Volume XX No.8: February 20, 2015

Alert! The Government Accountability Office – the non-partisan watchdog arm of Congress – has released its \”High Risk\” report. The report comes out every other year (at the beginning of each new Congress) and is meant to serve as a menu for policymaker oversight. An area is considered \”high risk\” because of \”greater vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or the need for transformation to address economy, efficiency, or effectiveness challenges.\”

The GAO concentrates on high-level issues that are particularly problematic and then track the issues over time. So while it has 32 areas of concentration, only two are new to the 2015 report (\”Managing Risks and Improving Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care\” and \”Improving the Management of Information Technology (IT) Acquisitions and Operations\”). They note \”Solid, steady progress has been made in the majority of the high-risk areas.\” But we’ll note, none of the areas listed in the 2013 report are gone.

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ–The soffit above the first floor outside hallway of the Quality Inn, Route 130 and Market Street, fell down earlier today (Sunday).

It is not known at this time what caused the soffit to fall. Nor do we know if anyone was injured.

photo submitted by KP

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Russian national appeared in Newark federal court today after being extradited from the Netherlands to face charges that he conspired in the largest international hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Joseph P. Clancy and Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell and announced.

Vladimir Drinkman, 34, of Syktyykar and Moscow, Russia, was arrested in the Netherlands on June 28, 2012, and charged in a scheme that targeted major corporate networks, stole more than 160 million credit card numbers, and resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. He had been detained by the Dutch authorities pending the resolution of the extradition proceedings.

Catherine Walker (nee Mascio), on February 19, 2015, of Runnemede. Age 69. 

Beloved wife of George. Devoted mother of Lou Walker (Trish), Jennifer Walker, Coleen Brown and Mary Ann Leonard (Byron). Dear sister of Margie Mascio. Also survived by seven grandchildren. Mrs. Walker was a barber for 25 years, most recently at Al’s Barber Shop in Runnemede. 

There will be a viewing from 7 to 9pm Monday eve and 8:15 to 9:15am Tuesday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. 

Funeral Mass 10am Tuesday at Holy Child Parish, St. Teresa RC Church, Runnemede. 

Interment private. 

Family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made in Mrs. Walker’s memory to the Camden County Animal Shelter, 125 County House Rd., Blackwood, NJ 08012.

Program invests in America’s youngest children

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $386 million i n grant awards to states, territories, and nonprofit organizations to support the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Home Visiting Program). These funds will allow states to continue to expand voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services to women during pregnancy and to parents with young children.

February 18, 2015, at 1:20 PM | By Kimberly Scharfenberger |

The University of Scranton plans to no longer include coverage for abortion in cases of rape, incest, and for the mother’s life in the University’s faculty and staff health care plans, according to an announcement from President Father Kevin Quinn, S.J., recently posted on the Jesuit university’s website. He explained that as a Catholic university, it must work to be consistent in light of all the Church’s moral teachings.

February 19, 2015

 

Joan O. Mullin (nee Sneider), on February 19, 2015, of Runnemede, Wildwood Crest and Bonita Springs, FL. Age 79. 

Beloved wife of Edgar H. Mullin, Sr. Mother of Edgar H. Mullin, Jr. of Revere Beach, MA, Scott D. Mullin of Runnemede, and F. Eric Mullin of Williamstown. Grandmother of seven and great grandmother of ten. 

Joan was a member of the Wildwood Crest Swimming Pool and the Bonita Springs Seniors. 

There will be a visitation from 10am to 11am Monday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, BELLMAWR. Funeral service 11am at the funeral home. Entombment Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hurffville.

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National Guard Adjutant Gen. Stephen Danner and Highway Patrol field operations Cmdr. Maj. Bret Johnson spoke in a joint interview. Also Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon released hundreds of pages of internal Guard memos, emails, troop orders and timelines to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in response to a public records request.

Mary T. Wadsworth (nee Lipsett) on February 18, 2015, of Bellmawr Age 85. Beloved wife of Joseph A. Wadsworth. Devoted mother of Mary Ann Whitfield (James), Joyce Bush (Michael), Joseph A. (Kathleen), and James T. (the late Cathryn). Loving grandmother of Christy, Sharon, Dawn, Lori, Michael, Lauren, Jessica, Joseph, Michelle, Matthew, Megan, Sara, and Erika as well as 4 great grandchildren. 

Mary was a proud member of the Bellmawr Fire Department #1 Ladies Auxilary.