On Wednesday, August 30, Sen. Cory Booker along with USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Farah Ahmad and USDA RD New Jersey State Director Jane Asselta will announce Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to rural small businesses and farms in southern New Jersey. The 1 p.m. announcement will occur at Eastern Fresh Growers, […]

Sen. Michael Testa and Assemblymen Antwan L. McClellan and Erik K. Simonsen expressed their support for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJDEA) Food Desert Relief Tax Credit Auction. This auction will raise substantial funds that are critical in combating food insecurity, the lawmakers said. Six municipalities in the first legislative district are designated as

The latest entertainment center coming to Vineland is 810 Billiards & Bowling, now under construction on Delsea Drive near Route 55, in the building that previously housed Avalon Tile. It will have a 16-lane bowling alley, billiards tables, bar and restaurant, arcade, ax throwing and golf simulators. 810 Billiards & Bowling is a franchise operation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released two publications stating that suspected cases of Alpha-gal Syndrome have been increasing in the U.S. Alpha-gal syndrome became reportable in New Jersey in 2022, and Cumberland County has a high burden of AGS cases, according to the CDC. “Alpha-gal syndrome is a potentially life-threatening allergic

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: nj.com/news/2023/08/businesses-cant-profit-from-credit-card-surcharges-must-tell-customers-under-new-nj.html Restaurants and other businesses that levy credit card surcharges and pass them on to customers cannot profit from the charges in New Jersey under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy signed recently. The law—which

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: njarts.net/studio-owned-by-weekly-world-news-is-making-zombie-movies-and-more-in-vineland When Greg D’Alessandro was searching for a place to establish a film production studio, a fellow producer suggested he take a look at Vineland, an agricultural community in the far southwestern section of the

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: nj.com/business/2023/08/famed-pasta-sauce-brand-finds-new-home-in-nj.html A New Jersey-based company has acquired a well-known sauce and soup brand. Campbell Soup Co. recently purchased Sovos Brands, Inc.—the parent company of the prominent Rao’s Homemade. The approximately $2.7 billion deal is expected