Truth or Stretch

Each culture and region has legendary stories linked to people that are passed on as oral tradition from generation to generation. With proper enthusiasm, hyperbole, inventiveness, and seasoning they evolve into folk heroes, legendary creatures, famed and infamous personalities. Their legends become the mythology and regional traditions that are part of the mix that creates […]

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A Good Wrap

A regional drunk driving prevention organization and the Vineland Police Department have joined forces in an effort to show local residents the importance of designated drivers. A new Ford Explorer, driven by Sgt. Terry Hall, is being called a “rolling billboard” that will promote the mission of the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated

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Sister Act 2

Last week, on March 4, four of the five surviving Langley sisters, as they were known as growing up in the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s, took an important step together and received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, part of Inspira Health. The Langley sisters grew up in

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Governor Signs Legislation to Continue Tuition-Free Community College Education

Fulfilling his promise to make tuition-free community college a reality, Governor Phil Murphy has signed A4410, permanently establishing the Community College Opportunity Grant Program (CCOG), which will allow qualified students to attend any New Jersey community college without tuition or educational fees. “New Jersey now sends a clear message: county college is tuition-free for students

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We Want Our Teachers to get COVID-19 Vaccine, Superintendents Tell Gov. Murphy

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: https://www.nj.com/education/2021/02/we-want-our-teachers-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-superintendents-tell-gov-murphy.html Gov. Phil Murphy can expect to receive another strongly-worded letter Thursday from the president of the Camden County Association of School Administrators. Joseph Meloche, superintendent of the Cherry Hill public school district and president

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$9.3B NJ Schools Budget Affects Aid in Most Districts

Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Education Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan visited Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Fair Lawn last week to highlight the $18.1 billion in pre-K through 12 school aid funding in the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022) budget proposal. The proposed FY2022 budget would also provide $578 million in additional K-12 school aid

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Marching Forth

Okay, every Irish person in the Vineland area—all two of you—are waiting with bated breath for the worldwide celebration of St. Patrick this month. And who could celebrate the good saint who drove the snakes out of Ireland without a corned beef and cabbage dinner and some singing and dancing to the traditional songs? “O

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