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Vineland Teen Named a Finalist in Statewide Drug Prevention Music Competition

A local teen has earned recognition for her original substance use prevention song created for the Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey high school music competition, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), 95.9 WRAT and the New Jersey Broadcasters Association. The music competition’s virtual Prevention Concert will be […]

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Keep Informed

Commentary / Chris

Keeping up with the times is sometimes a difficult proposition. Like many of you, I enjoy reading the newspaper in print form. Seven days a week my routine includes a mug of hot, strong coffee in bed with the newspaper I just picked up from my lawn. The news columns are mostly one day old,

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Be Informed: Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Community Update, Archives / Chris

The SBA announced key details on application requirements, eligibility, and a program guide for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF). The restaurant industry has been among the hardest-hit sectors during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help bring jobs back and revive the industry, the American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President

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NJ to Provide Graduation, Beach Guidance Amid COVID Crisis

Community Update, Archives / Chris

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/mahwah/nj-provide-graduation-beach-guidance-amid-covid-crisis Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday said he’s almost ready to provide new guidance for graduations and New Jersey beaches, and he reaffirmed his position that schools should be fully in-person. Murphy said he’ll

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Flowers on The Ave

Archives / Chris

Last week, I wrote about volunteers and extolled the virtues of the many ways that volunteerism can help make The Ave a great place. Beautification of our downtown is one of the most self-satisfying ways to accomplish this. To that end, we’re seeking adult volunteers for Spring Planting Day, taking place this year on Saturday,

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For the Birds

The Great Outdoors, Archives / Chris

Sometime prior to 1984, famed birder and Down Jersey resident Pete Dunne came up with the idea of a massive birding competition—a spring fling of sorts—celebrating the return of many species to our region from southern climes. May is the height of spring migration as the number of species that either nest here or go

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Dandelion Capital

Cover Story, Archives, History / Chris

In 1888, South Jersey resident and poet Walt Whitman wrote, “Simple and fresh and fair from winter’s close emerging…The spring’s first dandelion shows its trustful face,” a rather appropriate motto for Vineland’s Dandelion Dinner, a local rite of spring nearing its 50th anniversary. “It’s always been a source of pride for the Greater Vineland Chamber

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How to Prepare Your Business for Hurricane Season

Archives / Rebecca Kowalewicz

It is important to prepare your business for hurricane season because as many as 50% of businesses never recover following a natural disaster. With hurricane season starting June 1st, 2021, having a plan in place can help. We asked the Franchise Professionals at SERVPRO of Cape May & Cumberland Counties for their help in coaching

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Choosing the Best Social Media Platforms for Your Business

Archives / Rebecca Kowalewicz

There’s a certain art to choosing the best social media platforms for your business. It can take research, thought, and introspection on what your business aims to achieve. But finding the rights ones can yield powerful results. Clearbridge Branding Agency offers these three tips for finding the best social media platforms for your business. How

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Vet Non-Profit Announces Stimulus Funding for Across the Country

Community Update / Chris

While vaccine distribution efforts bring new hope for economic recovery, millions of Americans, including military-veteran communities, are still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Food insecurity has emerged as a national crisis. Even before the pandemic, 1 in 8 veteran and military households experienced food insecurity. To combat the devastating impact of COVID-19

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