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Maureen F. Walsh
Executive Director, Devereux New Jersey
1/3/2012 - Maureen F. Walsh will seek work-life balance in 2012 – a lofty goal for a devoted and compassionate executive director of a $40 million behavioral health nonprofit that employs 170 people in Gloucester County, 650 statewide. [more]

Faster Processing of Claims
For "Wounded Warriors"
1/31/2012 - Social Security’s "Wounded Warrior" program provides veterans with expedited processing of their Social Security Disability claims. Any military servicemember who became disabled while on active military service on or after October 1, 2001, is entitled to have their claims processed faster than usual. The disability need not be service-connected. [more]

Barcelona Bistro
As Reviewed by ’The Fearless Foodies’
1/7/2012 - We arrived to Barcelona Bistro, a small Spanish Mediterranean restaurant in the quaint town of Pitman, on a weekday evening in mid-December. The restaurant was dimly lit and a few customers were dining and making conversation among themselves. Although there were many tables already available for seating, the hostess asked me to wait while she made a table in the large front window available. [more]

Divorce Mediation
Minimize Emotional and Financial Tolls
1/6/2012 - When faced with the dissolution of a marriage, whether one long in duration or relatively brief, a myriad of questions and issues will arise. How the parties choose to find workable answers and solutions can greatly affect the outcome. [more]

Dark-Eyed Junco
Winter 'Snowbird' Has Arrived
1/6/2012 - Winter has finally arrived in New Jersey. Yesterday, on the ground under my bird feeder, a dozen black-eyed Juncos! Technically, winter arrived on December 21 of last year. But, our days have been mild and enjoyable. I did last-minute Christmas shopping without a coat! [more]

Great Lengths
Happy, Healthy and Beautiful New You!
1/5/2012 - What is on your checklist of life for 2012? What are your hopes and dreams? And what great lengths will you go to this year for the people that share your life? [more]

Volunteer Opportunites
January 2012
1/5/2012 - Start the year out right! Here are one-time and on-going volunteer opportunities around the county. It's always fun to Pay It Forward! [more]

What Beneficiaries Need to Know
What Do You Do When An Account Owner Passes?
1/5/2012 - If your loved ones have invested, saved or insured themselves to any degree, you may be named as a beneficiary to one or more of their accounts, policies or assets in the event of their deaths. While we all hope “that day” never comes, we do need to know what to do financially if and when it does. [more]

N.J. Bill to Allow Direct Wine Shipping
Would Bolster Wineries, Expand Buyer Choices
1/5/2012 - Our online magazine supports all of our local economies. We felt that this is such an important story to bring to all of your attention that we 'borrowed' it from the Star-Ledger. We're pulling for you guys: Cedarvale, Heritage, Auburn Road, Wagonhouse and the rest of the NJ Winery Trail! [more]

Drumbeat
New Perspectives
1/3/2012 - I have wondered how many things I was missing in life due to my own limited perspective. How often am I overlooking something great because I view things through the biases formed by my life experience and my own strong opinions? If I resolve to do anything this new year, it will be to let some fresh perspectives into my way of thinking. [more]

Oyster Stew
Time For Stews and Soups
1/3/2012 - Happy New Year! We’ve been rather blessed to have mild weather recently, but we are still in winter. So it's time for stews and soups! [more]

Looking Cool With 6 Hat Styles
That Will Keep You Warm
1/3/2012 - Here is a collection of some of the cutest hats for colder weather. Our stylist Joyce, from Juliette's Jewels helps us fit the right hat to the right shaped face....Just what I needed! [more]

Doing Business
Rude Awakenings
1/3/2012 - Many of us have our personal list of “Pet Peeves” – annoying things that get under our skin and can take our minds off being positive. So it goes with one of ours, people who don’t return telephone calls. With modern technology, we can expand that to emails and even text messages. Certainly, science has provided the means for most of us to ignore the rest of us. [more]

Saving on Pet Care:
What You Can and Can't Get Away With
1/1/2012 - There’s no risk in saying we all love our pets. They are lifelong companions who we’ve vowed to take care of, but a lifetime is a long time. When we bring a new pet into our family we don’t always account for bumps in the road and, as a country, we’ve collectively hit a pretty large one. The recession has had us all cutting down. Sadly, some families have chosen to cut their pet’s care almost entirely. [more]

Quilt in a Day
Or Maybe a Bit Longer...
1/1/2012 - Don’t be afraid to explore the Internet and discover different aspects of fiber arts and other crafts. [more]