Author: Local Media NJ Staff

For the 59th consecutive year, the Santa Claus Shop will open its doors to area families to provide complementary holiday shopping. The Shop serves more than 400 low-income families and senior citizens from Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and other local communities. This year’s Santa Claus Shop will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Avenue in Summit. Families will be offered shopping hours by invitation only during the first week of December. The Santa Claus Shop is chaired by Summit residents Stephanie Phiebig, Kay Puthaaroon, Hillary Reilly, Jessica Whitehorne...

Summit EMS hosted a sold-out, free Community “Friends and Family CPR” event last month. The program highlighted the valuable role that friends and family members play in helping to save a life by learning key skills such as chest compressions, AED use, and choking response. The Summit community became safer as more residents gained knowledge of what to do in a cardiac emergency. Attendees particularly enjoyed watching videos demonstrating each skill, followed by hands-on practice using mannequins. Summit EMS announced plans to host another session in late winter. September was a busy month for...

Named Bernard A. Birnbaum Quality and Accountability Award “Top Performer” Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center was recognized as a pediatric hospital top performer in the 2025 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc. Out of nearly 100 total hospitals, Morristown was ranked fifth of 11 top performers listed in the pediatric hospital cohort and was recognized for demonstrating excellence in delivering high-quality care based on the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, conducted annually since 2005. The award was announced September 16th at the Vizient Connections...

Research has shown that being grateful can have many positive effects on our overall health and well-being. As a leading expert in Positive Psychology, Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman has said, “Gratitude can make your life happier and more satisfying. When we feel gratitude, we benefit from the pleasant memory of a positive event in our life.” Why exactly does gratitude help? We are surrounded by challenges, blessings, and lots of varying stimuli each day, yet our brain only really focuses on what we tell it. Our brains can’t take in every bit of stimuli that happens around us, so it filters out...