Vineland Firefighters to be Honored for 50 Years of Service

Two firefighters from the East Vineland Volunteer Fire Company—Ronald Ruggeri and Wayne Corsiglia—will be honored for having served 50+ years in the fire service. The Harold J. “Whitey” Swartz Valor Awards and Service Recognition ceremony will be held at the April meeting of the Atlantic County Firefighters’ Association on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 7:30 […]

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A Tree for Arbor Day

Arbor Day is the day set aside when we celebrate the planting and maintenance of trees. This is the 150th anniversary of the first Arbor Day, which falls this year on Friday, April 29. It’s altogether just and fitting that we, in Main Street Vineland, carry on the tradition of planting a tree. We’re going

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Kings Highway

We’ve probably all heard of the Kings Highway that runs through a series of South Jersey towns, including Cherry Hill. Fragments of its slightly older and more prestigious counterpart, which also predates the American Revolution, was once a connection between Philadelphia and New York City. There are some notable distinctions between the two roadways besides

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Millville Woman’s Club Learns About the Willard House, Applauds Students of the Month

Brittney Ingersoll, MA, curator and independent historian with Cumberland County Historical Society and member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars, was the speaker at the March meeting of the Millville Woman’s Club (MWC). Ingersoll provided an informative talk about the Willard House in Bridgeton, a Settlement House for young girls, which opened November 11,

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Welcome Teen Arts

On Wednesday, April 6, the Glasstown Arts District will be welcoming the Cumberland Cape May Counties Teen Arts Festival after a two-year hiatus due to COVID. Nearly 700 teens from throughout the two counties will arrive to participate in workshops for their particular art or craft. Everything runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Workshops

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Vineland Free Tree Seedling Giveaway Drive-Through Event Set for April 16

Free tree seedlings will be given out by the Vineland Environmental Commission to Vineland residents on Saturday April 16, as part of the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign. The seedlings are being provided by the New Jersey State Forest Service. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents can pick up the tree seedlings at 1199

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Key Player

In the late 1980s, the last remaining pair of American bald eagles in New Jersey would frequent a vast Maurice River marsh known as Sweet Meadow. They would perch on the tops of muskrat lodges, or “push-ups,” anticipating a meal. I suspect this strategy paid off because they were there so often, especially in early

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