True Blue

People comment to me about seeing bluebirds as they pursue their outdoor activities. This is no fluke; Citizens United Maurice River, Atlantic Audubon Society, and the NJ Bluebird Society (NJBBS) are coordinating activities in southern New Jersey to benefit the Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) by working with organizations and private landowners to locate boxes for […]

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Scarpa Foundation Donates Masks to Vineland First Responders

The John F. Scarpa Foundation donated 1,000 KN95 respirator masks for the City of Vineland’s police officers, firefighters, public works employees and Emergency Medical Services personnel. Scarpa also donated 1,000 KN95 masks to Inspira Health. KN95 respirator masks form a protective seal around a wearer’s mouth and nose. According to the Centers for Disease Control

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Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces First Round of Grants

More than 20 nonprofits serving South Jersey are receiving grants aimed at helping these critical organizations weather the devastation caused by COVID-19 and serve families across the region. The Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) today announced its first round of grantees since launching the COVID-19 Response Fund in late March. The grants total $100,000

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Spring Home Improvement

One positive development that’s taken place during our Public Health Emergency is that area residents are discovering that they’ve had a Ms. or Mr. Fix-it, hibernating beneath their professional career exteriors. Area residents are using this challenging moment in time to start that garden they’ve long dreamed of planting, paint that wall that’s been gradually

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Pearls of Wisdom

A visit to your local Hallmark card store can bring you to tears this time of year. It’s Mother’s Day, and you are facing it without your mother. Even if your mother passed many years ago, the loss and grief can overwhelm you. Regardless of how old you are, or how long it has been,

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