Imagine shopping in the grocery store and getting to the register, only to realize that you cannot afford everything in your shopping cart. You then have the embarrassment of having to get out of a busy line to put things back. Or you live in the country, and you don’t drive either because you cannot
To better serve the community, the American Rescue Workers (ARW) plans to expand their food pantry by opening a Client Choice area. With a total cost of over $33,000, this new space will be dedicated to dry goods storage, allowing ARW food pantry clients to choose their own food instead of receiving a pre-packed box.
As a kid growing up in New York with an Italian father and an Irish mother, two things were certain at dinnertime — there would either be potatoes or pasta as a starch, and we always had access to a good loaf of bread. Admittedly, my relationship with bread is complicated. I loved bread growing
According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 480,000 people died in the United States from smoking-related illnesses in 2024. This figure includes both direct and second-hand smoke. In addition, the Surgeon General reports that 1 in 5 deaths are connected to tobacco in the U.S. These figures do not include vaping
The Longest Day is an Alzheimer’s Association fundraiser typically held on or near the Summer Solstice, the lightest and the longest day of the year. Its purpose is to shed light on the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease, to raise awareness, and to also raise funds to fight this devastating disease. Longest Day participants raise funds
Recently, I wrote an article about the mission group Transform Jersey Shore Area (TJSA). The purpose of the group was to take on home projects within the Jersey Shore community, such as painting, minor carpentry, and yard work, to help those who, for various reasons, are unable to help themselves. The idea of this type
