Support Local Journalist and Family After House Fire

A fundraiser­—https://gofund.me/0ff356b51—is being organized by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists to support journalist Mark Tyler and his family. The page is being managed by SPJ-NJ board members Krystal Knapp and Steve Lubetkin. Just two days before Christmas, tragedy struck the Tyler family. Their lifelong family home—the house where Mark and […]

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NJHealth Team Offers Education and Speakers

If your organization or group is looking for a speaker or healthcare education program, NJHealth Team Education Center and Speakers Bureau provides customized programs for both professionals and interested members of the public free of charge.     Its professional training program focuses on education for better health outcomes, improved health care quality, and enhanced

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Stump the Scientist

A good crowd comes out to do just that for show-and-tell at the Historical Society Museum. Despite the frosty January wind outside, the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society (VHAS) glowed during an evening of archaeology, mystery items, family stories, and an adult version of Show-and-Tell. Archaeologist and VHAS Trustee Alan Mounier offered up mystery objects,

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County Health Officer Recognized

Cumberland County Health Officer Megan Sheppard was recently presented with the NJACCHO President’s Special Recognition at the New Jersey League of Municipalities conference. Sheppard’s dedication to the Maternal Child Health and Public Health Workforce Development workgroups was recognized and celebrated for being a guiding force for the organization.  Sheppard has worked in the public health

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Seabrook Farms to be Shown at Landis Theater, Filmmaker and Seabrook’s Grandson on Panel

The Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society will present The Paradox of Seabrook Farms at the Landis Theater on Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m.   It’s an engrossing documentary by Dutch Estonian filmmaker Helga Merits, which tells the story of Seabrook Farms, the biggest industrial vegetable producer in the United States in the 1950s, where a

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Playa Bowls Opens at Cumberland Mall

Playa Bowls at the Cumberland Mall opened recently. It is a popular, Jersey Shore-founded chain serving customizable, vibrant smoothie and superfruit bowls (like acai, pitaya, coconut) and smoothies, using fresh ingredients for a healthy, beachy vibe, often with toppings like fruit, granola, nut butters, and honey, appealing to various dietary needs.  The Playa Bowls™ concept

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