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The Millville Recreation Department will host a Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds, 3001 Carmel Road, Millville.

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The previously announced Fresh Meat Tour - featuring "the best, cream-of-the-crop, ear-bleeding bands who have recently signed with Metal Blade Records " - has been cancelled.

A number of area high school seniors recently were awarded $1,000 scholarships from Comcast Foundation.

Richland resident Eileen Balesteri and family took The Daily Journal with them on a road trip to Elysburg, Pa., to enjoy the day at a family amusement park called Knoebels.

THE ABSENCE, THE DESTRO, EPICUREAN, ROSE FUNERAL To Team Up For First-Ever FRESH MEAT Tour - May 26, 2008 THE ABSENCE , THE DESTRO , EPICUREAN and ROSE FUNERAL will team up for the first-ever Fresh Meat Tour ...

All Items in Police Beat are based on official police reports of events. Reports are published by The Daily Journal as soon as they are made available.

Now that the schedule has been released for the Summer Concerts at Giampietro Park, I urge everyone to come out to the 'Geriatric Bandstand' and enjoy the great music for your listening and dancing pleasure.

Leonard L. 'Jack' Armato, 90, of Vineland died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Vineland. via Daily Journal

These days, most of our grocery budget has been put into the gas tank, which has been averaging about $100 per week. via Press of Atlantic City

BUENA - Buena Regional School District Superintendent Walt Whitaker is asking residents of Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township and any other interested individuals to make nominations for the annual Dr. via Daily Journal

“I don't think some people know this was a 7-cent drop”

BUENA VISTA -- Voters in Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township soundly rejected the Buena Regional School District's 2008-09 budget Tuesday, despite a flat rate in the borough and a 7-cent decrease in the ... via Daily Journal

“Everything that comes along is an asset, not only to the school district, but to the kids, families and future of this district”

BUENA VISTA -- Rosalie Bacon grew tired of seeing her children grow up in a school district neglected of much-needed state funds. via Daily Journal

Coast Guard Seaman Patrick F. Cosgrove, a 2005 graduate of St. Augustine Preparatory High School in Richland, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May. via Daily Journal

“It's a zero-maintenance situation. It's lined permanently for football and soccer. (We) line it once or twice each spring for lacrosse”

Some people are calling foul on artificial sports fields. AstroTurf became a household name when it was installed at the Houston Astrodome in 1966. via Press of Atlantic City

On Sunday, March 30, over 26 miles of the famously beautiful Ocean Drive became a testing ground for the few, the proud... and the crazy enough to tackle it. via Cape May County Herald

Vineland -A tan work van struck the rear of a car driven by Donna E. James, 40, of the 700 block of Alps Place at Park Avenue and Main Road Sunday. via Daily Journal

Anthony 'Tony' Falasco returned to the Lord on Friday, March 7, 2008, at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point after a battle with pancreatic cancer. via Daily Journal

“It's really fun! I am having a great time.”

The sounds of laughter, music, chatter and singing drift down the hall at St. Augustine College Preparatory School in Richland. via Daily Journal

BUENA VISTA - The township will hold several free rabies clinics this month: -- 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Newtonville Fire Hall. via Daily Journal