Century Savings Bank Welcomes Coombs, VP of Commercial Lending

Century Savings Bank has hired Nia Coombs as Vice President of Commercial Lending. She brings with her more than 13 years of experience in banking and financial services. Prior to joining Century, Coombs served as Vice President/Commercial Lender for OceanFirst Bank and over a decade at Capital Bank of New Jersey where she held the […]

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One Spicy Bush

The first week of August my husband Peter and I went for a 10-mile bicycle ride through Belleplain State Forest just outside of Woodbine. The flat, newly paved shaded roads and lack of traffic make peddling a pleasure. If you are into off-road travel there are a number of paths especially made for all-terrain bicycles.

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Tending Boys

By the start of the 20th century, Whitall Tatum & Co., owner of two glass manufacturing plants in Millville, employed around 3,000 workers of all ages. As in other glass factories and businesses, child labor was common at Whitall Tatum during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In his book Millville Glass: The Early

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Area Schools to Start Year Fully Remote, May Switch to Hybrid Model on October 13

Just two weeks ago, the public school districts in Vineland, Millville, and Bridgeton announced their plans to start the 2020-21 school year by offering hybrid in-person/virtual as well as all virtual learning options, due to the current public health emergency. However, after Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 175 on August 13—which allows school districts

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Field of Dreams

A local African American family-owned farm is doing its part to uplift humanity by providing their customers with fresh and tasty organic produce. K&J Organic Farms, LLC., located in Pittsgrove Township, launched its operation about a year and a half ago and is beginning to build a positive rapport with local residents as well as

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Sunsets and Giggles

We are back from our vacation in the mountains of New York. It has been about nine years since we visited our favorite Irish resort and it has changed little despite the coronavirus rules. Two of our families ate our meals in the dining room, which was set up to provide easy social distancing since

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