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73rd Business Anniversary Marked with Celebration

Ace Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Supplies, Inc, a distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical and lighting supplies, celebrated its 73rd anniversary recently. More than 22 industry manufacturer representatives attended a trade show along with food, fun, and prizes for customers. Since 1950 the Vineland-based business has been an integral part of keeping people comfortable. Owner Larry […]

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BBBS Welcomes Program Manager, Opens Mentor2.0 Enrollment

Community Update / Editorial

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties (BBBS) welcomes Sharon Krementz as Program Manager of the Mentor2.0 program. She has spent the past 19 years as a seventh grade social studies teacher and is excited to use her prior experiences working with students to help the youth of the Mentor2.0 program. As part

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Murphy Lifts COVID Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Community Update / Editorial

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: njbiz.com/murphy-lifts-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 332 June 12, which drops the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees in health care settings, effective immediately. The EO follows last week’s announcement by the Centers for

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Education is Key

Commentary / Editorial

How can we overcome long-standing misconceptions about mental illness? One way is through education. Becoming informed about any subject takes effort but educating ourselves about mental illness is the first step in erasing stigma. Understanding mental illness and how to get effective treatment leads to full and satisfying lives and reduces negative thinking. In the

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Purple Produce

Taste of the Town / Editorial

We Americans call it an eggplant, the French and most Europeans call it aubergine. No matter what you call this shiny globular purple vegetable, it certainly is one of the most versatile summer veggies. Carluccio’s in Northfield makes the most incredible pizza, my favorite being their eggplant parm pizza with a big dollop of ricotta

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Wooly Wonder

The Great Outdoors / Editorial

On weekdays we have a morning routine that most often involves a neighborhood walk that we extend into Millville’s Laurel Lake area. This jaunt includes my husband, a neighbor, and me. We often identify plants and trees as part of the morning activity. I suppose because of my interests this often becomes a stump-the-chump exercise

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Good Deeds…in Pairs

Archives / Editorial

Sometimes it’s the simple things that mean the most to others. A simple act of kindness can change lives in so many ways. Maybe it just showing that someone cares. Maybe it’s giving a hand up or providing something that seems so trivial to some, but can tremendously help a person in need. Blisters on

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The Marvel Age

History / Editorial

Beginning today, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Nick Fury will begin battling the Skrulls, the shapeshifting alien race, on the Disney+ series Secret Invasion. Like most MCU characters, the Skrulls are by no means a new threat for comic book readers, dating back as they do to a 1961 issue of Fantastic Four. For those interested

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Summer Salad Supper Takes on Hollywood Theme

Faces in the news / Editorial

The Woman’s Club of Vineland held its Summer Salad Supper recently. Chairperson June Lang (pictured) decorated the clubhouse with a Hollywood theme. The women played a trivia game about older Hollywood actresses, with the winner receiving a small Oscar trophy. Everyone brought salad fixings to make a salad bar and had ice cream cake for

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Passport to Manhood Teaches Etiquette, Manners, and More

Faces in the news / Editorial

Several Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County members attended the Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF) Gala recently at the Tropicana in Atlantic City. The young men represented the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County in an outstanding and professional manner. In 2019, current club staffer and Officer Nathaniel Lewis, an officer

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