Vineland Rotary Awards $25,500 in Scholarships

Nineteen Vineland Rotary 2019 scholarship winners have begun their college terms now after earning recognition for their academic accomplishments and receiving a total of $25,500 to help them achieve even more. Rotarians Susanna Philippoussis and Sherry Soutiere made the introductions and presented the awards at the annual scholarship banquet at Merighi’s Savoy Inn. “These high […]

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Improving Cancer Care

“Overall, low-income and racial/ethnic minority patients, particularly those with Medicaid coverage, have worse cancer outcomes. Evidence shows that they are more likely to be diagnosed late, less likely to get and complete treatment, and less likely to survive than higher income or non-minority patients. Our goal is to improve those outcomes.” These are the words

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Blind Charging

The concept within our criminal justice system that justice is blind—even if what actually happens is far from that ideal—is a noble and righteous thing worth aspiring to. It’s why I was excited to learn from news accounts that San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon is launching an effort to try and remove implicit bias

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Calling All Mountain Bikers

Shred the Edge Mountain Bike Race—with proceeds to benefit Ranch Hope and the Salem County Reactors Mountain Bike Team—will be held Saturday, October 19, at 12 noon at Camp Edge in Alloway. There are three categories to choose from—kids, novice and advanced. Race distances are three, six, and 12 miles, respectively. Pre-register on bikereg.com. Kids—pre-registration

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AC Electric Celebrates Fire Prevention Week with Donation of Smoke Alarms

Atlantic City Electric is recognizing Fire Prevention Week (October 7-13) by donating 2,800 smoke alarms to local communities through its partners at the southern New Jersey Fire Marshal’s Offices. This is the 20th year Atlantic City Electric has donated these important life-saving devices as part of its efforts to join local emergency services personnel to

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Record Attendance at Final 2019 Household Hazardous Waste/Document Shred

Cumberland County residents came out in record numbers to participate in the final Household Hazardous Waste and Document Shredding Day of 2019 hosted by the Cumberland County Improvement Authority (CCIA) on September 21. The CCIA staff registered 749 vehicles during this one-day event representing a 21 percent increase when compared to the 2018 September event.

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Millville Approves ACUA Collection of Trash, Recyclables

While Vineland and Millville are legendary high school football rivals, in municipal waste management they are now acting in concert. Millville’s City Commission, at a regular meeting October 1, voted to approve a five-year, $5.34 million shared services agreement with Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) for trash, recycling, and bulky waste collection services to begin

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