Fran LoBiondo

Week 6

That was a weird Easter Sunday, wasn’t it? No local Mass. Stay home from church. I’ve lived a few years now, and seen a lot of unexpected things, but I have never been told to skip Mass on a Sunday. My mother and her devout group of senior churchgoers used to walk to the bus […]

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Bigs of the Year Announced

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties (BBBS) announced their 2020 Bigs of the Year—Emmanuel Gauffeny and Judy Napoli—for their commitment to their Little Brother and Little Sister through their active mentorship and volunteerism. “During 2019 our Bigs contributed countless hours of volunteer service to our Littles,” said Donna Bennett, president, and CEO

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Funnel of Fun

If you have been reading our column you know we’ve been travelling the Bayshore Heritage Byway and checking out places to visit along the route as we prepare our All-American Road application form. This weekend I returned to a location that CU Maurice River often visits on our Tuesdays on the Fly during tick or

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Maintaining Your Mental Health During a Pandemic

Contributors to this article from Inspira Behavioral Health Services include David Moore, RN, MSN, BCE, Nicole Moore, LCSW, Susan Speranza, LCSW and Darren McMahon, LCSW, LCADC The rapid community spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has led to unprecedented numbers of people either unemployed, unsure of their job status or working from home. This sudden

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Healing Power of Art

I’m hoping that our readers are in good health and will remain so until we can start opening up the Glasstown Arts District. Several artists and the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts have been posting a wide variety of artwork in virtual exhibits. Here’s a link for YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=kjmfiWPaKO8 where you can view art

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Faces of a Pandemic

For going on two months now, we’ve been swamped with facts and figures listing a rapidly increasing number of people testing positive for, or succumbing to, the coronavirus. The numbers are staggering: As of last Friday, across the globe, “The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 2,704,000 people … at least 186,000 people have died,

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Referrals Welcome

Relationships are more important than transactions. You may have noticed that many real estate agents take a transactional approach to sales—identifying clients, closing the deal and then moving on to the next one. I choose not to work that way because I believe you deserve more from the professional you decide to work with. That’s

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