Eight Eyes Watching

The morning was still brisk as I embarked on my daily walk. The warm ground and cold air caused dew and moisture to condense on every surface. The oak fungus came up overnight and grew at rates only fungi can achieve. The mystery of such rapid cell duplication boggles my mind and overwhelms my intellect. […]

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Pumpkins and More

It’s getting to be that time of year—pumpkins, jack-o’-lanterns, costumes, trick-or-treat, cider. When fall is in the air, it gets to be Halloween time and in downtown Vineland, that means our annual Pumpkin Patch Party on The Ave. This year, it’ll be on Saturday, October 30, rain or shine, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

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Kit Houses

In the early 20th century, Sears, Roebuck and Co. offered quite a few advantages for the prospective homeowner interested in buying a Sears Modern Home through the company’s mail-order catalogs. Sears had been advertising and selling materials for the construction of its homes since 1908 when the first of its catalogs, titled Book of Modern

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Vineland Awarded a Neighborhood Preservation Grant

The City of Vineland has been awarded a $125,000 grant by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to participate in the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP). Through local planning and community participation, the program focuses on revitalizing neighborhoods that are beginning to decline. DCA picked communities based on qualities such as community engagement, staffing capacity,

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