From Superfund Law to Pinelands Protection, Florio Remembered as an Environmental Champion

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2022/09/26/gov-james-florio-nj-environmental-superfund-pinelands/69519684007/ When Jim Florio joined the House of Representatives in 1975, New Jersey was still an industrial dumping ground whose out-of-control housing and commercial development was gobbling up pristine open space. For the next few […]

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Driver Safety, Patience Urged While Sharing Road with Farm Vehicles

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the State Board of Agriculture, has produced a video to make drivers aware of the need for large farm equipment to be on the road and to encourage drivers to have patience. With the harvest season beginning, there will be more occasions where drivers and farm

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The Guidance Center to Honor Mayor Fanucci

The Guidance Center will recognize and honor City of Vineland Mayor Anthony Fanucci at its seventh annual awards dinner to be held on Thursday, October 27, at Merighi’s Savoy Inn in Vineland. Fanucci will receive the prestigious 2022 Mental Health Distinguished Community Leadership Award for his contributions and service in the greater Vineland/Cumberland County area.

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A Future Role

Earlier this century, it could be said that the fate of the Benjamin Cooper House, Camden’s Colonial landmark that had weathered the American Revolution, remained undetermined. Privately owned and no longer housing business offices as it had in the previous century, the structure spent the last 15 years precariously walking a tightrope for its survival.

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Miss Atlantic Shores 2023 Isabelle Nicholas Advocates for Mental Health Awareness

In the current climate, the significance of mental health is becoming more prominent in everyday discourse. Isabelle Nicholas, administrative specialist of student life at Rowan College of South Jersey’s (RCSJ) Cumberland campus, has been candid about her own experiences with mental health and is using high profile platforms to spread awareness about this relevant subject.

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Sun-Kissed Paradise

Puerto Rico, a sun-kissed paradise nestled in the warm waters of the Caribbean, is the perfect destination for people seeking adventures only true Boricuas can offer. Yes, in Puerto Rico, locals are known as Boricuas, a word derived from Borinquen, the name given to the Island by the indigenous Taínos. But Boricua is more than

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Public Intoxication

I’ve always maintained that the hardest governing is what gets done at the municipal level. At the county level, you’ve got a municipality or a township between you and the street. If you’re at the state level, you can govern from the state capital and blame the local officials. As for the feds, we might

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Tribute to Sam Levy

It is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of Samuel (Sam) M. Levy, the longest serving volunteer of the Vineland Downtown Improvement District/Main Street Vineland. Sam has been involved with this organization, in a very big way, since its beginning back in the early 1990s. He has served under every board president and

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