by Local Life Staff | Dec 21, 2023 | Lehigh Valley
The JCC’s Brody Family Early Learning Center is committed to excellence in education and views all children as competent, capable learners. Guided by this philosophy and in response to a post-COVID increase of children who were having difficulty regulating...
by Local Life Staff | Dec 21, 2023 | Lehigh Valley
Tracy Crane has been appointed chief executive officer of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA. She replaces retiring CEO Kim Decker. Crane currently serves as the associate executive director of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) and will assume her new role on Jan. 5,...
by jsaccenti | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hopeworks, a nonprofit and social enterprise committed to preparing young adults between the ages of 17 and 26 with the tools to build bright futures, announced it was awarded a 2023 American Water Charitable Foundation Workforce Readiness Grant. The grant will be...
by Special to Local Life | Nov 7, 2023 | Sussex-Warren-Bergen-Passaic Counties
If you’re a family caregiver for an elderly parent, spouse or another loved one, you may qualify for a state government grant to cover home health aide visits, short-term respites or the cost of other essential needs. In fact, Visiting Nurse Association of Northern...
by Special to Local Life | Oct 16, 2023 | Lehigh Valley
Hunterdon Health is pleased to welcome Jessica Codjoe, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer, Hunterdon Health. Dr. Codjoe received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her Family...
by Special to Local Life | Oct 16, 2023 | Staten Island
The Staten Island Basketball League is speeding to the half century mark, and there’s no doubt it will get there. The league, which was founded by Islander Craig Raucher in 1980, recently turned 43 years old and has played all these years at PS 8 in Great Kills, at 85...
by cdoudin | Oct 11, 2023 | Staten Island
Special to Local Life Fast Feet is a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in 2019 with locations in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Detroit. Recognizing the severe need for adaptive exercise and health equity programs for children and young adults with disabilities, Fast...
by Special to Local Life | Sep 28, 2023 | Staten Island
Dragon Lifestyle, a leading life coaching company, is excited to announce its official presence in the local community. With a newly opened studio space and accreditation from the prestigious Better Business Bureau, Dragon Lifestyle is poised to make a significant...
by Special to Local Life | Sep 21, 2023 | Lehigh Valley
Presented by New Jersey Lyric Opera, “Madama Butterfly” tells a lasting story of passion, culture, unrequited love and tragedy. It stars stellar soprano Kristal Daniels as Butterfly; vibrant tenor Chris Lorge as Pinkerton, a naval lieutenant who marries Butterfly;...
by Special to Local Life | Sep 21, 2023 | Somerset-Hunterdon Counties
October is national pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. Hunterdon Medical Center (HMC) is hosting a remembrance ceremony for all those who have experienced a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or pregnancy loss. The ceremony will be held Oct. 14 from 10 a.m.–11...
