Women Trailblazers Under 40 To Be Recognized, Nominations Due

In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Sun Newspapers is looking for nominees for its 40 Under 40 Women Trailblazers event on March 7. Do you know local female trailblazers in their field? If so, go to thesunpapers.com/40-under-40 to nominate them and explain why they deserve to be recognized. Nominations close on February 29, and […]

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Tri County Rotary Members Learn About Yoga and Sound Bowls

Ahmad Graves-El was the special guest at a recent Tri-County Rotary Club meeting and treated the members to a sample yoga and sound bath session. Graves-El is a communications specialist at Rowan College of South Jersey, as well as a yoga instructor, certified sonic alchemist and hip-hop lyricist. Members found the session relaxing and insightful.

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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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