Summer Meals

I’m grateful for the USDA’s summer meals program that exists to provide food for low-income children in urban and rural areas during the summer months when schools are not in session, since many children rely on their schools from September through June for nutritious meals, sometimes two a day. There are a lot of reasons […]

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County College Adult Education Program Congratulates Graduates

The latest graduates of the Cumberland County College Adult Basic Education (ABE) program were recognized during a recent graduation ceremony. Graduates from Vineland include: Hudhaiyfah Abdulhaqq, Aiyda Abdullah, Juan Fuentes Alvarez, Alyssa Baez, Melissa Bakley, Sadie Beckett, Eric Calderon, Xavier Castro, Eric Contes, Ariana Echevarria, Lawrence Garrity Jr., Ala’Nah Gould-Scarbrough, Maximus Graham, Amanda Haines, Joshua

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Coastal Delicacy

It’s impossible for me to think of the summer without thinking of blue crabs. Throughout most of my childhood, my parents would rent a home for a few weeks along a bay somewhere on the west side of a New Jersey barrier island. From the time I was six, I was catching crabs with dip

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Let the Sun Shine

Ardagh Group and its partner KDC Solar recently announced that the 5.5 net-metered, 20-acre solar project built and operated by KDC Solar is complete and supplying solar power to the Bridgeton, NJ, glass manufacturing facility. “It has been our privilege to work with Ardagh Group on this project in Bridgeton, New Jersey,” said KDC Solar

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All Winners

Where do I begin in describing my feelings for our first Running The Ave 5K last week? The weather was made to order, and the 145-running field exceeded our expectations, especially for a first-time run. It brought attention to The Ave and our beautiful city, as runners came from throughout the region. Across the finish

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The New America

Walt Whitman’s Camden residency beginning in June 1873 might seem incongruous at first glance since many of his writings celebrated the world of nature and had little to do with industrial behemoths like the one Camden had become in the late 19th century. Yet it proved to be a suitable match for Whitman’s final 19

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Allen Associates Welcomes Third-Generation Family Member

Allen Associates recently welcomed third-generation family member Corey S. Allen to the company to serve as group account executive/assistant director of Marketing. Corey is the son of President Richard S. Allen and nephew of Senior VP Robert S. Allen. In his new role, Corey works directly with the company’s public relations and marketing department to

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