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• A mobile mammography unit, no strings 

  by Kristi Funderburk on June 30th, 2009 | Comment

  The YMCA will have a mobile mammography unit on Tuesday thanks to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center’s Ruth Newman Shapiro Mobile Digital Mammography Program.

  Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. local women have access to an affordable and essential health screening. Just make an appointment, and bring your insurance card and an ID.

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• A Buena Vista birthday for Barbie 

  by Kristi Funderburk on June 30th, 2009 | Comment

  America's favorite blonde-haired toy is coming to Buena Vista, sort of.

  Buena Vista Township's 21st annual Independence Day Festival on Sunday includes a "Barbie Turns 50" segment, Mayor Chuck Chiarello said.

  Bring your Barbies to display or go a step further and dress up as your favorite Barbie.

  Even if you don't have a doll [...]

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    sunee 1:10 pm on July 2, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Great… another site I can bookmark and never come back to

• Another caffeinated option 

  by Kristi Funderburk on June 30th, 2009 | Comment

  

  Dear coffee lover,

  The Wawa at Wheat and Main roads has a new blend. Peruvian organic is new flavor. It can be found in the pot with the green top. Kona has been missing since this arrived.

  Does anyone know what happened to Kona?

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• Vineland now has 13 cases of swine flu 

  by J. Staas Haught on June 29th, 2009 | Comment

  VINELAND - The city has confirmed its 12th and 13th cases of swine flu, municipal Health Officer George Sartorio said Monday.

  The latest to come down with the illness are a 7-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man. They were diagnosed June 10 and June 17, respectively.

  The boy is at home. The adult was hospitalized [...]

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• Want a new pet? 

  by Kristi Funderburk on June 29th, 2009 | Comment

  The Cumberland County SPCA has an overflow of cats at its shelter and is desparately in need of adopting families. The shelter has cats of all ages and sizes. Currently 37 cats are listed on the adoption page on the local SPCA's Web site.

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• 100 years and going strong 

  by Kristi Funderburk on June 29th, 2009 | Comment

  

   

  City resident Rose Janetta just celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday. Janetta had a mini party complete with a pink and white cake.

  Toni Jalowitz, a registered nurse and a case manager of Cumberland County Homemaker-Home Health Aide Service, helped Janetta celebrate and gave her the cake on Friday.

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• Cutest babies on parade on Landis Ave. 

  by Kristi Funderburk on June 29th, 2009 | Comment

  Deemed giggly, creative and cute, a handful of local babies won a spot in Vineland's second annual Baby Parade.

  The parade took place Saturday on Landis Avenue as part of the weekly downtown Fresh and Specialty Foods Market.

  And the winners were...

  Omar Smith won first place for Most Creative Costume in the ages 2 [...]

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• ShopRite for dinner? 

  by Kristi Funderburk on June 26th, 2009 | Comment

  VINELAND - The ShopRite on North Delsea Drive has a yellow banner hanging from its store sign advertising its new Chinese buffet.

  The store planned to open the buffet earlier this year to compete with the Walmart Supercenter opening across the street.

  The Chinese food bar now complements the pre-existing hot foods and salad bars.

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    Ted Mann 1:04 pm on June 28, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Have you tried out the buffet yet? Wegman’s in Cherry Hill has a great Chinese buffet. I’m curious if ShopRite’s is as good.

• Freeholders to consider open space plan 

  by J. Staas Haught on June 25th, 2009 | Comment

  BRIDGETON -- The idea of drafting an updated "open space plan" for Cumberland County gained a little ground Wednesday.

  The Board of Freeholders will consider whether to authorize a study of the idea at its July 1 meeting, county officials announced Wednesday.

  The county Planning Board would do the work on what needs to be [...]

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• Vineland OKs new Public Works director 

  by J. Staas Haught on June 25th, 2009 | Comment

  VINELAND — City Engineer Brian Myers will become director for the Department of Public Works on July 1.

  City Council approved this personnel move on Tuesday.

  But Councilman Doug Albrecht voted against it, and a related measure that amended qualifications, compensation and duties of the director of the department stating that the [...]

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• Cumberland Regional Graduation 

  by Ted Mann on June 23rd, 2009 | Comment

  Cumberland Regional held its graduation ceremony on June 22.

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• Farmers Market returns to Landis Ave 

  by Ted Mann on June 22nd, 2009 | Comment

  By DEENA DiBACCO The city's fifth annual Fresh and Specialty Foods Market on Landis Avenue got off to a soggy start Saturday, but organizers say the outdoor marketplace will continue to exhibit Vineland's local gems weekly through late August.

  This year's market launch is presented by Vineland Downtown Improvement District/Main Street and sponsored by Sun [...]

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    sunny 6:07 am on July 3, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Thanks guys, good info.

• The search for a new Vineland schools chief 

  by Ted Mann on June 22nd, 2009 | Comment

  

  Embracing a new superintendent while bracing for districtwide labor negotiations are the Board of Education's top priorities this year.

  Typically, drafting annual goals requires much discussion and debate. But that wasn't the case this year, as the board faces an obvious to-do list.

  Finding the perfect-fit superintendent is the first hurdle, because that becomes the [...]

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• 2 fires strike residence 

  by Ted Mann on June 22nd, 2009 | Comment

  

  Firefighters on Saturday extinguished a second blaze in three days at an Almond Road residence.

  The causes of both fires remain under investigation, authorities said.

  Firefighters responded to the home in the 2200 block of Almond Road at 3:18 p.m. Saturday to put out a blaze that started in the home's basement, according to [...]

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• Moren parents reflect on year without their son 

  by Ted Mann on June 22nd, 2009 | Comment

  By TIM ZATZARINY Jr.

  Chuck Moren spent Father's Day weekend remembering his son.

  Josh Moren, 18, died last June, just weeks after graduating from Sacred Heart High School, where he was a standout baseball player.

  He was killed by a drunken driver while on his way to an outing in Wildwood.

  The days leading up [...]

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