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Love & Loathing in JC: Introducing a New Partner to a Child & Dealing with...
My boyfriend, who I’ve been with for 8 months, has only just introduced me to his daughter (she’s 8). This annoyed me for quite a few months, but what’s even worse is that when we were hanging out...
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Foreclosed: Band-Aid
I saw the second plane hit World Trade Center from my kids’ preschool garden playground. There among the slides, swings, discarded play toys and flowers, a small group of stricken mothers clustered...
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Foreclosed: In the Dark
I came home from work one day two weeks ago and the power was out. I’m guessing that those of you who live in or around Jersey City are not surprised in reading this. Many, many residents lost their...
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Stars’ Dogs Co-Star in Jersey Shore Spin-Off, and Snooki’s Got a Ring
Nearly every afternoon since filming commenced, a volunteer with the Liberty Humane Society has walked Namaste, a dog looking for a good home and an excuse to shed its “Adopt Me” vest and Snooki-like...
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Foreclosed: The Difficult Task of Decision-Making
I am my own worst enemy. Ok, so I’ve said it – now where the heck do I go from here? There comes a point when your world comes crashing down around you when you have to admit this one simple fact to...
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Greggy Soriano, Jersey City’s ‘Next Great Baker,’ Opens Cake Lush
If you’ve ever wanted to learn to paint with fondant or simply eat ridiculously good butterscotch popcorn, you can at Jersey City’s brand-new cake shop, Cake Lush. The focus of the shop on Jersey...
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PHOTOS: First Same Sex Marriages in Jersey City
On behalf of the Jersey City Independent, I congratulate all the couples who were the first to get married earlier this morning in Jersey City and throughout the State of New Jersey. It was already a...
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Mamarama: Quick Tips for a Friendlier Divorce
A few weeks ago I wrote a humorous blog about my annual camping trip with my ex-husband. It inspired a great deal of dismayed feedback from divorced folks about WHY I’d engage in this ritual with my...
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Mamarama: Succeeding at Divorce — Part II
In last week’s blog I wrote about how to have a friendlier divorce. I wanted to include the following observations, just to keep the train of thought going. And I wanted another excuse to use this...
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