While summer at the shore is always synonymous with the Garden State New Jersey is also a great place to retire we know much of the Jersey Shore is a seasonal and yeah many 'snowbirds' leave the Garden State for warmer places to retire—but the truth is there are some amazing spots right here in South Jersey to finish out your golden years Recently, another Southern New Jersey location, Mays Landing, was named as the best place to retire in the state by a different publication using these five criteria what criteria should we consider when discussing the best places to retire in the Northeast Travel + Leisure published its list of the 10 best places to retire in the Northeast for 2025 with the rankings based on Lower Taxes and Affordable Housing in the area The main factors that were considered were the cost of living for two adults According to Travel + Leisure and their yearly rankings for the ‘10 Best Places to Retire in the Northeast,’ their pick for the #8 spot is Vineland — praised for its "culturally diverse community filled with wonderful and a cost of living well below the state average" One thing I can vouch for is that Vineland has a great new spot for pizza! Pizzeria 203 just opened at 907 N Main Road in Vineland with a New Haven style of pizza A post shared by Pizzeria 203 (@pizzeria_203) Nearby Parvin State Park has lakes for boating and fishing parks and recreational areas offer golf courses Rowan College provides continuing-education opportunities as well as a performing-arts center New Jersey taxes withdrawals from pre-tax accounts Looking for a retirement home in Vineland Vineland has a high school with plenty of events to give you a sense of community pride It is also the most populous town in the county which gives people plenty of opportunities to meet others Would you have picked a different place to retire in South Jersey? Would you retire in Vineland Keep scrolling to see a different ranking of the best places to retire in the state—and of course Feel free to join the conversation by messaging us on the app Travel + Leisure named a South Jersey town one of the best places to retire in the Northeast for 2025 Read More Recently, another Southern New Jersey location, Mays Landing, was named as the best place to retire in the state by a different publication using these five criteria Travel + Leisure published its list of the 10 best places to retire in the Northeast for 2025 According to Travel + Leisure and their yearly rankings for the ‘10 Best Places to Retire in the Northeast,’ their pick for the #8 spot is Vineland — praised for its "culturally diverse community filled with wonderful One thing I can vouch for is that Vineland has a great new spot for pizza! Pizzeria 203 just opened at 907 N Main Road in Vineland with a New Haven style of pizza A post shared by Pizzeria 203 (@pizzeria_203) Looking for a retirement home in Vineland Vineland outdoor activities (A)\n- Top places to live: Princeton Junction (A+) Two Vineland residents are accused of killing a man who had gone to their home in response to an alleged assault on his daughter and a 17-year-old juvenile identified as "J.H." allegedly beat Louis “Gus” Serbeck during an Easter Day confrontation along Leamings Mill Road the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said The prosecutor's office didn't note any relationship between the two suspects Manhunt: Suspect sought for alleged sexual assault in Pine Hill and his daughter had gone to the home to speak with Hannah about an alleged assault on the girl by the juvenile one day earlier according to an account from the prosecutor’s office Serbeck's daughter said her father and Hannah were longtime friends She said her father "wanted to talk to [Hannah] and alleviate the incident from the day prior.” described as "extremely aggressive," came to the home's front door and punched Serbeck in the face the juvenile allegedly picked up a bat and used it to break a window on Serbeck's vehicle The statement alleges Serbeck tried to stop the juvenile and the youth then used the metal bat against him The prosecutor's office alleges the youth repeatedly struck Serbeck's head with the bat and that Hannah hit his head with a metal flashlight The juvenile also allegedly hit Serbeck’s daughter during the incident which was recorded in part with a cellphone The parties eventually separated and Serbeck while attempting to leave with his daughter collapsed to the ground next to his vehicle Serbeck was taken to a local hospital to be flown to a trauma center “laid down his life to do what he does best He loved fishing and hunting and was “an efficient carpenter and roofer," it said Hannah and the juvenile are charged with homicide and weapons offenses The juvenile was also charged with aggravated assault Anyone with information is asked to call Vineland Police Det (This story was updated to add information and to correct an error.) Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal The Millville High School boys track and field team captured the Cumberland County Championships title Friday at Cumberland Regional High School Vineland won the girls title with 118 team points Vineland's Beatrice Sotomayer won the girls 100-meter dash in 12.3 seconds Teammate Olivia Masucci won the 1,600 run (5:44.48) and 3,200 run (13:20.73) Vineland's Ashlynn Newton won the 400 dash (59.27) Skylar Brooks won the discus (102-5) and Brittney Herbert won the triple jump (32-6) for the Fighting Clan Millville's Arjun Patel won the boys 1,600 run (4:44.75) and 800 run (2:03.97) The Thunderbolts' Asaias Johnson won the 400 dash (49.76) and teammate Morian Ruiz won the boys 400 hurdles (1:01.41) and teammate Jaiden Church won the 100 dash (10.96) Alton Curtis III won the 110 hurdles (14.63) Judah Jones won the 200 dash (22.46) and Calvin Cogdill won the pole vault (11-6 inches) for the Thunderbolts Bridgeton's Zamir Chance won the boys long jump (20-6) and the triple jump (44-7) Bridgeton's Amirah Murphy won the 400 hurdles (1:06.76) Millville's Nina Watts won the 100 hurdles (15.35) and teammate Jaylen Rhett won the high jump (5-0) Shila Austin won the javelin (107-6) and Aniya McNeil won the shot put (34-3.25) for the Thunderbolts Bridgeton's Kevin Gonzalez won the 3,200 run (10:38.61) Cumberland's Thomas Armstead won the high jump (6-4) and teammate Richard Pierce won the javelin (161-8) The Colts' Lionelray Rodgriguez won the shot put (47-10.5) PMulranen@pressofac.com Email notifications are only sent once a day Sign up for a digital subscription to The Press of Atlantic City now and take advantage of a great offer Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account golf and a Florida housing community may come to mind Well, according to Travel + Leisure magazine's latest Destination: Retirement installation Vineland ranks among the top 50 places in the U.S More: The best cheesesteak in South Jersey has been crowned by you, the voters Vineland is located in Cumberland County and home to more than 60,000 people and approximately 4,000 businesses, according to the city's website. "Vineland is a culturally diverse community filled with wonderful and a cost of living well below the state average," the city's website boasts Travel + Leisure lists the county's median home value at $205,600 It also noted that the city was ranked within the top 10 most affordable small cities in the country by the National Association of Home Builders Mayor Anthony Fanucci said the ranking was "certainly an honor," especially coming from a "credible entity" in the industry such as Travel + Leisure Fanucci said his administration has worked hard to "turn things around" in the city revitalizing a lot of the infrastructure that's enjoyed today to create an "open the city is "such a unique community," especially because of the versatility of city Vineland could appeal to nature lovers, as the city advertises 18 parks and recreational areas including freshwater bass fishing at the South Vineland Park woodland and open fields at the Willow Oak Natural Area campgrounds and wooded trails at Parvin State Park also known as "The Ave," may be the place to go providing a 1-mile stretch of retail stores Entertainment lovers can also check out live music and plays at the Guaracini Center or Landis Theater Vineland hosts a variety of community events throughout the year food truck and cultural festivals and more Fanucci said his favorite thing to do in Vineland is take advantage of local produce stands Here are the top 10 places to retire in the Northeast, as they appear on Travel + Leisure: According to the magazine, its ranking methodology was based on factors such as cost of living health care access and proximity to airports The cities on the list were selected from a listing of counties compiled by Investopedia with these considerations Editors also considered various population densities Kaitlyn McCormick writes about trending issues and community news across South Jersey for the Courier-Post The Daily Journal and the Burlington County Times And subscribe to stay up to date on the news you need Toniann Antonelli A Camden County motorcyclist died and his passenger was seriously injured in an accident Sunday in Pittsgrove It was the second fatal crash in Pittsgrove in recent days and at least the second involving a motorcyclist on an area highway of Blackwood was fatally injured when his Harley-Davidson rear-ended another motorcycle on eastbound County Route 540 at approximately 1:15 p.m Protect yourself: Safety tips for motorcyclists fellow Blackwood resident Sandra Przbyszewski The accident occurred after Philippi rear-ended another motorcycle veered off the eastbound highway and plunged down an embankment into thick brush Both riders were ejected from the motorcycle a Pittsgrove man struck a bicyclist while pulling a tractor with a "wide seeder attachment" behind his pickup truck on County Route 639 near Parvins Mill Road The seeder attachment fatally injured the bicyclist allegedly left the scene and returned in a different vehicle knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving under the influence Additional charges include tampering with evidence strict liability vehicular homicide and numerous motor vehicle violations Petronglo has not been convicted in the case a motorcyclist died April 17 in a collision with a truck in Chesterfield The crash occurred at approximately 3:20 p.m An obituary identified the victim as Jacob Jones VINELAND — The former Landis MarketPlace at 631 E is to reopen this fall as the Vineland Convention Center following a major overhaul of the building city council members agreed to seek a $2.66-million grant from the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone to cover the cost of the work The city last year abandoned an idea to renovate the building as a movie-making studio in partnership with the publication Weekly World News City officials said the center will have approximately 40,000 square feet of space that's adaptable to small meetings or large events community events and even some film studio operations More: 'Zombie Wedding' presents a 'slice' of South Jersey for horror-comedy fans for Halloween "By bringing conventions and events to our city we are opening up new avenues for business development and fostering collaboration among local businesses,” Mayor Anthony Fanucci said Monday “The convention center will serve as a hub for innovation and opportunity contributing to the prosperity of our community for years to come." The core building dates back to about 1958 Newberry department store until that chain went out of business Vineland became involved with the property first as a tenant of its new owner The city then purchased it to facilitate redevelopment plans for East Landis Avenue the building reopened as the Landis MarketPlace with an Amish market as its prime attraction Since then city officials have struggled to come up with a viable new use Vineland officials began talking with Weekly World News about using the building for a studio for film This company used the building while making a movie here in 2023 and city officials at the time also considered financing an addition to the building ran into trouble when consultants determined that several interior support poles were blocking the efficient use of space and would be too costly to remove More: More Internet data centers for South Jersey proposed it was decided that using it for conventions movie production and special events would be a better use,” Sandy Forosisky “We have a few conventions already in the works and a movie studio is using it right now for a movie.” said it there still are plans to film at least two more films in Vineland “We are hoping to begin production on the next film in the fall,” D’Alessandro said “Maybe down the road there will be another building that we can convert.” Forosisky said there also will be event coordination with the nearby Landis Theatre For more information or to book an event, you may send an email to vinelandconventioncenter@vinelandcity.org Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland Support local journalism with a subscription VINELAND — The first section of a major computer data center may be operational here as early as this summer as part of a major expansion program at Nebius Group N.V The business is an artificial intelligence infrastructure company based in Holland Its data center in Vineland would be the first one this far south in New Jersey and is designed to help meet a rapidly escalating demand for storage capacity Almost all of the 70-plus existing data centers in New Jersey are in the north end of the state Nebius Group announced the project March 5 alongside investments in an existing Kansas City facility and in Iceland The company is increasing its capacity in Europe as well as the United States More: 'And 36 years is enough continuity': Petrosky retires from Vineland City Hall The Vineland center would be its first major facility in this country and the company said its goal is to complete the first phase of work in 20 weeks The center’s capacity could be expanded up to 300 megawatts with all phases completed The announcement did not state where in the city it would be built “This site has the potential to host dedicated large-scale instances and we have considerable flexibility to accelerate our deployment plans as and when we need to,” company founder Arkady Volozh said we now have secured expansion capacity to (more than 400 megawatts),” added Volozh who's also the chief executive officer for Nebius Group “And we are actively reviewing options to extend this pipeline further as we seek to grow aggressively to multiples of where we are today.”  A company spokesman said the majority of Nebius Group clients are located in the United States as are the majority of the clients own clients More details came out March 6 with an announcement from DataOne that it had been chosen to build the data center using a design from Nebius DataOne is an AI hosting infrastructure company based in France DataOne founder Charles-Antoine Beyney on Thursday posted on a Linkedin page that the project will make Vineland “one of the epicenters of the new AI revolution!” “Kicking off in City of Vineland on flat land and shooting for a (150,000-square-foot) building in just 10 weeks (yes More: Atlantic City Electric is giving customers another break. What to know. Data centers require enormous amounts of electricity to operate a factor in locating them as well as deciding on their scale The Nebius Group blog states the Vineland center will need “an innovative approach to power generation.” “We’ll leverage behind-the-meter electricity and advanced energy technology to maximize sustainability while simultaneously strengthening operational reliability — exactly what AI innovators need for their workloads,” the blog stated members of Vineland's planning board approved a final site plan for a multi-phase data storage center NEP Real Estate of Vineland NJ Urban Renewal proposed the project for a property off South Lincoln and Sheridan avenues company attorney Michael Fralinger said that there was no agreement in place with an end user but that the site appeared well-suited for the proposed use The company wanted to secure an approval in the event a developer did want the site Local company Northeast Precast LLC is working alongside DataOne Northeast Precast is a leader in the manufacture and construction of pre-cast concrete solutions “I am excited to be working with Charles and DataOne and extremely proud to bring this extraordinary AI project to the City of Vineland,” said John Ruga Ruga said the project wouldn't have been possible without the full support of Mayor Anthony Fanucci and his administration natural gas will power the first phases of the facility VINELAND — City officials have given the OK for owners of a North Main Road property with a defunct Qwick Lube on it to reopen the building as a repair garage The proposal for the garage includes a plan for a three-bedroom apartment upstairs But Vineland officials and the owners of the property have talked about the site for a few years now and the proposal is just a first step to redevelop the site according to testimony from a planning board meeting April 9 Project attorney Louis Magazzu said the oil change station has an adjacent The lot is in a business zone in which apartments are allowed More: Wildwood teen curfew emphasized by officials ahead of prom, summer: 'Safety comes first.' “We’ve had extensive meetings with the city for this site.” Magazzu said “And I would also indicate this is what we would call an ‘interim project’ — probably a five-year project or so there’s a desire to actually come and develop the site even greater occupying a roughly 1-acre lot on the corner of Sharp Road Project engineer Brian Atkins said one of the two driveways from Main Road will be closed said the property is contaminated from past commercial use Board approval for this project was unanimous More: Most popular prom dress color varies by state. What NJ teens are trending toward. New Jersey is known for being uniquely diverse with its picturesque landscapes to its ease of access to big cities so it's no wonder a city in the Garden State tops Travel + Leisure's list for best retirement destinations in the U.S Vineland, located in southwest Jersey just 40 minutes from Philadelphia, landed in the top 10 on the travel magazine's best places to retire in the Northeast. The list is part of Travel + Leisure's "Destination: Retirement" series that was released last month with the magazine teaming up with Investopedia to determine the nation's top 50 list While it may give pause to those considering retirement this year due to recent economic developments, 2025 is a perfectly fine time to retire, as long as you ensure you've saved enough and have a plan, according to a recent report by Kiplinger What makes Vineland, New Jersey a good place to retire?Vineland, Cumberland County's most populous municipality with about 60,800 residents, according to 2024 U.S. Census data was noted for its vast agricultural landscape affordability and its access to health care and entertainment is located about 40 miles from Philadelphia was touted for its wide range of housing styles assisted living communities and nursing homes Vineland earned a top 10 spot for most affordable small city in the country by the National Association of Home Builders with the county's median home value at $205,600 The city also has three hospitals and 248 health care organizations Travel + Leisure cited the Vineland website in its description which calls the city a "culturally diverse community filled with wonderful and a cost of living well below the state average." What are the top 10 places to retire in the Northeast?Hermitage MassachusettsLori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team And while anyone who’s already read Pynchon’s 1990 classic featuring Zoyd Wheeler a burnt hippie trying to survive Ronald Reagan’s American dystopia no doubt rejoiced immediately at the prospect of Leonardo DiCaprio in a day-Glo muumuu jumping through a plate glass window in full “Rick Dalton having a meltdown” mode Pynchon is an unapologetically experimental postmodernist who writes challenging depending on your bandwidth when the work finds you either breeze by incoherently or sink in and changes your life But if any of his novels appeared even remotely suited to a straightforward adaptation a late masterpiece and one of the few novels he’s written that could be (very charitably) described as accessible And the industrial vice complex providing that escape is a fantastic vertically integrated Stonecutter conspiracy grift with its fangs in everything from racial gang warfare to gentrification to surf rock to dental hygiene It’s a paranoid bad trip stuffed with perfectly surreal Comp Lit PHD dad joke Pynchon character names and food orders Everyone is undercover with an agenda withholding information and playing each other for competing corporate or government interests and the many interwoven Hannah Barbera plot tendrils collide via a series of postmodern serendipitous coincidences and a constant torrent of clues hurled at the reader like an crystal ashtray which clatter and collide with little hand holding because ultimately it’s all meaningless close-up magic scaffolding and Doc is powerless and everything is futile and undone and leads nowhere Anderson’s solution to this problem was more translation than adaptation—preserving large chunks of dialogue and narration intact—a wildly different job than he did seven years prior with Upton Sinclair’s Oil! His film yadda-yaddas much of its byzantine Chandler-on-acid plot making a coherent watch implausible without pre-existing familiarity It’s less a standalone movie than an unconventional visual companion to the book because by animating moments like blowing a duffel bag of coke with dentist Martin Short the possessed melancholy of Josh Brolin’s rogue detective Owen Wilson’s COINTELPRO snitch being reunited with his wife and daughter and Joaquin Phoenix and Katherine Waterston’s run through the rain to score dope from a number drawn off a Ouija board Neil Young and deeply felt emotion to moments the reader might have glossed over trying while trying to keep a grip on Pynchon’s Rube Goldbergian This creates a true symbiotic adaptation in which the book and film combine to enrich the experience of both reading and viewing It’s why the film received a muted response for Anderson even as it was (correctly) upheld as a cult classic by diehard fans of both the director and the author who goes underground with his teenage daughter Prarie in pursuit of his estranged ex-wife Frenesi She betrayed Zoyd and the counterculture when she turned Fed informant for an underground State organization This coincides with the reemergence of Brock Vond the federal prosecutor Frenesi left Zoyd for who spends the book in pursuit of Frenesi in an attempt to win her back bizarre acronyms for government and countercultural organizations with insane functions and reasons for existing creating networks of tangibly linked inventions and errant webbed plots and backing himself into corners to write out of Early reports suggest Anderson's Vineland adaptation is less literal than Inherent Vice beginning with his decision to change some names and update the setting an exciting prospect for a director who hasn’t worked in the present since Punch Drunk Love in 2002 Rushdie also called Vineland “A major political novel about what America has been doing to itself all these many years,” and it will be interesting to see what threads will be pulled to tie one Republican demagogue to another in this heightened political moment Yet the budget and scale—and the advance buzz about this being the most commercial film of Anderson's career—seems blown out for what is on the page, Zoyd Wheeler has apparently been rechristened “Ghetto Pat” It’s been reported One Battle After Another is an action film whose tone blends two formative ‘80s film-geek texts: Jonathan Demme’s rebellion-and-romance-on-the-run caper Something Wild with elements of Alex Cox’s apocalyptic underclass freakout Repo Man If I had to speculate (and my editor has requested I do so please don’t @ me in six months) I’d guess much of the film’s story will be DiCaprio and Regina Hall with Chase Infiniti on the run from Penn and an army of fascist storm troopers in hot pursuit featuring a series of badass car chases and night raids that gives PTA an excuse to empty his bag of all the cool action-set-piece ideas he hasn’t had an outlet (or budget) for in 30 years The speculative movie now playing on a loop in my head is a fucking blast One would think PTA has too much respect for his hero’s voice and style to completely disregard the source material—as he more or less did with Oil!—but either way do yourself a favor and go grab a copy of Vineland In the event the film strays further from the novel than expected you simply read a great book that in no way will spoil the film If it turns out Paul Thomas Anderson merely flipped the calendar and has repeated the work of adaptation he did with Inherent Vice Inside Ben Affleck’s Plan to Remake Hollywood The 24 Best New Watches From Watches and Wonders 2025 Why the Algorithm Loves Gen Z’s ‘It Couple’ Livvy Dunne and Paul Skenes Inside the New Private Mountain Clubs Where Billionaires Ski Poker Night with Timothée Chalamet Sign up for Manual to receive useful advice on style, health, and more, five days a week. VINELAND — Residents of Maple Avenue and nearby areas finally had the public meeting with housing developer Rushin Gandhi they had wanted since last summer Gandhi bought about 10 acres on the 2300 block of Maple Avenue in December 2023 with intent to build 18 single-family homes But even this smaller-scale proposal was stymied at a contentious planning board hearing Wednesday night The proposal would require numerous variances and waivers from residential zoning regulations Gandhi was seeking a total of 100 regulatory exceptions More: How Vineland Mayor Fanucci made history this month More: Waiting til April 15 to book a CPA is waiting too long Maple Avenue resident Jordan Palmieri asked board members to think about what benefit the development possibly could deliver “We are concerned about maintaining the character of our current neighborhoods,” Palmieri said We have specifically chosen to live here due to the space between dwellings "Allowing this project to occur as proposed will change the dynamic of our neighborhood,” he said Concetta Lane resident Shirley Morrison said her family moved here in 2023 to what they saw as a “quiet” street ‘We care nothing about anybody who’s living on those property lines We care about what’s happening right here,’” Morrison said “And that is not what we signed up for when we moved here.” in particular on the siting of multiple stormwater retention basins Gandhi agreed to rework the project from 15 homes to 12 homes “You have to find a way of getting (basins) away from the property lines,” Vice Chairman Mike Pantalione said “Everything is just so tight and congested Residents have tracked the proposal since it was publicly disclosed in late June 2024 The application was listed for public review and postponed multiple times in the second half of 2024 Residents' frustration over that spilled into the Jan Scarpa Drive resident Kevin Sheppard questioned whether the developer’s team had checked for endangered species He said a Southern tree frog population is known to live there “The only way they can do an impact study now is to wait until next summer and clear it through,” Sheppard said “And this has been postponed since last summer.” An engineer for the project acknowledged that no study had been done State government species maps had not indicated any tree frog presence Project attorney Steven Yost said that the hearing delays had been necessary to adjust the design for stormwater drainage issues “Nothing to do with tree frogs,” Yost said Sheppard said three housing developments have been approved for the neighborhood in the last 15 years One on Chapel Drive still is under construction and is causing traffic havoc “The people who live there have been there for years and years,” Sheppard said A date to continue the hearing has not been set VINELAND — Construction could begin before the end of a year on a solar power field that would sit atop the former municipal landfill feeding the city electricity and lease money The concept for making use of a large piece of land judged unfit for any regular uses was dropped on Vineland more than three years ago Members of the planning board met Wednesday night and approved a plan from Vineland Solar a corporation formed to carry out the project An attraction for the city is that the electricity created by the 27,540 solar panels is for the sole use of Vineland Municipal Electric Utility The city would receive the energy at a below-market cost under a purchasing agreement with Vineland Solar More: City ponders closed landfill potential reuses, whatever those might be Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions is the parent company of Vineland Solar Company representatives Michael Kushuer and Nicholas Hornak briefed members of city council at their meeting Jan council members approved executing a lease agreement for 20 years with Vineland Solar The company could exercise a five-year extension if it chooses The lease arrangement would pay Vineland $20,000 per megawatt for an estimated annual revenue of $375,000 The company is also to pay a $4-million interconnection fee and is responsible for doing the work under Vineland Municipal Electric Utility supervision More: Has South Jersey made this blue state more of a purple? Governor race may test the notion. Aggreko ETI development manager Chris Rose urged planning board members to consider the possible ramifications of the current tariff dispute between the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario Rose said these solar power projects are critically important insurance against supply problems the landfill “cap” will not be affected by installation of solar power infrastructure A Vineland man preparing to move his family to a new home was fatally injured in a traffic accident here was struck by a pickup truck while walking on South Brewster Road near School Lane at approximately 7:25 p.m Coraci and his family "were partially moved into a new home that they had spent weeks renovating, and they were set to move in fully the next day," says a GoFundMe appeal from family members. "They were full of hope and excitement Elderly victim: Man dies on highway after walking away from senior-living facility The appeal requests donations to help meet future needs for Coraci’s 2-year-old daughter The family also is “collecting positive memories and letters about Alex to share with Amelia when she is older,” says the appeal A northbound pickup truck hit Coraci in its lane of travel Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Paul Cifuentes of Vineland police at 856-691-4111 VINELAND – The Bishop Schad Regional School and Christ the Good Shepherd Parish communities are mourning the loss of two students who died in an April 10 house fire in Millville School and parish staff are helping to coordinate efforts to support the parents and surviving daughters through financial assistance, donations of essential items and gift cards, a GoFundMe campaign and spiritual support April 10 on the 300 block of South 4th Street in Millville a fifth-grader and seventh-grader at Bishop Schad were originally unaccounted for; Gissel Samanta brought in guidance counselors to be available for students and staff Among those that sent guidance counselors to support the school’s efforts were Saint Mary School Vineland; Our Lady of Hope Regional School Blackwood; and the Vineland Public School District a Mass was celebrated at the school to remember the girls and support the community spiritually smiles and joy,” said Father Junior Flores “The way we will honor Gissel and Valery is by honoring the way they lived.” Christ the Good Shepherd Parish will host a special memorial Mass to honor the lives of the sisters at Sacred Heart Church household items or gift cards to local stores like Target Walmart and grocery stores can be dropped off at Bishop Schad Regional School To support the GoFundMe campaign, visit https://tinyurl.com/bde934dt © All Rights Reserved | May 06, 2025 | Catholic Star Herald of the Diocese of Camden Add the Catholic Star Herald to your home screen For Android users(Chrome) tap the at the top right vertical 3 dots then tap “Add to Home Screen” For iPhone tap:at the bottom and then tap “Add to Home Screen” If you need assistance with submitting your subscription, please call Neal Cullen at 856-583-6139, or email Neal.Cullen@camdendiocese.org © All Rights Reserved | May 06, 2025 | Catholic Star Herald of the Diocese of Camden VINELAND — City election history was made Tuesday as Mayor Anthony Fanucci put up decisive vote numbers to win an unprecedented third term “I feel extremely humbled that with all the overwhelming support that the community gave to myself and the team on this incredible victory,” Fanucci said Wednesday another piece of history that I’ve been involved in in elected office in the city of Vineland.” Fanucci was president of the city council when he made his successful first run for mayor in 2016 More: Meet the new fire chief in Vineland “Being the first three-term mayor is incredibly humbling because I know how difficult that really is,” he said Unofficial results give Fanucci 14,666 votes Fanucci’s five-member council slate also won The slate was a mix of three incumbents and two newcomers Council Vice President David Acosta and Councilman Ronald Francheschini did not run for reelection The top council vote-getter was newcomer Cruz Gomez Jr the president’s position typically is offered to the winner with the most votes Current council President Elizabeth Arthur received 14,155 votes Councilman Paul Spinelli received 15,312 votes and Councilman Albert Vargas 15,197 votes “They’re going to be five great council members,” Fanucci said “I was very blessed with all my council mates over my elected career More: What we know about the 40-plus Cumberland County cold cases The winners are to be sworn into office in early January 2025 The last mayoral election was in November 2020 Fanucci won that race with 15,800 votes to 6,645 for challenger Jeffrey K Vineland mayoral and council elections are run on a nonpartisan basis every four years The longtime owner of a 108-unit multifamily complex in Vineland has sold the property for $12 million in a newly announced deal by The Kislak Co The brokerage firm’s Joni Sweetwood represented the seller in the transaction at 51 West Chestnut Ave. The trade by Park Towne Apts LLC marks the largest multifamily sale in Vineland and Cumberland County since 2022 adding that it involved two experienced operators in the submarket “The offering presented an attractive opportunity to acquire a well-performing and fully occupied property in a strong rental market and our marketing generated robust interest among investors,” said Sweetwood an executive vice president with Woodbridge-based Kislak was eager to expand its presence there and I previously arranged other local sales between the parties so the transaction went smoothly despite financing challenges given interest rate fluctuations.” Park Towne Apartments comprises nine buildings on 2.31 acres in suburban Vineland The collection of one- and two-bedroom units has air conditioning hardwood floors and high-speed Internet access while residents have access to laundry facilities and on-site parking adding that Vineland is 40 miles south of Philadelphia and 45 miles west of Atlantic City has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State Restaurant chain Bojangles has opened along a major commercial corridor in Piscataway as part of a previously announced deal brokered by The Goldstein Group All RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2023 Real Estate NJ 101 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland Our site uses cookies. 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices The smoke of a distant fire can be carried incredible distances and still be a serious health threat it’s a good idea to have thought about what to do if your eyes start to smart and your throat becomes raspy from that wildfire in the distance Spring 2025 has brought a number of wildfires to South Jersey with a large one as of Monday continuing to dance around Forked River Mountains Wilderness Area in Ocean County ‘Stay out of the areas if you don’t have to drive,’” Ocean County spokesman Brian Lippai said Monday More: Recycling facility burns in Atco, forcing evacuations and closing Jackson Road because all you’ll do is bring all that smoke into the house Shut all your windows so the smoke doesn’t blow in through the windows.” don’t count on a wind blowing the smoke and grit away from you “We get a lot of winds that come off the water and then we have an awful lot from the jet stream which blows from west to east,” Lippai said The American Lung Association has offered the following home safety tips for dealing with air quality during fires: How to protect pets from wildfiresThe American Humane Society recommends having a bugout kit for pets containing medical supplies food and toys for several days away from home The New Jersey Forest Fire Service runs a “danger dashboard” continuously reporting the likelihood of fires in regions and counties VINELAND — City government has its elected leaders in place for 2025 Vineland’s mayor and city council members were sworn in Tuesday night to four-year terms and the mood in council chambers was even more celebratory than usual for a post-election reorganization And that record is on top of having served on the council Fanucci took his 2025 oath of office from retired state Superior Court Judge Julio L “It’s extremely humbling,” Fanucci said afterward in the crowded chambers “I’m usually the one administering these oaths to people as we promoted them or hired them to certain positions that I will serve again with class and integrity as I have done for the last eight years in this role and as I’ve done in my previous roles." City council has a slightly new look for this term thanks to the departures of Vice President David Acosta and Councilman Ronald Franceschini Gomez and English ran on a mayoral-council slate assembled by Fanucci Albert Vargas and President Elizabeth Arthur rounded out the council end of the slate The slate’s easy wins in the November 2024 election ensured an unusually long continuity in government in Vineland the largest and most populous municipality in Cumberland County “It does mean the world to me that I’ve been able to impart some common sense to government,” Fanucci said But we’ve worked very hard to make this city a better place I cannot have done this without my team here Spinelli returns for a second time as council president a role that had gone to Arthur in their last term “Anthony and his people have put together really good (department) directors and really have changed the climate of the people working for us,” Spinelli said Spinelli said his fourth term will be his last That’s where I’m going to try to be,” Spinelli said promised to conduct himself as well as Acosta and Franceschini had He also directly addressed the city’s Police Explorers who marched in to open the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance “For the young person that’s sitting here and wondering if they ever will get an opportunity to lead I want to tell you tonight that if God did it for me "I promise you that I will be the bridge to the next generation.” Two Cumberland County men are to face long waits for parole eligibility under prison terms for the murder of a 15-year-old the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said A jury in February convicted them of felony murder and other crimes for the death of Anthony Torres-Sanchez Card crackers: South Jersey ring used stolen checks to defraud banks Watson and Bowen took money and a gun from the youth during a holdup at the Redwood Courts trailer park on Delsea Drive Torres-Sanchez was shot with a weapon the men brought to the scene the prosecutor's office said in a statement Sanchez-Torrres was a player in the South Vineland Little League, which held a candlelight vigil after his death. were also found guilty aggravated manslaughter and robbery Bowen wass additionally convicted of a weapons offense Bowen must serve 51 years before parole eligibility under a sentence imposed April 2 by Superior Court Judge Joseph on April 2 (This story was updated to change a video.) VINELAND — A former pharmacy at a busy Delsea Drive intersection is getting a new purpose — as a carwash Its design has an interior traffic pattern that puzzled city planners but the Flagship Carwash company received its approval in the end Wednesday The former Rite Aid building is 2791 South Delsea Drive taking up the southeastern corner of the Sherman Avenue intersection The 14,673-square-foot building is to be gutted to accommodate three service tunnels More: What to expect at the new combined Station 6, Vineland FD building More: Rite Aid sheds more South Jersey stores as part of bankruptcy The wet tunnel can take multiple vehicles at once on a 12-foot-wide conveyor belt Drivers pay for various levels of cleaning and the wet tunnel is sophisticated enough to differentiate among vehicles Lombardo told the planning board that about a third of company properties are in converted buildings and the number of tunnels and services varies Cumberland County planners approved the project earlier in the week The New Jersey Department of Transportation still will have to review the project because it is off a state highway and the carwash is a new use at the 2.1-acre site Flagship Carwash mainly operates in Virginia Rite Aid received city approval for the pharmacy in April 2006 A medical office building was demolished to allow construction VINELAND — A Taco Bell restaurant prototype with a sleek all-black exterior will replace one at a South Delsea Drive site the fast-food chain has occupied for decades introduced to city planners the evening of Wednesday also follows the post-COVID era trend of downsizing interior seating and adding drive-thru lanes “We’ve actually got an approval two or three years ago for another Taco Bell in the city,” project engineer Brian Cleary said during testimony see if we can accommodate a double drive-thru More: Hotels taking piece of shopping center at Delsea Drive-Rt. 55 More: What's to eat? Chipotle opening in South Jersey town Board members unanimously approved the replacement project which a representative for ownership said probably will not start until 2026 Board Vice Chairman Michael Pantalione said the prototype will be the third Taco Bell to be built at the same 3920 South Delsea Drive location “It’s one of their better stores,” Pantalione said where officials will have to approve the replacement This new restaurant is to be 2,730 square feet versus the existing one at 2,605 square feet the long side of its replacement building is to face toward South Delsea Drive The number of trees on site are to be increased for aesthetics I think it would be good to break that up a bit with some trees,” city Supervising Planner Kathleen Hicks said Cleary said the all-black design is receiving good reactions where it’s been introduced Board member David Catalana questioned whether the design made enough allowances for vehicles stacking up as drivers waited to order Cleary said the new design is calculated to speed up order taking and pick-up since drive-thru traffic has increased so much in recent years This design has two meal ordering boards to match the two drive-thru lanes and studies have found that this reduces the traffic bottleneck “Everything that we’ve seen has been the menu board is the determining factor for the total que length,” Cleary said A Cumberland County jury has convicted two men of killing a 15-year-old Little Leaguer in May 2022 of Vineland were charged with the slaying of Anthony Torres-Sanchez They took cash and a gun from the teen during a robbery at the Redwood Courts trailer park along Delsea Drive in Vineland Brothel bust: Prosecutor accuse Bridgeton man of sex trafficking In the wake of the shooting, members of the South Vineland Little League held a candlelight vigil to honor Sanchez-Torrres. Teammates hugged the victim's weeping mother during the ballfield vigil then released balloons with messages at sunset A trial for Bowen and Watson began with jury selection Jan 12 when jurors convicted the men of felony murder Bowen also was found guilty of a weapons offense Superior Court Judge Joseph Chiarello scheduled sentencing for April 4 in his Bridgeton courtroom Bowen and Watson face sentences ranging from 30 years to life in prison the prosecutor’s office said.Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post VINELAND — It's the first week of a new reality for Keith Petrosky one where he gets to relax a little after more than three decades as a City Hall gatekeeper Petrosky on Friday put in his last day as city clerk where he saw Deputy Clerk Richard Franchetta named as his replacement it’s only because I’m leaving next week,” Petrosky said in an interview in his office earlier last week More: Why Vineland City Council is kicking off 2025 with an unprecedented leadership situation said he could never forget he was representing the mayor and the council to the public maybe they’ll call up the mayor and complain about me,” he said “Or maybe they’ll call up the city council and complain about me Credit Western Union for delivering the Petrosky family from out of state to Vineland: His father was working for the communications and financial services company which transferred him when Petrosky was halfway through first grade “My grandfather on my mother’s side was a police officer in my hometown of Exeter “And he also drove the fire truck to fires the overriding cause of death was either black lung or a mining accident.” More: How Vineland Mayor Fanucci made history this month Petrosky graduated in 1975 from high school where he was a javelin thrower on the track team and quarterback on the football team An emergency appendectomy on graduation day kept him from walking with his classmates Petrosky picked up a business administration degree from Stockton State College where he had transferred from after starting out at Rutgers University where he first began to enter local business Petrosky worked at various posts in public relations printing and the Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce His gig as campaign manager caught the attention of Squillace & Associates a public relations firm headed by a former editor at the Vineland Times Journal “He hired me to come to work for them to mainly do political stuff,” Petrosky said “We ended up doing the candidate for mayor of Atlantic city We had an office here and one in Atlantic City The first move was an interview to become the next chamber of commerce executive director The chamber job opened up again a short while later and in June 1983 he took over running the chamber and continued there until May 1989 Petrosky was part of a committee established to persuade New Jersey to site a proposed regional food distribution center in Vineland That effort impressed then-Mayor Harry Curley to offer Petrosky the recently vacated post of city economic development director holding the post for just a few years before being tapped to succeed longtime City Clerk Dolores Lopergolo Lopergolo gave him the unexpected news herself calling him into her office to say she would clear it with the council president you have a deputy and other people have been here much longer,” Petrosky said except for official duties to do things.' So the council president called him not long after to confirm the appointment “So this is where I landed,” Petrosky said Petrosky said the way his retirement unfolded ensures a smooth transition Legal secretary Maryanne Wolf moves up as deputy clerk to Franchetta the clerk was called the ‘remembrancer,’ for the reason that it was a person who wrote everything down and made sure that there was continuity in government,” Petrosky said general manager of Cherry Lane and organizer of Blossom Fest in Vineland is expecting thousands of visitors at Saturday’s event retail supervisor at Shawn & Ed Brewing Co. with a can of Lagershed cherry lager that will be debuting at Blossom Fest on Saturday A cherry lager will make its festival debut at the Victoria Avenue fruit farm event Cherry and peach tree blossoms are starting to come out just in time for the annual BlossomFest at Cherry Lane in Vineland on Saturday “We are at about five to 10 per cent (of our trees) in bloom right now,” Michelle Smith, general manager of Cherry Lane and BlossomFest organizer we’ll probably be at about 10 per cent (on Saturday) We always say we can’t control the weather — wish we could.” Smith said music will be featured on the parking lot stage for the festival There will be 33 vendors in a barn and four food trucks and a mobile store also in the parking lot “For most of these vendors and food trucks it’s their first festival of the year,” said Smith She said about 10,000 people attended last year’s event Attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items for the food bank at Community Care of West Niagara Making its debut at BlossomFest is Lagershed cherry lager, made by Shawn & Ed Brewing Co. in Dundas “It has historically been a very successful product for us at the brewery and so we want to leverage that success and get it out to more people,” said brewery owner Ed Madronich He said the company has been making cherry beer for distribution in kegs the past three or four years Saturday will be the first time the product will be available in cans at the Lincoln festival and in area LCBO stores The company uses Cherry Lane cherry concentrate in its lager “It’s not a sweet beer or anything like that Madronich said the cherry lager has been made as a summertime beverage the company may produce the brew year-round Paul Di Ianni, director of economic development and communications for the Town of Lincoln said BlossomFest is a big draw for the local economy for every dollar the private sector invests in festivals and events it can generate upwards of $20 in visitor expenditures both on location and in the community,” Di Ianni said “The town continues to encourage the private sector to do more events like this increasing cross-sectoral collaboration to bring more people to the community to enjoy everything the Niagara Benchlands has to offer.” Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: A former Vineland man faces a potential sentence of life in prison after being convicted of the aggravated sexual assault of a child Jorge Deleon Diaz, 53, also was found guilty Feb. 19 of sexual assault, lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said He was accused of assaulting a 2-year-old girl in July 2023 according to a statement from prosecutor's office Jury verdict: Two defendants found guilty of Vineland teen's murder Evidence presented by the prosecution included DNA samples eyewitness testimony and the defendant's own admissions Deleon Diaz faces a potential sentence for aggravated sexual assault between 25 years without parole and life in prison He also is to register as sex offender after being released from prison and is to be subject to parole supervision for life Superior Court Judge Niki Arbittier set sentencing for May 19 in Cumberland County Superior Court A website dedicated to all things film-related This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday Just a quick update on Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” It’s been finally confirmed that the film was “inspired” by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland.” The test reactions hinted that was the case but it’s good to have official confirmation You can check out a copy of the filing at the bottom of this article Anderson has mentioned “Vineland,” numerous times over the years and, in a 2014 Time Out interview even insinuated that he tried to script it: “I'd wanted to adapt “Vineland” It seemed to be a great way to translate [Pynchon] into a movie “I am the type of person who hears there’s a new Pynchon book, and I will go to the Internet five times a minute to see what new information there is. I am that pathological about it. So, when I heard there was a new book, I was just waiting and waiting for it to come out.” — IndieWire “I read Vineland a couple of months ago, and there were sections where I felt like I was just floating. I got a high out of it.” — Rolling Stone “Vineland,” which all these years has been described as an unfilmable novel has an almost indescribable plot so it makes sense that PTA would decide to take liberties with the source material and turn it more into a loosely inspired adaptation The core plot of “Vineland” revolves around the reunion of Zoyd Wheeler the novel explores their past involvement in radical progressive movements and the impact of her actions on their daughter a corrupt and authoritarian DEA agent who tries to suppress the remnants of the counterculture Anderson has already tackled a Thomas Pynchon novel in the past 2014’s “Inherent Vice.” That turned out to be the most polarizing movie of his career the author’s way of writing and telling a story is a beast of its own can be seen as a real chore to translate on screen Advertise Donate Privacy Policy there’s one rule for the Millville High School football team “Don’t lose to Vineland,” senior Jamal Wallace Jr even way back to when we were little kids.” The Thunderbolts have obeyed the order in recent years en route to a 42-7 victory over Vineland on a soggy Turkey Day at Gittone Stadium It was Millville’s fifth straight win in the series and the team's 12th victory over the last 16 seasons The recent surge has tied the all-time series at 67-67-19 a rivalry that began in 1893 and is among the longest in the country More: Football 2024: Check out all of our content for the South Jersey high school season Thursday’s game was the final chapter in the scholastic career of Millville’s Lotzeir Brooks who rewrote the state’s record books on his way to becoming the best wide receiver the Garden State has ever produced at the high school level Brooks wrapped up his Millville football days with three catches for 72 yards and his 67th career touchdown but I’m ready to get to the next level,” said Brooks pass-catching abilities to the University of Alabama next year “Just playing with my teammates since I’ve been in the midget league when we were all six years old Brooks is the only receiver in state history to rack up three 1,000-yard seasons (just missing the mark a fourth time with 971 yards as a freshman) and post 506 career points according to football historian Chuck Langerman He also owns state records with 4,615 career receiving yards and 67 career receiving touchdowns and is the South Jersey record holder with 223 career receptions among many others When asked if one individual achievement meant more than another Brooks’ final scholastic catch was a 23-yarder on a fourth-down play that moved the chains in the fourth quarter His final TD reception was scored in typical Brooks fashion taking a short pass and bolting through the Vineland defense for a 49-yard score Next up for Brooks will be playing on Saturdays in Tuscaloosa and on Sundays in the National Football League Wallace wasn’t RB1 on the Millville depth chart when the season started in August Fast forward to his final scholastic game and the senior wasn’t just a starter culminating with a four-touchdown performance against Vineland And that’s what he credits his success to – literally who plans to attend college and study psychology that’s the same feeling you get when running hills So that training really helped me out a lot and made my feet quicker Wallace is a punishing runner who appeared to get stronger as the game progressed he rushed for a career-high 156 yards and four touchdowns in the sectional final against Brick Memorial “I’m very proud of that kid because he’s an amazing young man Millville got the opportunity to capture the first Tony Surace/John Pierantozzi Victory Cup newly named after two of the legendary coaches in the rivalry’s history The trophy was previously named after the Daily Journal The Thunderbolts finished their season at 10-3 grabbing the program’s third sectional title in the last four years The program went 44-8 over the last four seasons including a state title in 2022 and a regional title in 2021 “We wanted to get that state championship ring we still got a trophy that we can put in that trophy box,” Brooks said Vineland struck first as Charles Clark scored on a 6-yard touchdown in the first quarter It was the Fighting Clan’s first score against Millville since 2022 and just their second lead against the Thunderbolts in the last five meetings It’s the second straight five-win season under head coach Jose Guzman Millville senior Demere White rushed for a touchdown Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 35 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him by email tmcgurk@gannett.com Help support local journalism with a digital subscription VINELAND — A police chief admitted to yelling and screaming at an individual in October During a virtual hearing on Tuesday, Casiano pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, a petty disorderly persons offense, according to NJ.com coverage He was ordered to pay a fine of $357 plus court costs.  The chief said he has "taken steps" to deal with issues related to the incident The chief admitted to the judge he was intoxicated The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office who has been with the department since 2000 A message from Casiano remains on the Vineland police website Vineland city solicitor Rick Tonetta told New Jersey 101.5 that once the county prosecutor reviews and completes any investigation he will review for possible discipline or further investigation Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom Gallery Credit: Dan Zarrow Vineland Police Chief Pedro Casiano was charged with simple assault in an incident on Oct. 12.\nRead More During a virtual hearing on Tuesday, Casiano pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, a petty disorderly persons offense, according to NJ.com coverage A message from Casiano remains on the Vineland police website Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom VINELAND — Maybe it’s no surprise that after two careers Gregory Romano would find himself coming home one day to witness a patch of East Vineland wilderness being named after him the New Jersey Conservation Foundation completed work on Gregory Romano Trail in the Menantico Creek Preserve along Panther Road The foundation officially dedicated the trail Friday 18 with Romano there to accept laurels from colleagues He walked afterward with the first group to take a tour of the trail it’s very nice to have it named after me and all that,” Romano said the key is that this trail and preserve is now … officially open to the citizens of the state and of More: Nature lovers rejoice! 600 acres in Vineland tabbed for preservation Romano said the preserve is more than just another Vineland active recreation site gives the city a significant passive recreational resource The Menantico Creek Preserve had its start only six years ago with the foundation buying 600 acres of privately owned land with assistance from Cumberland County and other groups threatened and “special concern” animal species present the foundation came to an agreement to buy another roughly 90 acres The preserve is the only property in Vineland that the foundation owns “Our mission is to preserve and protect land and natural resources throughout the state of New Jersey for the benefit of all,” foundation President Louise Wilson said “And nobody has had a bigger part in helping us to carry out our mission and taking us to the next level than Greg Romano.” had his first and longer career in state government and largely in the Farmland Preservation program He first was department counsel to the New Jersey State Agricultural Development Committee and in 1996 was named its executive director Romano joined the foundation in 2004 as acquisitions director He stayed in that role for almost 15 years credited Romano with acquiring about 35,000 acres in his time with the organization More: Republicans eye last Democratic office in Cumberland that’s like twice the area of Manhattan for context which is actually pretty extraordinary,” Mitchell said “The organization has protected 140,000 acres throughout its entire 64 years.” Mitchell said she found it tough to keep her comments on Romano short I had all these memories running through my mind and thoughts about it’s just like this incredible body of work by a really incredible person.'” Already have an account? Log in here The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the wildfire burning in the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Cumberland County was spotted by the Belleplain Fire Tower just before 12:30 p.m Firefighters are working to extinguish a wildfire still burning in Vineland Click here for updates on this story VINELAND, New Jersey (KYW) -- Firefighters are working to extinguish a wildfire still burning in Vineland the fire has burned 1,000 acres and is 50% contained Union Road is closed between Route 49 and Mays Landing Road and Bennett's Mill Road is closed between Union Road and Manumuskin River no structures are currently threatened by the wildfire's blaze Chopper 3 was over the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area Friday afternoon where thick clouds of smoke billowed and flames continued to build bulldozers and ground crews are all working on the firefight The NJFFS also has a helicopter capable of dropping 300 gallons of water that have been deployed to battle the blaze The cause of the fire is still under investigation DELTONA – The city of Deltona has put a stop to a big new development in the Vineland Reserve community City leaders were supposed to approve the final plans for building new homes off Doyle Road but they changed their minds and instead voted against it People living nearby are worried about problems with stormwater The plan was to add 150 - 200 new townhomes and I never had that problem before,” said Randi Priest [EXCLUSIVE: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s FREE) | PINIT! Share your photos] She thinks stopping the development is a big win for her neighbors so that stormwater never drained when it’s supposed to drain quickly out,” Priest explained City Commissioner Nick Lulli said the city hired an expert to look into the stormwater issues The expert found more problems at the site where the new homes were supposed to be built “We had our stormwater engineering consultant there who said that he could not guarantee that we would not have to widen this stormwater pond in order to accommodate all of the water that would be generated by this development,” Lulli said He mentioned that there are similar problems with stormwater systems in other parts of the city Lulli thinks the developer might try other ways to keep building we also are going to hear from the developer as well to see if they still have any new plans as well because they do still own this property,” Lulli added The city leaders also agreed to think about buying the land They might use it for conservation or turn it into a park News 6 reached out to the developer to find out what they plan to do next Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us / Follow on Social Media Careers at WKMG Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications EEO Report Disability Assistance Copyright © 2025 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group The Republican is seeking his third term in the nonpartisan office Anthony Fanucci on Tuesday announced his intentions to run for a third term as mayor of Vineland The mayor of Vineland is a nonpartisan office, but Fanucci is a Republican who endorsed Republican Senate nominee Curtis Bashaw Fanucci has served since 2017 as mayor of Vineland Cumberland County’s largest municipality and the 26th-most populous municipality in the state “I love Vineland,” Fanucci said in a release “I could never imagine as a young man growing up that I would have the genuine honor to serve as the mayor of this great city and the privilege to represent some of the finest people in New Jersey.” Incumbent Vineland Councilmembers Elizabeth Arthur and Albert Vargas will join Fanucci on his ticket The mayor also endorsed newcomers Scott English and Cruz Gomez for the council we have been able to move Vineland forward towards long-term fiscal stability while addressing important community priorities,” Fanucci said in the release we have been able to do this while keeping the municipal tax rate among the lowest of any large municipality in the region.” Former Vineland Mayor Robert Romano also filed to run. Romano, a 71-year-old former police lieutenant who was elected mayor in 2008 but lost reelection in 2012, was arrested in March after allegedly driving his car into a metal fence at the city hall’s parking lot with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.