Autumn Events

This year’s Running The Ave 5K is in the record books and you’ll be reading the results and a wrap-up shortly. Meanwhile, we turn our sights to autumn, which is fast approaching. Many, customarily, are sorry to see summer go, but we’re busy planning some events on The Ave for the autumn, after an events-starved […]

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Company Stores

As was common in the 19th century glass industry, Whitall Tatum operated a company store that carried provisions for its workers at each of its two factories. But the motives behind such stores didn’t always have the workers’ best interests in mind. According to the 1981-1982 South Jersey Magazine series “Millville’s First Glasshouse,” company stores

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RCSJ Nursing Program Expands Ranking Status to Northeast Region

Rowan College of South Jersey’s (RCSJ) Associate in Nursing program has expanded its reputation across state lines, earning the distinction of being ranked #2 in the Northeast Region by NursingProcess.org. For the last four years, RCSJ’s Nursing program has been ranked #1 in New Jersey. NursingProcess.org examined 536 nursing schools in the Northeast region, ranking

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Rutgers–Camden Researcher Says Pandemic Is Prime Example Why U.S. Census Is So Important.

Since April 1, every home in the United States has been invited to participate in the U.S. 2020 census. While the coronavirus pandemic has put a major dent into data collection—with estimates that one in three census takers have quit or not shown up to collect data—the crisis is further evidence of why this decennial

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Sweet Autumn?

Every year starting mid-August people ask me about the beautiful flowers draping the roadside trees. Twenty-plus years ago I misidentified it as Clematis virginiana or virgin’s bower, a native plant. A “bower” is a lady’s bedroom, and also refers to climbing plants in a garden or woodland. Another name is old man’s beard, for the

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Winning Art

Millville Development Corporation – Glasstown Arts District recently held a competition for the artists here and in the surrounding counties. Over the last five months, there have been few opportunities for artists to show their work as most galleries were closed and just began reopening. The new art will be made into large posters and

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Build for Greatness

Like cities and homes, every person on this planet has a story to tell. Everyone has a purpose, as well. Some people discover their purpose early on in their lifetimes. Others identify their purpose, also known as dharma in Yogic philosophy, later on in their lives. Some live their entire earthly existence unable to answer

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