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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

Cover Story, Archives / Editorial

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

Community Update, Archives / Editorial

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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Main Event Not ECLIPSED

The Great Outdoors, Archives / Editorial

Last week, I described our visit to Bentonville’s Crystal Bridges Museum and my selection of Arkansas for viewing the eclipse. Crystal Bridges was a Friday night and Sunday experience. Now for our Saturday explorations: We began our day at the Compton Gardens and Arboretum. The garden’s mandate focuses on native plants as does Crystal Bridges.

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

News In Brief, Archives / Editorial

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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1,000 Books!

Faces in the news / Editorial

The Cumberland County Library is proud to announce that Caleb has completed its 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Reading Challenge. Congratulations, Caleb!

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Project Thanksgiving Receives Grant

Faces in the news / Editorial

Project Thanksgiving recently received a $2,500 grant from Verizon TCC to help further its mission of providing assistance to local veterans. Project Thanksgiving is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which provides food and monetary assistance to veterans organizations and food banks in South Jersey throughout the year. The assistance is made possible through grants and financial

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Cole the Deaf Dog Imparts Empowering Message

Faces in the news / Editorial

Young people from Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County were recently treated to a visit by Cole the Deaf Dog. He is the 2023 ASPCA Dog of the Year and the message he conveyed to Club members is that “disability is not an inability, it’s a superpower.”

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South Jersey Eye Associates Welcomes Optometric Physician

Faces in the news / Editorial

South Jersey Eye Associates (SJEA) announces the addition of Dr. Samantha A. Miletta to the SJEA family. Dr. Miletta will officially join SJEA as an optometric physician on June 3, and will practice primary care optometry mainly at its Millville location at 211 Buck Street. Together with Dr. Russell W. Chappius III, who has been

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Protecting the Unborn

Commentary / Editorial

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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Italian Cultural Center Awards 2024 Scholarships

Voice of Thanks

Hats Off to Hats of Distinction

Main Event Not ECLIPSED

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

1,000 Books!

Project Thanksgiving Receives Grant

Cole the Deaf Dog Imparts Empowering Message

South Jersey Eye Associates Welcomes Optometric Physician

Protecting the Unborn

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