Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city's population was 28,400,[18][19][20] reflecting an increase of 1,553 (+5.8%) from the 26,847 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn increased by 855 (+3.3%) from the 25,992 counted in the 1990 census.[21] Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes.[22]
City in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Millville was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1801, from portions of Fairfield Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Landis Township on March 7, 1864. Millville was reincorporated as a city on March 1, 1866, based on the results of a referendum passed that same day.[23] The city derives its name from a proposal to create a mill town in the area.[24][25]
Geographically, Millville is part of the South Jersey region.
History
The Maurice River in Millville in 2006Millville's First Bank Building
Around 1720, a sawmill was believed to have existed at Leaming's Mill, known as "Shingle Landing" in its earliest days.[26] The area also had a public road, a boat landing, and a bridge-like structure.
In 1790, Joseph Smith and Henry Drinker purchased 24,000 acres (97km2) of land known as the Union Mills Tract. They formed the Union Estates Company, built lumber mills along the Maurice River and established a dam to power these new mills. Joseph Buck, an American Revolutionary War veteran who served under General George Washington, was part of a group that purchased the land in the area in 1795 and laid out the plans for what would become Millville.[27]
In 1806, an Irish immigrant, James Lee, opened the area's first glass factory, making use of the large amounts of silica sand and the ample wood that could be used to operate the plant.[28]
In the early 1850s, the Smith and Wood Iron Foundry and New Jersey Mills were constructed. In 1860, a bleachery and dye house were added to New Jersey Mills, which then became Millville Manufacturing. David Wood then constructed a dam, forming the largest man-made lake in the state, which powered the entire manufacturing organization. By 1870, the mill had 600 employees, and in 40 years this number doubled.
In 1862, Charles K. Landis laid out the city of Vineland about 2.5 miles (4.0km) east of the Maurice River. In 1864, Vineland was separated from Millville Township and joined the new Landis Township.[23]
In 1936, the town was the site of Roosevelt Park, a project proposed by Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison as the country's first housing development for the elderly. The retirement colony was built on land which had been repossessed by the town of Millville for back taxes, and became known as the "Roosevelt Colony". It was later renamed to the "Roosevelt Park" old age colony, and was sometimes referred to as the Colony for the Aged at Roosevelt Park and Roosevelt Park Colony for Aged. When it opened on October 23, 1936, it became the first senior citizens retirement colony in the United States.[29]
The Millville Airport was dedicated "America's First Defense Airport" on August 2, 1941, by local, state, and federal officials.[30] In less than a year, construction of military base facilities began, and in January 1943, the Millville Army Air Field opened as a gunnery school for fighter pilots. Gunnery training began with Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, but after a few weeks was changed over to the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. During its three-year existence, thousands of soldiers and civilians served here, with about 1,500 pilots receiving advanced fighter training in the Thunderbolt.[31]
Following World War II, the airfield was declared excess to the government's needs, and returned to the City of Millville. Most of the airport buildings were converted to apartments for the many veterans returning from the war. The last of the apartments vanished in the early 1970s, and the airport soon became a hub of industry and aviation for Southern New Jersey.[32]
Up to the late 1990s the Millville downtown area was depressed and somewhat isolated, as illustrated by the abandoned Levoy Theatre and Wheaton Glass Factory, with investors reluctant to venture in its development. Major redevelopment has occurred in the past several years, establishing the scenic Riverfront and Downtown areas into an artists' haven, including many studios, shops, and restaurants. Older abandoned buildings have been restored, and continued major development is planned.
Millville has an arts district named the Glasstown Arts District. A public art center with galleries and studios is the hub of activity, and is open six days a week. The district includes seven full-time galleries, along with ten part-time galleries and studios, which are open mostly on weekends and on the third Friday of each month. Wheaton Arts and the Creative Glass Center of America includes a major collection of early American glass with contemporary glass from CGCA Fellows and working glass artists in a restored 19th century glass factory.[33][34] Opened in 1908 and closed in 1974 with declining numbers of customers, the Levoy Theatre re-opened in September 2012.[35]
One of Millville's claims to fame is an original paperweight making technique which originated there. Fine paperweights from the classic period (1845–1870) were made with one of three techniques: millefiori, lampwork or cameo incrustations (sulphides). In the first decade of the twentieth century, crimp flowers, mostly roses, originated in Millville, with several glassworkers making them in their off duty time.[36] These paperweights are commonly called "Millville roses," even when sometimes made elsewhere.[37]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 44.50 square miles (115.25km2), including 42.00 square miles (108.78km2) of land and 2.50 square miles (6.47km2) of water (5.62%).[2][3]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Clarks Mill, Farmingdale, Manatico, North Newark and Union Lake.[38]
Millville lies between the southern termini of the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, Route 55 (which runs through the northeastern portion of the city) and the Atlantic City Expressway.
Climate
The city has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and the hardiness zone is 7a bordering 6b.
The 2010 United States census counted 28,400 people, 10,648 households, and 7,187 families in the city. The population density was 676.2 per square mile (261.1/km2). There were 11,435 housing units at an average density of 272.3 per square mile (105.1/km2). The racial makeup was 69.04% (19,608) White, 19.83% (5,631) Black or African American, 0.94% (266) Native American, 1.19% (338) Asian, 0.06% (18) Pacific Islander, 5.24% (1,488) from other races, and 3.70% (1,051) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.93% (4,239) of the population.[18]
Of the 10,648 households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18; 41.2% were married couples living together; 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.5% were non-families. Of all households, 26.6% were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.19.[18]
25.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.7 males.[18]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $44,925 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,459) and the median family income was $55,000 (+/− $4,433). Males had a median income of $46,186 (+/− $3,934) versus $35,336 (+/− $2,860) for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,364 (+/− $1,573). About 16.2% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.[57]
Census 2000
As of the 2020 U.S. census,[15] there were 26,847 people, 10,043 households, and 7,010 families residing in the city. The population density was 633.9 inhabitants per square mile (244.8/km2). There were 10,652 housing units at an average density of 251.5 per square mile (97.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 76.13% White, 14.99% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.16% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.17% of the population.[55][56]
There were 10,043 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.65 and the average family size was 2.15.[55][56]
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.[55][56]
The median income for a household in the city was $40,378, and the median income for a family was $46,093. Males had a median income of $36,915 versus $26,669 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,632. About 12.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.[55][56]
Millville has a Ukrainian community and is home to Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church[58] and St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church.[59]
Economy
Portions of the city are part of a joint Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) with Vineland, 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.[60] 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 the 6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[61] Established in October 1988, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023.[62]
Arts and culture
Originally opened in 1908, the Levoy Theatre reopened in September 2012 after a 34-year hiatus, with an orchestra on hand playing music to accompany a pair of silent films featuring Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.[63]
Government
Local government
In 1801, Millville was first organized as a township; It became a city in 1866. Until 1913, Millville operated under a Mayor-Council form of government where the mayor was elected by the people. In 1913, a change of form of government to the Walsh Act was passed and the commission form of government became the way the city was run.[64][65] The city is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.[66] Under this form of government as used in Millville, the governing body is comprised of five commissioners who are elected to four-year concurrent terms of office at-large on a non-partisan basis as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting held after each election, each commissioner is assigned a department to oversee and one commissioner is selected from among its members to serve as the mayor and another as vice mayor.[4][67]
As of 2022[update], the Millville City Commission is composed of
Mayor Lisa M. Orndorf (Commissioner of Public Affairs),
Charles Kirk Hewitt (Commissioner of Public Safety),
Robert McQuade (Commissioner of Public Works),
Benjamin J. Romanik (Commissioner of Parks and Public Property) and
Joseph Sooy (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all serving concurrent terms of office that end December 31, 2025.[5][68][69][70]
Vice Mayor James F. Quinn, who was Commissioner of Revenue and Finance, resigned from office in January 2016 to take a seat on the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders. As the four remaining commission members were unable to come to agreement on a replacement, the seat remained vacant until the November 2016 general election.[71]
In November 2014, Michael Santiago, the city's first Hispanic councilmember, became Millville's first Hispanic mayor.[72]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 17,500 registered voters in Millville, of which 4,652 (26.6%) were registered as Democrats, 2,802 (16.0%) were registered as Republicans and 10,033 (57.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 13 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[73]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 60.6% of the vote (6,653 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 38.1% (4,182 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (146 votes), among the 11,074 ballots cast by the city's 18,821 registered voters (93 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 58.8%.[74][75] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 57.6% of the vote (6,523 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received 39.8% (4,515 votes), with 11,330 ballots cast among the city's 17,715 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.0%.[76] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 50.9% of the vote (5,082 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 46.8% (4,677 votes), with 9,992 ballots cast among the city's 15,685 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 63.7.[77]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 57.4% of the vote (3,794 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 40.0% (2,640 votes), and other candidates with 2.6% (171 votes), among the 6,854 ballots cast by the city's 17,941 registered voters (249 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 38.2%.[78][79] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 48.4% of the vote (3,169 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 40.9% (2,675 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 6.9% (453 votes), with 6,541 ballots cast among the city's 17,167 registered voters, yielding a 38.1% turnout.[80]
Federal, state and county representation
Millville is located in the 2nd Congressional District[81] and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[19][82][83]
For the 2022–2023 session, the 1st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa (R, Vineland) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township).[88]
Cumberland County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised 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. Each Commissioner is assigned responsibility for one of the county's departments.[89] As of 2022[update], members of the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners (with party affiliation, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are
Commissioner Director Darlene R. Barber (D, Upper Deerfield Township, term as commissioner and as director of the board ends December 31, 2022),[90]
Deputy Commissioner Director Donna M. Pearson (D, Bridgeton, term as commissioner ends 2023, term as deputy commissioner director ends 2022),[91]
Douglas A. Albrecht (R, Vineland, 2022),[92]
George Castellini (D, Vineland, 2023)[93]
Carol Musso (D, Deerfield Township, 2023),[94]
Antonio Romero (R, Vineland, 2024)[95] and
Joseph V. Sileo (R, Vineland, 2024).[96][89][97][98][99][100][101]
The county's constitutional officers are
Clerk Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton, 2024),[102][103]
Sheriff Robert A. Austino (D, Vineland, 2023)[104][105] and
Surrogate Douglas M. Rainear (D, Upper Deerfield Township, 2023).[106][107][97]
Education
Primary and secondary
Millville Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[108] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[109] 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 the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[110][111]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 5,540 students and 420.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[112] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[113]) are
Child Family Center[114] with 614 students in Pre-K,
R. M. Bacon Elementary School[115] with 296 students in grades K–5,
Holly Heights Elementary School[116] with 500 students in grades K–5,
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School[117] with 242 students in grades K–5,
Rieck Avenue Elementary School[118] with 470 students in grades K–5,
Silver Run Elementary School[119] with 518 students in grades K–5,
Lakeside Middle School[120] with 1,074 students in grades 6–8,
Memorial High School with 807 students in grades 9–10 and
Millville Senior High School[121] with 887 students in grades 11–12;
Thunderbolt Academy[122] is a partnership between Millville Public Schools and Camelot Education. Camelot offers an alternative setting for students facing behavioral, emotional or academic challenges.[123][124]
The district has high school sending/receiving relationships with Commercial Township, Lawrence Township and Maurice River Township.[125][126] Students from Woodbine had attended the district's high school programs until a July 2013 ruling by the New Jersey Department of Transportation under which Woodbine students would start attending Middle Township High School as of September 2014, while Woodbine students who had already started attendance in Millville would be allowed to graduate.[127]
As part of a project $137 million project begun in 2019 and funded by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, Millville Senior High School has undergone a project that will add 82,000 square feet (7,600m2) of space, which will allow all high school students to attend high school in a single building; when complete, the phased high school expansion project will add 230,000 square feet (21,000m2) of new space at the high school, as well as extensive renovations to existing facilities in the building. Starting in the 1960s, grades 9–10 have been served in Memorial High School and grades 9–12 at Millville Senior High School.[128]
Facing a deficit of $3 million for the 2017–2018 school year, the district closed R.D. Wood Elementary School in order to generate $1.8 million in savings.[129]
Students are also eligible to attend Cumberland County Technology Education Center in Millville, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.[130]
St. Mary Magdalen School was a Catholic school serving children in grades K–8 operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[131] The school opened in 1882 with an enrollment of 45 students.[132] Former Camden Bishop Joseph Galante announced in January 2012 that the school would close in June due to poor finances resulting from a declining student body.[133] Bishop Schad School in Vineland and St. Mary Regional School in East Vineland are nearby.[134] Additionally As of 2020[update] Bishop McHugh Regional School in Dennis Township in Cape May County takes students from Millville.[135]
Sacred Heart High School was in nearby Vineland until its 2013 closure.[136] St. Joseph High School in Hammonton was the closest Catholic high school.[134] However that school closed in 2020.[137]
College
Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus (former Cumberland County College) is partially in the Millville city limits with the other portion in Vineland.[138][139][140]
Library
Millville Public Library is the city's public library.[141]
Transportation
Route 55 southbound in Millville
The city had a total of 172.73 miles (277.98km) of roadways, of which 107.90 miles (173.65km) were maintained by the municipality, 42.39 miles (68.22km) by Cumberland County and 22.44 miles (36.11km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[142]
Major roads that pass through the city include Route 47,[143] Route 49[144] and Route 55.[145]
Public transportation
Millville Municipal Airport, operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, serves general aviation.[146]
The Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA is in nearby Vineland.[151] The corporate name was changed from Vineland YMCA as the board of directors decided to expand the organization's service area to Atlantic County and Cape May County.[152]
There was a previous YMCA campus in Millville that in August 1990 stopped operations. In late 1997 Millville Housing Authority purchased the campus. An apartment complex was installed in the former administration building and gymnasium, while a new building was constructed on the site of the former racquetball courts. Millville Housing Authority occupied the second floor with the first floor for a new exercise center.[153] The first floor of the new building and a pre-existing basement became used by the Holly City Development Corp. Family Center (HCDC), which leases from the housing authority and opened its facilities on January 2, 2001.[154]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Millville, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Millville include:
A. R. Ammons (1926–2001), author and poet, winner of the National Book Award[155]
Buddy Kennedy (born 1998), Major League Baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks[164]
R. Bruce Land (born 1950), politician and former corrections officer who has represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2016[165]
William A. McKeighan (1842–1895), Nebraska Populist politician[166]
Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison (1876–1957), instigator for the plan of Roosevelt Park in Millville, the first senior housing project in the United States[167]
Walter Mulford (1877–1955), forester and professor, regarded as the first state forester in the United States[168]
Chase Petty (born c.2002–2003), Minor League Baseball player drafted 26th overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2021 MLB Draft[169]
Steve Romanik (1924–2009), played collegiate football for the Villanova Wildcats, and played quarterback in the NFL from 1950-1954 for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals[170][171]
Edward H. Salmon (born 1942), politician who served as mayor of Millville and represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988 to 1991[172]
Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), lay speaker and author in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[173]
Edward C. Stokes (1860–1942), Governor of New Jersey 1905–1908[175]
Mike Trout (born 1991), Major League Baseball player for Los Angeles Angels, nicknamed "The Millville Meteor"[176]
Daniel D.W. (born 1979, née Daniel D. Warwick), author of "Hive Propolis" and an award-winning VFX designer,[177] independent film maker and screenplay writer[178]
Frank H. Wheaton Sr. (1881–1983), known as the "dean of American Glassware" during his tenure as Wheaton Industries president[180]
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About Us, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed August 24, 2014. "The Maurice River Township School District consists of one elementary school and is a sending district to the Millville School District for its high school students.... Maurice River Township transports approximately 180 students to the Memorial and Senior High Schools in Millville."
Jones, Jean. "Sending districts Maurice River, Commercial, Lawrence, Woodbine suing Millville School District over tuition rates", The News of Cumberland County, April 13, 2009. Accessed August 24, 2014. "The suit, filed in the state Administrative Law Court, asks the commissioner of education to resolve a dispute about the method which the Millville school district is using to estimate and audit tuition for four sending districts. The four districts, Maurice River, Commercial, Lawrence and Woodbine, have joined in the suit with Maurice River as the lead agency."
D'Amico, Diane. "Woodbine students to begin attending Middle Township High School instead of Millville", The Press of Atlantic City, August 6, 2013. Accessed August 24, 2014. "Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has approved the petition by Woodbine in Cape May County to end its sending/receiving relationship with Millville High School and instead send its high school students to Middle Township, which is closer and in the same county."
Lowe, Claire. "School officials celebrate as $137M Millville High School expansion underway", The Press of Atlantic City, February 8, 2019. Accessed July 9, 2020. "It’s been decades since the freshmen at Millville High School attended the same building as the juniors and seniors, but in a little more than two years, that will change.... The multiphase, $137.5 million project funded through the New Jersey Schools Development Authority will renovate and update the aging and overcrowded building, and bring unity to the high school, Gentile said. In all, the project will include 230,000 square feet of additions and 55,000 square feet of renovations, according to the SDA."
Smith, Joseph P. "Millville closing R.D. Wood Elementary to save money", The Daily Journal, March 17, 2017. Accessed October 31, 2019. "The city school system is dropping a budget ax on its oldest institution — R.D. Wood Elementary School.... Gentile told The Daily Journal the district faces a 2017-18 budget gap of about $3 million based on its current anticipation of state aid. Closing Wood School would save a little more than $1.8 million, including transportation costs."
Admissions, Cumberland County Technology Education Center. Accessed October 30, 2019. "We specialize in technical education to offer students a chance to explore various careers and assist them in developing the skills they need to be successful. We are a full-time high school in a state of the art facility designed to maximize learning and hands on skills."
HistoryArchived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Saint Mary Magdalen School. Accessed June 14, 2012. "St. Mary Magdalen Regional School is one of the oldest Catholic schools in the Camden Diocese. Father Charles J. Giese, who was appointed to Saint Mary Magdalen Church in June 1881, opened the school with forty-five students and a teacher named Alice Marshall in 1882."
Romalino, Carly Q. "Edgarton Academy Board of Trustees moving at '100 miles per hour' to open Newfield school", Gloucester County Times, April 22, 2012. Accessed June 14, 2012. "Notre Dame in Buena Borough — along with St. Mary Magdalen in Millville and Sacred Heart High School in Vineland — was ordered closed in mid-January by Bishop Joseph Galante, who cited the schools' shrinking enrollment numbers and other financial issues as reason to close the schools."
Cook, Jim Jr. (January 21, 2012). "Three Catholic schools closing in Cumberland County region". Nj.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021. Feuerherd said two area elementary schools will remain open and could be the best choice for those who will be out of a school at the end of the year. [...] “Bishop Schad and St. Mary’s will both remain open,” Feuerherd said.[...]“For high school students, St. Joes in Hammonton is the closest to attend.”.
"Areas We Serve". Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School of Dennis Township. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center. Accessed June 1, 2015.
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"Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA installs new board officers". The Daily Journal. February 28, 2018. Retrieved April 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.”
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Laymon, Rob. "Noted Poet To Inject Life Into Works In O.C. Visit", The Press of Atlantic City, July 23, 1992. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Ammons wrote Corson's Inlet in August of 1962, after having lived in Northfield and Millville for many years."
via Associated Press. "Fred Corson, Retired Bishop", The New York Times, February 18, 1985. Accessed May 21, 2012. "Fred Pierce Corson was born in Millville, N.J., and was educated at Dickinson College, in Carlisle, Pa., Drew University and the Yale Divinity School."
Laday, Jason. "Merritt's Music is opening on High Street in Millville", The News of Cumberland County, July 10, 2009. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Guitarist and Millville native son Merritt Gant, best known for his work with thrash-metal band Overkill in the early 1990s, is poised to open his own guitar shop on High Street."
The Training School, Volume 5, p. 3. Accessed December 14, 2020. "Professor Stephen Olin Garrison was born in Millville, New Jersey, December 25, 1853."
Fred Gieg, Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Accessed October 14, 2018. "Fred Gieg was a schoolboy athletic star in Millville, Jersey. He was recruited to attend Pennington Seminary, a private school near Trenton, New Jersey where he attracted considerable attention for his success in sports."
"Up Again Henderson", Time, May 1, 1939. Accessed October 1, 2007. "As a boy out of Millville, N. J., he worked his way through Swarthmore College, played basketball and football there."
"2015 Election: 1st Legislative District Democrats", The Daily Journal, October 28, 2015. Accessed August 18, 2016. "Land, a Vineland resident, is a Millville native who picked up decorations for valor as a sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division in the Vietnam War."
William Arthur McKeighan, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 30, 2007.
Cook Jr., Jim. "Roosevelt Park celebrates 75th anniversary", NJ.com, September 11, 2011. Accessed October 20, 2015. "When New Jersey established the 'old-age assistance' program in 1932, Effie Aldrich Morrision, the deputy director of the Cumberland County Welfare Board, conceived the idea of a colony for aging individuals on a tax-exempt tract of land existing in the southern part of Millville."
"Sketch of Prof. Walter Mulford.", The University of Michigan Forester, Volume 1, Issue 2, November 1910. Accessed December 28, 2015. "Professor Walter Mulford was born at Millville, N. J., in 1877, studied at Cornell, graduated with the degree of B. S. in Agriculture, then studied forestry, also at Cornell, graduating as Bachelor of Science in Forestry in 1901."
Gray, Matt. "Former NFL player, city commissioner Steve Romanik dies", The News of Cumberland County, September 16, 2009. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Former Millville City Commissioner and Chicago Bears quarterback Steve Romanik died this morning, according to his family.... Romanik described his father as someone who was proud to serve Millville, and proud of his inductions into both the Millville Thunderbolt Club Hall of Fame and the Villanova University Football Hall of Fame."
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Hannah Whitall Smith 1832 - 1911: Author, Evangelist, Tentmaker.org. Accessed March 29, 2011. "From 1864 to 1868 Robert and Hannah Smith lived in Millville, New Jersey. Robert managed Hannah's father's business, the Whitall, Tatum, & Company glass factories."
Anne Waldman, Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Accessed March 29, 2021. "Born Millville, NJ, 1945"
Staff. "Millville puts on parade as glass maker turns 100", The Baltimore Sun, March 17, 1981. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Frank H. Wheaton Sr., chairman of Wheaton industries and dean of American glass manufacturing, turned 100 years old yesterday amid much fanfare from residents of this southern New Jersey city."
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