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Melissa D’Mello A mom whose life’s work is to serve others

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 17, 2022. Posted in Local Mom. Leave a Comment

Melissa is the Congestive Heart Failure Program Coordinator at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ. She has three children with her husband Chris. Joshua (8), Jacob (5) and Jaxon (1). Melissa and Chris moved to Cranford in 2014. What are your favorite family activities in Cranford? We have experienced so many “family favorites” in Cranford that it is hard to narrow it down to just a few. It seems with every season our community creates new opportunities for local families and friends to come together and cultivate connections and relationships. Some of my favorites have always...

This future NFL star loves halibut and doing flips

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 17, 2022. Posted in Local Kid. Leave a Comment

Spotlight Name: Jake Battaglino Age: 10 Grade/school: 5 / Livingston Avenue School Family Members: John (Dad) Lauren (Mom) John (Brother) Taylor (Sister) Something unique about me: I can do back and front flips. When I grow up, I want to be: NFL Player Favorites Activities/Hobbies: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Coloring/Drawing, Collecting baseball and football cards, Reading, Playing the saxophone, Video games Animal: Shark Color: Green Food: Halibut Movies: The Sandlot Music: Imagine Dragons Place to play: My grandparents’ shore house Sports teams: Carolina Panthers, NY Yankees, Milwaukee...

A Morning Volunteering at Cranford Family Care

Written by Local Media NJ Staff on November 17, 2022. Posted in CRANFORD LOCAL. Leave a Comment

by Natalie Fidlow @nfidlow I decided to volunteer in the spirit of the Thanksgiving season. I had heard a little about Cranford Family Care but didn’t know exactly what they did. Instead of researching and possibly falling into analysis paralysis, I picked up the phone and gave them a call. Julie Carroll, the director, answered. I rambled on as a timid first-timer, to which Julie politely replied, “When would you like to come in? You could help us stock the pantry. If you prefer grocery shopping, we can have you do that.” That was easy! I arrived at my scheduled time and followed a man pushing...