services were no longer needed. His contract was up for renewal on January 1, 2015. Kearney has served in that capacity for the last eight years. He is also the solicitor for the borough of Somerdale, and was the former solicitor for Haddon Heights, Lindenwold and Pine Hill. 

Wondering why his contract wasn’t renewed we asked Kearney, via an email, whether he and the mayor had an argument?

\”While the Mayor and I have had our share of disagreements I do not think any of those led to Council’s decision. Most of the time I spent in the City was enjoyable and challenging. The people are certainly unique and mostly big hearted. I am disappointed that I will not be able to complete some of the projects that I have worked on for many years, which I think will provide the City with a sound fiscal foundation for years to come.\”

Our sources tell us that Kearney’s replacement will be Howard Long, of the Gloucester Township firm of Wade, Long and Wood. We asked Gloucester City Administrator Jack Lipsett for confirmation of that hearsay, but as of today we still are waiting for his response. 

MARYLAND–(December 22, 2014)An Anne Arundel County man has been charged by the Maryland Natural Resources Police with 45 counts of illegal deer hunting and faces potential fines of $11,250 for actions taken on Gibson Island this fall.

Andrew Wendell, 51, of Pasadena is accused of failing to report 20 of the 25 white-tailed deer he killed between Oct. 2 and Nov. 21, and failing to note any of the kills on his Big Game Harvest Record, as required by state law.

A NRP officer reviewed the hunting harvest log kept for Gibson Island, a private community that permits hunting by members of a hunt club, against what Wendell reported to DNR. All deer harvests must be checked in within 24 hours of the kill.

 TRENTON – In yet another positive step for air quality in New Jersey, the Christie Administration today announced that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified the state that New Jersey is in compliance with the new and more stringent federal health standard for fine particles, a type of air pollutant that can cause serious health problems, especially in vulnerable populations.

In a Dec. 18 letter to Governor Chris Christie, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy states that New Jersey meets the strengthened standard of 12 micrograms per cubic meter that went into effect Dec. 14. This builds on New Jersey success in 2013, when for the first time the state was designated by EPA as meeting the then-federal standard of 15 micrograms per cubic meter.