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Nearly 200 teams were expected to participate in this year's Valerie Fund walk and 5K run Saturday at Verona Park. About $900,000 was raised for this year's event, benefiting The Valerie ...

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Several hundred participated in Muckfest Saturday morning at Essex County’s South Mountain Reservation in West Orange to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society. The fi...

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Every June, I watch kids enviously as the school year dwindles and the excitement builds. Summer holds so much promise when you’re young: You can do practically anything now that you’re n...

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“My grandma lives in Florida/And that is where we go/When daddy says he cannot stand/Another inch of snow.”  So begins My Grandma Lives in Florida, the latest children’s book by Vero...

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For parents, extra support to keep kids healthy can go a long way. According to the latest findings of the YMCA’s Family Health Snapshot, a survey that gauges kid’s activity levels d...