First Bike

Christmastime has historically been used by many as an opportunity for thinking not of one’s self, but of others—especially of those in need. On December 5 and 6, more than 100 volunteers gathered at the YMCA of Cumberland County in Vineland, to assemble and distribute bicycles to local at-risk youths during Ron Jaworksi’s 2nd Annual […]

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Monumental Gift

Entrepreneur and philanthropist John F. Scarpa has pledged $8 million to the Stockton University Foundation. It is the largest gift in the university’s history. The gift from The John F. Scarpa Foundation, courtesy of John and Jana Scarpa, will target two primary initiatives—Stockton’s expansion of its Academic program in Atlantic City and its Health Sciences

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Vineland Holiday Lighting Contest Announced

The City of Vineland and the Vineland Municipal Utilities are accepting entries for the 2019 David Di Giovacchino Holiday Lighting Contest. The contest is an annual opportunity for residents to showcase their creative talents with wonderful holiday displays. Participants are encouraged to be original, colourful, and imaginative with their use of lights, seasonal characters, scenes,

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2020 Challenge

As we made our way through 2019, the year was dotted with all manner of retrospectives on NASA, Apollo 11, and the moon landing. Part of this look over our collective shoulder included looking back at the early 1960s and the start of the space race during the Kennedy administration. Almost all the 50th anniversary

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O Christmas Tree

Some of my fondest memories around Christmas involve shopping for the annual Christmas tree. When I was a child, picking just the right live tree was my parents’ task. For my first 10 years I lived on a hillside that overlooked the town, and at the foot of the hill was a garden center that

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Clean Fleets

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) recently proposed a program that will support local governments as they transition to clean energy. The $210,000 “Clean Fleet EV Incentive” program, which is funded primarily through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, will incentivize the purchase of electric vehicles or charging stations by

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