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Student Wins Music Video Award at CUT International Film Fest

Rowan College of South Jersey–Cumberland (RCSJ) student Chris Bruno won the award for Best Music Video at the CUT International Film Festival, held in Millville in September. Bruno, of Vineland, is a sophomore Radio, Television & Film (RTF) student at the college. His award-winning music video, “Crows in a Cave

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Cole the Therapy Dog Celebrates Ninth Birthday

PHOTO: COURTESY CHRIS HANNAH Cole the Deaf Dog’s recent ninth birthday party video was shared worldwide after appearing on ABC News Tonight with David Muir, which has a large broadcast presence, plus millions followers on social media. The party was held at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School in Vineland. The

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Vineland Delivers

South Jersey farmers connect with food banks and distribution centers to provide holiday meals to food-insecure families. New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn joined volunteers and Southern Regional Food Distribution Center (SRFDC) Executive Director Jill N. Lombardo-Melchiore at its Vineland facility for Turkey Day Food Drive to help provide

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Tracking Mary Treat

Railroad tracks from the 1870s in an area where Mary Treat collected plant species are still visible—despite the pine forest that has since taken over the site. PHOTOS: DEBORAH EIN We’re retracing the footsteps of a woman ecologist who helped set the groundwork for Pinelands preservation. Recent columns under this

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First Harvest Financial Innovation Lab at RCSJ

Recently, Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ), First Harvest Credit Union, and the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners celebrated the establishment of a new financial literacy lab—the First Harvest Financial Innovation Lab at RCSJ.  “It is a great honor to stand before you today as we mark a pivotal moment

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Holidays Can Be Celebrated Even During Illness

NJHealth Hospice and Palliative Care team members Julia Hertz, RN case manager, and Elizabeth Parkinson LPN help patient Janet Lesperance prepare for the season. The holidays often bring warmth, tradition, and togetherness, but when a loved one is facing a terminal diagnosis, the season can also bring intense emotion, uncertainty,

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RWJBarnabas Health to Distribute Over 37.6 Tons of Fresh Produce, Thousands of Turkeys to Help Feed NJ Families this Holiday Season

RWJBarnabas Health’s holiday season of giving – to fight food insecurity and support New Jersey families in need – is underway. With recent disruptions to federal SNAP benefits still impacting many families, RWJBarnabas Health is distributing over 37.6 tons (75,230 lbs.) of fresh produce and 4,175 turkeys in time for the holidays through a series

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Banned Books Week at Rowan University

Rowan College of South Jersey’s (RCSJ) Banned Books Committee hosted its inaugural Banned Books Week celebration recently on the Gloucester campus. Banned Books Week is an annual event that began in 1982 and celebrated across the United States. Its goal is to highlight the importance of free speech and the

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WheatonArts Holiday Studio Sale

Start your holiday shopping at WheatonArts. The annual Holiday Studio Sale in the WheatonArts Event Center begins on Friday, November 28. Admission to the sale is free, open 10 full days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sunday, December 7. This highly anticipated sale features discounts of 30 percent

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Winter Resident

The white-throated sparrow’s most distinctive markings are the white patch beneath its bill and the two white wing bars. It is a passerine, a bird that has feet adapted for perching. Photo: J. Morton Galetto White-throated sparrows, arriving now from Canada, have an interesting variation related to their plumage. From

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DEP Sues Cumberland County Facilities

A Vineland gas station and one in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, are included in the latest environmental enforcement actions by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in communities considered overburdened under New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law. The latest lawsuits charge failure to abide by environmental obligations set forth in

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Vineland Plant in Recapitalization Deal

A cold storage warehouse in Vineland was part of a recapitalization of a 1.7 million-square-foot cold storage portfolio located across nine markets nationwide, according to JLL Capital Markets, which arranged the deal. JLL represented the joint venture between Provender Partners and affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management in the transaction, which

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Devils Place Cody Glass on IR

Devils Place Cody Glass on IR, Recall Ethan Edwards from AHL

The New Jersey Devils announced Monday, November 17, 2025, that forward Cody Glass has been placed on the injured reserve list. According to the team, the decision is retroactive to November 12, 2025, and is connected to an upper-body injury. Earlier reports described that Glass had been injured last Wednesday

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Two Complete Career Club Program

Demont Parker, Jr and Olivia Troxler-Sherrer received their certificates for completing the Cumberland County Custom Career Club (C5) program, under the CareerLaunch umbrella. Both of these outstanding teens are now working as junior counselors at the club. The program is a collaboration between several area agencies and the Cumberland County

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Murphy Pardons 11 Veterans and a Vineland Inmate

In honor of Veterans Day, Gov. Phil Murphy announced 11 pardons for New Jersey veterans on November 11, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to rehabilitation and respect for those who have served our nation, according to a media release. Also, 55-year-old Jamie Wallace of Vineland is one of a group of

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Member Appreciation and Meeting at Vineland Historical Society

From left: Jennifer Hainley, Shirley Giddens, Dawn Hunter, Deborah Boerner Ein, and Jerilyn Mounier. Members are the key to the success of the Vineland Historical Society. And members were celebrated and acknowledged at the Vineland Historical Society’s Annual Member’s meeting and appreciation held recently. Valerie Neuber, president of the Board

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Flipping the Script

PHOTO: Statepoint, © monkeybusinessimages / iStock via Getty Images Plus Traditionally, men have not taken a proactive role in their health care. Read about why that’s so—and how to turn the tide. Chances are more women will read this article than men. Yes, when it comes to men’s health, it

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