Park It!

New Jersey has more than 50 protected areas designated as state parks, state forests, recreation areas, and other properties, many of which are in South Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is offering discounted season passes just in time for a holiday gift for those outdoors enthusiasts. Annual park passes are $50 for […]

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Safety First

December is a time of celebration for many diverse religious observances in New Jersey, but whatever the holiday, these festivities often include lights and decorations. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Division of Fire Safety wants residents to be aware of potential fire hazards that can cause electrical fires in the home and

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Building Wealth

Before we talk about building wealth with real estate, here are some words or phrases you should become familiar with for building wealth in other ways—generate income, reinvest, budget, invest, plan, control expenses, be patient, reduce debt, save! • Pay yourself first. Start small. Save at least 10 percent of all income earned. Even if

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Walking and Parading

After a couple of weeks off, we’re back on track, continuing our “walking tour” of the Ave. We’ll spend this week and next week on the 500 block and then take another short break for year-end reflections. Then we’ll cross the railroad tracks and continue our walk in the New Year. Now, however, let’s look

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Two Dry Towns

The early 1860s brochure published by A. Cole & Co. to promote the settlement of Manumuskin shares many of the same ingredients found in Vineland founder Charles K. Landis’s newspaper ads of the same period, but each marketer offers a unique style of salesmanship in advertising his respective town. Of particular interest is a comparison

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DeJesus-White is Project Thanksgiving Grand Prize Winner

Congratulations, Martha DeJesus-White, for winning the grand prize during Project Thanksgiving’s big event at Raymour and Flanigan in Vineland. On Saturday. November 23, Raymour and Flanigan partnered with Project Thanksgiving to collect donations for disabled veterans and their families, and local Food Banks. She won the $175 Gift Certificate to Brass Frog Photography in Vineland.

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