November is a month that honors the awareness of many health issues such as COPD, Lung Cancer, Epilepsy and Alzheimer’s Disease, just to name a few, as well as individual days that highlight Pneumonia, Diabetes, the Great American Smokeout and International Survivors of Suicide Loss. Considering that the month heralds the beginning of the holidays — which are intended to be joyous, but can be filled with stress, disappointment, excessive eating, drinking and spending — it’s an excellent time to keep your health at the forefront.
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Mental Health Matters
Your name(s): Breona Pizzuta
GOLD Award
School: Cranford High School
Girl Scout Service Unit 48 Troop 40814
My Gold Award addressed this issue:
My Gold Award aims to address the issues of mental health in adolescents, specifically teenagers, at school. My general focus was student stressors and pressures that lead to negative feelings and declining mental health. I have helped students build coping mechanisms and resilience. I researched and learned that untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide. I created a program, website and...
Name: Amanda Vargas
Family: Jillian Quaranto, Wife
Company name: That Westfield Podcast / Fettle Consultants, LLC
Your position: Host / Founder
Website: ThatWestfieldPoadcast.com / FettleConsulting.com
Email: ThatWestfieldPodcast@gmail.com /Amanda@fettleconsulting.com
Business address: 111 Quimby Street, Suite 3 Westfield
The Publisher recently spent time with local entrepreneur Amanda Vargas, who most know as the former owner of the popular local health food restaurant, Fettle + Fare – as well as through her familiar, friendly presence in the town of Westfield. While she recently...
For the 57th consecutive year, the Santa Claus Shop will open its doors to area families to provide complementary holiday shopping. The Shop serves more than 400 low-income families and senior citizens from Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and other local communities.
This year’s Santa Claus Shop will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Avenue in Summit. Families will be offered shopping hours by invitation only during the first week of December.
The Santa Claus Shop is chaired by Summit residents, Michelle Kalmanson, Alison MacMillan, Katie Orr and Elizabeth Somerlot...
Hall of Fame
Congratulations to HPE teacher and volleyball coach Anna Amster who was inducted into the Montclair State University Hall of Fame for her achievements as a collegiate volleyball player.
First Place
Congratulations to the Chatham Marching Band on winning 1st place in their group recently! They are currently ranked #1 in Group 1-A (NJ, PA, DE) in the Tournament of Bands.
Academic Honors
Congratulations to Seniors Gavin Lacy and Sophia Melgarejo on receiving the National Hispanic Recognition Award! The NHRA recognizes students for outstanding academic performance in the classroom and...
Spotlight:
Name: Elizabeth Boyd
Age: 8
Grade/school: 3rd/Orange Avenue School
Family Member Names: John, Robin and Jackson
Something unique about me: My dad is in the Army and on a Military Deployment in Uzbekistan.
When I grow up, I want to be: Geologist. I love to collect and investigate different types of rocks. I am very interested in learning about the history of the earth.
Favorites
Activities/Hobbies: Playing softball and basketball. I love to ride my bike, hike, camp, swim, paint/draw, and play with my big brother.
Animal: Tiger
Color: Blue
Food: Ice cream
Movies: Mutant Ninja...
From November 16-18, the Chatham High School Theatre Department will present their fall drama, Macbeth. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, the title character receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself until the people of Scotland begin to retaliate.
Macbeth is recommended for ages 13 and above.
Performances will be held Thursday, November 16 at 4:00 PM, and Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18 at 7:30 PM.
Tickets for the Friday and...
Summit High School Theatre will present the hilarity, charm, and gossipy fun of Jane Austen’s classic romance, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, November 16, 17, and 18, in the Summit High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm.
Kate Hamill’s playful new adaptation of Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne—after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humor, emotional depth, and bold theatricality. ...