JANUARY: A coastal storm blankets the region with 4-8 inches of snow and frigid temperatures; shutting down most businesses, offices and schools for several days … Elsie Bright, a resident of Sanders Assisted Living in Gloucester, celebrates her 106th birthday … Michael Troy Smith, 47, a Gloucester bicyclist, dies after he is struck by a pickup truck on Guinea Road … Anita Parker accepts the nomination as chair of the Gloucester School Board and Jarret Lee accepts as vice chair … the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors elects Gloucester Point district representative Chris Hutson to lead the 2018 board and at-large representative Ashley Chriscoe is elected as vice chair … Improved employee compensation tops Gloucester’s 2018 priorities … The Conservation Fund purchases Timberneck Farm, once owned by the Catlett family, for $15.3 million … Tim Langley Gilley, 58, of Gloucester, dies in single-vehicle accident in Ware Neck &h...