April 14, 2021 at 10:00 AM
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Future Business Leaders of America is taking steps to establish a Toastmasters International Youth Leadership Program (YLP) at Governor Livingston High School.
Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization that aims to educate people about communication, and provide them with public speaking and leadership skills that will help them gain more self-confidence.
The Youth Leadership Program implements activities to teach students how to control their vocabulary and their voices and sharpen their speaking abilities. The program requires eight to fourteen dedicated and hardworking students who will be able to commit to the seven-week program.
December 31, 2020 at 11:27 PM
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Phillip Purcell, 56, of Berkeley Heights died on December 19, 2020, at Overlook Medical Center, due to complications with coronavirus. He leaves behind three daughters: Kaitlyn, 18, Samantha, 17, and Erin, 15.
COVID-19 hit the Purcell household early December starting with Kaity testing positive. She experienced flu like symptoms of fatigue, fever, shortness of breath, no taste and smell. Phillip s symptoms came a day later and were much more severe. He was definitely in worse shape than I was, said Kaity. He couldn t even get out of the bed he was having a harder time breathing, he was coughing, and he couldn t eat or sleep.