The 3rd annual poetry contest is asking students ages 13 to 18 from Bridgeton and the wider area to enter up to five of their poems plus the completed submission form to [email protected] by April 30 to be considered for the competition. More information and the form can be found on the library’s website, bridgetonlibrary.org

On February 28, at either noon or 7p.m. take the first step in joining the growing movement known as the New Jersey Landscape Makeover Program. Learn how planting a small garden on your property can do wonders for your local water quality, provide habitat for native pollinators, and turn your lame turf grass into gold…enrod!

For more than four decades, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties (BBBS) has been a beacon of hope, providing one-to-one mentoring to the youth in our community. From humble beginnings as an idea discussed around the Novick Family’s kitchen table, the organization has evolved into a force for positive change, partnering with

Cumberland County has been chosen to receive $90, 866 for Phase 41 to supplement food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by the National Board that is chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA;

Yolanda Whidbee, a doctoral student engaged in research at Wilmington University in the Business Administration program in partnership with Rowan College of South Jersey’s Division of Business Studies, is studying the educational and professional development needs of entrepreneurs in the Gloucester and Cumberland counties. Findings from this study will be reported to Dean Patricia Claghorn