News Before the Holiday

I decided to browse the local media. I better do this BEFORE I have to pay for an online subscription as will happen as the bean-counters take over newspapers. There were 2 moves afoot to save Millville Police Officer's jobs. The first one reported was in the AC Press. The Millvile Housing Authority is working on a plan to hire a police officer:

With nine officers facing potential layoffs next month, Dice said he began considering an arrangement in which the Police Department would provide a presence in the housing authority's senior high rises. In exchange, the authority would pay a fee to be used expressly for officer salaries.

Now THIS Mr. Paul Dice is REALLY using his noodle! Kudos to your sir. I hope you can make this plan a reality since there tends to be security issues in public housing highrises. The next story in the Daily Journal in today's editon reports that Millville Police Chief Ed Grennon will retire to save a police officer's job.

Grennon said Wednesday his decision is tied to the city's budget problems. The city recently gave layoff notices effective July 1 -- which is the start of the 2010-11 fiscal year -- to nine police officers and one dispatcher. A 10th officer would have been laid off without his retirement decision, he said. "And the community needs officers on the street," Grennon said. "That's the way I'm looking at it."

This action is typical of the positive and selfless attitude of Mr. Ed Grennnon. In my converstations with him he has always a professional who wanted the best for Millvlle and its police department. Millville has been fortunite to have a police officer like Ed Grennon! In good news, Millville hopes to get a new mosaic program up and runnning. The ones developed by Liz Nicklus and students are reported to be wearing out. Its been 3 years since I helped put them up with Big Don, Carl and others. Also it looks like Jim Penlend will suceed in raising enough $$ for the hanging baskets to be put on High Street. Way to go JIM!!!
The hot weather is upon us and well it's less then one week till June 2010. I am keeping cool this am with the ceiling fan in our kitchen. Hope this video brings you all cool thoughts on this late May day.