When Enough is Enough

We live in an age when there is a question that hangs over many things, occasionally haunting us, sometimes mocking us, always challenging us. That question is, when is enough, enough? As questions go, it’s not very spiritual, though it is personal and it reveals a lot about us, both individually and collectively. When it […]

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A Rural Development Success Story: Dennis Family Finds a Home Without Boundaries

by Cortney Bealer, Public Affairs Specialist for Rural Development (rd.usda.gov/newsroom/success-stories/dennis-family-finds-home-without-boundaries) The Dennis family, Marc “Bill” and Nicole, broke ground on their new home in Carneys Point earlier this year. Mrs. Dennis is in a wheelchair and their home will be constructed with handicap accessible features throughout. The Dennis family is beyond excited because it has

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South Jersey COVID-19 Response Fund Assists BBBS of Coastal & Northern New Jersey

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey (BBBSCNNJ), which provides one-to-one mentoring for youth ages 6-18, received a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of South Jersey’s (CFSJ) South Jersey Covid-19 Response Fund. During the COVID-19 Pandemic BBBSCNNJ quickly converted to virtual meetings and programs to continue supporting youth and the community.

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Vineland High’s Bramante is Keynote Speaker at National Conference

Lou Bramante, automotive instructor at Vineland Senior High School, will be one of the keynote panelists at the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Instructor Training Conference. It is scheduled for July 12-15 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Frisco, Texas. Hosted by the ASE Education Foundation, the training conference is open to high

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Columbia Care Expands Cannabis Production, Distribution

Columbia Care, one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of cannabis products in the U.S., recently announced in a media release that it has started operations in its new, approximately 270,000-square-foot cultivation and production facility in Vineland, begun using post-harvest automation equipment, and expanded its adult use shopping hours at both

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F&S Produce Announces Recall Due to Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Contamination

Vineland-based F&S Produce Co. announced recently that it is recalling Garden Highway Protein Power Snacks for possible Salmonella contamination because it was made with Jif peanut butter. Some types of that peanut butter are linked to a recent Salmonella Senftenberg outbreak. No illnesses have been reported to F&S in connection with the consumption of this

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Dad’s Many Gifts

The stories of dads and dad memories in Stephanie Farrell’s article in this issue capture the love between daughters and dads, and sons and fathers, too. A common thread in all of these memories is of men who were multi-tasked­—and multi-talented. And that’s my segue to remember my own father. It’s not too much to

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Superhero Comics

The release of the first three books in the Penguin Classics Marvel Collection this week marks a major step forward in viewing superhero comics as a literary form. Penguin’s decision to treat such anthologies as worthy of study and evaluation is truly a turning point. Sized larger than the publisher’s novels and replete with forewords

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