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Vineland school board candidates meet in public forum
By JULIET FLETCHER Staff Writer, 856-237-9020
Published: Apr 8, 2008
VINELAND - Grappling with the state's new school-funding formula while remaining positive about prospects for high school graduates, seven candidates for seats on the city school board met for a public forum Monday.

With two high schoolers in the race - Robert Petronglo and Marilee Negron - many of the candidates' answers focused on varied experiences on different sides of the education system.

Both students argued that input from young people was needed on the board to keep in step with the expectations of each generation of graduates.

But, in the district's current financial climate, where aid has been slashed and jobs cut, even the 12th graders had to present sketches of how they would tackle hard decisions about finances - Petronglo casting himself as the frugal son of a farming family.... More

Apr 8, 2008
• Cherry trees bloom at Maurice River Waterfront Park in Millville
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Apr 8, 2008
• Cardiac arrest puts Buena Vista mayor back in hospital
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - Mayor Chuck Chiarello announced in an e-mail Monday morning that he had been hospitalized again for several days after having gone into cardiac arrest last... More
Apr 8, 2008
• Technical school to fight for full time
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP - Cumberland County Technical Education Center will fight to become a full-time high school. The vocational school's board moved Monday to appeal state Education Commissioner Lucille Davy's... More
Apr 8, 2008
• Mayor Barse, Romano trade charges over Vineland master plan
VINELAND - Mayor Perry Barse seized on a personal anecdote by challanger Robert Romano on Monday as a way to paint himself as the upholder of the city's master... More
Apr 8, 2008
• Carjacking victim's death from heart attack ruled a homicide
VINELAND - Four days after a man collapsed and died of a heart attack after being robbed and carjacked at his former workplace, police say the state medical examiner... More
Apr 8, 2008
• Millville delays declaring apartment complex a nuisance
MILLVILLE - Millville Gardens was given a two-week reprieve Monday. In front of a commission more than ready to decide the fate of the 3rd Ward apartment complex, counsel... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Millville to buy land next to Municipal Complex
MILLVILLE - The city has a few ideas for a piece of land it is expected to acquire, and a couple of those ideas could improve fire response time... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Millville police officers vote no confidence in public safety director
MILLVILLE - Local police officers, dissatisfied with the city's lack of a response to their concerns over recent promotions, issued a vote of no confidence in Director of Public... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Vineland drug-trafficker sentenced to 22 years
CAMDEN - A Vineland man was sentenced Friday to more than 22 years in prison after he was convicted of drug-trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie said. Luis... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Vineland man gets 65 years for killing neighbor
BRIDGETON - A Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced Thomas Nevius, the Vineland man convicted in February for the murder of Ruth Walker, to a 65-year prison sentence. Nevius,... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Local company to process Green Giant vegetable trays
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP - The iconic "Green Giant" is to be cut up in Cumberland County. F&S Produce, a Rosenhayn-based company, is teaming up with Green Giant Fresh to process... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Vineland robbery, carjacking may lead to homicide charges
VINELAND - The death of a local man who had a suspected heart attack after being robbed and carjacked by thieves may now be ruled a homicide, police said... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Vineland to appeal ruling on master plan
VINELAND - The city's legal staff said they will go ahead with an appeal of a ruling that voided the municipal master plan, following its approval by council. At... More
Apr 5, 2008
• Democrats announce slate for county offices
VINELAND - Cumberland County Democrats announced their slate of county candidates Friday, one led by a former freeholder director who is taking a shot at another office. Freeholder Doug... More
Apr 4, 2008
• Bridgeton students also champs in science
BRIDGETON - Emmanuel Mercado knows that people don't expect much from him, at least when it comes to school. To a certain extent, the 17-year-old used to hold himself... More
Apr 4, 2008
• USDA secretary asked if Corzine's budget will cost state
New Jersey's Republican congressional delegation has gone to the nation's top agriculture official with concerns that millions of dollars could be lost if the governor eliminates the state Department... More
Apr 4, 2008
• County Dems discussing candidates
From Press staff reports VINELAND - Cumberland County Democrats met Thursday night to interview and endorse a slate of candidates. Party leaders discussed candidates late into the night and... More
Apr 4, 2008
• What's happening in your town
VINELAND School candidates forum set The Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce will hold a candidates forum 6 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the auditorium of Wallace Middle School, 688... More
Apr 4, 2008
• Two claim they were hit by their car that was being repossessed
UPPER DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP - State Police on Thursday evening were still investigating a car accident from the night before on Old Deerfield Pike, where two people claim they were... More
Apr 4, 2008
• Vineland auto crash injures 17
VINELAND - The crash of a crowded minivan with a passenger car Wednesday left nearly everyone on board injured and requiring hospital treatment, police said Thursday. A Ford vehicle... More
Apr 4, 2008
• 17 injured in Vineland van-car collision
VINELAND - The crash of a crowded minivan with a passenger car Wednesday left nearly everyone on board injured and requiring hospital treatment, police said Thursday. A Ford vehicle... More
Apr 4, 2008
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Fundraisers PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Knights of Columbus Hall, 1803 N. East Ave., Vineland. Tickets are $6 and children under age 3 do not need a... More
Apr 4, 2008
• Millville man crushed by own tractor
MILLVILLE - Police are calling the death of a local man an accident after he was crushed by the tractor he was operating Thursday. Nicola Bottaro was clearing a... More
Apr 4, 2008
• 11 parishes told to merge within county
As 11 local parishes in Cumberland County heard Thursday that they would be merged with others by the Catholic Diocese of Camden, few of their leaders wanted to interpret... More
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