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Meet Cranford local young entrepreneur Julien Dicamillo

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on March 1, 2023. Posted in WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Name: Julien Dicamillo Family Member Names: Melissa (mom) Age: 10 Grade/School: 5th / Brookside Place School Pet Names/Type: Basel (Bichon-Poodle) and Chip (Budgie) Business Name: Strawberry Basil Bakery Location/Contact Info: Cranford / Facebook @Strawberry Basil Bakery What was the inspiration behind Strawberry...

Meet local kid Charlie Moran

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on March 1, 2023. Posted in Local Kids. Leave a Comment

Name: Charlie Moran Age: 10 Grade/School: 4th Grade / Livingston Ave School Family Member: Names: Carrie (mom), Joe (dad), Angelina (sister), Max (brother) Pet’s Name/Type: Oreo, dog Something unique about me: I am good at building things. I built a table by myself. When I grow up, I want to be a YouTuber Favorites Activities/Hobbies: playing video games, reading books, Lego projects Animal: wolf Color(s): black and red Food: turkey and cheese sandwich Movies: Top Gun Place to play: My backyard Sports teams: New York Mets and Philadelphia Eagles School subject: Art Vacation: Disneyworld Would...

Pandemic Pups: Where are they now?

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on February 28, 2023. Posted in Westfield High Feature. Leave a Comment

By Avry Giordano I, like the majority of pet owners now, have a pandemic animal. In particular, I fall under the “Pandemic Pup” category of pandemic animals. It began on a fateful afternoon in August 2020. My stepmom and I had been convincing my dad for years to get another dog, insisting our current dog, Floyd, needed a sibling. Listen, prior to the pandemic, my stepmom and dad would go to work in the city every day from 6 am to 8 pm, which left no space to take care of another dog. When the pandemic hit, like many other people, they were forced to work remotely until this year. After a couple...

Westfield Meets Cranford in a Recent Match

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on February 28, 2023. Posted in WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

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Enhancing Your Retirement Plan through the SECURE 2.0 Act

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on February 28, 2023. Posted in Financial advice. Leave a Comment

The newly-enacted SECURE 2.0 Act contains significant changes that may affect how you plan for retirement. The bill, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in late 2022, could help you bolster your retirement savings and income strategy. Here are some of the key provisions included in the new law, which are being phased in over the next several years: New rules now in effect Required minimum distributions (RMDs) start after age 73 Until recently, RMDs from traditional IRAs and workplace retirement savings plans, such as 401(k) or 403(b) accounts, had to begin after reaching...

Folio Magazine Offers WHS Artists a Great Way to Share Talents

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on February 28, 2023. Posted in WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Submitted by Meryl Li Can you provide a bit of history about your organization? Folio has been a very popular and influential club throughout the history of WHS. Folio was first created around 1972 and has been thriving ever since. Folio has always been a magazine that offered the artists of WHS to share their talent, whether it be paintings, photographs, or literature! How long have you been with this organization? I joined FOLIO last year. What drew you to be part of this group? Responses come from Camille Blaise, WHS Senior and Editor in Chief of Folio. The first coffeehouse I attended...

March is STEM Month in New Jersey

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on February 28, 2023. Posted in Local library. Leave a Comment

Did you know that the month of March marks a month-long celebration of STEM in New Jersey? You’ve likely heard the term STEM before. But if not, STEM is an acronym that stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. These four fields share an emphasis on innovation, problem-solving, and critical thinking. For the past decade or so, there has been a concerted effort to promote STEM fields, as the number of jobs often outpace the number of individuals with adequate training. Examples of STEM disciplines include agriculture and environmental sciences, biology and biomedicine, computer and...

Orange Avenue School’s Peer Group

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on February 28, 2023. Posted in WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

by Natalie Fidlow @nfidlow Twenty-five years ago, Brian Gilroy started Peer Group at Orange Avenue School in Cranford. Peer Group is a social skills program where younger children, “peers,” buddy up with middle school “peer leaders” to play and build friendship skills. Angela Braxton explains it as “showing all kids what it’s like and what it means to be a peer.” And it’s no small task. Today, Angela Braxton is at the helm of a Peer Group with over 300 participants from Orange Avenue School and other elementary schools in the district. “The peer leaders run the program, and I make it happen.”...

Bella is Super Cuddly!

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on February 28, 2023. Posted in Local Pet. Leave a Comment

Family member names Drew, Sharon, Krista, Caitlin, Cami Type of Breed French Bulldog PET’S NAME Bella MALE OR FEMALE Female PET’s AGE 6 months Where/why did you get your pet? We got Bella spontaneously because we already have one frenchie named Lola, and once we saw Bella we knew she would be the perfect addition to our family and be Lola’s new best friend! Is there a story behind your pet’s name? We all agreed on the name Bella, it doesn’t really have any special meaning to it. We thought it was a pretty name for a gorgeous dog! Anything special or unusual about your pet? Something special...