Holiday Faves

In this month’s column I’m sharing a recipe for a cookie that’s as attractive to the eye as it is delicious to your tastebuds. These thumbprint cookies filled with jam are one of my mom’s favorite Christmas cookies. And the corn fritters recipe was passed down by my grandmom, Flora Rovito Panzino, who made them […]

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Farewell, Friends

This will be my last article as the executive director of the Millville Development Corporation—better known as the Glasstown Arts District. I will be retiring on December 31, 2023. Over the last few years, I’ve enjoyed writing these biweekly articles about the happenings in Cumberland County. There are so many events going on in our

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Game Plan for Kids

The holiday season is a magical time of year filled with cherished traditions that bring families together. And while gift-giving is one of the most beloved customs (especially for children), it can sometimes overshadow the true spirit of the season. Here are a few festive winter activities that focus on quality time together and spreading

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Year-End Roundup

It’s been a hectic couple of months in the Main Street Vineland office, with events following events and all the planning and execution that go with them as well as several grants we are wrapping up for the year. It’s been weeks of multi-tasking, e-mails, phone calls, meetings—live and virtual—and the regular day-to-day business. All

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Christmas Price Index

The good old days—when a gallon of gas was only $1.13 and a performance by 10 leaping lords could be purchased for just more than $2,900. The year was 1984 and those Lords-a-Leaping, along with the other 11 gifts from the popular holiday carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” were making their debut in the

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Inspira Achieves American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet® Re-designation

Inspira Medical Centers Elmer and Vineland, and Health Center Bridgeton attained American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition. Announced on November 29, 2023, the program is the highest national honor for professional nursing practice and distinguishes health care organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Less than 10% of all U.S. hospitals have earned

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives Neighborhood Grant

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties has received a $10,000 neighborhood grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures to continue advancing its important mission focused on creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Part of its overall Empowering Children signature initiative for Rite Aid Healthy Futures,

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HCE Offers Employment Opportunities to Persons with Disabilities

Hudson Community Enterprises (HCE) recently expanded to southern New Jersey by opening a location in Vineland. Building upon its six decades of offering employment opportunities to persons with disabilities, the opening of a physical presence here will provide enhanced services to clients who need document shredding and building maintenance services. “We realized last year that

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