Mortgage Relief

As the pandemic continues to affect Americans across the country, many are facing financial hardship. For homeowners with a Freddie Mac loan, COVID-19 mortgage assistance is available in the form of “forbearance,” which temporarily suspends or reduces your mortgage payment without penalty so you can get back on your feet. Here is how forbearance works […]

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Fran LoBiondo

Icy, Dicey Adventure

It’s not really about my condition after a fall, but when I slipped and fell in the icy driveway and could not get any traction, I started to lose hope. Maybe it was time to reconsider using a cane. I kept putting my foot down from the car, only to have it skate away. Whoosh.

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ADA Compliance

When we think about ADA compliance, it is mostly in the realm of brick-and-mortar stores and their accessibility to consumers with disabilities. Rarely do we consider making our social media posts ADA compliant. ADA, or the Americans with Disabilities Act, was signed into law in 1990 and has evolved over time to include website accessibility

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Surviving Year Two

It’s been one year since the word “pandemic” reentered our discourse after decades of relative health and stability. Since then, it’s been a time of crisis like no recent generation has seen. It has altered our health, our business climate, our educational system, our lifestyles, and our outlook for the future. This worldwide situation is

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Brush with Royalty

Following the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers dismissed the notion of a ruling monarchy like the one from which the nascent country had just freed itself, thus guaranteeing a U.S. fascination with the royalty it was denied. It may be best displayed through our enthrallment with the courtships and marriages of Britain’s Royal Family, but

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The Guidance Center Recognizes Hurley as Distinguished Community Leader

The Honorable James R. Hurley received an award certificate and special tribute book as he was recognized by The Guidance Center as its 2020 Mental Health Distinguished Community Leader at a no-show fundraising event that spanned from November 2020 through January 2021. Hurley was commended for his outstanding contributions and dedicated service to the greater

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Keep Connected

It was recently brought to my attention that SNJ Today newspaper, more than a year ago, was the first in the area to publish news of the coronavirus. Kenny Pustizzi, president of the company, dropped by my office one day late in January of 2020 and we discussed how to inform readers of this new

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Grant Helps Food Bank of South Jersey Buy Food and Reshape Distribution Methods

Due in part to a $40,000 grant from the Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) COVID-19 Response Fund, The Food Bank of South Jersey was able to purchase vital life-sustaining needed food and fortify its food distribution model to service the rise in food insecurity throughout South Jersey. The Food Bank currently serves 210 partner

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