Around Town

The Wizard of Oz is coming to bergenPAC on July 26th, 27th and 28th.

Already using Mosquito Squad for tick and mosquito protection? Try their new pest control services and consolidate your home care!

Hackensack Meridian K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospitalis proud to feature Margaret McGuire, M.D., FACS, FAAP in this edition of Meet-a-Doc. As a pediatric general surgeon, Dr. McGuire believes it is important to provide care to the whole family and to understand that even the most straightforward operation is still being done to someone’s baby.

Father’s Day is around the corner, and moms from The Local Moms Network are loving a new mom hack we discovered – Moonpig. These are clever and cute customizable cards that you create online using your favorite photos and a personal message, and they’ll mail it for you. Get your first card free!

Learn why local moms are loving about Mosquito Squad, a company founded in 2005 that has protected over 300,000 backyards in this area – and perhaps yours next!

Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health is proud to feature Dena Arumugam, M.D., FACS, a board certified gastrointestinal surgeon who is an expert in minimally invasive laparoscopic, robotic, and bariatric surgery, including teenagers aged 14+.

Dr. Csiky believes that building long-lasting relationships with families is essential. Treating and caring for children from birth till their young adulthood is a collaborative effort between parents and the pediatrician, requiring good communication, understanding and mutual trust. Read more in our latest Meet-a-Doc interview.

Dr. Shareef Jandali is a board-certified plastic surgeon with offices in Trumbull, Connecticut and Manhattan, NY. He specializes in non-surgical ear molding for newborn ear deformities such as prominent ears, ear lidding, pointed ears, Stahl’s ear, constricted ear, and cup ear.

Dr. Ganguli is an expert at diagnosing and managing a wide range of autoimmune, auto-inflammatory conditions including juvenile arthritis, systemic onset juvenile arthritis, lupus, vasculitis, dermatomyositis, periodic fever syndromes and COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain syndrome, such as fibromyalgia. Read more in our latest Meet-a-Doc interview.

Learn more about why sleep away camp might be an awesome experience for your kids this summer!

Psychologist and The Local Moms Network contributor Reon Baird-Feldman, Ph.D., explains a powerful technique called cognitive reframing.

These no-bake Almond Butter Truffles are a hit with kids but sophisticated enough for grown up palates, too. Love that the only equipment you need is a hand mixer and a microwave, so you don’t need to be a pastry chef to play one in real life. Enjoy! Thanks to Katina...

Eddie Prchal, is the Co-Founder of Gunner Roofing, which brings together the best workmanship, unparalleled customer service, and a brand new online quoting platform, all of which shows their commitment to stress-free and seamless projects for their customers whom they service in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

Our parent site, The Local Moms Network put together some tips for getting your children excited about reading!

Patricia Cucolo, MD, a pediatrician with Atlantic Medical Group, offers tips so the summer stays focused on fun.

“Summer slide” is the tendency for students, especially students from low-income families, to lose some of the knowledge and achievement gains they made the previous school year. Go Peer is explaining how to prevent that this summer!