The holidays are here and the shopping frenzy is underway! Spending hours at the mall on a quest for the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for friend or relative can give anyone the bah-humbug blues, …
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By Dawn Lettau, CTRS
Director of Therapeutic Recreation, Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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12/15/16
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A: With the holiday season upon us it is always exciting to hear that families would like to include their pet in the festivities. There are many presents that you can get for any …
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Central Veterinary Associates
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12/21/15
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The Gift of Life foundation was created 20 years ago after Jay Feinberg of West Orange, N.J., having recovered from his own battle with leukemia, created this non-profit organization for matching bone marrow donors with recipients.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/3/14
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The Hewlett-based Gift A Book Foundation partnered with Lucie B’s Jump ‘N Fun at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem to get kids moving and reading with jump rope professional and master instructor Lucie B (Buissereth) during a three-hour event on May 18.
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6/4/14
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Q: I am in my late 70s and have been gifting money to my children each year. Can I make tax-exempt gifts to my grandchildren in addition to the money that I give to my children?
A: Yes, in 2013, …
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By Patricia Galteri
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1/7/14
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Of course it isn’t just the little things that count; you need the big things in place to even think about the little things.
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11/27/13
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Young Israel of Woodmere synagogue collected 60 pints of blood at its bi-annual blood drive on June 30, as more than 50 donors lined up to give what is called the gift of life.
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By Yitzchk Carroll
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7/10/13
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Q: I understand that a new law was enacted in January 2013 regarding the Federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax.
A: Yes, in April 2013, the Treasury Department …
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By Carmela Montesano
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6/14/13
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Following two unsuccessful years of chemotherapy for leukemia beginning in March 2009, Woodmere resident Terry Kornbluth’s only other alternative was a bone marrow transplant.
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By Ann Friedman
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6/12/13
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Q: Has New York State enacted new estate and gift tax laws to follow the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, signed into law on January 2, 2013?
A: No. The State of New York has its own …
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By Nathaniel Corwin
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2/18/13
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