Andre “Andy” Rivera started the race with his megaphone’s blare. I was at the back of the pack with the goal to run the whole race and not die. It felt like 100 degrees on the New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) racetrack. Early on an older woman passed me at a steady clip. “Oh, I […]
Mark your calendars and buy your tickets for CUT International Film Festival on Saturday, October 22, at the Levoy Theatre! Selected and Award-Winning Films will be shown from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. There will be an awards ceremony between 7 and 8 p.m. Your All-Day Pass for general seating is $25. Storytelling is an
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From K-Pop bangers to Oscar winners to Netflix megahits, Korea has changed the way we think about entertainment. Yet Korea’s greatest show is Korea itself. The best way to get front row seats is on a privately guided trip. No waiting for other group members. It’s just you, your guide, and the best Korea has
We’ve mentioned our “A Taste of Vineland & Volunteer Recognition” event in past columns and now that the word is out regarding who we’ll be honoring, I wanted to give those details. The event, now in its 11th year, will take place on Wednesday, October 26 from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Greenview Inn
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As various artists, literary and otherwise, begin to offer fresh perspectives on a pandemic-laden world, the limited viewpoint resulting from quarantine and distancing is already widening. But, curiously enough, the earliest of interpretations of a world-gone-wrong appeared only eight months into Covid’s U.S. arrival. Don DeLillo’s novel The Silence was not inspired by Covid, but
Melanie Benjamin, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, will share insights about her novel, The Children’s Blizzard, at Rowan College of South Jersey’s (RCSJ) Cumberland campus on Wednesday, October 12. Benjamin is the featured author in this year’s One Book, One College reading program. The public is invited to attend this free,
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Wawa President/CEO Chris Gheysens recently spoke to a crowd of nearly 700 at St. Augustine Preparatory School, and kicked off the school’s new Veritas Speaker Series in the process. Gheysens, a St. Augustine Class of 1989 alumnus, impressed the students, staff, and faculty on September 19, as he discussed topics including servant leadership, innovation, value-based
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When it comes to the pandemic’s impact on academic achievement, no children are immune. But just as COVID-19 itself has hit underserved demographics the hardest, minority students in poorly equipped schools experienced the steepest slides in the national test-score decline. According to a new federal study, math and reading scores fell across the board for
Four local pageant winners were treated to an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC, accompanied by family members. USOA Miss Atlantic County 2022 Jessica Indio, Miss Cumberland County 2022 Ashley Campbell, Miss Eastern Shores Outstanding Teen 2022 Alyssa Peacock and Miss Cape Shores 2022 Molly Pugliese were honored by Rep. Jeff Van Drew for their
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Tony Trongone has assumed the top spot as president of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) for the 2022-2023 school year. He currently serves as superintendent of the Millville Public Schools. Trongone, a chief education officer with over 17 years of administrative experience in New Jersey public schools, serves as a commissioner for
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