Category: lifestyle/hillsborough_beacon

Joy Ohayia’s new book offers many of the same practical tips she offers clients of her consulting firm, Quantum Quest.

Christopher Cusack stands near the bags of coats he helped collect last month. Photo courtesy of Lisa Cusack

By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Music and cheer filled Auten Road Intermediate School’s auditorium Dec. 6, as parents and students came to see their teachers perform holiday pieces at the Grand Staff Ensemble’s winter concert.    Composed of teachers, principals and staff members from all district schools, the Grand Staff Ensemble hosts two public concerts per…

First-grader organizes coat collection By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    It was time to go the bus stop one November morning, and Christopher Cusack did not want to button his coat while walking outside with his mother, Lisa.    Responding with a typical question — “Why?” — when Ms. Cusack explained that some parents can’t afford coats…

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Hillsborough’s “Kids on Tap” dance troupe poses backstage at New York’s Symphony Space theater before Friday’s performance. Photo courtesy of Kathleen Cirioli

By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    The art form is sometimes referred to as “drumming with feet” and, for Kathleen Cirioli, professional tap dancer and studio owner, sharing that art form with others is a privilege.    She was able to do just that when “Kids on Tap,” the youth tap ensemble at the Kathleen Academy of…

Cheerios boxes feature ShopRite employees helping local food banks By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    Hillsborough ShopRite employees Tammy Brucculeri and Traze Hoerst will be featured on boxes of Cheerios for the third year in a row in recognition of their efforts for area food banks.    The two are among 60 ShopRite employees honored for…

Traze Hoerst and Tammy Brucculeri show the new Cheerios box they’re featured on. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara