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• Bakeries using Jersey Fresh? Mums the word, for now 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 31st, 2009 | Comment

  

  Jill McClennen and Stephen Wilson, owners of The Sweet Life Bakery, keep a varied menu that has one basic ingredient in common: fruits and vegetables grown right here in the Garden State.

  Wilson said that's what their customers enjoy and it makes them a "a seasonal bakery."

  But the owners can't advertise that they use [...]

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• GET OUT THE BOX 

  by Naeem Callaway on July 30th, 2009 | Comment

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• YMCA to host Monte Carlo-themed evening 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 30th, 2009 | Comment

  Save gas and parking fees on Sept. 25 to support the YMCA instead.

  The YMCA is planning a Monte Carlo Night for its annual President’s Gala, according to a news release.

  The event begins at 7 p.m. at Merighi’s Savoy Inn on Friday, September 25.

  The community is invited to attend. The [...]

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• College promotes ‘recession-proof’ careers 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 30th, 2009 | Comment

  

  Cumberland County College opened registration for the upcoming fall semester, and the fall course guide is all about finding a sustainable career path.

  "Today's volatile economy offers few uncertainties. Talk of a recession and climbing unemployment rates are enough to make anyone wonder, 'What can I do to make myself recession proof?" the guide says.

  Five [...]

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• A conversation with Rowan University’s Rebecca Timms, 2009-2010 National President of the Public Relations Student Society of America 

  by Steve Lubetkin on July 29th, 2009 | Comment

  

  In this episode of  the “Lubetkin on Communications Podcast” we present a conversation with Rebecca Timms of Haddon Heights, NJ, a Rowan University junior who is serving as 2009-2010 national president of the Public Relations Student Society of America. Read Rebecca’s official biography on the PRSSA website.   Listen to the podcast here: [...]

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• Firefighters put out trash fire on Boulevard 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 29th, 2009 | Comment

  

  The trash in a Waste Management truck caught on fire earlier, causing firefighters to respond to Northeast Boulevard between Oak Road and Park Avenue.

  Authorities were notified about the inicident around 10:40 a.m.

  Piles of trash ended up on the roadway and there, emergency crews sprayed water across the smoking heaps. [...]

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• BACK TO SCHOOL CONTEST! 

  by Naeem Callaway on July 29th, 2009 | Comment

  

  Get Out the Box Inc, a nonprofit dedicated to educating and mentoring at-risk youth. will be holding a back to school contest for youth ranging from 8-15 years old.

  Our organization realizes that in this tough economy finding funds for school supplies can be very difficult. It is our Organization's mission to help the youth [...]

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• Salon joins Summer Academy for Kids 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 29th, 2009 | Comment

  Cynthia Roberts Salon, Spa & Studio is hosting the last day of the “Tea, Etiquette & Fun” class at Cumberland County College’s Summer Academy for Kids 2009, according to a news release.

  Children of ages 8 to 10 will spend the week learning art of conversation, table manners, and social challenges at the college.

  The [...]

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• Library invites teens to be creative 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 28th, 2009 | Comment

  Vineland Public Library is inviting teens to make their own avatar or create their own comic strip on Wednesday night, said Nichole Gardner, senior library assistant.

  Local youth ages 13 to 18 can come to the library's teen room between 4 and 6 p.m. to participate. Registration is not required, but the library only has [...]

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• Major Petroleum open through construction 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 28th, 2009 | Comment

  

  Despite the orange construction fences and a few closed pumps, the Major Petroleum gas station on North Main Road near Oak Road is open for business.

  The state Department of Environmental Protection requires occasional repairs to keep older stations like this 12-year-old station updated and compliant, Dominic Pizzo, one of the owners of the family-run business, said.

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• Day 2 

  by Naeem Callaway on July 27th, 2009 | Comment

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• Under Arrest: Man caught in act breaking in truck 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 27th, 2009 | Comment

  

  What happens when you break into a pickup truck? You might not get back out.

  Vineland police arrested 28-year-old Robert Maldonado of East Quince Street Thursday on charges of burglary, theft and resisting arrest after the Center City man broke into the cab of a pickup truck parked on the 600 block of East Cherry Street.

  A roommate [...]

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• City mails notice on radium levels in wells 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 27th, 2009 | Comment

  John Snidenbach, superintendent of the city's Water-Sewer Utility, mailed out notices last week to inform city residents that the water system violated a water standard.

  He wrote in the letter this is not an emergency situation, but that customers have the right to know what's going on and what it means for the city's water.

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• Two chances for lemonade 

  by Kristi Funderburk on July 23rd, 2009 | Comment

  Two separate lemonade stand events are planned for this weekend to benefit two worthy causes.

  The first is Saturday. Camden and Shelby Watts, 8 and 10, are hosting a lemonade stand at their home on 540 Sheridan Avenue to benefit Noah Cook, the 17-year-old city resident who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash late last [...]

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• by Naeem Callaway on July 23rd, 2009 | Comment

  Vineland's Youth: What is There To Do?

  By Naeem Callaway

  When I was growing up my Mother would always say to me. " keep busy an idle mind is a playground for the devil."  As I drive down Landis ave. every morning and travel throughout Vineland and Cumberland County, I ask myself what is there for the [...]

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