Watching the Rivers Flow

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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Galloways Donate LED Sign to YMCA, Plaque Marks Their Generosity

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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Bridgeton Sailor Presents Navy Flag for 244th Birthday

Quartermaster 1st Class Evon Perez, from Bridgeton, NJ, assigned to Navy Recruiting District Philadelphia, presents a Navy flag to be hoisted in front of the Philadelphia Municipal Services Building as part of the Navy’s 244th birthday celebration. NRD Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, providing recruiting services from more than 30

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College Exhibition Features Works by Master Metal Sculptors

Rowan College of South Jersey’s Arts & Innovation Center, 321 N. High Street, Millville, hosts “Metalheads,” an exhibition showcasing the work of skillful three-dimensional and mixed media artists working with metal: Charles Branigan, Bill Clark, Ron Ross Cohen, Dan Dennison and Tom Peterson. The show is produced by Strobe—southern New Jersey’s collection of professional artists—which

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Careers in Utilities

To celebrate the third-annual New Jersey Careers in Utilities Week, South Jersey Gas and Atlantic City Electric hosted events at two local technical schools—Cumberland County Technical Education Center and Atlantic County Institute of Technology. More than 400 students participated in the events, which featured Legacy Nexus Foundation Executive Director and Founder Charles Wilson, a utility

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Roadrunner Women’s Volleyball Wins First Conference Championship

Congratulations to Roadrunner Women’s Volleyball Team and head Coach Rebecca Pierson for winning the Garden State Athletic Conference Championship (GSAC) on October 12—the team’s first state championship victory. Following Saturday’s 3-0 triumph over visiting Brookdale Community College, Pierson let her team in on a little secret—they had just clinched a share of the Garden State

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A Different Lens

Turning 60 has not been wonderful for me. I have some symptoms that have to be checked with an MRI. Vertigo, bad balance, inability to retrieve words from my memory, et cetera, et cetera. There are more, but I forget what they are. But life goes on. We still have blooming morning glories on our

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