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GLOUCESTER CITY=Several days ago Helen Johns contacted ClearysNoteBook (CNB) asking for help in finding a place for her Girls Scout Troop of 50 girls to meet in Gloucester City. We are happy to report as a result of the publicity the Scout Troop has a new home. In fact they have two places to use, the First Presbyterian Church at Monmouth and Burlington Streets and the Pine Grove Fire House, 9th and Jersey Avenue. Helen writes, “Thank You so much Bill for running our plea on CNB for help in finding a building. The good people of Gloucester City have... Read more →

Hi Bill, As a rule, I don' cry or get emotional about many things. As a dog magazine editor, I have learned to try and be as dispassionate as I can. With some of the horrendous stories of animal abuse, cruelty or neglect - you simply have to, or you'd be blubbing all day. Well, OK. Sam's story defeated me. I lost my inner battle against my emotions. Please, I plead with you to watch his video - it contains no graphic imagery. Just Sam. Sam died. He shouldn't have. Please, please watch his story and tell everyone you know... Read more →

I remember very well the excitement of Friday night lights. I was a majorette for Gloucester City High School for four years in the 1950s. Flashing batons and oh, those white boots with silk tassels. The night games were more than a little dramatic. We sat on a blanket on the field. Wow, that wind from the river sweeping across the Charles Street Stadium sure was cold. Every move appeared more important under the lights. It was a whole different experience. Every play and player was carefully watched. It is wonderful that a whole new group of spectators and players... Read more →

I am writing this letter in support of my husband Wil Levins. He is running as an Independent Candidate for Gloucester City Council. I want to start by telling you that he is a wonderful husband and father to our two girls. I’m sure you have seen this and heard it many times before. I just needed to say it again. He works very hard to support our family. I feel very lucky to have found someone like Wil to share my life with. You can be sure that if he is elected in November you will have someone that... Read more →

To the Editor: The spoils of Democrat Party rule in South Jersey mean the continuation of the tax-and-spend policies that have so ravaged the easy living in New Jersey. The incumbent leadership continues its attempts to use eminent domain policy and taxpayer money for capitalistic ventures. I refer to the latest push to develop a port in Paulsboro. I think such a port development will only lead to higher taxes and few jobs for Paulsboro residents. Look no further than (West Deptford Township’s RiverWinds project) for an example of the pitfalls of a government-run development scheme. Take note of the... Read more →

My name is Helen John a Girl Scout Leader and Troop Organizer in the town of Gloucester City and a few other towns. We had a round up of girls in September and had a wonderful turn out. I have plenty of leaders, girls and parents willing to help out the problem we have is we have no place to meet. I have contacted several places and as yet have not heard back. At this point and time I will have 50+ girls in our town that want to be Girl Scouts and learn to live the Girl Scout way... Read more →

Dear Bill, Despite his frequent and open admissions of same, a significant number of the American Sheeple simply refuse to accept the fact that cable TV shock jock Glenn Beck is an entertainer, not a journalist, and that the role he plays for Fox News is nothing more than a thinly-veiled remake of Howard Beale, as portrayed by Peter Finch in the 1976 movie "Network": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dib2-HBsF08 If this movie segment does not open the eyes of those who rely on Glenn Beck's rants-for-revenues propaganda as their primary source of information, then hopefully seeing what really brings tears to *his* eyes... Read more →

Hi All, I just wanted to remind you all of the event in the Summer to raise money for cancer. I already started my team and would love for anyone interested to come out and support this cause. Cancer effects so many people and the 2010 Relay for life in Haddon Township is a chance for us to celebrate, remember and fight back. It is a 24 hour event to signify that cancer never sleeps.We will have fundraisers and lots of different things. Registration is $10.00 and the luminary event and survivor event are both very touching. I have attached... Read more →

Ever since the U.S. Government sold the vacated Immigration-Coast Guard Station to Gloucester City for $1 nearly 20 years ago, there have been persistent attempts to place this prime spot of publicly owned property into private hands. In that time, to the City's credit, a successful adaptive reuse has been found for the Coast Guard building itself. But, the remainder of the eight-acre property has lain fallow, so to speak, as potential uses have been discussed and studied time and again. Gloucester City has gotten rather good at staging celebrations, parades, festivals and public gatherings of every kind. In fact,... Read more →

Our committee does a Trap-Neuter-Return; a widely adopted program that helps reduces the population of feral cats running in our neighborhoods. We trap cats, have them neutered/sprayed and return them. Our city has adopted the TNR program, and we have taken an extra step with removing young kittens so they can be adopted into good families, rather than run the streets as feral cats. This helps reduce the total population of feral cats as well as provide families with pets that they will love and cherish. We need help with donations to continue rescuing kittens off the streets, it takes... Read more →

GLOUCESTER CITY-My husband and I recently moved to 700 Market Street in this fine city. We have offered to donate a lovely Wurlitzer piano to a school or organization in need, within the city. Thus far we have not had any appropriate requests. The piano is in good shape, fairly well-tuned, and has a matching bench. The organization that is in need of it would have to move it to their site. However, since we live close to the school it would only be a matter of loading it onto a rolling platform and moving it down the street. We... Read more →

In a prepared statement Wil Levins, Independent Candidate for Gloucester City Council, Second Ward list reasons why voters should elect him on November 3rd. During this campaign I have both constructively criticized and complimented so as to never minimize the positive contributions being made to our community. I believe aggressive listening, continuous communication and mutual respect promote cooperation and can achieve positive results. In Business: It is nice to see a brand new business opening its doors at the center of our City. I trust TD Bank will be an anchor for a rejuvenated downtown commercial district. However, Gloucester City... Read more →

Image by NVinacco via Flickr On Friday, September 11, the Post conducted the Annual “Patriot’s Day” Service at the Brooklawn United Methodist Church honoring the victims of the attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, airline flight takeover and the Military service personnel who have died in the battle against terrorism while other members continue to fight. This service would not have been possible without the assistance of the following people. Thank you to Pastor Daniel Amey, who is always a great host and participant in our Service. I would also like to thank the following people who also participated;... Read more →

Doc & Joe’s Tavern, Nancy, Cliff and the Junk Yard Dogs extend their thanks to everyone who supported the three day breast cancer benefit. Although we would like to name everyone, it’s just not possible. We would like to extend our special thanks to “Heavy’s on the Harbor”, who did have a benefit for us and also supported Doc & Joe’s Tavern, the bands; Musaic, Sonance, Compound Blues, CC Jackson, Rachael Dickerman, Broken Shillelaghs, Amazing Grace, Breakin’ Even, Saints of Sedition, WMGK, DJ Chuck Countryman, Tom “Elvis” Nugent, John and the Camden County Freeholders and the city of Gloucester City... Read more →

Dear Mr.. Cleary, friends, & neighbors: My husband and I would like to extend the area of our piano donation to the surrounding areas of Gloucester City: Brooklawn, Bellmawr, and Mt. Ephraim. If there is a school or organization that would like to have a Wurlitzer piano in excellent condition (with matching bench) please drop us a note at 700 Market Street, Gloucester City, 08030 or an email at [email protected] or [email protected]. I will keep you posted on our progress! Dawn and Dan WatsonRelated articles by Zemanta Gloucester Mustangs Have Successful Golf Outing (gloucestercitynews.net) Letters: LIONS CLUB Says Thank You... Read more →

I am delighted to hear our new schooner is doing so well. Capt. Chuck Reed keeps me up to date on the wonderful trips and parties on her. The only complaint I’ve heard (said with a smile) is everyone wants to stay longer. This seems to be another important step by our mayor James and our city council to bring life and fun back to the waterfront. So many of the older people have wonderful memories that center on the park area. It’s lovely to see it come to life again. Barbara Rein, Gloucester City Read more →

www.ChristieForNJ.com I've been a teacher and loyal NJEA member for 13 years. But I can't sit idly by when the ugliness of political campaigns interferes with the important work teachers perform all over the state. It's hard to ignore the campaign for governor that's already well underway. And while I've always supported the efforts of the NJEA to educate its members about political campaigns, I've never been as disappointed as I am now with the NJEA's blatant attempts to smear Chris Christie's positions on education. The NJEA has actually sent teachers across the state a document lying about Chris' positions... Read more →

Hi Bill, Each year, 5,000 teens are killed in car accidents and more than 300,000 are injured. To the surprise of many, it isn’t drugs, alcohol, or suicide that take the most lives of American teenagers. It’s car accidents. And, the primary cause of these fatal collisions is driver error. To help teens become smarter drivers, Allstate New Jersey recently held three distracted driving challenges for teens – including one in Philadelphia and one in Skillman, NJ. The link below contains some startling statistics on teen drivers that I am certain would be of great interest to your readers. The... Read more →

We would like to thank John Denning, the C.O. from Dollar Tree, for the wonderful idea of Operation Homefront. Dollar Tree and VFW Post 3620 has given thousands of dollars in donations at Christmas for our hometown Gloucester City, including Toys for Tots in memory of Robert Dornbach. Everything collected was given to Mrs. Cleary to provide Christmas for needy children. The program provided pens, pencils, crayons, markers, calculators, folders, notepads, book covers and more. Thanks to the Dollar Tree cashiers, who persisted in asking for a dollar donation; the warm hearted customers who gave donations, and the managers and... Read more →

Image via Wikipedia September 17th, 2009 Deeplink by Tim Jones Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced an update to Music-Rules!, its flagship "curriculum" for teaching copyright law to schoolkids. We wrote about Music-Rules! and similar industry propaganda efforts in May, outlining some of their falsehoods and biases. For instance, the RIAA tells kids, "Never copy someone else's creative work without permission from the copyright holder" — omitting the important right to make creative fair use of existing content. It also coins a misleading term, "songlifting," (which the curriculum says is "just as bad as shoplifting"). Perhaps... Read more →

The Gloucester Mustangs Youth Football Organizations 1st Golf Outing was a huge success. We would like to thank the following people and Business’s for helping make it such a great day. This fundraiser helps us keep our registration costs for the young players lower than everyone else in our league. First off, special thanks to the Sportsman AC for use of their hall and to Rich from Dolson Family Catering for the great food for the Golfers afterwards. The Food & Beverage were sponsored by Joe Dunn of Get R Dunn LLC, Dennis Barth of Sportz Central & Dave Beach... Read more →

It’s a shame and a disgrace the Post Office took eight mailboxes out of Gloucester City to save money. Why should the public have to be short serviced? Why are you making seniors go to the main post office to mail letters? The post office should put them back. The mail boxes have been there all these years. Stephen Tremback, Gloucester City Related articles by Zemanta Council Candidate Wil Levins..."Where are the good faith negotiations?" (gloucestercitynews.net) Dead whale washes up at Coast Guard Base..The year ? (gloucestercitynews.net) LETTERS: Free Grand Piano (gloucestercitynews.net) Read more →

Dear Mr. Cleary and town of Gloucester City: Several weeks ago my husband and I offered the town of Gloucester City our Wurlitzer upright grand piano to a school or organization that would put it to good use. While we did get one response that individual did not answer our emails and so we feel we must move on. If there is a school or organization in the city that could use a piano and matching bench please drop us a line at 700 Market Street or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We will keep the community posted! Many... Read more →

Image by via Flickr I am joining City of Hope in the fight against cancer, by participating in their Walk for Hope September 27. The money I raise – and others help me to raise – will support the incredible cancer research, treatment and education programs at City of Hope, an amazing cancer center that is saving lives every day. I am walking in memory of my Dad, Jim Ferry Sr. Please help me achieve my goal by donating money and helping my team. The walk is quickly approaching, and I would really like to meet my goal of... Read more →

Hello, As most of you know, Dolson Family Catering is now managing he Gloucester Heights Fire Hall. Please contact me if you, or someone you know, is looking for a place to have an event. The hall can hold up to 200 people. The hall has had some recently up grades and is looking good. I know many of you are involved in non profit organizations. The price is discounted for these organizations. Not to mention, we have a great fund-raising catering package we can discuss. The dates are filling up fast. So do not wait. The use of our... Read more →

I promise this is the final version of “Talking Points” for the promised DRPA public meeting for Wenonah citizens during July. I am now told the meeting has been cancelled and no future meeting date has been suggested. However before setting this matter aside I do want offer my belief that the DRPA has deliberately provided wrong and misleading information about the current proposal. Annual cost and usage estimates for the proposed light rail from Camden to Glassboro have been gleaned from information provided both by the DRPA and a Philadelphia Inquirer article by staff writer Paul Nussbaum. Those sources... Read more →

I wanted to write in and tell everyone just how wonderful of an experience I had at Dr. Cancell's office recently, he is the podiatrist in town. Eleven days ago while I was visiting my parents who live in Cape May Court House, NJ I injured my foot. On the following Sunday the pain was so bad I had to go to the emergency department at Cape Regional Hospital (formally Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital. On a side note I was recently laid off from my position as Catering Sales Manager at Top of the Tower and just at the end... Read more →

T he floods on King Street must be frustrating for homeowners, but I don't think the police should be disparaged. I am referring to the resident on King Street who stated to the Gloucester City News: "I called the police right around 5 p.m. and asked to have them block the intersection. It took them almost half an hour to do that!" The August 13th Gloucester City News reported the police department responded to 1,445 calls during July. That is a little more than 46 calls per day; a lot of calls for this small town. Realize that a call... Read more →

To Whom It May Concern: My husband and I would like to donate a lovely, upright grand piano and matching bench to a worthy cause. I purchased it for my son who is a performing artist. He no longer plays it and we would like to find it a good home! It is in great shape, in tune, and much loved. If there is any church, school, or organization in Gloucester City that would like to have it please write to us, Dawn and Dan Watson, at 700 Market Street. Tell us about your school, church, or organization and why... Read more →

Why do we need more police in Brooklawn? You have enough as it is now. What will happen after three years when the government doesn’t fund the police force? Is Brooklawn going to tax the people for it? Stephen S. Tremback, Gloucester City Gloucester City News August 13th Related articles by Zemanta CHEERS AND JEERS FOR The Month of JULY (gloucestercitynews.net) Cheers and Jeers for April (gloucestercitynews.net) Brooklawn Police Blotter for June and May (gloucestercitynews.net) Read more →

Now that Gloucester City has completely destroyed the historical character of Cumberland Street at Broadway, I would like to know what has happened to the two monuments that have been there for many years. The first monument was erected in 1919. A marble shaft marked the settlement of the Dutch in 1623 of Fort Nassau. The second monument was dedicated to Mr. Hugh Ramsey at Presley and Jones Shipyard. It honored Mr. Ramsey for the unselfish care he gave both day and night to the victims of the flu epidemic of 1918. I hope these monuments find a suitable home... Read more →

GLOUCESTER CITY-The Senior Class will be sponsoring signs to be placed on the Athletic Fields this year. These signs will remain with the sponsors names, business names, and club names for one year, and would be renewed each year if the sponsor chooses. The proceeds from this Fundraiser will help to defray cost of the Senior Class Trip. Each student has his or her own account for the purpose of raising funds for themselves; for that reason if you wish your sponsorship to go for a certain student please indicate that by giving us the name of the student on... Read more →

An acquaintance of mine has been working on getting a New Jersey tenured school teacher disciplined in light of a) her third drunk driving conviction, which netted her a 180 jail term, b) information that she was at least once removed from her classroom for being intoxicated while on the job. My acquaintance wrote to his representative in the General Assembly to learn the procedure for getting the teacher disciplined and the Assembly representative, in turn, asked the Office of Legislative Services (OLS) to set forth the procedure in writing. The OLS's response indicates that there are two mechanisms that... Read more →

March Madness in July in Gloucester City has just ended for 2009 – 1,100 girls trying to win softball championships in five age divisions in 19 days! The team I managed was fortunate enough to win the 13-15 year old division. I would like to publicly thank some special people who helped make it happen. Thanks to my coaches Michelle, Ed, and Paulie for never saying “No” to one more practice. Thanks to the players who gave 100 percent no matter how hot it was, or how repetitious the drills may have seemed. Thanks to the parents and the fans... Read more →

The B.E.A.R. Group who have ties to the extremist New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance is urging protestor to come out to the Vernon Town council meeting tonight, Thursday at 7:00 PM , location 21 Church Street. This greater mission of these organizations is not based on the precepts of conservation but changing the law to provide constitutional rights to all animals. In fact, many of the people in the animal extremist movement are members of different front groups with initiatives that deflect attention from their advancement of a greater cause - the advancement of a vegan/vegetarian lifestyle for all people.... Read more →

A number of residents have asked me if I plan on having a fund-raiser in the fall to generate financial support for my campaign. Though I appreciate their interest and concern, I will not. I can not, in all good conscience, ask residents to donate their hard earned money to my campaign in these tough economic times. But, there are other ways of showing support that costs nothing. If you would like to show your support, you can help me by spreading the word about my grassroots campaign. If you live in the second ward or have family and friends... Read more →

On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to the following individuals whose quick actions and comfort were main factors of saving my life July 11: Cooper Trauma, Gloucester City Police and Fire Departments, Cody and Debbie Wilkins, Highland Park Church of God, Bill Wilson-Property Pro’s, and many neighbors on Baynes and Greenwood avenues. I am a lucky individual, and the doctors expect me to make a full recovery with a couple of minor side effects. The expression of concern and compassion that people have showed is unbelievable. The cards, phone calls,... Read more →

It is that time of year again, and I am asking for your help. We need shirt sponsors this year, as well as people to donate money to our team. My father, Jim Ferry, died of cancer. I am walking in his honor, as well as Emma Gorman -- who also lost the fight and left behind her family that loved her. Cancer is devastating and the numbers of deaths are increasing. We need to keep walking one step closer to a cure. Please consider sponsoring our team shirt or our walk. We also need walkers. The 5K walk will... Read more →

HELPING TO CONTROL FERAL CATS This article is for the citizens of Gloucester City to enlighten your inquiries as to the outstanding and continuing work which my son, Jason, and I prayed many a night, to be able to put some urgently needed help into place for feral cats. We both had done a lot of TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) work throughout Gloucester City for many years prior to the TNR Project that was put into place with the help of Mayor William James in 2007. I, and the others who tirelessly devote our lives to this matter, praise and... Read more →

NO HOMEMADE MONUMENTS I have written about this problem before and some of you just don't get it!! The Cedar Grove Cemetery’s very existence depends on taking in money from grave sales, burials and installing foundations for monument stones. It is very unfair to those people who have paid good money for a beautiful stone, and then have someone make a marker alongside theirs. I will say, again, please stop this practice. I have given orders July 23 to dismantle and stack the material on the grave site. Over in "B" section is a small fence erected way out from... Read more →

A WARM WELCOME Recently my husband and I visited your Farmer's Market. We made more friends in an hour there than we made in the last 25 years in Voorhees. We decided to purchase a home in Gloucester City, and set up my business, there. In fact, we are now in the process of purchasing two properties in the City, and can hardly wait to join the community! Thanks to those who helped us decide to work and live in this vital, friendly town: Harriet and Jess Torres, Glenn Hastings, Larry from Oh!Hara's, Howard Clark, Joe Stecklair, and all the... Read more →

Note: The writer Sister Razia Khushi, a Catholic nun, lives in Pakistan. She is a friend of Cathi Gottert, a retired Gloucester City public school teacher who forwarded the letter to ClearysNoteBook to share with our readers. After reading how Sister Razia lives it makes one think how lucky we are to live in America. We take so much for granted. If you have a moment say a prayer for Razia. Thank you, Bill Hi, i am just back from the church were we had Mass offering for the persecuted Christians in a slums were about 300 families. This place... Read more →

Mr Cleary, related link Letters I am a resident here in Gloucester City, have been for a little over three years now. My husband and I moved here after our one son passed away, and we were finding out that our daughter was Autistic. New Jersey is one of the top two states in the country for Autism support, so we decided to call Gloucester City home. Since moving here my daughter has received top notch therapy from Early Intervention through Our Lady of Lourdes. Once she reached the age of three, she then went on to Cold Springs School... Read more →

DALLAS—July 24, 2009 --MADD has sent the attached letter to the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct requesting the review of an important case by Judge Jerry Buckner of Parker County. "It appears that the law was not followed in requiring an alcohol ignition interlock for an extremely high BAC conviction of an offender who later was the driver in a fatal crash, again with an extremely high BAC. It also appears that this case is not an isolated one, but rather part of a larger pattern of judges not requiring interlocks for high BAC and repeat offenders, as mandated by... Read more →

A BIG THANK YOU category Letters On behalf of my family and myself, I’d like to thank the many businesses, organizations, and our wonderful family and friends for the benefit that was organized for me at the Brooklawn American Legion. Not only was it a huge financial help, it was also a great time had by all. It was wonderful to see all of my family and so many of my friends. On that day I felt like George Bailey from “It’s a Wonderful Life!” I’d like to give a very special thank you to the Sportsman Athletic Club, Rich... Read more →

Bill, I was looking at some of the back files on your website and ran across this letter. I been reading the comments on the problems with the water department that have been posted by your readers and thought how fitting this letter is three years later. Would you post it for me. Thanks, Jack Berlin PS: Have you asked our city officials for a comment on the present problem with the water. They had a lot to say before the Primary Election why are they so quiet now? In regards to the story in the September 14th edition of... Read more →

category City of Gloucester City category Gloucester City This photo of a aquarium test kit was sent in today to CNB by a Gloucester City resident. She writes, “I just washed my face and felt a burning sensation on my skin. There was a strong smell of ammonia. I grabbed the test kit and filled it with water from my faucet. The gauge, calculated in parts per million or milligrams per liter, reads between 2.0 and 4.0”. Recently the Gloucester City Water Department released a statement to residents about the water being responsible for killing pond and aquarium fish. A... Read more →

CATEGORY LETTERS At the June 25th Gloucester City Council meeting I asked our municipal leadership why they have not hired new recruits for our Police Department. Acting Mayor and Finance Committee chairman, Councilman Marchese, responded to my question by stating that Gloucester City is currently in a budget crisis and is awaiting a State grant. I do not disagree with Mr. Marchese’s admission of our City’s budget crisis. I do, however, question the reasons that led to this crisis and the resulting shortage of Police Department man power. The Police Department’s Budget: In the past, our City has hired a... Read more →

CATEGORY LETTERS Hi All, As some of you may know, our Sunday APA (pool) Women's Team is going to Vegas for the National Championships! We have entered the Team Name contest and found out today that we are one of three finalists!!! The winner is determined by public votes on the WEBSITE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute to vote for us! We are listed under the Ladies 8-ball Finalists and our team name is '8 is Enough'. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE vote and pass it on to AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU KNOW! It only takes a second!!! HERE IS... Read more →

CATEGORY LETTERS Residents of South Jersey's 4th Legislative District should be aware of Democratic state Sen. Fred Madden's recent flip-flopping on S1774. He has shown that he does not stand behind his convictions and will buckle under pressure. S1774 arbitrarily limits firearm purchases to one per month despite the fact that gun buyers are already vetted by police for every permit. The bill was a symbolic, meaningless gesture to attack the nonexistent problem of intrastate handgun trafficking. It stalled in the Senate in February, one vote shy of passage, when Sens. Madden, Jeff Van Drew and Stephen Sweeney were the... Read more →