Barley Fields Forever

New Jersey’s 2021 Outstanding Young Farmer Hillary Barile of Cumberland County was selected as a national winner at the combined 2021 and 2022 National Outstanding Young Farmers Awards Congress held last week in Hilton Head, S.C. Barile, with the support of husband Jeffrey, owns and operates Rabbit Hill Farms in Shiloh along with her father […]

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Decadent Desserts

Bake up something sweet for the sweeties in your life, like these Chocolate Crinkles, or this decadent Tiramisu, two recipes perfect to make this Valentine’s Day! Chocolate Crinkles 1/2 cup safflower or sunflower oil 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled 2 cups raw or granulated sugar 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 4 eggs 2

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M25 Initiative Awards $15,000 to Provide Access to Showers in Bridgeton, Millville, Vineland

The M25 Initiative Board of Trustees has now provided $15,000, one of the largest private investments in Cumberland County, to help improve the health and well-being of individuals who are experiencing homelessness. The M25 Initiative has awarded $5,000 to one organization in each community of Bridgeton, Millville, and Vineland to either create, expand, or sustain

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EPA Names Delaware River and Bay Authority WasteWise Partner

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized the accomplishments of the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) as one of 20 WasteWise National Partners of the Year. The DRBA, which won the Partner of the Year award for State Government, is a multifaceted transportation authority responsible for a network of bridges crossed by 35

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Bipartisan Bill Would Eliminate Smoking in New Jersey Casinos

Support continues to grow for eliminating the casino smoking loophole as New Jersey Senator Michael Testa (R-Vineland) announced last week that he is co-sponsoring S264, a bipartisan bill that now has seven co-sponsors. Testa’s South Jersey district includes many casino workers who would benefit from the legislation. “Casino workers should have the same right to

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Welcome to the Board

It’s time when some of our Board of Directors members’ terms end. Some members are reelected and other members go off the Board and make way for new members. I want to take this opportunity to welcome three new members to the Board—Justin White, Vanessa Sosa, and Daniel Peretti, Jr. They replace Edgar Calderon, Caleb

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Why Harding?

Route 40, the U.S. highway that spans the country with its easternmost portion stretching 64 miles across three South Jersey counties from the Delaware River to Atlantic City, is known locally as Harding Highway. However, it wasn’t the only name ever bestowed on this roadway. In its early incarnations, beginning in 1923 in the wake

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