Eventful Spring

We’re well into April and May isn’t far away. That means that our events on The Ave are starting to crank up—slowly, at first, and then the pace picks up. Later this month, as I mentioned a couple of columns ago, will be our Arbor Day celebration, on Friday, April 29. We’re going to plant […]

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Phone Lines

It wasn’t until 1884 that telephone lines were installed in Vineland to connect residents beyond the conventional means of church services, meetings and other social gatherings of the time. Of course, the telegraph provided communication between longer distances, but the telephone would eventually prove much more far-reaching and revolutionary than anyone in the 19th century

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Millville High Students Partner with Community in Growing Plants

Environmental Science students at Millville High School only recently gained access to a brand new greenhouse facility. It officially opened in September 2021 as part of the major renovation project currently underway on the Senior High campus. Now, just a few months later, the greenhouse is already giving back to the community. All of this

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A Win-Win

Rotary built it and they came back. Came back from Carney’s Point, from Rio Grande; from Salem, Gloucester, Atlantic, Cape May, and, of course, Cumberland counties to play on the fields inspired by the Vineland Rotary Club. After two years of no baseball due to Covid, the Challenger Division of North Vineland Little League will

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Century Savings Supports Sager Memorial Fund

The Deborah F. Sager Memorial Fund (DFSMF) celebrated a decade of support from Century Savings Bank during an appreciation event recently at Inspira Medical Center Vineland. On the 10th anniversary of the bank’s first contribution, Century donated another $10,000 in December of 2021, matching donors’ dollars and fulfilling Century’s Preemie Promise pledges for 2020 and

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Campbell Wins Area Miss Title, Will Compete in Miss New Jersey Pageant

Ashley Campbell of Bridgeton was crowned Miss Cumberland County Area 2022 on March 12 at Lakeside Middle School in Millville. Young women across the seven southern counties in New Jersey competed for scholarship money to help further their educational endeavors. The young women included Morgan Kenny of Egg Harbor Township, Amber Johnson of Pennsville and

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Local School Volunteers Start Building Outdoor Learning Classrooms

Compass Academy Charter School volunteers recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first complete outside learning environment in Vineland, adjacent to its main building. The area will get children outdoors more and expand the way they learn. The crew launched the first phase of construction right after the ceremony. When completed, the project will have

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