Author: Joe D’Aquila
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America at 250: A Bit of Revolutionary War History Down the Shore
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On the morning of June 29, 1776, an often-overlooked battle of the American Revolution took place off what today is Wildwood Crest, in a body of water that no longer…
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For this Fishy ‘Down the Shore’ Memory, We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Paper
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Deciding on a single favorite “down the shore” memory to write about for this issue was no easy task since so many of my life’s important memories took place there.…
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The Kid Who Would Be King–Local Tween Launches Hot Dog Biz
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He was once just a mild-mannered fifth-grader from Woodbury, New Jersey. But this summer, coming to an event near you, meet Jamison, AKA, THAT Kid…The Hot Dog KING! At the…
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Forging Ahead for Women and Non-Binary Individuals in New Jersey’s Craft Beverage Industry
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Pola Galie, co-owner and brewer at Lower Forge Brewery is on a mission, and it’s one she’s been on before. She finds herself, once again, in the process of trying…
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Karen Maugeri Shares Her Passion For Local Jersey Produce in Her Farm Market and Her Videos
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“Hi guys! It’s Karen!” If that greeting sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone. That introduction is how Karen Maugeri begins the many videos she uses on social media to…
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Extreme Athlete from Glassboro Keeps Finding a Way to Inspire
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Deciding which of Casey Snyder’s accomplishments is the most impressive, the most inspirational is an exercise in futility, or at very least, a matter of opinion. Snyder recently joined an…
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The Right to Good Food: Cookie Till’s Purpose Down on Reed’s Farm
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For Cookie Till it seems everything in her life has revolved around food, including her current mission of getting food – good food – to the people who need it…
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The Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford: Community Resource for All Things Nature
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Deep in the woods in Burlington County there’s a place with a singular mission, but it’s one they carry out in many different ways. If you’ve ever encountered a sick…
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Hope Grows in Camden: How Gardens are Changing Neighborhoods and Lives
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After overcoming a stage-4 cancer diagnosis several years ago, Jacqueline Maria Santiago-Vicente got a second chance at life. Ever since then, she’s been working to do the same for her…
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Rancocas Woods – A ‘Small but Mighty’ Farmers Market
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The Farmers Market at Rancocas Woods is now in its fourth official year of operation at the picturesque shopping village in Mt. Laurel, and it continues to expand in its…