The Authority’s Annual Trash Hunt is a Success

The Authority’s Clean Communities program hosts an Annual Trash Hunt every March to promote awareness and accountability for preserving the environment in Cumberland County, helping to reach its goal of keeping Cumberland County beautiful. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the event was not advertised as previous years and took place on multiple days between March 20 […]

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More Than 1,100 Face Masks, Gloves Littered NJ Beaches, Parks

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to FULL story: patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/more-1-100-face-masks-plastic-gloves-littering-nj-beaches Everyone wants to continue to stay protected from COVID. But try not to litter New Jersey’s beaches with face masks and other personal protective gear, especially as summer is right around the corner.

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Art for All

We are excited to announce that we are taking registrations for our Art Creates Excellence (ACE) summer art camp. This year we will be operating at 50 percent occupancy in all age groups. Children are in three groups—7 to 9 years, 10 to 12 years, and 13 to 18 years of age. This is the

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BBBS of Cumberland & Salem Counties Brings Mentor2.0 Program to Cumberland’s TEC

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties (BBBS) recently partnered with Cumberland County Technical Education Center (CCTEC) to bring the Mentor2.0 program to the high school. This program matches high school juniors with a career professional or college education mentor to help them transition into college or other post-secondary opportunities such as the

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Bill Bottino Cancer Foundation Donates to Cancer Center

The Bill Bottino Cancer Foundation (BBCF), one of Jefferson Health-New Jersey’s key donors, recently donated $50,000 to the Patient Assistance Fund of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center-Washington Township. The Patient Assistance Fund provides patients financial support for household living expenses during their treatment. Since 2013, the Bridgeton-based nonprofit BBCF has donated more than $400,000 to

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Veggie Sides

It’s important to incorporate a variety of fruit and veggies into our daily diet, to “Eat the Rainbow,” so to speak, and here in South Jersey we have a wide variety of produce available at indoor farm markets, grocery and health food stores and the like. Outdoor farm stands and markets will soon be open

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Fran LoBiondo

On the Mend

It has been an unusual Easter holiday for us. I was folding laundry one afternoon and I fell suddenly to the floor unconscious. My husband was in the next room and came running to find me passed out the floor. Our daughter, Therese, arrived home from college at the same time, and they decided to

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