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SOUTH HARRISON TWP. – Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger announced that March 2015 has been designated as “Tire Amnesty Month.”

Gloucester County will accept used tires from county residents and municipalities at the Solid Waste Complex in South Harrison March 2 through March 31, and during a special Saturday drop-off on March 21.   The Program will conclude on Tuesday, March 31.

“It might not seem like spring and summer are on their way because of the cold, but by removing old tires now, we can reduce the opportunity for mosquito breeding in April,” said Damminger.

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DEPTFORD TWP. —  FURever As Friends, or FAF, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that offers pet-assisted therapy to people of all ages throughout the South Jersey community, will join students, teachers, and administrators at Central Early Childhood Center in Deptford on March 2 to promote Read Across America.

FAF volunteer teams, consisting of a certified member and his or her pet, visit libraries, schools, nursing homes,  and other locations to encourage the facilitation of the human-animal bond. FAF's SMILE (Silent Mentors in Literacy Education) program is instituted at various libraries and schools including the entire Gloucester County Library System, to encourage children of all ages and varying degrees of reading skills to read to a therapy dog  or cat in a calming, non-judgmental environment that reduces stress and improves literacy.

The school is located at 1447 Delsea Drive, Deptford. FAF will be at the school on March 2, beginning at 9:45 a.m.

For more information regarding FAF, please contact Sharon Bednar at 856.975.6710 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., check out the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fureverasfriends/info or visit http://fureverasfriends.org/.

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FRANKLIN TWP. — At about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.18, police were dispatched to the Delsea Regional High School parking lot after a varsity basketball game with SchalickHigh School for a report of a male with a handgun.

Just before officers arrived, it was reported, the male left the area in a dark-colored pickup truck. The high school and middle school went into a “lockout” for safety reasons while officers checked the area. When he could not be found, the schools were re-opened so students could leave, police said.

A witness reported hearing two males arguing in the parking lot and saw a black male, 5’ 9” to 5’ 10”, slim build, 17 to 21 years old, get into the driver’s side of a black pickup truck and come out with a dark-colored handgun, police said.

The male allegedly held the pistol in his right hand across his chest and walked toward the victim, said police. A third male, who appeared to be with the gunman, stopped the accused from going any further. He then walked back to the truck and left, said police.

Another witness reported seeing a male who was involved in the dispute wearing a blue jacket with a “C” on the chest and the words “Crooks and Castles” on the back.

If anyone can identify the alleged gunman, perhaps through the jacket, or has any other information, please call Detective Warren Rivell at 856-694-1415, ext. 275, or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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WOODBURY — A woman who used to be a tax and utility clerk for the city was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing more than $58,000 from Woodbury.

Kathryn Pierson, 33, of Pitman, allegedly stole the money over a nine-month period, starting in the fall of 2013 and continuing until she left to work in Woodbury Heights in July 2014, police said. She had worked for the city of Woodbury for nearly two years as tax and utility clerk, police said.

An investigation into the theft was launched in October, with Woodbury Detective Kelli Marro aided by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, said police.

Pierson was charged with official misconduct and theft. Bail was set at $20,000, police said.

Following her arrest at her current job, as utility clerk ,in the Woodbury Heights municipal building, she was lodged in the Salem County Jail in default of  bail, said police.

Any additional information any member of the public has on this ongoing investigation, please contact Detective Kelli Marro at (856) 845-0065, ext. 29 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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PITMAN — Denise Urevik reported her daughter, Caitlin Kearney, missing on Sept. 4, 2012.

Thursday will be Kearney’s 23rd birthday. Kearney disappeared, leaving a newborn daughter for her mother to raise.

Kearney lived in the 300 block of Harding Court. After her mother reported her missing, Pitman police conducted a lengthy investigation, then sought help from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office in July, 2013.

Investigators determined Kearney had a substance abuse problem and had been seen in Camden.

She is 5’ tall, weighs 110 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. Kearney has a tattoo of a strawberry on her lower left abdomen.

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Remember the old song, “Signs”?

“Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs” is how it went.

Currently, I’m feeling the same way about labels.

Labels, labels, everywhere there’s labels.

I am so damned tired of labels.

In all the years I have played music, people have asked me to label it. In all the years I have played music, it has been impossible for me to do that.

Everybody, everything, every action, every opinion, has to be labeled. The best I can figure is labels must be a necessity for people who cannot think for themselves.

Over the years writing a column, every time I took a president to task, it was because I was a Republican/Democrat (pick one.)  And on and on and on.

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WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — Four new full-time police officers were sworn in Feb. 18 during a West Deptford Township Committee meeting.

Eighty-six people applied for the positions and took a written test in December, police said. The top 35 went on to be interviewed by six sergeants and three administrators.That number was reduced to 10,who had second interviews. The officers sworn in were the top four from that round of interviews, said police.

The hiring of the new officers makes the West Deptford police department compliant with a township ordinance that requires it to have 41 full-time officers.

The new officers are Robert Niszczak, John Richardson, William Reichert and Paul Manfre.

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