Cup of Art

It makes me ridiculously happy, this coffee mug. It is the right shape for my hand to curl around its smooth surface and feel the warmth of a fresh cup. It’s beautiful and one of a kind. My dragonfly mug was handcrafted by Terry Plasket, a master potter at WheatonArts. He hand-painted it and fired […]

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Yoga and Relaxation

In these challenging—often tense—times, a little bit of relaxation is welcome and necessary. What we wouldn’t do for a few hours when we could relax, breathe, take a stretch, and just let go of our cares. Well, Main Street Vineland will be providing just that opportunity this coming weekend, as we present Yoga and Sound

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Alice Guy-Blaché

Nine years ago, the Fort Lee Film Commission decided that a new grave marker was in order for movie director Alice Guy-Blaché. By the time of her death in 1968, she had been largely forgotten despite her accomplishments in early cinema. “The original one,” the New York Times reported in a long-belated 2019 obituary, “had

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Side with Parsnips

Autumn is always my favorite time of the year. I just started decorating the house with seasonal decorations and needed a few more items, so I drove down to HomeGoods near Hamilton Malll and stocked up. Just walking through the store makes you feel good. I got a huge apple-shaped cutting board that I am

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Callout for Singers for December 12 Performance of ‘Messiah’

The Stockton University Performing Arts Program is recruiting singers for the 15th production of Handel`s “Messiah,” set for 7 p.m. December 12 at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. All members of the community interested in singing are welcome. Rehearsals begin Monday, September 27 at 7:15 p.m. at Stockton’s Alton Auditorium and continue every Monday

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Twenty Years Later

I’ve been thinking about the 9/11 anniversary that passed and how that tragedy changed us. It occurs to me that there is a whole generation that knows of 9/11 only as a piece of history, a date to be memorized with facts and images but not much more. That’s not a criticism, just an observation

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Vineland Native Administers COVID-19 Vaccination to Sailor Aboard U.S. Navy Warship

Hospital Corpsman Sabrina Moncada, from Vineland, NJ, assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79 aircraft carrier) medical department, administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a sailor during USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) joint vaccination evolution with Kennedy in Ford’s aft weapon handing area on September 9. Ford is in port at Newport

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Inspira Health Appoints New Assistant Vice President of Oncology Service Line

Inspira Health has appointed Lynne McShay, MHA as the new assistant vice president of its Oncology Service Line. She will oversee Inspira’s nationally accredited cancer programs and comprehensive cancer centers in Vineland and Mullica Hill. Inspira’s cancer services date back to 1979 and now include medical, radiation and surgical oncology specialists and an active clinical

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Christmas Present of YMCA Membership Brings New Health to Vineland Woman

From Nancy Galarza’s days as a 17-year-old Candy Striper until age 50, her nursing profession was her pride and joy. She worked in several facilities in the Vineland area and by 2002 was an active member of the Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA, even substituting as a group exercise instructor there. Through the Y she achieved

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