"A Harvest of Opportunities in the Heart of the Northeast"
Location of Vineland inCumberland County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cumberland County inNew Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Vineland was formed on July 1, 1952, through the merger ofLandis Township andVineland Borough, based on the results of areferendum held on February 5, 1952.[3][27][28] Festivities on July 1, 1952, when the merger took effect, included a parade and speeches from such notables as SenatorEstes Kefauver.[29] The name is derived from the plans of its founder to use the land to grow grapes.[30][31]
Charles K. Landis purchased 30,000 acres (47 sq mi) of land in 1861 and another 23,000 acres (36 sq mi) in 1874, nearMillville, and along theWest Jersey railroad line with service betweenCamden andCape May, to create his own alcohol-free utopian society based on agriculture and progressive thinking. The first houses were built in 1862, and train service was established to Philadelphia andNew York City, with the population reaching 5,500 by 1865 and 11,000 by 1875.[34][35]
Vineland was an earlytemperance town, where the sale of alcohol was prohibited. Landis required that buyers of land in Vineland build a house on the purchased property within a year of acquisition, that2+1⁄2 acres (10,000 m2) of the often heavily wooded land be cleared and farmed each year, and that adequate space be placed between houses and roads to allow for planting of flowers and shade trees along the routes through town. Landis Avenue was constructed as a 100-foot (30 m) wide and about 1-mile (2 km) long road running east–west through the center of the community, with other, narrower roads connecting at right angles to each other.[36]
After determining that the Vineland soil was well-suited for growing grapes (hence the name), Landis started advertising to attractItalian grape growers to Vineland, offering 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land that had to be cleared and used to grow grapes.Thomas Bramwell Welch foundedWelch's Grape Juice, and purchased the locally grown grapes to make "unfermented wine" (i.e. grape juice).[36] The sandy ground also attracted the glass-making industry and was home to theProgresso soup company. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, most of the city was involved in thepoultry industry, which led to the city being dubbed "The Egg Basket of America."[37]
Vineland Poultry Laboratories was started by Arthur Goldhaft. Goldhaft is credited with putting "a chicken in every pot" after developing thefowl poxchickenvaccine that saved millions of chickens from death. Goldhaft's work at Vineland Poultry Laboratories in Vineland helped protect the world's chicken supply from the fowl pox disease. Operations at the facility were closed by Lohmann Animal Health in 2007.[38]
Bird's-eye view in 1885
Vineland had New Jersey's first school for theintellectually disabled, the Vineland Developmental Center, which now has an east and west campus. These institutions housed mentally handicapped women in fully staffed cottages.Henry H. Goddard, an American psychologist, coined the term "Moron" while directing the Research Laboratory at theTraining School for Backward and Feeble-minded Children in Vineland. This facility was so sufficiently well known that oneAmerican Prison Association pamphlet in 1955 heralded Vineland as "famous for its contributions to our knowledge of the feebleminded".[39]
Vineland celebrated its 150th birthday in 2011. Mayor Robert Romano initially ordered a custom cake fromBuddy Valastro ofCarlo's Bake Shop inHoboken; the business is featured in theTLCreality television seriesCake Boss. After outcry from local business owners, the order was canceled and five Vineland bakeries donated elaborate cakes for the event as well as over 1,000 servings of cake for the celebration.[40]
Since the 1970s, the city has had an annualdandelion festival. Brought to the area by early Italian immigrants, the plant is grown as a crop by farms in Vineland.[41]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 68.99 square miles (178.68 km2), including 68.39 square miles (177.14 km2) of land and 0.60 square miles (1.54 km2) of water (0.86%).[1][2] Of all the municipalities in New Jersey to hold the type ofCity, Vineland is the largest in total area. (Hamilton Township inAtlantic County is the largest municipality in New Jersey in terms of land area.Galloway Township, also in Atlantic County, is the largest municipality in total area, including open water within its borders.)[43]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Clayville, Hances Bridge, Leamings Mill, Menantico, North Vineland, Parvins Branch, South Vineland, Willow Grove and Pleasantville.[44] That last community (adjacent to Newfield Boro) is not to be confused with the City of Pleasantville in Atlantic County.
As of the 2020 United States census, Vineland had a population of 60,780, representing a slight increase of 56 (+0.1 %) from the 60,724 recorded in the 2010 census.[59] The population density was approximately 887.5 persons per square mile.[60] In terms of racial and ethnic composition: about 38.9 % of the population identified as White, 12.2 % as Black or African American, 2.1 % as Asian, 0.7 % as Native American / other races, and 2.8 % as two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised approximately 43.3 % of the total population.[61] The age distribution was: 0–17 years: 14,206; 18–64 years: 35,955; 65 years and older: 10,619.[62]
According to the 2023 American Community Survey (or other recent estimate sources), the estimated population was 60,692.[63] The median age was about 38.8 years.[64] The median household income was approximately US\$65,854 and the estimated poverty rate was about 13.9 %.[65] Approximately 12.5 % of the population were foreign-born.[66]
According to recent estimates, there were 21,945 households with an average of 2.7 persons per household.[67] The median value of owner-occupied housing units was approximately US\$218,200.[68]
About 80.7 % of residents aged 25 years and older had at least a high school diploma and approximately 23.4 % had a bachelor’s degree or higher.[69] For workers living in Vineland the average commute time was about 24 minutes.[70]
Some estimates are from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year averages and thus are subject to sampling error; comparisons with 100 % data from the 2020 decennial census should be made with caution.
Portions of the city are part of a jointUrban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) withMillville, one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Millville was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program.[71] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125%sales tax rate (half of the6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[72] Established in October 1988, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023.[73]
The main street in Vineland is Landis Avenue. The traditional downtown area is located several blocks east and west of the intersection of Landis Avenue and the Boulevard. The Boulevard is a pair of roads that flank the main north–south railroad, which connected Vineland withCape May to the south andCamden/Philadelphia to the north. After many years of decline, there has been much recent activity to restore the vitality of "The Avenue" and the center city area. New construction includes a new transportation center, courthouse, post office, elementary school / community center and sidewalk upgrades. In 2005, Vineland was designated a Main Street Community and, through the work of this group, money has been earmarked to continue this improvement through property and facade improvements, business retention and marketing.[74]
The City of Vineland is governed within theFaulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under theMayor-Council (Plan A), implemented based on the recommendations of aCharter Study Commission as of July 1, 1952, months after the city's formation.[75] The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[76] The governing body is a mayor, serving as the city's chief executive, and a five-member city council, serving as the city'slegislature. The mayor and council are electedat-large to serve concurrent four-year terms of office innon-partisan elections held in leap years as part of the November general election.[8][77][78][79] An ordinance passed by the council in 2011 shifted elections from May to November, effectively extending the term of those members serving at the time by six months.[80]
As of 2025[update], themayor of Vineland is Anthony Fanucci who is in his third term, which ends December 31, 2028.[4] Members of the Vineland city council are Council President Paul Spinelli, Council Vice President Cruz Gomez, Elizabeth Arthur, Scott English and Albert Vargas, all serving concurrent terms of office ending December31, 2028.[77][81][82][83]
In November 2019, the city council appointed Elizabeth Arthur to fill the seat vacated by Angela Calakos following her resignation after announcing that she was moving out of the city. Arthur served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term office.[84]
In January 2013, Ruben Bermudez took office as the city's first Hispanic mayor.[85]
Cumberland County is governed by aBoard of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at large by the citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. Annually, the seven board members select a Director and Deputy Director for one-year terms.[93] As of 2025[update], members of the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners (with party affiliation, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are:
As of March 2011, there were a total of 37,583 registered voters in Vineland, of which 10,388 (27.6%) were registered asDemocrats, 6,109 (16.3%) were registered asRepublicans and 21,059 (56.0%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were 27 voters registered to other parties.[112]
United States Gubernatorial election results for Vineland[113]
In the2012 presidential election, DemocratBarack Obama received 64.9% of the vote (15,299 cast), ahead of RepublicanMitt Romney with 34.2% (8,074 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (218 votes), among the 23,880 ballots cast by the city's 39,605 registered voters (289 ballots werespoiled), for a turnout of 60.3%.[114][115] In the2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 62.6% of the vote (15,743 cast), ahead of RepublicanJohn McCain, who received 35.2% (8,862 votes), with 25,144 ballots cast among the city's 39,098 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.3%.[116] In the2004 presidential election, DemocratJohn Kerry received 53.8% of the vote (12,506 ballots cast), outpolling RepublicanGeorge W. Bush, who received around 43.6% (10,131 votes), with 23,253 ballots cast among the city's 35,943 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 64.7.[117]
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 55.5% of the vote (7,171 cast), ahead of DemocratBarbara Buono with 42.8% (5,527 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (221 votes), among the 13,243 ballots cast by the city's 37,789 registered voters (324 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 35.0%.[124][125] In the2009 gubernatorial election, DemocratJon Corzine received 52.2% of the vote (7,457 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 40.1% (5,725 votes) and IndependentChris Daggett with 4.8% (681 votes), with 14,289 ballots cast among the city's 37,092 registered voters, yielding a 38.5% turnout.[126]
United States Senate election results for Vineland1[127]
TheVineland Public Schools serves students in public school forpre-kindergarten throughtwelfth grade.[129] The district is one of 31 formerAbbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by theNew Jersey Supreme Court inAbbott v. Burke[130] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of theNew Jersey Schools Development Authority.[131][132] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 10,266 students and 731.9 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 14.0:1.[133] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from theNational Center for Education Statistics[134]) are Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Preschool Center / IMPACT[135] (with 215 students; in grade Pre-K), Dane Barse Elementary School[136] (264; K–5), Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School[137] (474; K–5), Marie Durand School[138] (496; K–5), Edward Johnstone School[139] (183; 5–8), Dr. William Mennies Elementary School[140] (596; K–5), Pauline J. Petway Elementary School[141] (504; K–5), Anthony Rossi Elementary School[142] (637; K–5), Gloria M. Sabater Elementary School[143] (784; K–5), Dr. John H. Winslow Elementary School[144] (462; K–5), Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School[145] (682; 6–8), Veterans Memorial Middle School[146] (818; 6–8), Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School[147] (783; 6–8), Cunningham Academy for students with "personal or academic challenges that prevent them from reaching their full potential"[148] (NA; 7–12) andVineland High School[149] (2,589; 9–12).[150][151]
Students are also eligible to attendCumberland County Technical Education Center in Millville (with a Vineland post office address), serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.[152] The school relocated starting in the 2016–17 school year to a 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) campus in Vineland constructed at a cost of $70 million and located next toCumberland County College. The school initiated a new full-time high school program that included 240 students who will be part of the initial graduating class of 2020.[153]
Cumberland Christian School is a privatecoeducationalday school located in Vineland, serving students inpre-kindergarten throughtwelfth grade. The school, founded in 1946 as Vineland Christian School, has a total enrollment of over 1,000 students.[154][155]
The city is home to two Catholic elementary schools, Bishop Schad Regional School (combining St. Francis and Sacred Heart Schools)[156] and St. Mary Regional School.[157] Both schools operate under the supervision of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[158] Bishop Schad formed in 2007 from the merger of Sacred Heart Regional School (Sacred Heart/St. Isidore) and St. Francis of Assisi, using the Sacred Heart site.[159]Sacred Heart High School served grades 9–12 from 1927 until its closure by the Camden Diocese in June 2013 due to declining enrollment.[160]St. Joseph High School inHammonton was the closest Catholic high school.[161] However that school closed in 2020.[162]
The Ellison School was a private,nonsectariancoeducationalPre-K–8day school located on South Spring Road in Vineland. The school was founded in 1959 as a grade 1–3 school,[163] and moved to its Vineland site in 1968.[164] By 2016, enrollment had dropped to the point where closure was considered. By late 2019 the school had 11 instructors, three assistants to the instructors, and 76 students.[163] Ellison closed in December 2019. 25 of the students moved to the Pre-K–8 Christian school Edgarton Christian Academy, then inNewfield, which planned to move toBuena.[165]
The Delsea Drive-In, located onRoute 47 (Delsea Drive) north ofCounty Route 552, was for years the only remainingdrive-in theater in the state of New Jersey, the state in which they were first created in 1932 in Camden.[170][171][172] Today New Jersey is home to one drive-in theatre,the Delsea Drive-In Theatre.
ThePalace of Depression was built by the mustachioed eccentric George Daynor, a former Alaska gold miner who lost his fortune in theWall Street Crash of 1929; the house was known as "The Strangest House in the World" or the "Home of Junk", and was built as a testament of willpower against the effects of theGreat Depression.[173] As of March 2018,[update] a full restoration, undertaken by The Palace of Depression Restoration Association, is ongoing.[174]
The Landis MarketPlace opened in 2011 as a two-level indoorpublic market[175] and would go on to include several vendors on the upper level. In July 2015, the Amish vendors on the lower level departed and the market was purchased by the city the following month.[176] As of 2016,[update] Spataro's Pizza was the sole remaining tenant.[177]
In 2009, as much as $25 million in grants from theEconomic Stimulus Act of 2008 were allocated to help with the cleanup of the Vineland Chemical Company site. The company's owners had paid $3 million towards the cleanup of soil and water at the site polluted with arsenic and other toxic materials, though theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency has spent more than $120 million to remediate theSuperfund site.[179]
Clear Communications owns two locally licensed radio stations;WVLT (92.1) andWMIZ (1270), withWPOV-LP (107.7) owned by the local branch ofCalvary Chapel. Vineland is also the city of license forWUVP-DT (channel 65), Philadelphia'sUnivision station, which has studios inFranklin Township and their news operation and transmitter based in Philadelphia proper.
As of May 2010[update], the city had a total of 335.15 miles (539.37 km) of roadways, of which 234.73 miles (377.76 km) were maintained by the municipality, 80.54 miles (129.62 km) by Cumberland County and 19.88 miles (31.99 km) by theNew Jersey Department of Transportation and 2.79 miles (4.49 km) by theNew Jersey Turnpike Authority.[180]
Route 47 (Delsea Drive) runs almost 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-south in the western quarter of the city, connectingMillville in the south toFranklin Township inGloucester County at the city's northern tip.[181]Route 55 enters the city from Millville for 1.4 miles (2.3 km), heads back into Millville and re-enters Vineland, running along the western border for 8.8 miles (14.2 km) and heads north intoPittsgrove Township inSalem County.[182]Route 56 (Landis Avenue) heads across the city from Pittsgrove Township to its eastern terminus at Route 47.[183]
The Cumberland Cape AtlanticYMCA is in Vineland.[191] The corporate name was changed from Vineland YMCA, as the board of directors decided to expand the organization's service area to includeAtlantic andCape May counties.[192][193] There was a previous YMCA building inMillville that stopped operations in August 1990.[194] In late 1997, Millville Housing Authority purchased the building, which opened as the Holly City Development Corp. Family Center in 2001.[195]
Nicholas Asselta (born 1951), member of theNew Jersey Senate, who served on the Vineland Board of Education (1993–1996), Vineland Planning Board (1992–1993) and Vineland Environmental Commission (1992–1993)[198]
Henry H. Goddard (1866–1957), psychologist andeugenicist and author ofThe Kallikak Family, who headed the Vineland Training School for Feeble-Minded Girls and Boys, where he introduced the term "moron" to describe a mild form of mental retardation[215]
Miles Lerman (1920–2008), Holocaust survivor who fought as a Jewish resistance fighter during World War II in Nazi occupied Poland and helped to plan and create theUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.[221]
Walter H. Seward (1896–2008), supercentenarian who was, at the time of his death aged 111, the third-oldest verified man living in the United States[239]
Walter L. Shaw (1916–1996), telecommunications engineer and inventor who ended up supplying theMafia with black boxes capable of making free and untraceable telephone calls[240]
Mary Treat (1830–1923), naturalist/botanist and correspondent with Charles Darwin, who was the author ofInjurious Insects of the Farm and Field (1882)[246]
Gina Thompson (born 1973), R&B singer whose song "The Things That You Do" peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and number 12 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Chart[247]
Mike Trout (born 1991), Major League Baseball outfielder was born in Vineland[248]
^Jacobs, Frank."293 - Come Visit New Jersey... You'll Never Leave", Bigthink.com. Accessed June 26, 2017. "Here Vineland – famous for its contributions to our knowledge of the feebleminded. Another arrow elucidates: Here the Vineland Training School and Vineland State School."
^Roncace, Kelly."Dandelions for dinner? Vineland to host 40th annual event", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, April 3, 2013, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2020. "For the past 40 years, Vineland has celebrated the dandelion — yes, that little yellow flower most people yank out of the flower bed and toss aside — with a festive dinner party.... 'Vineland is famous for dandelions because it was a huge crop here, planted by Italian immigrants who established homes here,' Hunter said. 'We still have several local farms here who grow dandelions.'"
^Barnett, Bob.Population Data for Cumberland County Municipalities, 1810 - 2010, WestJersey.org. January 6, 2011. Accessed May 30, 2024. Totals for 1880-1900 represent combined population of Landis township (3,486 in 1880, 3,855 in 1890 and 4,721 in 1900) and Vineland borough (2,519 in 1880, 3,822 in 1890 and 4,370 in 1900).
^Raum, John O.The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 270, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed November 10, 2013. "Landis was created a township in 1864, from the township of Millville. Its population in 1870 was 7,079. The thriving town of Vineland is in this township. It is a place of considerable note having increased greater in population than any other city in the state."
^Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers,New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, May 2009. Accessed October 28, 2019. "The Urban Enterprise Zone Program (UEZ) was enacted in 1983. It authorized the designation of ten zones by the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority: Camden, Newark, Bridgeton, Trenton, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Kearny, Orange and Millville/Vineland (joint zone)."
^The Main Street ApproachArchived June 13, 2011, at theWayback Machine, Main Street, Vineland. Accessed August 27, 2011. "In 2005, Vineland was designated a Main Street Community. This designation is part of a state and national revitalization program that is intended to help businesses make the most of their location, whether it is on Landis Avenue or elsewhere in the Main Street District."
^Barlas, Thomas."Vineland may switch elections from May to November",The Press of Atlantic City, April 6, 2011. Accessed July 26, 2012. "Vineland - Local residents likely will elect a mayor and City Council candidates in November starting next year. City Council will introduce an ordinance when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday that would move the municipality's non-partisan election from May to November."
^Leonard, Nicole."Vineland City Council swears in new member to fill vacant seat",The Press of Atlantic City, November 14, 2018. Accessed November 3, 2019. "City Council swore in a new member Tuesday to fill an open seat left by former Councilwoman Angela Calakos. Elizabeth Arthur, who has previously served as both an appointed and elected member of the Vineland Board of Education, was approved for the position by council vote and will serve until the next general election in November 2019. If elected, she would complete the term through 2020."
^abBoard of County Commissioners, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023. "By law, Cumberland County is allowed 7 County Commissioners, who serve staggered, overlapping three-year terms. Two are elected in two successive years, three in the third year, elected from the county at-large, for three-year, overlapping terms. A Director of the Board is selected by their colleagues for a one-year term. Each County Commissioner is charged with responsibility for one or more of the county's seven departments."
^Vineland Board of Education Bylaws: 0110 - Identification, Vineland Public Schools. Accessed February 3, 2020. Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Vineland School District. Composition: The Vineland School District comprises all the area within the municipal boundaries of Vineland."
^What We Do: History,New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in theAbbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
^Woods, Don E."Tour Cumberland County tech school's new $70M campus",NJ.com, August 16, 2016. Accessed October 15, 2017. "Vineland -- Seventeen months and approximately $70 million went into the construction of Cumberland County Technical Education Center's new, state-of-the-art campus in time for the incoming class of 2020. Starting this year, CCTEC will be a four-year, full-time high school and its inaugural class -- 241 students -- will be entering the hallways on Sept. 12. The Cumberland County Improvement Authority handled the construction of the 200,000-square-foot school."
^"Cumberland Christian celebrates 70-year history",The Daily Journal, April 13, 2016. Accessed August 14, 2024. "In 1946, a group of parents decided to form Vineland Christian School. Shortly thereafter, a constitution was written, a board of directors was elected and the school was incorporated. Opening day was in September 1946, with one teacher and 17 students."
^History, Cumberland Christian School. Accessed August 14, 2024.
^Home Page, Bishop Schad Regional School. Accessed October 20, 2016.
^About Us, Bishop Schad Regional School. Accessed February 21, 2023.
^Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023.
^Woods, Don E."Sacred Heart students in Vineland mourn the closing of their Catholic high school",NJ.com, April 12, 2013. Accessed October 20, 2016. "The Board of Limited Jurisdiction, the governing body of the school, which opened in 1927, broke the word to students and staff on Thursday night that the Diocese of Camden had decided to close Sacred Heart citing declining enrollment."
^Home Page, Vineland Public Library. Accessed August 14, 2024.
^Home Page, Delsea Drive-In. Accessed August 14, 2024. "The Delsea Drive-In was built in 1949, closed in 1987, and reopened in 2004. Located in Vineland, New Jersey, it is New Jersey's only drive-in movie theatre."
^Genovese, Peter."Vineland drive-in movie theater a ticket to the past",The Star-Ledger, August 31, 2011. Accessed July 26, 2012. "When the Route 35 Drive-In in Hazlet closed in 1991, New Jersey, the birthplace of the drive-in, was left without a drive-in theater. It stayed that way until 2004, when DeLeonardis purchased and re-opened the Delsea Drive-in, which had closed in 1987."
^Howard, Jen."The Delsea Drive-in keeps a vintage summer tradition alive",WHYY newsworks, July 15, 2011. Accessed August 27, 2011. "Delonardis feels his drive-in must be the best, partly because it's the only one in New Jersey--the birthplace of the drive-in. In 1933, the first one opened on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken."
^Broder, John M."Without Superfund Tax, Stimulus Aids Cleanups",The New York Times, April 25, 2009. Accessed August 27, 2011. "Vineland's former owners, now deceased, paid $3 million toward a cleanup that began a decade ago and has already cost more than $120 million. The site will get $10 million to $25 million in stimulus money to speed a continuing project to purge arsenic and other chemicals from soil and water on the site's 54 acres."
^"Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA installs new board officers".The Daily Journal. February 28, 2018. RetrievedApril 24, 2021.Kathy Farinaccio, second vice president/secretary, commented, "The YMCA's value is priceless for providing families in Cumberland, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties a healthy, active, and vibrant environment."
^"Home". Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA. October 19, 2001. Archived fromthe original on October 19, 2001. RetrievedApril 26, 2021.The Board of Directors of the YMCA [...]
^"Home". Holly City Development Corp. September 25, 2001. Archived fromthe original on September 25, 2001. RetrievedApril 26, 2021.
^Schurman, Mike; and Gonzales, Patrisia."The Downfall Of A Drug Kingdom In A.C.",The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 1989. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Like an imperial highness, Hakeem Abdul Shaheed was prone to wearing a St. Edward's crown, a bejeweled, gold crown around a red cushion that is a symbol of the British monarchy. And from his ranch home in Vineland, Shaheed, a.k.a. Robert 'Midget' Molley, ruled quite a kingdom - a drug kingdom that law enforcement authorities say spanned the clapboard housing neighborhoods of Mays Landing to the crumbling Atlantic City housing projects."
^Garraty, John Arthur; and Carnes, Mark Christopher."Austin, Johnny", p. 762,American National Biography.Oxford University Press, 1999.ISBN9780195127805. Accessed November 10, 2013. "Austin, Johnny (23 Dec. 1910-14 Feb. 1983), musician, was born John A. Augustine in Vineland, New Jersey, the son of Samuel Augustine and Henrietta Labriola, occupations unknown."
^Adm. Beakley Dies; Led Pacific Fleet",The New York Times, January 18, 1975. Accessed April 26, 2020. "He was born in Vineland N. J. At the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1924, he starred on the lacrosse and soccer teams."
^Jackson, Vincent."Vineland's Obie Bermudez A Winner At Latin Grammys",The Press of Atlantic City, November 5, 2005. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Latin pop singer Obie Bermudez, a 1995 Vineland High School graduate, won his first Latin Grammy Award Thursday in the category of Best Male Pop Album, beating out Marc Anthony and three other vocalists."
^Thomas, Elmer."JCSU Educator Brayboy Dies",The Charlotte Observer, September 2, 1976. Accessed July 30, 2024, viaNewspapers.com. "A native of Vineland, N.J., he graduated from Smith in 1943 with a triple major in chemistry, physical education and mathematics."
^Staff."Tribute to Judge Stanley S. Brotman",Seton Hall Law Review, 1990-1991. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Born in Vineland, New Jersey on July 27, 1974, Judge Brotman first answered his country's call to service during the Second World War."
^Martin, Douglas."Robert Butler, Aging Expert, Is Dead at 83",The New York Times, July 7, 2010. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Dr. Butler's mission emerged from his childhood, he wrote in his book. His parents had scarcely named him Robert Neil Butler before splitting up 11 months after his birth on Jan. 21, 1927, in Manhattan. He went to live with his maternal grandparents on a chicken farm in Vineland, N.J."
^Staff."Rev. Thomas Chisholm, 93, Dies; Wrote 1,200 Protestant Hymns",The New York Times, March 2, 1960. Accessed August 8, 2012. "Ocean Grove, N.J., March 1-The Rev. Thomas O. Chisholm, author of 1,200 Protestant hymns and devotional verse, died tonight at the Methodist Home here.... In 1916, Mr. Chisholm moved to Vineland, where he went into the insurance business."
^McGurk, Tom."Jamil Demby works out for two NFL teams in Vineland",The Daily Journal, April 4, 2018. Accessed May 27, 2018. "The National Football League came to Vineland on Wednesday. Later this month, a city native son hopes to go to the NFL. Jamil Demby, a star offensive lineman at Vineland High School and the University of Maine, worked out for coaches and scouts from the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers at the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex."
^Coppola, Anthony."Vineland's Darren Ford joins MLB's San Francisco Giants"Archived February 4, 2013, atarchive.today,The Daily Journal, September 2, 2010. Accessed August 15, 2011. "Darren Ford received some Giant news late Tuesday evening. The 2004 Vineland High School graduate was promoted to the Major League Baseball club in San Francisco, ending his current stint with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels."
^Ted Ford,Baseball Almanac. Accessed October 25, 2018. "Ted Ford was born on Friday, February 7, 1947, in Vineland, New Jersey."
^DiStefano, Joseph N."The Long and Shorti of It"Archived September 19, 2015, at theWayback Machine,SJU Magazine, Summer 2012. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Wawa President Chris Gheysens '05 (M.B.A.) wakes up and smells the coffee every day, whether he's rallying management and store associates, sifting new-product sales and cost analytics, or pairing breakfast with a fresh-brewed cup.... Gheysens, a native of Vineland, N.J., whose father ran a chain of car washes, was taught compatible ideals in his own Catholic schooling — he graduated from St. Augustine Prep and Villanova University."
^Staff."Veneerable Institutions Help Define Vineland",The Daily Journal, May 23, 2006. Accessed November 10, 2013. ""he building housed the famous Dr. Henry H. Goddard, a highly esteemed psychologist and one of the original directors. He was the first American academic to translate the Binet IQ test from French into English in the early 1900s."
^Friedman, Josh."Vineland grad named Indianapolis Colts' receivers coach",The Daily Journal, February 9, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2018. "Toward the end of their conversation, Chudzinski asked Hull, a 1984 Vineland High School graduate, if he’d have any interest in Indy’s vacant wide receivers coaching job."
^Schierenback, Jack."Lost and Found; The Incredible Life and Times of (Miss) Layle Lane",American Educator, Vol 24, No 4, Winter 2000-2001. Accessed October 25, 2018. "What we do know is that a few years later Rev. Lane picked up the family and moved to Vineland, N.J. At Vineland High School, 13-year-old Layle had her first taste of integration. A good student, she was the school's first black graduate."
^Biese, Alex."RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13: Olivia Lux goes from NJ to VH1",Asbury Park Press, December 13, 2020, viaNewspapers.com. "Olivia Lux is going from Asbury Park to the Werk Room. The current reigning Miss Paradise at the Asbury Park hotspot Paradise, Lux was among the queens announced as part of the cast for Season 13 of VH1 sensationRuPaul's Drag Race on Wednesday afternoon. Lux, 26, hails from the Vineland and Buena Vista Township area of Atlantic County and is currently based in Brooklyn."
^Brandt, Mickey."Vineland’s Pacheco To Enter 2022 NFL Draft",SNJ Today, December 7, 2021. Accessed May 4, 2022. "Vineland High School 2018 graduate Isiah Pacheco, a star Rutgers University football running back, earned All Big Ten honorable mention in both the coaches’ and media vote released last week by the conference office."
^Pray, Rusty."Bishop James L. Schad, leader in Camden Diocese",The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 2002. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Bishop Schad, who grew up in Vineland, N.J., and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in the town in 1935, 'wanted to be a priest forever,' said his brother Louis."
^Staff."IRL: Jeret Schroeder Lands Tri Star Ride", Motrosport.com, December 6, 1999. Accessed June 26, 2017. "Larry Curry, Tony Stewart, Andy Card and Rick Ehrgott of Tri Star Motorsports announced today that they have signed Jeret Schroeder of Vineland, N.J., to drive one of their Dallara Auroras in Indy Racing League (IRL) events in 2000, including the Indianapolis 500."
^Mueller, Mark."Rutgers' oldest alumnus Walter Seward dies at 111",The Star-Ledger, September 15, 2008. Accessed November 10, 2013. "A native of Toledo, Ohio, Seward moved to New Jersey with his parents more than 90 years ago, settling in the southern New Jersey community of Vineland."
^Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1944, p. 265. Accessed December 16, 2022. "George H. Stanger (Rep., Vineland) Senator Stanger was born in Glassboro, N.J., September 25, 1902. He was educated at Bridgeton High School and Lafayette College."
^Marc Stern, The Los Angeles Coalition. Accessed October 18, 2015. "A native of Vineland, New Jersey, Mr. Stern holds degrees from Dickinson College, Columbia University Graduate School of Public Law and Government and Columbia University School of Law."
^Furman, Harrison."Senator Michael Testa to speak as part of new JCRC series",Jewish Community Voice, February 12, 2020. Accessed June 30, 2024. "Born and raised in Vineland, the grandson of Holocaust survivors, Senator Testa understands firsthand many of the issues, particularly anti- Semitism, civil and human rights, immigration, and security, that are important to Jews in New Jersey and across the United States."
^Procida, Lee."Vineland's Mary Treat helped Charles Darwin publish his work",The Press of Atlantic City, March 23, 2012. Accessed June 4, 2018. "When Charles Darwin needed help finishing his 20th book, the legendary English evolutionist turned to an amateur woman naturalist from Vineland named Mary Treat.... Treat was born in upstate New York in 1830, then married and moved to Vineland in 1868, only a few years after Charles Landis established the town."
^Richard Veenfliet, askART. Accessed October 25, 2018. "d. 20 August 1922- Kearny Soldiers' Home, Vineland, N.J."
^Van Embden, Edward."Umpire makes Vineland fame wall",The Press of Atlantic City, June 1, 2009. Accessed November 10, 2013. "Behind that moment in history, and several others, was Vineland native Vic Voltaggio.... Voltaggio, 68, is being inducted into the Vineland Hall of Fame tonight at Vineland High School's all-sports banquet at Merighi's Savoy Inn in East Vineland."
^Coppola, Anthony V."Vineland native to compete in Winter Olympics",The Daily Journal, February 5, 2018. Accessed February 21, 2018. "Anthony Watson was content knowing he'd miss the Philadelphia Eagles play in Super Bowl LII. After all, Watson, a Vineland native and 2008 Cumberland Christian graduate, had a decent excuse for missing the big game on Sunday.... Watson, 28, is set to represent Jamaica in the Winter Olympics as the country's first-ever skeleton competitor."
^BiographyArchived May 5, 2016, at theWayback Machine, Mona Sue Weissmark. Accessed November 10, 2013. "Mona Sue Weissmark was born in Vineland, New Jersey."
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