Tips and strategies for raising kids to be the salt of the earth
By Sue Baldani
Steve Hines of Thompson’s Station has always had a need to express himself creatively, and for many years, he did that musically. But last fall, he had a sudden inspiration to write a book. “It was September of 2022 and I was sitting in total silence when the Lord told me to write a book on parenting. It had never even crossed my mind before, but I knew that was what I was supposed to do.”
He went home and started writing, and about 15 hours later, he had the first draft of Salt, Light & Kids: Parenting Well in Today’s Culture. “It’s about 200 pages and it just poured out of me,” says Steve. “I have a lot of frustration with society today. There are just so many voices, so much noise, so much clutter, and a lot of that feeds into self-centered tendencies with us and our kids. I really wanted to call parents back to teaching their kids how to be the salt of the earth – how to be responsible, hardworking, honest, humble, and how to have a servant heart and respect others.”
Steve also wants parents to examine their own behaviors. “One of the biggest problems is social media and technology, and I challenge parents in both their own consumption and their children’s consumption. It not only leads to a cluttered mind, but a huge increase in mental health issues.”
There are many tips for parents throughout the book. One is that kids don’t have to be entertained all the time. “Kids can have a day off and not have to go to every activity or do everything their schoolmates are doing,” he says. “Let them just play and entertain themselves.”
The book, which was published this year, can be found everywhere books, e-books and audio books are sold.
Published in Thompson’s Station Lifestyle magazine in Tennessee.
Spend the day at the zoo and experience a world of fun
By Sue Baldani
“The World In Your Backyard” is the perfect tagline for the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange. For the past 60 years, it has been bringing incredible species from around the world for children and adults to experience up close and in person. With over 400 animals representing 156 species, the zoo draws over 900,000 visitors in an average year.
Two popular attractions include the Africa Adventure exhibit featuring giraffes, lions, hyenas, and penguins, and the Amazing Asia exhibit, with its clouded leopards and red pandas. And of course, the flamingos, with their colorful plumage, receive a lot of attention.
While there, guests can also visit Andy, a 64-year-old Aldabra tortoise, and Adak, a bald eagle estimated to be 33 years old and who’s also the zoo’s longest resident, having arrived in 1997. There are also reptiles, birds, incredible insects and more.
“Most of our animals come from other zoos and facilities,” says Katherine Hartwyk, deputy director of the Essex County Parks Department. In addition to housing and feeding the animals, taking care of their mental and physical health are top priorities. In September of 2006, Turtle Back Zoo was granted accreditation by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, which means that it adheres to the highest standards for zoos in the country.
Along with the exhibits, there are other experiences that shouldn’t be missed. “Our train ride takes riders past our giraffe yard, which is always a hit, and the carousel is fun to ride,” Hartwyk says.
When it’s time for a bite to eat, the Savanna Café features a variety of food options and, for adults who wish to relax with a beer or cocktail, there’s a full bar on the second floor.
Turtle Back Zoo also offers rental pavilions for private events such as birthday celebrations, weddings and corporate parties. If the event is held after hours, guests have the whole zoo to themselves.
Many educational programs are held on site too, and the zoo has an outreach team that goes to festivals and other public events, as well as into schools to present programs throughout the year.
In addition to buying tickets and donating, another great way to support everything that the zoo offers is to become a member, which includes a lot of special perks. “When you’re a member of the zoo, you’re also supporting our nonprofit arm, the New Jersey Zoological Society,” says Katherine.
Since Turtle Back Zoo is part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex, visitors can also find a mini golf course, paddle boats, zip lining, a picnic area, playground and other attractions within walking distance. In the summer, there are free movies on the parking deck every Wednesday night. After a day of fun-filled activities, many people walk over to McLoone’s Boathouse for a nice dinner.
Says Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., “We are proud of how our zoo has grown and been transformed into a respected educational resource and recreational destination.”
To plan your visit, go to TurtleBackZoo.com.
Published in Chatham & Short Hills Lifestyle magazine in New Jersey.
Originally from a little town in Arkansas, Rachel Hale moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University. In 2013, during her senior year of college, she auditioned for American Idol’s season 12. “Because of online auditions, nearly half a million people auditioned, and it was at that time the most people that had ever auditioned for a season,” she says. “It really was a miracle if you made it on the show.”
Rachel not only made the cut, but she also ended up being one of the top 20 female finalists. One of the most memorable moments would be her very first audition before the judges, who at that time were Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. “Before that audition, I prayed that God’s joy would be in the room, and during that audition, that’s what they talked about,” she says. “They said the moment I walked in, they felt so much joy.”
During the show, Billboard Magazine ranked her performance of Grace Potter’s Nothing But The Water as one of the top moments of the season. It was a dream come true and opened up many doors on her journey to musical success.
Since then, Rachel has shared the stage with Peter Frampton and Ricky Skaggs, and opened for stars including Tracy Byrd, Joe Nichols, Joe Diffie and Chris Cagle. In 2022, she released her single, A Man, and has more new music coming out soon.
In addition to singing and writing songs, she’s also a great cook, and turned her love of healthy food into a series on Instagram. “I took a break from music for a bit and went to California to finish school,” she says. “I graduated during the pandemic, and was missing music every day. We had mandatory stay-at-home orders and everybody was just depressed.
“I’d been eating a paleo diet pretty consistently for about three years and my friends were always asking for recipes. Since my last name is Hale, I started a cooking show called Hale’s Kitchen, a spin on Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen.”
In the series, Rachel teams up with paleo companies and has celebrity guests join in the fun. “It’s just one of those planes that I’m building in the air,” she says. “I really love it and I’m grateful for it.”
She truly believes in giving thanks. “When you’re thankful, you see just how much you have and how blessed you are. You feel empowered to actually change the situation around you. When you face an obstacle, instead of knocking on other people’s doors for help, figure out how to build your own door. That door is actually going to be your platform.”
Rachel’s also paired up with Katie Dixon, a finalist on Master Chef and Food Network Star, for a show called Bibles and Biscuits on Instagram Live, and she was just booked for a live taping of the Huckabee Show in Hendersonville on August 30.
To find out more, go to RachelHaleMusic.com and Instagram @rachelhalemusic.
Published in Franklin Lifestyle magazine in Tennessee.
At 29, Samantha Picaro has accomplished many goals in her life. She has a B.A. in psychology, a Master’s in social work and a career in which she incorporates both. Now, she can add published author to her resume.
Limitless Café, released in May of 2023, tells the tale of Kinsey Fontana, who works at a café that hires teens with disabilities like herself. When the café is threatened with closure, Kinsey, with help from her former best friend, Melissa Castillo, organizes a fundraiser to save it.
“Each character is complex; they’re not just their disabilities, so I want readers – with or without disabilities – to take away that you’re not just one part of your identity,” says Samantha, who lives in New Jersey. “I also made sure that the characters with disabilities were the ones saving the day and not the ones being saved, because you don’t often see that in fiction.” She also gave the fictional owner of the café a disability himself, and did a lot of research into the disabilities she incorporated into her side characters.
This whole topic is important to Samantha. “I’m autistic, so as a kid I would often escape into books. I always knew I’d want to write my own stories one day.”
One of her favorite writers is Jen Wilde. “She is autistic too, and she features neurodivergent characters, and her characters have goals outside of romance or high school drama. Her books helped encourage me to write original stories and autistic characters. Originally, I just wrote neurotypical characters because internalized ableism made me feel like nobody would be able to ‘relate’ to neurodivergent characters. But every reader deserves characters they can relate with, too.”
She adds, “I also admire Sarah Dessen, who is one of the most popular Young Adult writers. Her characters are just so nuanced, and they have goals outside of dating or doing well in school. Her characters often undergo a lot of personal growth.”
Samantha really enjoys reading and writing young adult fiction. “It reminds us of the dreams we used to have and that it’s not too late to pursue them and become idealistic again,” she says. “I believe that every genre of books is becoming more diverse in regards to marginalized populations including disability, but there is still more work to do.”
She’s nervous about the feedback she’ll receive about the book, but is also happy she’s able to share it with others. “Having the courage to be vulnerable by putting myself out there is a major accomplishment, and I’m just going to focus on the people who love it. I also feel really good knowing that I’m pursuing my dream.”
Limitless Café is available in both paperback and eBook formats and can be found on Amazon, Kobo.com, and Barnes & Noble.
When not working in the nonprofit sector or writing, she likes volunteering with her town’s Rotary Club and spending time with her family, her feisty little parrot, Mango, and two pet turtles, Jackie and Jill.
The woman behind a one-stop brokerage, a top-rated television show, and a loving family
By Sue Baldani
With its premier in February, 24 Hour Flip is already one of the best rated shows on A&E, and it films right here in New Jersey. Michelle Pais, owner of Signature Realty NJ and the Michelle Pais Group, and her business partner and real estate investor, Jonathan Steingraber, lead a team of professionals to totally renovate a house in 24 hours. The following day, an open house is held to get the home sold.
“I’ve learned that anything is possible and that it’s a matter of man hours, so you don’t have to sit through a six to eight month renovation,” says Michelle. “You just have to be very organized, plan ahead and make sure that the materials are in stock.”
She is not only the real estate broker on the show, but also assists with the design and staging of the home. Michelle says she loves being able to walk into a home and see its full potential, but her favorite part is seeing the incredible transformation that takes place in such a short time frame.
The first episode featured a flip in South Bound Brook and the second episode featured a flip in South Amboy. They’ve also renovated homes on the show in Union County, Morris County, Bergen County and others.
As a business owner, author, wife, mother to 2-year-old Madison Rose, and now a television personality, Michelle has had to learn how to balance all of her roles, and do it successfully. “I’m not going to lie to you – it’s very hard,” she says. “You can’t be all things to all people, so it’s about prioritizing and leveraging your team and trusting them to get the job done. You can’t do it all on your own.”
She adds, “I’m very focused on the things that make me happy and the things that I’m really good at and for everything else, I rely on my team.”
Part of that team includes the two project managers on 24 Hour Flip, Danny Mariano and Jonathan Borges, who were already working with her husband. “There is a scope of work and everyone has their roles,” says Michelle. “It’s sequenced and our project managers have to make sure that everything is on pace and on time.”
Her journey to success took some interesting turns. Growing up, she watched her parents, Portuguese immigrants, work hard and believes that rubbed off on her. “My parents have a very strong work ethic,” she says. “They worked multiple jobs and extremely long hours, and they’ve owned businesses too. That work ethic, drive and ambition was instilled in me from a very young age and I’m so grateful for that.” Michelle was also fortunate to have been able to spend her adolescence in Portugal, attending school there and learning more about her culture.
As a young woman, Michelle wanted to be a lawyer, but that changed when she started working for a real estate office while attending college. “I decided to get my real estate license as a backup plan just in case law didn’t work out. But, after my first sale, I was just euphoric and knew that this was what I was destined to do. I’m obsessed with negotiating and with marketing. I enjoy working with people, helping people, and it never gets old. I’m always privileged and humbled when people choose to work with me.”
She believes we’re constantly changing, evolving and growing, and it’s important to be open to new things and new paths. “I always say, ‘Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.’”
Signature Realty NJ and the Michelle Pais Group, which has already been ranked one of the most successful independently-owned real estate brokerages in the state (Michelle was one of the youngest, if not the youngest, broker that had achieved this level of success), is growing. Filming the show and having all these resources on hand have inspired her to expand the services she offers.
“We are no longer just a brokerage,” she says. “We’re utilizing all of our resources to be able to provide them to homeowners. We are now offering interior design, staging, styling, construction concierge, and moving services – anything that has to do with real estate or the moving process is now under our one roof.”
This one-stop shop concept, she says, is going to save people a lot of time and energy of having to figure out who to hire for different needs.
To watch 24 Hour Flip and see Michelle, Jonathan and their team in action, tune in to A&E every Saturday at 12:00 pm. To learn more about Signature Realty NJ and the Michelle Pais Group, go to www.SignatureRealtyNJ.com and to www.MichellePaisGroup.com.
Written for Chatham & Short Hills Lifestyle magazine in New Jersey.
Growing up with a father who was a very successful record producer, Dann Rogers was used to being around famous entertainers. “My dad, Lelan, was promoting people like Mickey Newbury and Bobby Vinton and all these famous R&B acts,” he says. “They were always in our house, and it was a very special sandbox for a kid to play in.”
It’s no wonder Dann ended up writing, producing and singing music. “I wrote my first hit when I was 15 for Johnny Nash called My Merry-Go-Round. John Lennon sent me a personal message that it was the greatest song he ever heard.”
His Uncle Kenneth, or as the world knows him, Kenny Rogers, was also a huge influence on his career. “He and I were the first two related artists to ever be on the Billboard Top 10 at the same time. He had Coward of the County at number five, and I had Looks Like Love Again at number six. He was proud of me.”
Dann’s music is soulful and full of meaning, and he says he finds inspiration wherever he feels connected to God. “My music comes through me, it’s not of me. I do not want my music to define my life; I want my life to define my music. I don’t write songs unless they move me and I believe they’re going to move somebody else.”
He’s actually thrown some songs away. “Glen Campbell pulled a song of mine out of the garbage, recorded it and had a hit with it,” says Dann. “He told me to never throw away another song until he hears it.”
Dann will also write songs and then put them away for years. He wrote Lesson in Love, around 2010, but only released it last year. “It kept nagging at me and I was also seeing what was going on in the news,” he says. “I felt God telling me it was time to release it. If just one woman who is contemplating abortion decides not to go through with it, then has the child and falls in love with it, then the song will have served a higher purpose.
“I did it from a point of empathy. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be a woman and have this dilemma, even though I went through it with an old girlfriend and have lived with that regret for years.”
Some of the other songs that resonate with him are Let Go and Be Still and Unlovable. “Another song, It’s Life, is me coming to terms with life and love,” says Dann. “Then there’s a song I wrote while I was in a deep depression called When I Hurt. Writing songs is definitely a healing process for me.”
Although Dann now spends most of his time in Southern California, he travels to the area a few times a year and is contemplating doing one more tour. “I would definitely pay tribute to Kenny during the show,” he says.
DannRogers.com
Written for Franklin Lifestyle magazine in Tennessee.
“I grew up listening to Z100 [100.3 FM] when it was the Z Morning Zoo,” says Skeery Jones, on-air personality and executive producer of Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. “From the time I was 8 or 9, I would call in, try to win contests and request songs just to hear my voice on air.”
Before calling, he’d make sure he had a cassette tape ready to record so he could listen to himself afterwards. This passion for radio continued as he grew older. As a junior at Brooklyn College, he did an internship with Cousin Brucie at WCBS FM radio and also had his own radio show at the college station, WBCR. While working there, he made a phone call that would change his life.
“We found out that CDs were being stolen from our college radio music library,” says Skeery, “We had no real catalog system, and I wanted to see if there was a way of keeping track of the CDs to prevent theft. So, I made an innocent call to Z100 and asked for the music director, which was very brazen.”
It turned out that the director, like Skeery, was from Brooklyn and they had a lot in common. He not only helped him with the theft issue, but also invited him to interview as a phone operator. “I drove to Z100, and here I was trying to contain my excitement, because I had listened to this station my entire life. I was freaking out when I got there. They showed me around, asked me some questions and hired me on the spot!”
That was in 1995, and although he was still in college and only working part-time, he was often paired with Elvis Duran, who was doing an afternoon show at the time. A year later, he graduated from college, Elvis was moved to mornings, and Skeery was about to join one of the most successful radio morning shows of all time.
“It was me, Greg T and Danielle all in similar roles – answering the phones and doing whatever was asked,” he says. “They were putting together this new morning show and later that summer they offered me a full-time job to work with Elvis and Elliot [Segal].” He was on his way.
Now, 27 years later, Skeery is still thrilled to go to work every day. “Elvis is super kind to everybody, and he’s a very unselfish talent. He allows other people to shine and develop their personalities and stories. He is the star of the show, of course, but he’s confident in the sense that he was able to build this incredible ensemble cast.”
He says they all work together as a team and have a chemistry that is magic.“Danielle is my radio sister; she just so kind and generous,” he says. “Froggy and Nate are also a great part of the main show and Gandhi is one of the newest members. How she has been able to come into that role after our show has been going on for so long speaks volumes about the kind of person she is and how connected we are. We all spend a lot of time together and genuinely love each other.”
For listeners who have tuned in for many years, this morning crew feels like family. “We’re in a situation now where many top artists grew up in this area and when they come into the studio, they are almost as excited to meet us as we are to meet them,” says Skeery.
Lady Gaga is one of these fans. “When she comes into the station and she has the headphones on and hears Danielle’s or Elvis’s voice, she stops what she’s doing. She says, ‘I just have to take a moment. I grew up listening to you, and I was so obsessed with this show that when I used to have to go to school, I had my mom record the rest of the show on cassette tapes. She had to flip the tape over every 45 minutes.’”
Today, Elvis Duran and the Morning Show is on 85 stations around the country. “We’re owned by iHeartRadio, but we’re not just radio,” says Skeery. “We’re podcasts, we’re streaming. Today, when you work in radio, you’re working in pretty much every media.”
In addition to the radio show, he’s also involved in two popular podcasts. He hosts The Brooklyn Boys once a week with former morning show colleague and fellow Brooklyn native, David Brody.
“It’s not a podcast about Brooklyn,” he says. “It’s our offbeat take on the world and things going on in our lives and pop culture seen through the lens of two guys from Brooklyn. We debate things, we argue, and we riff on each other in a playful way. We’re uncensored, so we can get away with more and be a little bit more risqué. That’s our playground – our fun little treehouse.”
He hosts Speaking Volumes with long-time friend Cher (Cheryl) Cosenza as well, which is a lifestyle pop culture podcast about everything from friendship, relationships and fashion to entertainment, pop culture and more.
Skeery moved to New Jersey when Z100 was stationed here, and when the show relocated to New York, he stayed. “I’m a social butterfly and I love that New Jersey is accessible to everything,” says Skeery. “You can go upstate, you can go across the state to Pennsylvania, and you can go down to the Jersey Shore. It has beautiful beaches, and I love spending time in Asbury because of the revitalization. There’s a lot going on there. I also love the towns like Morristown, Red Bank and Hoboken. I love the different neighborhoods, the different communities. Plus, I can easily pop into the City.”
When you order a beer at Glenbrook Brewery in Morristown, chances are you’ll be enjoying an award-winning recipe. And, if it hasn’t won one yet, it probably will soon. Heath Traver is the head brewer who has won a total of 15 awards over the last few years.
It all started innocently enough back in 2011 when his brother-in-law Skip bought him a beer kit for Christmas. “When I started brewing I really enjoyed it,” says Heath. “I shared it with friends and family, and then started getting larger equipment and brewing five gallons at a time instead of one.” All this brewing took place at his home on Glenbrook Road in Morris Plains.
After winning his first award in 2015 for his Jockey Hollow Pumpkin Ale™, he knew that he wanted to take it further. Partnering with his other brother-in-law, Darren Cregan, who has a background in art and advertising, they opened Glenbrook Brewery in 2021.
The brewery’s tagline is Revolutionary Beer ®. “We decided we were going to build the brewery around all the revolutionary history in Morristown, so we started naming our beers after local landmarks and national parks,” says Darren. For example, one beer is called Lewis Morris™ Exploration Ale and another is Tempe WickFarmhouse Sour™. If you’re not sure which beer to try, order a flight (or two) with small tastes of different options.
The beautiful tables and other wood fixtures found throughout the brewery were made by their friend John who owns Heirloom Woodworking, a mill in NJ. He uses ash trees that have been devastated in the region.
Private parties can be held at Glenbrook, and the two partners will sometimes close the entire brewery to hold fundraising events. They can also take the beer on the road to special events with their traveling tap system. They’ll be the sole beer provider for the Morris County Pride event in June and for other upcoming events.
In addition to serving great tasting beer and hard seltzer, their other main goal is to make the large 5,000 square foot open-concept brewery family friendly. There are board games to play, and Heath also makes a birch beer in house for kids. They want families like theirs to be able to come in and have a good time together.
The two men, who married sisters (Heath’s wife is Amy, and Darren’s wife is Cari), each have two daughters, (Heath and Amy have 14-year-old Emma and 12-year-old Charlotte, and Darren and Cari have 9-year-old Chloe and 8-year-old Courtney). Their summer beer, Four Blondes Summer Shandy, which recently won a gold medal, is named after their daughters.
Pets are always welcome on their patio, and on Mondays and Tuesdays, they can even hang out inside the brewery. Of course, service animals are allowed anytime.
While under state law breweries cannot provide food, there are plenty of menus available from the many restaurants around town. Most will even deliver.
The brewery is open daily. Visit GlenbrookBrewery.com for more information.
Written for Morris City Lifestyle magazine in New Jersey.
A world-renowned artist creates paintings that feed the soul
By Sue Baldani
As a multi-Grammy award winning drummer for the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart has had an amazing musical career. But what some people don’t know is he’s also an extremely talented visual artist. “I have synesthesia, which is more than one sense working together,” he says. “I can see the colors of the music.”
For Mickey, it’s all about vibration. “Music is vibration; rhythm is vibration; everything in life is vibratory. That’s why my paintings have meaning because they represent the vibratory universe in which we live. We’re embedded in a world of rhythm.”
When he’s creating art, his process is very unique. “I find the paintbrush to be too limiting to my sense of flow,” he says. “I use gravity, and each piece is vibrated and drummed into life. That’s why they call it vibrational expressionism.”
He uses multiple colors when he mixes paint, and explains the only way these colors can come through to the surface is by using vibration. “I’ll drum the sides of the canvas or I’ll put them on a subwoofer and vibrate the subwoofer using a Pythagorean Monochord, which they call the Beam. It’s a multi-stringed instrument that brings art into life – it’s born in the vibration.”
Adds Mickey, “It’s about the rhythm, the flow, like water. Water is wild, it goes where it wants to go. It bends, slides, glides and becomes a sinuous rhythm snake. It’s slightly out of control, never fully harnessed, and totally directed to fruition, and that’s the way I like to create. It’s a language of paint.”
For him, pouring and using paint in different applications are roadmaps to a higher consciousness. Many of the images come from his dreams and the cosmos. “I use my dreams in my work,” he says. “During the day, I work with sounds from the cosmos or from the whole earth – things that are just around – and then I translate them and turn them into light. These works are physical representations of sound.”
He finds the whole process calming. “It’s meditative for me,” says Mickey. “Everything disappears and I’m just alone with it. That’s magic. When I’m using my visual side, it’s a real joyful moment for me. Just like it would be with the Grateful Dead or Dead & Company. I like to be in the moment.”
He doesn’t consider making art entertainment, but more of a spiritual event. “It’s more like seeing your consciousness rise to the surface,” he says. His artwork is also not just about the images. “They’re about what they do to people and how they interpret them. That’s the gold; that’s the payoff.”
If you don’t have an emotional connection with the image, then it’s just a static thing, explains Mickey. “The image itself is important, but the most important thing is what you get from the image. If it just sits there, it has very little meaning. But, if it pulls you in and you meditate on it, just have some fun with it, I think it will do some good. That’s probably the best that I could ask for.”
He expresses hope that his images, his sounds, and his rhythm make a better world and create an atmosphere of kindness.
On July 23, Mickey will be appearing in person at Wentworth Gallery Short Hills for a private reception and exhibition of his amazing works. His full collection will be on display and available for acquisition beginning June 1st.
“This is brand new stuff and completely different than what I’ve done before,” he says. “My technique has progressed and I’ve become better.”
Mickey is also the author of two books and continues to explore and learn every day. “Art keeps you young,” he says. “Music keeps you young.”
WentworthGallery.com
Published in Morris City Lifestyle magazine in New Jersey.
The Scotch Plains Rescue Squad Auxiliary held its 13th annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 23, 2023, and it was a great success. They, along with girl scouts from Evergreen School, served over 172 adults as well as a large number of children under 5, and raised more than $3000.00 in their efforts to support this crucial volunteer organization.
All-you-can-eat pancakes, toppings, sausage patties, coffee, tea, and juices were offered for just $7.00 per person. There was also a raffle for baskets and gift cards for sports and fitness, salons, restaurants, mini-golf and more. These items were donated by individuals, local businesses and organizations, some of which donated already-prepared themed baskets. These themes included an Italian dinner, chocolate treats and breakfast goodies.
Attendees had a wonderful time, as usual, and everyone’s support is greatly appreciated. The auxiliary looks forward to doing it again next year.
The Scotch Plains Rescue Squad relies on ongoing community support. These contributions enable the Squad to fulfill their motto, Neighbors Helping Neighbors – We Work for Pride Not Pay. The squad looks forward to continuing to faithfully serve those who call for help.
Contributing Author: Susan Baldani, a life member of the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad.
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