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3 Steps to Handle Market Volatility as You Approach Retirement

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 31, 2023. Posted in Financial advice. Leave a Comment

No one likes to watch their investments lose money, but downward market volatility can feel particularly scary for people who plan to retire in the near future. Their anxiety is understandable. They’ve spent their careers building their nest eggs and now – at a time when they plan to give up their income-producing jobs – they face the prospect of living off less money than they had envisioned. Fortunately, it’s rarely as simple as that. As with all things financial, it’s important to look at the big picture. If you’re nearing retirement and worried about market volatility, keep these factors...

WHS Baseball Team Scores a Winning Record this Year!

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 31, 2023. Posted in Local Athletes. Leave a Comment

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Local Artist Graduates WHS Leaving Lasting Legacy Meet Lauren McDonough

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 31, 2023. Posted in Cover feature, Cover Feature, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Your name: Lauren McDonough Grade: Graduate Westfield High School Class of 2023 College: Freshman, Boston College Company name: LAM Pet Portraits Your position: Founder and artist Website: www.lampetportraits.com Business address: lauren.mcdonough@comcast.net Can you provide a bit of background about yourself as a student at Westfield High School? How does it feel to now be a graduate? It’s only been a few weeks since our WHS graduation, but the feeling is surreal. I spent twelve years in the Westfield public school system with my friends and classmates, and all of a sudden we’re WHS...

The Dr. is in! August – Back to School

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 31, 2023. Posted in Local Health, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Meet Jessica Colucci, LPC. She is a child and adolescent therapist at the Lukin Center for Psychotherapy. She specializes in the treatment of behavioral difficulties in children, anxiety, depression, as well as strengthening the parent-child relationship within families. Jessica also specializes in the treatment of trauma and is trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She provides virtual and in- person sessions at our Westfield, Ridgewood and Hoboken locations! As our kids get ready to go back to school, what are some ways...

Local Business

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 31, 2023. Posted in Local Business Profile, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Your name: Ally Amenta Business: Moss and Canvas Email: mossandcanvas@gmail.com Congratulations on your business! How is it going? Tell us a bit about it. Thank you very much! As an artist I’m always looking for new mediums and techniques to experiment with. I was inspired to make pieces of moss art as holiday gifts last year, and it unlocked an unexpected passion. My aim for Moss and Canvas is to explore the lush textures and patterns of moss while integrating organic materials like dried flowers, lichens, and even wood mushrooms! The composition of each piece is one-of-a-kind, with an interesting...

HOLY TRINITY STARTS 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR WITH NEW TECH AND A NEW PRINCIPAL

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 31, 2023. Posted in WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

After another successful school year with reaccreditation for Middle States, academic honors, sports awards, and a graduating class earning $700,000 in academic scholarships, Holy Trinity School is ready for the 2023-2024 School Year with more tools to continue student achievement. Outgoing Principal, Dr. Adele Ellis, continued to enhance the rigorous curriculum with additional hardware and software for the classrooms. “We will have new Samsung Smartboards that are touch screen and wireless in every classroom as well as our resource rooms,” stated Ellis. “Teachers will also have document cameras...

Meet Local Mom Nicole Griffin, a lifelong Cranford resident and the founder and owner of the online gifting site, Sila Boutique

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 31, 2023. Posted in Local Mom, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Name Nicole Griffin Company name Sila Boutique Family (names/ages) James (Husband), Sienna (15), Lila (13) Job Title Founder & Owner Pets Bailey a 7 year old Labradoodle & Kevin a 10ish year old Russian tortoise Contact info 908-451-4860 or nicole@shopsilaboutique.com www.shopsilaboutique.com How long have you lived here and what brought you to town? I am a lifelong Cranford Resident, after graduating from the University of Delaware in 1999, I lived in New York and London before returning to Cranford in 2007 with my husband, James, to raise our family. My best friends still live...

Reading Over the Summer is Critical to Aca-demic Success

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 3, 2023. Posted in Local library, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Register for the Library’s Summer Reading Program to Prepare for the Fall Registration for the Westfield Memorial Library Summer Reading Program for kids ages 0 through 17 begins June 17. Westfield library cardholders can register at http://wmlnj.readsquared.com or through the READsquared app. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street. “Summer reading is critical to help students avoid the summer slide, which is the tendency of students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year,” said director Allen McGinley. “Reading throughout the summer also fosters...

Students Perform at Carnegie Hall

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on July 3, 2023. Posted in Local Education, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Members of the Franklin Elementary School chorus performed at Carnegie Hall with the New England Symphonic Ensemble and several other choirs from the tri-state area on May 26. During the week prior to the performance, Parisian conductor and choirmaster Francis Bardot worked with the children in New York City and conducted them during the concert. After receiving the invitation last October, Franklin students auditioned and 23 were selected for the special performance at Carnegie Hall. Franklin vocal music director R. Brent Geyer held after school rehearsals over the past several months, leading...

Author: Local Media NJ Staff