By JOHN MOONEY
April 18, 2021SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The nationwide movement against anti-Asian racism was on full display here Saturday at a rally organized by area high school students.
About 100 people attended the rally organized by Rutgers Preparatory School’s Global Outreach Club. The event began with a moment of silence in honor of victims of racist violence and featured speakers mostly from Rutgers ...
By GLENN JOHNSON
April 17, 2021To Neighbors of Ward 2:
I appreciate you taking a few minutes to read this. I realize your time is precious. That said, please join me in supporting Michael Dardia for re-election to Westfield’s Town Council Ward 2.
Like many of you, my wife and I have been neighbors of Mike and his wife Meredith for years. The Dardias and I also have the good fortune of being parents of lacrosse ...
By SHAWN MULLEN
April 16, 2021As a candidate for the Westfield Town Council and a 22-year resident, I’d like to introduce myself to Third Ward voters. I’ve dedicated most of my adult life to serving my country and my community—as a soldier, Army Reserve officer, public servant and FBI agent. In addition to serving over two decades in uniform, I worked in local government—specializing ...
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By PEAPACK PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
April 17, 2021Don’t just file away your 2020 tax return. Instead, review it for information to reduce your 2021 tax bill. Join Fritz Schoenhut and Claire Toth from Peapack Private Planning on Thursday, April 22 at 1 p.m. for a live webinar, as they explain how best to position yourself to maximize your 2021 after-tax income.
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By LOURI RIVERO BORR, CPA
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application deadline formally changed from March 31 to May 31 when President Joe Biden signed the extension into law.
The additional 60 days provided by the bill will greatly help small businesses, not-for-profits, and the CPAs that serve them complete existing PPP loan applications and file new ones. The extension act also provides the SBA time to address ...
By MARIA SIKOUTRIS DI IORIO
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ-- If you have ever watched the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, known as the Portokalos family, then you can certainly understand what it’s like having an overbearing family. The family is very large, loud and intrusive. The movie was released in 2002 and the premise of the movie is basically about a woman named Toula (Nia Vardalos) who is unmarried at ...
By WARDLAW+HARTRIDGE SCHOOL
EDISON, NJ-- The girls’ golf team at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison opened its 2021 season in style, winning the title at the Red Devil Classic with an impressive performance at Copper Hill Country Club in Flemington. The Rams rolled to the team title, posting a four-player score of 307, which ranked 33 strokes ahead of runner-up Montgomery.
All four W+H girls placed in the top ...
By WESTFIELD AREA YMCA
Gain the knowledge, skills and certification to be a lifeguard and professional rescuer! The YMCA Lifeguard Course also includes Basic Life Support (BLS), First Aid and Emergency Oxygen Administration Certifications. The course covers safety skills, accident prevention, scanning, guarding techniques, emergency systems, rescue skills, first aid in aquatic environments, spinal injury ...
By DAVID G. DIETZE, JD, CFA, CFP™
Investment management for private clients presents unique challenges. Near the top is that profits generated cannot be enjoyed until they’ve passed through the tax filter. Understanding the tax implications of investing allows some control over the amount of taxes paid even if the path of the financial markets is beyond control.
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The tax tail should never wag ...
By WESTFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
April 13, 20214/5/2021 at 11:16 a.m. — Fraud
A resident of 100 block of Myrtle Avenue reported an incident of fraud. Victim stated that in January she was contacted on Instagram by an unknown actor who offered her high return rates on her investment if she invested with his company. Over the course of three months, victim made several money transfers into various accounts provided by the persons ...
By MARY ANN MCGANN, WESTFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Child comfort and support kits for children in homeless shelters, donations of Spanish language books for an aftercare program, and collections of granola bars and other nutritional treats for service men and women and first responders were among the many creative efforts undertaken during Community Service Week in the Westfield Public School District.
Community Service Week — held this ...
By LUKE MARGOLIS
In a year like no other, Atlantic Health System has overcome unprecedented challenges to deliver innovative, high-quality care while maintaining an award-winning workplace. For the 13th consecutive year, the integrated care delivery system has once again been named to Great Place to Work® and Fortune’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®,” ranking number ...
By BARBRA LONDON, MSW, LCSW, LNHA, FOR BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE
More than 54 million people provide unpaid care to a loved one who is aged or disabled. For primary caregivers — who are often either a spouse or child — this kind of intense caregiving can take an untold toll on their mental, physical and emotional strength over time, often resulting in fatigue, depression and burnout. For those caring for aging loved ones ...
By ERICKA RIKER
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - TAPinto TV, a medium-based franchise owned by East Main Media’s Brian Brodeur, won two Garden State Film Festival Awards.
The franchise’s “HomeGrown” series won awards for Best Television Show and Best Original Score from a Television Show.
“HomeGrown” is a series produced by East Main Media that follows host Stephanie Willoughby as ...
By YOSSY GOLDMAN
And on the eighth day the foreskin of his flesh shall be circumcised (Leviticus 12:3)
This verse comes from the opening lines of this week's Parshah and, as they say, the rest is history.
A Bris is a covenant and through the millennia, Jews have kept this mitzvah like no other and have thereby maintained their eternal covenant with G‑d. There were ...
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
April 16, 2021NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The members of Alpha Epsilon Pi say they are touched by the show of support in the wake of last week’s incident in which their house was vandalized as the fraternity marked Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A GoFundMe page started by the Rutgers fraternity had received almost $1,400 in contributions by Thursday afternoon — nearly three times the original ...