Be Counted: Census 2020

Once every decade, a census of the entire U.S. population is conducted. More than a head count. It shows how communities have changed and helps determine where to build new schools, hospitals and businesses; how federal funding is distributed; and how congressional seats are apportioned. Participation is easy and convenient. For the first time ever, […]

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Mix, Mingle is Off

Main Street Vineland’s upcoming Mix, Mingle & Meet, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Vegans Are Us in Vineland has been canceled. Mix, Mingle & Meet events are meant to bring the various downtown businesses and the public together to get to know each other, along with Main Street

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Cruising in Cumberland

For centuries, the Maurice River has served as a means of transportation for sailing vessels carrying passengers and goods to a specified destination, but its use as part of an extended pleasure cruise during the 19th century is something less documented. Yet an account of such a cruise surfaced in 1972 in the Vineland Historical

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Career Program at the Club

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County assisted the staff of Thunderbolt and Cunningham Academies with two field trips to various locations as part of the Cumberland County Custom Career Club (C5)/CareerLaunch program. The program is sponsored by the local Workforce Development Office and the Cumberland County Positive Youth Development Coalition (CCPYDC). The teens

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Rutgers Master Gardeners at Veterans Home

Rutgers Master Gardeners Horticulture Enrichment team continues their monthly activities for participants at the Vineland Veterans Home. The February project was a laminated bookmark with small, pressed coleus leaves. These particular leaves were appropriate as they had a slightly heart-shaped red center within the green, scalloped border. After the leaves were positioned on the card

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Blood Needed

The American Red Cross strongly urges healthy, eligible individuals who are feeling well to give blood or platelets to help maintain a sufficient blood supply and prevent shortages as concerns about the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, rise in the U.S. “We’re asking the American people to help keep the blood supply stable

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