Members of the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad started 2019 by answering 127 9-1-1 emergency calls during the month of January.  These included 66 medical emergencies; 11 motor vehicle accidents, 13 traumatic injuries; 25 falls, 2 reports of poisoning, 1 allergic reaction, 5 medical alarm activations; and 2 women in labor.  

Of these calls, 11 were answered by an off-duty ...

For a dozen years I was a news columnist at the state’s largest newspaper and in the decade prior to that, I was its editor in charge of all local news.

I semi-retired from that company in December and wrote a farewell column expressing gratitude for being able to make a living doing something I loved for more than 40 years.

In that continued spirit, here is my inaugural column for ...

Single year market forecasts are hazardous.  In 2017, nearly every asset class delivered a positive return. As we conclude 2018 nearly every asset class is down, including domestic stocks, real estate, alternatives, bonds, and overseas investments. A reversion to the mean in 2019 is likely.

The biggest risk to the market is a possible recession, putting downward pressure on corporate ...

On this week’s AtlantiCast, meet the newest chairman of the American Hospital Association, learn about a breakthrough in heart surgery at Morristown Medical Center, celebrate a year of innovation at Atlantic Health System and see some tips to stay flu free.

I am rarely inspired by television commercials. For example, as great as the ads are, I have never switched to Geico.

But a spot on TV lately has made me want to shed my slovenly ways and reach the unreachable.

In the advertisement it is 5 AM and I am a young, fit, attractive woman. A gentle voice is encouraging me to get closer to something that has always been there, to be more than I am, ...