Every vote counts. Before you head to the polls, however, be informed about your choices. As in previous years, SNJ Today brings you profiles of the candidates. This week, Cumberland County freeholder and clerk candidates describe where they stand on the issues that affect Cumberland County and the region. Last week, we profiled State Senatorial […]
As I write this, the statistics on vaping are getting ugly. New Jersey has 20 confirmed cases of vaping-related illness and one death and officials are investigating several dozen suspected cases. The sick range from kids in middle school to adults in middle age. Of both confirmed and suspected cases, the number of males (50)
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South Jersey Gas has announced the kick-off of its First Responders Grant Program. Grants will be awarded to provide critical support for operations conducted by first responder departments. All paid or volunteer fire, emergency medical services and police departments serving at least one of the municipalities in the South Jersey Gas service area are eligible
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On Monday, the County broke ground for the construction of a new jail located adjacent to South Woods State Prison on Burlington Road in Bridgeton. The Cumberland County Improvement Authority will provide project and construction management services for the phased plan, which will include demolition of the existing jail facility adjacent to the Cumberland County
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The search for Dulce Maria Alavez (age five) who went missing from the Bridgeton City Park Recreational Area on September 16, 2019 just before 5 p.m. continues. The Bridgeton Police Department, CCPO, the New Jersey State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continue to investigate this matter. Last week, they released a composite sketch
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A plan for bringing a major plastics recycling firm to the city on the 18-acre site of the former Wheaton Glass factory along Wheaton Avenue and G Street is itself facing some recycling. The Millville Plastics development group first proposed elements of the project several years ago but has had to find its way through
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It’s fall and I’m all charged up about the changing colors. Locales without seasons would never work for me. Okay, truth be told, in February or March I’m ready for four to seven days of warm weather. But nothing beats fall and spring in the northeast. Clearly I’m not alone in this enthusiasm; people spend
October is quickly winding down. Our A Taste of Vineland & Volunteer Recognition Event is taking place, probably as you’re reading this. Our Scarecrow Challenge is in full swing and the winners will be announced this Saturday at our Pumpkin Patch Party. More about that later in this column. It’s our November events that I
Rivers played a crucial role in shaping the development of Cumberland County. Lenni-Lenape tribes and European settlers who had wandered to these shores made extensive use of the Cohansey and Maurice rivers. But waterways such as these, regardless of the ever-changing names by which they were known, also formed the boundaries by which territory was
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A large, high–tech electronic LED sign is now located at the Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA, on Landis Avenue. Gary and Betty Galloway, owners of Rental Country, in Vineland, donated this latest addition to the Y’s property. It enables drivers and passers-by to read about the latest events and news at the YMCA. This substantial gift
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