, legislation is being pursued to increase penalties for intimidation and to prosecute offenders.

\”It is unacceptable that Philadelphians could fear for their safety while stepping up on behalf of the community. In order to reinforce the great gains in public safety made by the Philadelphia Police Department over the past two years, we must have robust and successful prosecution of violent offenders, which includes protecting those who are brave enough to testify,\” said Mayor Nutter. \”My Administration will cooperate with local, state and federal agencies to protect witnesses from intimidation.\”

Mayor Nutter highlighted the dedication of $200,000 in new funding for a witness protection program to be managed by the District Attorney’s Office. This is the first time the City of Philadelphia has allocated funds wholly for witness protection and to tackle witness intimidation. Mayor Nutter also announced that he will convene a summit

Press release

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is on track to record its 10,000th rescue — an achievement likely to occur some time around the Fourth of July. That’s 10,000 Veterans who would not be here today had they not called the VA Lifeline and talked to a trained responder — a responder who deemed it necessary to take immediate action to save the caller’s life.

\”These are people who call us, but they’ve already taken pills, or they have a gun in their hands, or they’re standing on a bridge,\” explained Jan Kemp, VA’s National Suicide Prevention Coordinator. \”These are the calls where we can’t wait. We call emergency services right away.\”