Election 2010: Councilman Marchese Urges Voters to Re-Elect Incumbents

Vote Democrat and allow the Incumbent Candidates to complete what they started.

I would like to ask the voters of Gloucester City to vote for Mayor William James on $\"Unknown\"$ November 2^nd.I ask that our current Mayor remain as our future Mayor. Bill James has shown his leadership abilities and his commitment to making Gloucester a better place to live. Having a full time Mayor who helps attend to the day to day activities of the city as well as the long term future projects goes above and beyond what can be normally be expected of any Mayor. Bill has helped the city immensely over the past four years. I am proud to be serving and working alongside Mayor James and this team and look forward to what we will be accomplishing in the near future.

Kellie Ferry is our Third Ward Incumbent Council Candidate and the driving force behind our City Celebrations Committee. She has been able to revamp many of the city’s events even with a shrinking budget. Her attention to detail and love for the city and the people who live in the city help her to be a valued member of this Council. One I whole heartily support and ask for your continued support of this fine person as Third Ward Councilwoman.

John Hutchinson has been a big help with the Southport Project, Police contract negotiations and our Housing Department.

I also support Bruce Parry as our Second Ward Incumbent Council Candidate. Bruce is a valued member of City Council while serving on our Public Works, Celebration and Fire Committees. He has helped the City’s Fire Committee by working very hard to enhance our Volunteer Fire Fighters Department while providing valuable input and experience in the negotiations with our Paid Fire Department. Bruce has been of great value in the rehabilitation project of Chatham Square and has dedicated himself to helping change this complex into the new Townhouse facility know now as Meadowbrook Mews. Bruce’s dedication to Gloucester City is evident by his strong work ethic, his ability to listen to the citizens and tax payers and respond to their needs.

Thank you,

Councilman Nicholas Marchese

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Guest Post – Surviving Breast Cancer | Dishwater Dreams

I’ve tried to begin writing this post and I’ve had a difficult time finding what to say, a $\"Beryl-beginning-chemo\"$ fact that is, I must confess odd for me, and probably pretty remarkable to my family. Rarely do I have a problem talking. This may be because in October, Breast Cancer Awareness month, the world is full of pink. In restaurants, department stores and even gas stations, breast cancer promotions abound and everywhere I look I seem to be surrounded by pink ribbons. Now don’t get me wrong, I am thrilled that so many businesses support Breast cancer research and I certainly don’t want that to stop. However it does serve as an almost constant reminder of my journey. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword when a survivor is reminded of her cancer, even by those supporting a cure. It’s not that I don’t want to talk about it, I just refuse to let my cancer define who I am. Yes, I am a Breast Cancer Survivor, but I am also a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a scrapbooker, a teacher, a planner, an artist, a writer, a computer geek, a blogger, a walker, a chocoholic, maker of a pretty mean lasagna, ice-cream junkie, and an excellent Trivial Pursuit partner (just no sports questions).

Sometimes the whole \”Survivor\” thing feels odd. I just did what the physicians said to do. Surgery, chemotherapy, drugs, whatever, I just wanted to fight cancer as much as I could, and move on. I have too much to do to let something so crappy stop me. Of course, I researched procedures, drugs and such, but the medical personnel are really the magic ones, I will always be grateful to the team of people that took care of my health. I do wear my scars and my Survivor label proudly.

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City Requests Proposals for Restaurant Operation

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Heroes to Hero Run Raised Almost $40,000

By Anthony Wojtkowiak

Gloucester City NEWS Correspondent

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ–The Ninth Annual Heroes to Hero 5k was Saturday, October 9, at 9am. According to event $\"6a00d8341bf7d953ef00e54f408bf88834-500wi\"$ organizer Jerry Hubbs, himself an avid runner, says the event was attended by over 1,000 people and raised close to $40,000. Hubbs says the event has grown significantly since its first year when the total number of participants was \”around the 400 range\”.

PHOTO: CHIEF HUBBS IN FULL GEAR, running in the 2007 Heroes to Hero event.

photo by B. Cleary

Hubbs, himself a Gloucester City fireman, also addressed the forthcoming layoff of eight City firemen. \”I think it’s an incredible step backward,\” he said. \”What happened on July 4, 2002, was we had four men working at the fire department, and the city administration [wants] to go back to that same situation. We’re going out with the same staffing [of four men] the night that Tommy died, and it’s difficult to deal with this stuff. I don’t believe they’re making the cuts in the $\"Bob\'s$ right areas.\”

The race is intended to bring the communities of Gloucester City and Mt. Ephraim together following the tragic loss of firefighters Tom Stewart III, Jim Sylvester, and John West, Sr., during a fire in Gloucester City on July 4, 2002.

A 5k run was chosen over other possible events because the run literally brings the two communities together – runners start blocks from the Mt. Ephraim fire house and finish at the King Street fire house in Gloucester City. The race course is laid out so runners pass the former homes of Stewart, Sylvester, and West.

Congressman Robert Andrews remembered the fallen firefighters during a prerace ceremony in Mt. Ephraim. He said that while other countries have a problem keeping people in, America has a problem keeping people out due to the outstanding character of our nation, which is due to men like Stewart, Sylvester, and West.

Moucine Outaleb of Baltimore, Maryland, won the race with a time of 14:43.59, but did not beat the prior race record of 14:08. The highest finishing female was Jessa Stevens of Morrestown, NJ, with a time of 18:24.76, and the highest finisher from Gloucester City was Ryan Chiodi, who ran as a member of Gloucester City’s police department.

Brothers Matthew and Stephen Hand were the highest finishing firemen, placing seventh and eleventh, respectively, with youngest brother Kyle placing 16^th overall.

Matthew and Stephen, both members of the Merion Fire Company of Ard-more, Pennsylvania, say that running and firefighting are all part of the family business and that the Heroes to Hero 5k is a great way to help our firemen stay in shape. \”Our dad always ran and stayed in shape, so we got involved with it in our high school cross county teams,\” Stephen Hand said. Matthew added, \”We’re all third generation firemen. On a physical standpoint, a lot of firemen get themselves out of shape. It’s important to spread the message that everybody should be physically fit to do the job.\”

News Correspondent Anthony Wojtkowiak finished 198^th of 473 finishers in his first-ever 5k, completing the race in 27:21.11.

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NJ State Federation of Sportsmen Clubs News Oct. 25

submitted by Bill Schemel

Youth Pheasant and Waterfowl hunts set for this Saturday $\"Unknown-1\"$

The 2010 Take A Kid Hunting Pheasant Hunt sponsored by the Federation and the Division will take place this Saturday, October 30, at the following Wildlife Management Areas: Whittingham, Black River, Flatbrook, Clinton, Assunpink, Colliers Mills, Glassboro, Millville, Peaslee and Winslow Wildlife Management areas.

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The hunt is limited to youth who hold a valid youth hunting license. They can be accompanied by family. All hunts will be mentored except for those in Flatbrook and Glassboro. Dog handlers in the guided hunts will give the youngsters an opportunity to have a quality hunt.

This year will be the first hunt in Winslow. The Camden County Federation will sponsor the hunt for 25 youth hunters. A breakfast will be served courtesy of the Camden County before the hunt. Ocean and Monmouth counties are sponsoring the hunts in the Assunpink and Colliers Mills areas. Thanks to all of those involved and good luck to the young hunters in search of the Rockport Rockets.Also this Saturday will be the Youth Waterfowl Day for those young hunters in the Coastal Zone. Members of the New Jersey Waterfowlers will be involved in the hunt. Southern Zone Youth Waterfowl Day will be November 5 and 6. The Northern Zone was October 2.

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Letters: SPECIAL THANK YOU

We would like to say a special thank you to the Heroes to Hero Committee, as well $\"6a00d8341bf7d953ef011571942740970b-120wi\"$ as the Hero’s helpers, for all their hard work and dedication. We appreciate all that they do to assure that Alyssa, Nichole, Johnny, Nick and Brittany can attend college. God bless you all.

The Stewart and Ruggierio Families, Gloucester City

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City of Gloucester City Revised Meeting Dates

Gloucester City Mayor and council revised meeting dates: $\"City%20seal\"$

Revised Meeting Dates for 2010

Work Session Meetings

The following meeting dates are:

Monday, November 1, 2010

Monday, December 6, 2010

at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street

Caucus Sessions Meetings

The following meeting dates have been changed due to holidays.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

at City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street

Monthly Council Meetings

The following meeting dates have been changed due to holidays.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

at 8:00 pm at City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street

signed: Kathy Jentsch , Gloucester City Acting Municipal Clerk

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Tips and Snippets: Political Correctness Infringes on our Freedoms; A Busy Agenda for Gloucester City Mayor and Council

By Bill Cleary

Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, disability, and age-related contexts. Wikipedia

I was astonished last week after hearing that NPR commentator Juan Williams was $\"6a00d8341bf7d953ef011571114c5a970c-800wi\"$ fired from his job for stating that people in Muslim garb on airplanes make him \”nervous\”. He told the truth. After 9/11 the majority of us feel that way. But Williams made the mistake of not being politically correct in his conversation with Fox News Bill O’Reilly. Because he didn’t emphasize Muslin terrorists he is being criticized by those that have a far left or right agenda.

Speaking on Fox News, where he is a contributor, Williams said, \”I mean, look, Bill, I\’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I\’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on a plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they\’re identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous.\”

Reporters, columnists and the general public are finding it harder to write or discuss certain issues without some group taking offense.

For a further example just look at the contract negotiations between the unions representing the paid firemen and the City of Gloucester City. Ask a resident or a business owner to comment openly about this controversy and they will gladly tell you their thoughts with reservations. \”Don’t use my name I don’t want the union or City Fathers after me\”.

Presently those talks between the City and the union have broken off and the matter is going to arbitration. The City has started the process of laying off firemen because of the lack of funding for the fire department.

In a new Rasmussen Reports survey, 57 percent of adults say that America has become too politically correct, while 23 percent say the nation is not politically correct enough. Seventy-four percent regard political correctness as a problem in the United States today. Why? Simply put, in the effort to be \”PC\” our rights to Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press are slowly being diminished.

A Busy Agenda-Gloucester City Council approved a resolution at the Oct. 21 caucus meeting to enter into an Inter-local-services agreement with the County of Camden wherein the City provides for snow removal from designated County roads in exchange for pro rata allotments of road salt or calcium from the County.

A resolution awarding a contract for a 20 yard rear load refuse packer, costing $122,976 was passed. The low bidder was Robert H. Hoover & Sons of Flanders NJ. Remington & Vernick City Engineers were paid an additional $12,267, at no cost to the city, for reconstruction of the Joy and Barnaby Street projects. Krisanna Construction of Hammonton was awarded the job to reconstruct Atlantic Street at the low bid of $124,387. Council endorsed the Phase III UEZ Matching Facade Grant in the amount of $150,000. The project will include the original facade program in addition to expanding the program to permit replacement of roofs, walkways and parking lots.i Also passed was Phase IV of the Matching Facade Grant program also for $150,000 that will include original facade program along with the replacement of HVAC systems, fire detection/suppressions systems, equipment and security/video systems of up to a $20,000 matching program. The business can receive up to $20,000 for $40,000 worth of matching upgrades with this program.

An ordinance changing the penalties charged for unpaid sewer and water rents was passed. Unpaid water/sewer accounts will receive a penalty charge of 8 percent per annum on the first $1500 and 18 percent per annum on any amount above $1500. Twenty days after the due date a delinquent fee of $65 per bill will be applied.

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Photos from Ray Fords 2010 Oldtimers Meeting

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photo by Frank Weichmann

(Phil) Who is this guy? (Jim) I don\’t know he doesn\’t have a name tag…(Bud) just smile he is taking our picture.

PHOTO-REAL \”OLD TIMERS\” (L. TO R.) BUD MYERS, JIM TALLEY, PHIL SCHNELL.

An estimated 150 members attended the annual event held October 15 at the Gloucester Heights Fire Hall, Nicholson Road. The photo is Ray Ford who began the affair so many years ago. Alumni from Gloucester Catholic HS and Gloucester City HS are shown in the album.

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Ray Ford 2007 album

classic Breakfast Club photos

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