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Haddonfield Blowing Out 300 Candles

April 11, 2013 03:57 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

Haddonfield turns 300 this year. I hope they’re saving me a slice of the cake. As part of its yearlong tercentennial celebration, the township is running a contest asking people why they love the place so much.

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Getting to Know NJ’s Peace Pilgrim

March 12, 2013 05:50 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

It’s National Women’s Month, which seems like a perfect time to reflect about an exceptional South Jersey woman named Mildred Norman Ryder, known to most as Peace Pilgrim.

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Special Tour Salutes Black Civil War Veterans

February 27, 2013 03:33 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

As Black History Month draws to a close this week, Richard Stockton College is hosting a field trip that should delight Civil War buffs and armchair historians alike.

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Two Rescue Dogs: Even Better Than One

February 06, 2013 08:52 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

Growing up I knew that one day I would own a dog. But if you had told me that I would wind up adopting not one, but two of them from rescues, I probably would have thought you were crazy.

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The Pen is Mightier Than the Storm

November 30, 2012 09:33 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

Superstorm Sandy is still very present for countless Jersey Shore residents struggling to rebuild their lives, homes and businesses. Now one local author has come up with a great way for literary types to help those in need.

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AC Back in Business After Storm

November 19, 2012 02:11 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

Atlantic City is alive and well – and eager to dispel the notion that New Jersey’s entertainment capital had folded its hand in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

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Sandy and the Scientist

November 08, 2012 08:09 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

Dan Barone is no stranger to coastal storms. Still, Barone—an expert on the shoreline environment—was taken aback by Hurricane Sandy and particularly the havoc it created on Long Beach Island.

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