Around the County: Rescued dog Hercules meets his 12-year-old savior
Apr 22, 2012 Comments Off adminKudos to Caide Wileczek and all the people that donated to such a worthy cause. HARRISON TWP. -- When Hercules, a 3-year-old American Bull Dog, was found locked in a small crate in the basement of a Wenonah home, he barely had enough muscle tone to walk. Extremely malnourished, covered in his own feces and urine and ...
Continue ReadingLocal Communications Workers union demands Gloucester County rescind social media use policy
Mar 30, 2012 Comments Off adminA Gloucester County workers’ union leader demanded Thursday that the county administration rescind a recently-adopted policy on social media and Facebook use or face claims of unfair labor practices. Rich Dann, president of Communications Workers of America Local 1085, argued in a letter to county administrator Chad Bruner that the policy —adopted on March 7 in a ...
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GC Times: County pushes too far on social media policy
Mar 27, 2012 1 Comment ›› adminGloucester County is ahead of the curve as the first county in our area to adopt a social media policy for employees. But the freeholder board should be able to find one that doesn’t clash with free-speech rights so much. Republican Freeholders Larry Wallace and Vince Nestore raised some credible objections to the policy. It was adopted ...
Continue ReadingGOP freeholders protest new rules on Gloucester County employees’ use of social media
Mar 25, 2012 Comments Off adminA routine amendment to the Gloucester County Human Resource Manual has Republican freeholders alleging that one new policy could infringe on county workers’ free speech rights. In a 5-2 vote on March 7, the board adopted nine amendments to the human resource manual. Despite objections to the social media rule by Freeholders Larry Wallace and Vince Nestore, ...
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor: Bad luck for Gloucester County GOP freeholders on photos?
Mar 8, 2012 Comments Off adminTo the Editor: I just received the latest Gloucester County newsletter in the mail. There are five photographs showing various freeholders in action. What bad luck! The two Republican freeholders, Larry Wallace and Vince Nestore, didn’t seem to be at any of the events. Or, if they were, such as at a swearing-in, the right and left ...
Continue ReadingGloucester County’s 2012 budget introduced with tax/spending cuts
Mar 7, 2012 Comments Off adminBy: carly Romalino / Gloucester County Times The Gloucester County Freeholder Board will introduce a $198.7 million operating budget tonight that comes in millions of dollars lower than last year and could promise a lower tax rate for most taxpayers, county officials said Tuesday. But ongoing tax appeals related to Sunoco’s West Deptford refinery site could impact how low the yet-to-be-struck ...
Continue ReadingWallace/Nestore Statement on Presidents Day
Feb 20, 2012 Comments Off adminStatement from Republican Freeholders Larry Wallace and Vince Nestore on Presidents Day: "Most people associate Presidents Day with sales at major department stores or the mall. Actually, Presidents Day was created to honor our nation's first President, George Washington. President Washington was a truly selfless public servant. He put everything on the line to fight for our ...
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