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Successful Local Entrepreneur Takes Talent to Media on That Westfield Podcast!

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 3, 2023. Posted in Cover Feature, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

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...

Summit’s Santa Claus Shop Prepares To Help Deliver A Joyous Holiday To Locals In Need

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 2, 2023. Posted in Cover Feature, SUMMIT+CHATHAM LOCAL. Leave a Comment

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...

The Dr. is in! November – Holiday Season Begins

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 2, 2023. Posted in Local Health, SUMMIT+CHATHAM LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Meet Samantha Renfree, Samantha Renfree is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in eating disorders, trauma, substance use, body image concerns and anxiety disorders. Samantha is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Samantha is Health at Every Size (HAES) aligned and uses an Intuitive Eating approach in her work with clients to help individuals in all bodies along their journey of healing. Lukin Center- Westfield Office 128 S Euclid Ave, Westfield, NJ 07090 (908) 509-8336 November is the much-anticipated...

4 Tips to… Improve Cholesterol

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 2, 2023. Posted in Local Health, SUMMIT+CHATHAM LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Looking for ways to keep your heart at its healthiest? Improving your cholesterol can be a great way to start. Cholesterol is fat that the body carries throughout the bloodstream and uses to transport vitamins, minerals and other substances to cells. Cholesterol can also give insight into your risk for heart attack and stroke. Kevin McElligott, MD, a cardiologist with Atlantic Health System, shares what impacts cholesterol levels, how it’s measured and tips to help improve your numbers. What are the Cholesterol Numbers to Know Cholesterol tests are blood tests that are done after fasting....

Meet local mom Dr. Breyn Schuster

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 2, 2023. Posted in Local Mom, SUMMIT+CHATHAM LOCAL. Leave a Comment

orthodontist and co-owner of the family-run practice Schuster Family Orthodontics located in Garwood, New Jersey. name Breyn Schuster Company name Schuster Family Orthodontics Family (names/ages) Dan (husband), Leila (14 ½), and Aedan (12) Job Title Orthodontist Contact info breyn.schuster@gmail.com (cell) 845-598-3757 (office) 908-242-80 How long have you lived here and what brought you to town? We have lived in Cranford since August of 2009. It’s a funny story, but I was a new associate in two orthodontic offices (one in South Jersey and one in Orange, NY). Dan and I were looking to settle...

Don’t Let Emotional Investing Cloud Your Judgement

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 1, 2023. Posted in Local Finance, SUMMIT+CHATHAM LOCAL, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

When it comes to money, it’s easy to let your emotions get the best of you – particularly during periods of personal stress or market volatility. Even seasoned investors should guard against making financial decisions based on feelings instead of facts. Here are four common investment biases that can cloud your judgment. Keeping these tendencies in mind can help you avoid making regrettable decisions regarding your hard-earned money. Overconfidence: Overconfidence implies that investors tend to overestimate their ability to generate a return and underestimate the risk associated with a particular...

Cranford Jaycees Oktoberfest Drives Record Attendance

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 1, 2023. Posted in SUMMIT+CHATHAM LOCAL, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

A record total of 1,200 attendees were on hand for an awesome cause at this year’s 11th Annual Jaycees Oktoberfest. Photography provided by Andrew Feldman This great cause raised $30,000 for the Cranford First Aid Squad, providing a quarter of the Squad’s annual funding. An additional...

Trick or Treat

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on October 2, 2023. Posted in WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Livingston Avenue School PTA in Cranford, NJ will be holding our Family-Friendly Haunted House on Friday, October 20 and Saturday, October 21. The entire school will be transformed into “CREEPY CRANFORD”. This event will support the PTA which works directly with Livingston Avenue School to provide everything that students need to be successful. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Livingston Avenue School PTA! The family-fun will take place from 5:30-9:30, so come on by! The cost is $5 per person. The address is 75 Livingston Avenue, Cranford, NJ. For more information, please see...

Chutzpah Kitchen Celebrates Anniversary!

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on October 2, 2023. Posted in Restaurant spotlight, WESTFIELD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

Congratulations on your restaurant in Westfield! How is it going so far? Thank you! We just celebrated our first anniversary in Westfield and we are loving the community so far. You have vast experience in this business. Please tell us a bit about yourself and your path to success. I have always had a passion for the food industry, I have been working in the kitchen since I was fourteen years old in Israel. I then followed my zeal for cooking and entered a culinary school in Israel called Tadmor Tourism and Culinary Academy. I love the hustle and bustle of a kitchen as well as connecting...