🌱 How could Medicaid cuts change care at Inspira Vineland?
Morning Vineland! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How could Medicaid cuts change care at Inspira Vineland?
- How Mario Toro dominated as Vineland baseball avenged its loss to Cedar Creek.
- See how Vineland students surprised their deaf therapy dog hero.
Also on today's calendar: Cape May Renaissance Faire and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
- Sunday: Showers; windy, not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nonprofit Warns Inspira Medical Center Vineland at Risk Due to Medicaid Funding Cuts (nationaltoday.com) — Inspira Medical Center Vineland has been flagged as “at risk” due to proposed Medicaid funding cuts that could reduce services and strain care for local families. A nonprofit report lists the hospital among 12 in New Jersey facing serious financial pressure, raising concerns about access to essential care even as Inspira pledges to keep serving Vineland residents. 
• Toro Fans Nine, Homers as Vineland Tops Cedar Creek (snjtoday.com) — Vineland High’s Fighting Clan baseball team rode senior pitcher Mario Toro’s complete game and two-run homer to a 3–1 home win over Cedar Creek, improving to 8–3. Toro struck out nine, allowed no earned runs, and dominated the middle innings, while coaches and teammates praised his poise and leadership on the mound.
• Deaf Therapy Dog Starts School—Tears Over What Students Do Next (newsweek.com) — Students at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School in Vineland learned “Hero” in American Sign Language to surprise Cole, their deaf therapy dog, and the video has gone viral. Music teacher Chris Hannah says Cole’s calm, loving presence and deafness make him a powerful advocate for inclusion and a daily source of comfort for Vineland kids.
📸 Around Vineland
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Citizens United To Protect The Maurice River - CU Saturday: Bayshore Walk / 4-18-26
East Point Lighthouse, 10 Lighthouse Rd, Heislerville
9:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Cumberland Players - The Last Five Years / 4-17 through 4-26-26
The Little Theatre , 66 E. Sherman Avenue , Vineland
8:00 pm -
Levoy Theatre - Zeppelin Reimagined / 4-17-26
The Levoy Theatre
8:00 pm -
“I Shook My Family Tree…and George Daynor Fell Out” at VHAS
Vineland Historical Society , 108 S Seventh St , Vineland
2:00 pm -
Thousand Pound Keg
The Landis Theater , 830 E Landis Ave , Vineland
7:00 pm -
Levoy Theatre - Hollywood Nights – The Bob Seger Experience / 4-18-26
Levoy Theatre
8:00 pm -
Introduction to Paper-making
WheatonArts , 1000 Village Dr , Millville
11:15 am -
Citizens United To Protect The Maurice River - Tuesday On The Fly: Recycling / 4-21-26
Giordano's Waste & Recycling Management , 110 N. Mill Road , Vineland
9:00 am -
Cape May Renaissance Faire
Cape May County 4-H Foundation , 355 Court House South Dennis Rd , Middle Township
11:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
Saturday May 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fall Creative Stage Workshops
Levoy Arts and Education Center , 16 E Pine St. , Millville
9:30 am -
đHOME: Varsity Girls Flag Football vs Absegamiđ
Wheaton Field , 700 N 7th St , Millville
4:00 pm -
đĽHOME: Varsity Girls Lacrosse vs WoodstownđĽ
Millville High School , 200 N Wade Blvd , Millville
4:00 pm -
đĽAWAY: JV/Varsity Softball vs Egg Harbor TwpđĽ
Egg Harbor Township High School , 24 High School Dr , Egg Harbor Township
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Has anyone have an issue with their water this morning.
I’m on Barry Dr and my water has a brown to it to it. (Nextdoor Whispering Woods) - Hello does anyone know who is renting im looking for a a place no more than 1,200 to 1,300 a month.
2 bedrooms or 3 bedrooms in the area that is pet friendly. Please let me know (Nextdoor Garden-Walnut)
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Vineland. Apply here.
- Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Cook (P1-1384779-1) in Vineland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vineland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Buena
- Hundreds of 7-Eleven stores to close in North America (thedailyjournal.com)
- Nurse killed by her estranged husband at work (hip-hopvibe.com)
Millville
- New Jersey Motorspors Park in Millville: Let's Go Fast (wobm.com)
- Walmart to remodel 12 New Jersey stores in 2026 (photos) (njbiz.com)
- Success: Absecon Police and Divers Pull Out Submereged Car (1057thehawk.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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