Millville Approves ACUA Collection of Trash, Recyclables

While Vineland and Millville are legendary high school football rivals, in municipal waste management they are now acting in concert. Millville’s City Commission, at a regular meeting October 1, voted to approve a five-year, $5.34 million shared services agreement with Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) for trash, recycling, and bulky waste collection services to begin […]

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Pageant Winners Visit Congressman in DC Office

Miss Vineland Marissa Marchese, Miss New Jersey Junior Teen Madison Stiles, Little Miss Vineland Jaslene Candelaria and their parents spent the day in Washington, DC, meeting with Congressman Jeff Van Drew, touring the U.S. Capitol and visiting the Lincoln Memorial. These three young ladies were honored for their individual projects—assisting homeless individuals, promoting awareness about

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Walking the 800 Block

Last week, we set out on our “walking tour” of The Ave with the 900 block of Landis Avenue—the downtown’s “Eastern Gateway.” We now continue our westward journey, by crossing East Avenue and continuing onto the 800 block. This block really marks the beginning of the business sector of The Ave, with the number of

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Odd or Even?

Although it seems unimaginable, it was only 52 years ago that Vineland instituted a uniform system for numbering houses in the town. And according to reports at the time, it was long overdue. The process of house numbering in Europe can be traced to early 16th century Paris, but this method may have been for

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Criss-Cross

At a crossroad between late middle age and early old age, that’s where I am. You know, the age where each ache and pain ceases to be just nothing now morphs into the thing that keeps me awake at night, imagining that it’s a looming calamity that might change my life for the worse. Life

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