Budgeting is important when considering homeownership! You, as the owner, will need to be able to cover any sudden house-related expenses that come up in addition to your regular monthly expenses. When creating your new monthly budget, remember to add the following new costs: • Property taxes and special assessments • Home/hazard insurance• Property maintenance• … Continued

Going on vacation and need a place to beat the crowds, enjoy the outdoors and see something unusual or out of the ordinary? These hidden gems in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System will get you off the beaten path. Whether you like beaches, deserts or forests, you may be surprised … Continued

By Pam Teel In business, a slogan is “a catchphrase or small group of words that are combined in a special way to identify a product or company,” In many ways, theyare like mini-mission statements. Companies have slogans for the same reason they have logos: advertising. While logos are visual representations of a brand, slogans … Continued

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a joint resolution Friday sponsored by Assembly man Ron Dancer that urges Congress to pass the Military Hunger Prevention Act to give service members access to nutritional assistance. TheU.S. government estimates as many as 23,000 active duty U.S. troops receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Countless more fail … Continued

By Pam Teel Kortney Rose Gillette was a vibrant nine year old who loved playing with her friends and stuffed animals. She loved school and her classmates, loved playing soccer and basketball but her favorite thing to do was go to amusement parks and waterslides. She was a typical child enjoying her youth but sadly … Continued

By Jake Shukan Football is back! As summer comes to an end, football fans across America are becoming more and more eager to support their favorite team. While some teams exceed expectations, bringing life to their fans, other teams will disappoint. Here’s my prediction for how the 2019-2020 NFL regular season will turn out. AFC … Continued

By Pam Teel …that there are specific benefits to eating a Banana. Bananas are one of the world’s most appealing fruits. Global banana ex- ports reached about 18 million tons in 2015 with about half of them going to the United States and the European market. The banana plant is classified as an arborescent (tree-like) … Continued

A recent study in South Korea finds that Graviola Fruit is up to 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy at stopping the spread of cancerous cells. This fruit is not new. In 1997 a study was published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry found that it was more than 200 times as effective as chemotherapy … Continued

INGREDIENTS 4-ounce grouper fillet, substitute any white fleshed fish 1⁄4 teaspoon sesame oil pinch Szechuan pepper pinch Turmeric Kosher salt 2 tablespoon coconut oil 1⁄4 teaspoon chopped ginger 1⁄4 teaspoon chopped garlic 1⁄4 teaspoon chopped lemongrass 1 teaspoon shredded coconut 3 mint leaves, torn GROUPER 1. Season grouper with Szechuan pepper, turmeric, and salt.2. Heat … Continued

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) recently introduced a bill named in honor Braeden Bradforth, a college football player from Smith’s district who died last July from “exertional heat stroke” after a football practice. The legislation, “Braeden’s Commission—Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke,” HR 4145, would establish a commission to conduct a study on exertional heat … Continued