SBA to Make Additional Grant Money Available For Shuttered Venues

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: roi-nj.com/2021/08/11/finance/sba-to-make-additional-grant-money-available-for-shuttered-venues/ The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday that it will make supplementary grants available to venues that already have qualified for an award in the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Later this month, the […]

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Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce and Cumberland Development Corp. Relocate This Week

Please note that the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce is moving into a new office location at 590 Shiloh Pike, Bridgeton in the Hopewell Township Municipal Building on August 16. The office will be closed to the public Monday and Tuesday, August 16 and 17. They expect to open at the new location on Wednesday,

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A War Against Ourselves’: Why PA and NJ are Preparing Now for a Delta Variant Surge

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: whyy.org/articles/a-war-against-ourselves-why-pa-and-nj-are-preparing-now-for-a-delta-variant-surge/ Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey have so far been shielded from the worst outbreaks of the delta variant, unlike places like Louisiana and Florida, which have seen rampant spread and flooded hospitals. But experts,

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HRA of Southern NJ Seeks Your input

The Human Resource Association of Southern New Jersey is conducting a base wage survey for hourly employees. Participation will encompass employers across Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem, and Atlantic counties. All survey data will be treated confidentially with no individual companies identified or mention in the survey results. Participating employers will receive a complimentary copy of the

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Plein Air Art is Back

Calling all area artists! On September 25the Glasstown Arts District, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, and the Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission are sponsoring a “plein air art” event downtown and in Captain Buck Riverfront Park. Plein air art comes from the French words for painting in the open air. This style became

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Food for Thought

This a column about food related to events that just happened and others coming up. First of all, I want to express my thanks and gratitude to those who came out to make our dedication ceremony for the new food-related mural a success. Wednesday of last week was hot and humid, but a different kind

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