Vineland Elks Donates to Local Organizations—Soup Kitchen and PAL

Recently, Joseph Romano from the Vineland Elks #1422 presented a $2,000 donation for the Spirit & Truth Ministries/Soup Kitchen to Matt Milam, President and Raquel Soto, Executive Director. This donation was made possible by the Elks’ Spotlight Grant from the Elks National Foundation to continue its efforts to feed struggling members of our community. A […]

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Southwest Council and Its Positive Action Program

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County welcomed guest speaker Michael Regenelli from the Southwest Council, who spoke as part of its Positive Action Program. Regenelli discussed issues with opioids and vaping, and the session focused on making positive decisions. Positive Action is a healthy lifestyle program that focuses on improving positive behaviors in

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County To Receive Grant for Recreational Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently announced the award of $585,000 in grants to five counties and 35 municipalities through the Recreational Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities (ROID) program. The FY2024 ROID grant recipients and projects include the following: Cumberland County’s grant in the amount of $10,000 will go toward implementing the

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First Harvest Credit Union Scholarship Applications Available

Applications are now being accepted for First Harvest Credit Union’s 2024 Scholarship awards. Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who plan to continue their education at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, trade, technical, or business school. Scholarship winners will be chosen based on academic performance,

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Pittsgrove Farmer Selected One of Four Finalists in National Contest

New Jersey’s 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer Byron DuBois, of Salem County (featured in last week’s issue), was selected as a national winner at the 2024 National Outstanding Young Farmers Awards Congress held last week in Ferndale, Washington. DuBois, with the support of his wife Karen, co-owns and operates Spring Brook Farms in Pittsgrove along with

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Farming by Robot

The founder of Vineland, Charles K. Landis, promoted his town widely 160 years ago as a location with excellent farming conditions: favorable climate, good soil, and affordable land. The message reverberated in Europe, especially Italy, and thousands relocated to start the farms and the town we enjoy today. History is repeating now on a smaller

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