Charlie Manuel to Speak at South Jersey Baseball Oldtimers Banquet

The 51st annual banquet of the South Jersey Baseball Oldtimers will be held on Wednesday, October 16 at St. Michael’s Mutual Club, located at 406 Memorial Avenue in Gibbstown. The event will begin “in the bull pen”at 6 p.m. followed by a Dinner at 7 p.m.of homemade Italian spaghetti and meat balls, garden salad, soup, […]

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EPA Extends Comment Period

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address about 40 non-residential contaminated properties that remain impacted by the Former Kil-Tone Company Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey. Previous operations at the former Kil-Tone Company pesticides facility contaminated the soil with arsenic and lead. “EPA’s cleanup plan to address these non-residential

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Medicare Primer

Social Security and Medicare are both programs that are household names, but do you know the true difference? Both programs help safeguard millions of Americans as well as improve the quality of life for their family and friends. While Social Security offers retirement, disability, and survivors benefits, Medicare provides health insurance. Medicare is our country’s

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Her ‘Aha’ Moment

Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) Academic Advisor Cheryl McBride has a story to tell. It is a story of grit and grace, of anxiety and reassurance, of perseverance and patience—a story she shares to better educate students, coworkers, veterans and community members about the benefits of meditation to help reduce stress and bring about

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Outside the Box

New backpack? Check. Cool new shoes? Check. The right 24-pack of crayons? Check. As a parent, you want to give your child everything needed for a successful new school year, and sometimes that means thinking outside the crayon box. Are you keeping these less obvious things front of mind? “Being a mom means being prepared,

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Cumberland Grads Prove They Have the ‘Write’ Stuff

Nearly seven decades have passed since the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 shook the eastern third of the United States. The coastal communities along New Jersey’s Delaware Bay shoreline fell victim to hurricane-force winds, heavy rains and a devastating tidal surge. The storm, identified as an extratropical cyclone, destroyed homes, swept away boats and vehicles,

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No Hoopla, Not a Party

In a recent South Jersey Times editorial a number of officials, I among them, were taken to task for the way the launch of the County’s “Recovery on Wheels” program was announced earlier this month. If I understand the point made by the editorial board, it was this: While the program itself is a worthy

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