Italian Cultural Center Awards 2024 Scholarships

The Italian Cultural Center of South Jersey (ICF) recently held its Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony. ICF President Robert Odorizzi, alongside co-emcee Nina Contento presented awards to local high school seniors selected to receive a scholarship that honors Italian heritage and culture. Congratulations to the students on their educational and career journey. Buena Regional High School […]

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Voice of Thanks

As a young professional, Alex Kaganzev still remembers the awful feeling he would have during work meetings. “The first thing you do is you go around the room and introduce yourself, and I remember the dread I would feel because I could not say my last name,” said the 1990 Stockton University graduate, who has

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Hats Off to Hats of Distinction

Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society (VHAS) recently hosted the April business meeting and program for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) local chapter, Greenwich Tea Burning. The program concentrated on issues of preservation of history, education, conservation, women’s history—and it featured a display of millinery with the label “E. Chard Doerr.” Ella Chard (1886–1967)

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RCSJ, Rutgers University–Newark Forge New Pathways for Students With Partnership Agreement

Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) and Rutgers University–Newark recently participated in a transfer partnership agreement ceremony at the Guaracini Center, located on the College’s Cumberland campus. State officials, administrators, and educators from both colleges were present and combined with RCSJ students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the event. The partnership agreement will develop broader

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Protecting the Unborn

Statistics from the New Jersey State Health Department Assessment Data (SHAD) website (https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/community/highlight/index/GeoCnty/6.html) indicate that Cumberland County residents experience poor outcomes in many areas. For instance, the health insurance coverage category reports that 12.8 percent of Cumberland County residents are uninsured, compared to 8.7 percent for the state and 10.4 percent for the country.  Lack

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