Last December Stanford University’s Recycling Center Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. (PSSI, a private Corp.) released statistics noting that our waste increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. PSSI reports, “The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage—about 1 million tons per week!” After that downer here is some fun information: If […]
Angelo Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, with, from left, Salem County Prosecutor Kristin Telsey, Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor Christine Hoffman, and Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. At a joint press event hosted at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, the three prosecutors announced an initiative to fight the statewide opioid
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The holiday shopping season is now here and many people will, no doubt, flock to the shopping centers, big-box stores, malls and online to grab up the doorbusters and pick over the other specials—items mostly likely having rolled off some assembly line in some factory in some faraway locale. Now with Black Friday, Small Business
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The Angelic Health Foundation recently awarded a total of $5,000 in grants to four charities that support the needs of patients and their families during difficult times. Each charity received $1,250 toward its mission. Pictured here: Angelic Health Board Secretary/Treasurer Jeff Whitaker and Board Chair Vince Papaccio presenting checks to Melissa King, president of The
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It has been a big year for Skip Consalo, CEO of Consalo Family Farms in Vineland, which is now on the verge of entering its 97th year of business. Recently, Consalo, the third generation of the Consalo family to operate the company, was honored by being named one of the 2023 Spirit of Achievement Award
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Vineland Public School District has been selected as one of the recipients of the competitive High Impact Tutoring grants awarded by the New Jersey Department of Education. The grant program, totaling approximately $41 million, has allocated funds to approximately 240 school districts across the state to support the implementation of highly effective, evidence-based strategies aimed
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This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2023/11/28/nj-teacher-shortage-certification-skills-exam-ends-bill/71732949007/ New Jersey took steps Monday to address its ongoing teacher shortage. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that is set to eliminate the skills test that is currently required for aspiring teaches to gain
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Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor Christine Hoffman, and Salem County Prosecutor Kristin Telsey recently announced an initiative to fight the statewide opioid epidemic by teaming up with Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) to provide scholarships for opioid prescribing education to healthcare providers within each of their counties. Each Prosecutor’s
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On Saturday, December 9, Cumberland County will hold its Wreaths of Remembrance ceremony at Cumberland County Veterans Cemetery, 113 Trench Road in Bridgeton. Volunteers who wish to assist with preparing the wreaths should arrive at 8:30 a.m. The program of laying wreaths to honor and remember veterans will begin at 9:30 a.m. A Wreaths Across
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While sharing is on-going throughout the year, Thanksgiving is a special time to share with our families and express our gratitude. Many do this over a nice Thanksgiving dinner, but there are many others for whom this exceeds their budget. The staff at the Silver Run School is aware of some of these families within
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