Kaganzev Receives April 2021 New Jersey’s Heartland Hero Award

Alex Kaganzev has been thanklessly working in the background and has restored hope to individuals for more than a decade. He started Project Thanksgiving to collect and distribute turkeys, donations, and food for families in Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties. In 2020, Project Thanksgiving afforded over 200 veterans and their families a Thanksgiving meal. His

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Milestone Swim

Diane Tucker, Ed.D., a Pittsgrove resident in her 60s, has been a swimmer throughout her life. Still, the mile she swam earlier this month was probably the sweetest ever. She accomplished this feat at the Kontes Family Pool at the Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA, just eight months after a double lung transplant. Tucker has been

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Spiritual Canvas

Many Cumberland County residents know George Perez as a local artist who has showcased his artwork at events around the region. Or you may recall that Perez created a mural in downtown Vineland that honors our active service men and women as well as veterans. One of his paintings was recently presented as a gift

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Walking Trail

How time flies! It was a couple of years ago that we were discussing the idea of a walking trail—or actually, a series of walking trails—in the downtown. This, and Running the Ave 5K would be elements of a fitness initiative. The Running The Ave 5K forged ahead and, while the walking trail idea has

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Woodbury

Native Americans called it Piscozackasing, which means “place of black burrs.” Its current name, Woodbury, has a more complicated origin. According to South Jersey Towns by William McMahon, “the Indians most likely derived their version from the burrs of the many chestnut trees in the vicinity,” but “there are several versions as to how Woodbury

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