Meet Richard Dixon

Business owner, community volunteer, police officer are all words that describe our very own Richard (Ricky) Dixon. We are thrilled to have had Ricky join our board of directors in 2021 and continue his spirit of giving back to our community. He moved to Vineland in 1984 with his wife and started a family here. […]

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The Emerald Isle

If you’ve not been lucky enough to visit the Emerald Isle yet, here is your chance to start chasing the end of the rainbow and lock in a tour of this lush island. Here are seven reasons why a trip to Ireland is essential in 2023. 1. Have joyful encounters with strangers: The Irish are

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Simple Side

Along with beautiful springtime weather usually comes busier schedules for families due to more outside activities. So for this month’s recipe column I decided to share a quick, healthy, tasty, roasted string bean side dish. It pairs great with chicken, steak, seafood, and the like. Sometimes I like to serve it as a salad, and

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Hang Gliding

Mid-March, while leading a nature hike, I had the urge to walk up to a hollow tree and tap on it to see if anything interesting might transpire. I was trying to peer into a hole when a saucer-eyed face came within about four inches of my nose. I chuckled and turned to my fellow

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Seabrook on Film

From 1940 to 1960, Seabrook Farms, the Upper Deerfield Township manufacturer specializing in frozen vegetables, ruled the agricultural world in volume and sales and amassed for its owner, Charles F. Seabrook, a reputation as the “Henry Ford of Agriculture.” This month, filming will resume in Cumberland County for The Paradox of Seabrook Farms, a documentary

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Sitting Pretty

Mark your calendars for April 19 to April 21 (Third Friday) for a very special display of painted and decorated chairs at the Village on High, 501 N. High Street in Millville. Thirty petite wooden chairs were picked up by area residents to be painted and/or decorated for the competition being sponsored by the Village

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BOGO Gift Card Program

I’ve mentioned in past columns the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) and some of the various programs and initiatives that are part of the program. One of the programs by which you can benefit is an Ave Bucks Gift Card Program. We rolled this program out to the public at our Food Trucks on The Ave

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Oral Histories

Ninety-eight years ago, a Vineland resident by the name of Charles E. Harrison celebrated his newly bestowed membership in the town’s Historical and Antiquarian Society by penning a letter to the organization’s secretary, Frank D Andrews. Although he expresses his honor in joining the 60-year-old historical aggregate, Harrison’s preoccupation does not focus on the past

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