Eat More Plants

Cumberland County has a long legacy of agriculture, dating back to its earliest inhabitants, the Lenni Lenape who arrived 12,000 years ago. They grew corn, several kinds of beans, squash, pumpkins, and melons. Farming continued to expand in Cumberland County with the arrival of Europeans beginning in the mid-1600s. Today, Cumberland County has 70,000 acres […]

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Pot Pies

This month’s column is dedicated to my sister, Laura Ann. Laura is an amazing home cook, and baker in her own right. She always brings something delicious to special family dinners, holidays, and events, and I for one—and many others—look forward to every dish she makes, sweet and savory alike. Laura often whips up healthy

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Marketing With QR Codes

As originally published on Forbes.com. QR (quick response) codes have been around for nearly 30 years. Developed in 1994 by a Japanese engineer for the purpose of tracking components in car factories, they have evolved into a highly effective marketing tool. Although QR codes have been around for some time, we saw an increase in their usage

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Into Shape

If glass is magic, then Alex Rosenberg is Millville’s newest magician. Rosenberg, 41, has spent the last year as glass studio director at WheatonArts. A resident of Philadelphia, Rosenberg might look familiar to anyone who has spent time on Netflix. He starred in season one of the streaming site’s show, Blown Away, a reality show

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Two Pilots

The stone monument juts out as if an extension of the earth, sitting solitarily in an isolated clearing. Missing are the usual landmarks and signposts expected to clarify a location, but this spot is a mere pinpoint within the wide expanse of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The monolith is, concurrently, a commemoration, a tribute

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Millville High Students Chosen to Attend State Leadership Seminar

Millville High School is proud to announce that Kaniyah Harden, Sophia Pasparage, and Jonah Smith will be this year’s representatives at the New Jersey Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) program. As the school and district representatives, the students will spend a weekend at Drew University in June with other sophomores from all over New Jersey

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Birds Huddle

While leading a field trip to Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, one of our participants observing the waterfowl queried, “How do they keep their feet warm?” I’d read an excellent explanation in David Sibley’s book What It’s Like to Be a Bird, but was having trouble recalling the particulars. I offered, “It has something

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