County Offering COVID-19 Assistance to Rural Small Businesses

Cumberland County has appropriated a portion of its Federal Community Development Block Grant CARES Funds (CDBG-CV) for the COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program. The program is being established to provide working capital funds to eligible small businesses that have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is available to small businesses outside the

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Vaccination or Testing Required for Workers in Health Care Facilities

Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 252 on Friday, instituting the previously announced requirement that all workers in certain state and private health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 7, 2021 or be subject to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times per week. This requirement aims

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French Fave

One of my dad’s best summer recipes was always a ratatouille. There are so many variations and he may have put a slightly Italian flair to it by adding fresh tomatoes and cannelloni beans. Still, its roots are definitely from the south of France. In Marseilles and all of Provence this is a very popular

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Making College Affordable

Two Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) grads, Miriam Craig-Venti and Jesus Calixto recently participated in a roundtable discussion regarding college affordability that included the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. Local leaders and dignitaries also attended, including U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross, RCSJ President Frederick J. Keating, Rowan University President Ali A. Houshmand and

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Golden Glory

The beauty of the American goldfinch’s brilliant yellow plumage did not escape one of our most famed New Jersey artists, Edward Marshall Boehm (1913-1969). He memorialized his image of a flight of goldfinches in a porcelain sculpture that is displayed in the legislative wing of our State House in Trenton, named the “Glory of New

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Micro Events, Macro Fun

I’ve written in the past about micro-events and their benefits to The Ave. Not every event has to be a large, wall-to-wall people event. Not every event necessitates closing down Landis Avenue to traffic, with all the associated repercussions that brings to businesses and regular traffic flow. That’s where micro-events come in. I can think

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Cold War Bases

From 1955 to 1974, there existed a ring of military bases throughout South Jersey and Pennsylvania that were designed to protect Philadelphia from Soviet nuclear attacks during the Cold War. Each location was equipped with state-of-the-art Nike missiles that could, with the press of a button, emerge from their underground storage and be readied for

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Estate Planning

While we often plan for retirement with enthusiasm, thinking about end of life is something most of us avoid. But according to elder law and estate planning attorney Chris Bratton, now is the time to let your wishes be known. Bratton, along with Anne Markel Crozier, director of elder care coordination both from Bratton Estate

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Strongly Recommended: Masks in Indoor Settings with Increased Risk

Following last week’s announcement by the Centers for Disease Control regarding masking, Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli strongly recommended that both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents wear masks in indoor settings when there is increased risk. Examples of such situations include: • Crowded indoor settings • Indoor settings involving

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