Scarpa Pledges Two Nursing Scholarships Totaling $100,000

Two new annual scholarship funds for nursing students have been established by the John F. Scarpa Foundation. One will honor Elizabeth “Betty” Sheridan for her 24 years of leadership upon her retirement as chief administrative officer for Inspira Medical Centers Elmer and Vineland. The other scholarship will honor Scarpa, whose generous support of Inspira Medical […]

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Secretary Fisher Highlights Jersey Peaches in Visit to Salem County Farm

On his last farm visit before retiring from his position as New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, Douglas H. Fisher visited Larchmont Farms in Salem County to highlight the Jersey Fresh peach harvest. The visit took place as Larchmont Farms was beginning to harvest, pack, and ship peaches. “The New Jersey peach industry is having a

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Little Cravings

Recently, I found a great little Mexican restaurant right on Landis Avenue near the Boulevard serving antojitos, Spanish for “little cravings.” Fruta Mex has a small but diverse menu, ranging from fresh fruit waters, smoothies, tostadas, cerviche, Mexican Street corn, and best of all ice cream! Irma let me sample the cajeta ice cream and

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Vineland Awarded $3M Economic Development Grant

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the city of Vineland, to support business growth and job creation through the development of a new industrial park.The EDA grant will provide support for infrastructure improvements, including a new service road, water and sanitary

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Cumberland County Leverages Medicaid Funds To Address More Health Challenges

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: njspotlightnews.org/2023/06/fqhc-federally-qualified-health-center-inspira-health-medicaid-nj-family-care-county-health-rankings-university-of-wisconsin-population-health-institute-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-gov-phil-murphy Expanding a community health worker program in Millville. Connecting more pregnant women with pre-natal services. Ensuring behavioral health clients have transportation to their appointments in rural South Jersey. These are among the initiatives that

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