Guest Column

March 6, 2023

From the very first time I set foot on a plane, I loved it.  That was about 55 years ago when my friends and I took our very first trip to Puerto Rico. What a fun time that was. Since then, I’ve flown to many places inside and outside of the U.S. When the pandemic hit, like millions of others, I ...

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I am once again left heartbroken, and feeling betrayed by the untimely death, and unnecessary murder of Mr. Najee Seabrooks.  Time and time again our community must bare the pain of death and murder at such a troubling rate, where the term Black Lives Matter only seems to be a Cliché used to cajole ...

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From the very first time I set foot on a plane, I loved it.  That was about 55 years ago when my friends and I took our very first trip to Puerto Rico. What a fun time that was. Since then, I’ve flown to many places inside and outside of the U.S. When the pandemic hit, like millions of others, I ...

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From the very first time I set foot on a plane, I loved it.  That was about 55 years ago when my friends and I took our very first trip to Puerto Rico. What a fun time that was. Since then, I’ve flown to many places inside and outside of the U.S. When the pandemic hit, like millions of others, I ...

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From the very first time I set foot on a plane, I loved it.  That was about 55 years ago when my friends and I took our very first trip to Puerto Rico. What a fun time that was. Since then, I’ve flown to many places inside and outside of the U.S. When the pandemic hit, like millions of others, I ...

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Once again, we find ourselves questioning a police officer shooting involving a man, who was clearly having a medical episode. We must pull our community resources together to understand what took place, why it took place, and what could have been done differently to not be here ...

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PATERSON, NJ — An investigation into the police shooting death of a Paterson man on Friday is underway, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has confirmed. According to a statement the incident took place at approximately 12:30 p.m. in the area of Mill and Ellison streets in Paterson. The ...

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PATERSON, NJ — An investigation into the police shooting death of a Paterson man on Friday is underway, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has confirmed. According to a statement the incident took place at approximately 12:30 p.m. in the area of Mill and Ellison streets in Paterson. The ...

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“Is he potty trained yet? How old is he? Is he wearing big boy undies or still wearing diapers? Isn’t it annoying to still have to buy diapers? Is he going pee pee on the potty yet? What about poopies?”  I have heard it all and I could go on and on.  Why? Just whyyyyyyyy is everyone so ...

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“Is he potty trained yet? How old is he? Is he wearing big boy undies or still wearing diapers? Isn’t it annoying to still have to buy diapers? Is he going pee pee on the potty yet? What about poopies?”  I have heard it all and I could go on and on.  Why? Just whyyyyyyyy is everyone so ...

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For nearly 10 months, I spent day after day speaking to Putnam and Westchester County residents in the 94th Assembly District about the future of New York State.  Without question, the leading concern expressed by local voters was New York State’s high cost of living and the affordability of our ...

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“Is he potty trained yet? How old is he? Is he wearing big boy undies or still wearing diapers? Isn’t it annoying to still have to buy diapers? Is he going pee pee on the potty yet? What about poopies?”  I have heard it all and I could go on and on.  Why? Just whyyyyyyyy is everyone so ...

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“Is he potty trained yet? How old is he? Is he wearing big boy undies or still wearing diapers? Isn’t it annoying to still have to buy diapers? Is he going pee pee on the potty yet? What about poopies?”  I have heard it all and I could go on and on.  Why? Just whyyyyyyyy is everyone so ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Ow. I take a step. Ow. I take another step. A sharp pain erupts in my shins. I look at everyone in front of me, talking and laughing with each other as they run the warm-up mile with ease. I have to stop. I limp off the track. I feel sick as an overwhelming feeling of déja vu ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Ukraine marks a year since Russia invaded it, setting off a grinding and deadly war. Our Spotswood School District has enrolled a number of refugee students, fleeing this gruesome conflict and finding hope in New Jersey. Some surrounded by the comfort of family and friends while ...

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It really only happened when I veered left. As soon as I straightened up, the noise was gone, so I thought I had plenty of time to get it to my favorite repair shop right down the road from me, The Granite Springs Garage. I’ve dealt with a lot of mechanics during my 55 years of driving, and have ...

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It really only happened when I veered left. As soon as I straightened up, the noise was gone, so I thought I had plenty of time to get it to my favorite repair shop right down the road from me, The Granite Springs Garage. I’ve dealt with a lot of mechanics during my 55 years of driving, and have ...

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It really only happened when I veered left. As soon as I straightened up, the noise was gone, so I thought I had plenty of time to get it to my favorite repair shop right down the road from me, The Granite Springs Garage. I’ve dealt with a lot of mechanics during my 55 years of driving, and have ...

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It really only happened when I veered left. As soon as I straightened up, the noise was gone, so I thought I had plenty of time to get it to my favorite repair shop right down the road from me, The Granite Springs Garage. I’ve dealt with a lot of mechanics during my 55 years of driving, and have ...

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A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about the overscheduled mama and how moms are always running all over the place, jumping from one thing to the next, usually with no down time.  Honestly, I feel like being overstimulated is just as big of an issue as having too many things to do and too ...

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A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about the overscheduled mama and how moms are always running all over the place, jumping from one thing to the next, usually with no down time.  Honestly, I feel like being overstimulated is just as big of an issue as having too many things to do and too ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Dori Saypol, owner of East Brunswick's Total Party, has been selected as part of a talented team of international Balloon Professionals and tasked with creating a gigantic immersive Balloon World using more than 100,000 balloons all in aid of Inspiration Ministries and Inspired ...

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A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about the overscheduled mama and how moms are always running all over the place, jumping from one thing to the next, usually with no down time.  Honestly, I feel like being overstimulated is just as big of an issue as having too many things to do and too ...

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A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about the overscheduled mama and how moms are always running all over the place, jumping from one thing to the next, usually with no down time.  Honestly, I feel like being overstimulated is just as big of an issue as having too many things to do and too ...

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The 180-page Underhill Farm Full Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) submitted to the Planning Board is inadequate, incomplete and unacceptable. • It fails to meet the basic requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).  • It ignores potential impacts the Planning Board ...

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Years ago, Ken announced that we should stop working so hard on the weekends to clean the whole house and suggested that we hire someone to help with the housework. Several years before that, I had made the same suggestion to him as I watched him mowing our lawn. I had to wait for him to finish ...

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Years ago, Ken announced that we should stop working so hard on the weekends to clean the whole house and suggested that we hire someone to help with the housework. Several years before that, I had made the same suggestion to him as I watched him mowing our lawn. I had to wait for him to finish ...

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Tonight, February 7, 2023  is the annual  State of the Union address in which the President outlines recent accomplishments and lays out future plans   At the conclusion of the speech a representative of the  opposition party responds to the President’s speech in a television ...

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CENTRAL JERSEY — It's one of the mostly hotly debated questions in New Jersey history -- does Central Jersey exist? One leading lawmaker from the heart of the State says yes; and now he is pushing for certain counties to be officially designated "Central Jersey" while creating three specific ...

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CENTRAL JERSEY — It's one of the mostly hotly debated questions in New Jersey history -- does Central Jersey exist? One leading lawmaker from the heart of the State says yes; and now he is pushing for certain counties to be officially designated "Central Jersey" while creating three specific ...

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