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What Causes Menopause

What Causes Menopause?

The most common reason for menopause is the natural decline in a female's reproductive hormones. However, menopause can also result from the following situations:

Oophorectomy: This surgery, which removes a woman's ovaries, causes immediate menopause. Symptoms and signs of menopause in this situation can be severe, as the hormonal changes happen abruptly.

Chemotherapy: Cancer treatments like chemotherapy can induce menopause quickly, causing symptoms to appear shortly after or even during treatment.

Ovarian Insufficiency: Also called premature ovarian failure, this condition is essentially premature menopause. It happens when a woman's ovaries quit functioning before the age of 40 and can stem from genetic factors and disease. Only 1% of women suffer from premature menopause, but HRT can help protect the heart, brain, and bones.

Depression

Depression

If you're a woman going through menopause and find that you have become increasingly depressed, you're not alone. It's estimated that 15% of women experience depression to some degree while going through menopause. What many women don't know is that depression can start during perimenopause, or the years leading up to menopause.

Depression can be hard to diagnose, especially during perimenopause and menopause. However, if you notice the following signs, it might be time to speak with a physician:

  • Mood Swings
  • Inappropriate Guilt
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Too Much or Too Little Sleep
  • Lack of Interest in Life
  • Overwhelming Feelings

Remember, if you're experiencing depression, you're not weak or broken - you're going through a very regular emotional experience. The good news is that with proper treatment from your doctor, depression isn't a death sentence. And with HRT and anti-aging treatment for women, depression could be the catalyst you need to enjoy a new lease on life.

Hot Flashes

Hot Flashes

Hot flashes - they're one of the most well-known symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes are intense, sudden feelings of heat across a woman's upper body. Some last second, while others last minutes, making them incredibly inconvenient and uncomfortable for most women.

Symptoms of hot flashes include:

  • Sudden, Overwhelming Feeling of Heat
  • Anxiety
  • High Heart Rate
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Dizziness

Typically, hot flashes are caused by a lack of estrogen. Low estrogen levels negatively affect a woman's hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls body temperature and appetite. Low estrogen levels cause the hypothalamus to incorrectly assume the body is too hot, dilating blood vessels to increase blood flow. Luckily, most women don't have to settle for the uncomfortable feelings that hot flashes cause. HRT treatments for women often stabilize hormones, lessening the effects of hot flashes and menopause in general.

Mood Swings

Mood Swings

Mood swings are common occurrences for most people - quick shifts from happy to angry and back again, triggered by a specific event. And while many people experience mood swings, they are particularly common for women going through menopause. That's because, during menopause, the female's hormones are often imbalanced. Hormone imbalances and mood swings go hand-in-hand, resulting in frequent mood changes and even symptoms like insomnia.

The rate of production of estrogen, a hormone that fluctuates during menopause, largely determines the rate of production the hormone serotonin, which regulates mood, causing mood swings.

Luckily, HRT and anti-aging treatments in Lincoln Park, NJ for women work wonders for mood swings by regulating hormone levels like estrogen. With normal hormone levels, women around the world are now learning that they don't have to settle for mood swings during menopause.

Weight Gain

Weight Gain

Staying fit and healthy is hard for anyone living in modern America. However, for women with hormone imbalances during perimenopause or menopause, weight gain is even more serious. Luckily, HRT treatments for women coupled with a physician-led diet can help keep weight in check. But which hormones need to be regulated?

  • Estrogen: During menopause, estrogen levels are depleted. As such, the body must search for other sources of estrogen. Because estrogen is stored in fat, your body believes it should increase fat production during menopause. Estrogen also plays a big part in insulin resistance, which can make it even harder to lose weight and keep it off.
  • Progesterone: Progesterone levels are also depleted during menopause. Progesterone depletion causes bloating and water retention, while loss of testosterone limits the body's ability to burn calories.
  • Ongoing Stress: Stress makes our bodies think that food is hard to come by, putting our bodies in "survival mode". When this happens, cortisol production is altered. When cortisol timing changes, the energy in the bloodstream is diverted toward making fat. With chronic stress, this process repeatedly happens, causing extensive weight gain during menopause.
Low Libido

Low Libido

Lowered sexual desire - three words most men and women hate to hear. Unfortunately, for many women in perimenopausal and menopausal states, it's just a reality of life. Thankfully, today, HRT and anti-aging treatments Lincoln Park, NJ can help women maintain a normal, healthy sex drive. But what causes low libido in women, especially as they get older?

The hormones responsible for low libido in women are progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone.

Progesterone production decreases during perimenopause, causing low sex drive in women. Lower progesterone production can also cause chronic fatigue, weight gain, and other symptoms. On the other hand, lower estrogen levels during menopause lead to vaginal dryness and even vaginal atrophy or loss of muscle tension.

Lastly, testosterone plays a role in lowered libido. And while testosterone is often grouped as a male hormone, it contributes to important health and regulatory functionality in women. A woman's testosterone serves to heighten sexual responses and enhances orgasms. When the ovaries are unable to produce sufficient levels of testosterone, it often results in a lowered sex drive.

Vaginal Dryness

Vaginal Dryness

Often uncomfortable and even painful, vaginal dryness is a serious problem for sexually active women. However, like hair loss in males, vaginal dryness is very common - almost 50% of women suffer from it during menopause.

Getting older is just a part of life, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for the side effects. HRT and anti-aging treatments for women correct vaginal dryness by re-balancing estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. When supplemented with diet and healthy living, your vagina's secretions are normalized, causing discomfort to recede.

Fibroids

Fibroids

Uterine fibroids - they're perhaps the least-known symptom of menopause and hormone imbalances in women. That's because these growths on the uterus are often symptom-free. Unfortunately, these growths can be cancerous, presenting a danger for women as they age.

Many women will have fibroids at some point. Because they're symptomless, they're usually found during routine doctor exams. Some women only get one or two, while others may have large clusters of fibroids. Because fibroids are usually caused by hormone imbalances, hysterectomies have been used as a solution, forcing women into early menopause.

Advances in HRT and anti-aging medicine for women give females a safer, non-surgical option without having to experience menopause early. At Global Life Rejuvenation, our expert physicians will implement a customized HRT program to stabilize your hormones and reduce the risk of cancerous fibroid growth.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis

Endometriosis symptoms are much like the effects of PMS, and include pelvic pain, fatigue, cramping, and bloating. While doctors aren't entirely sure what causes this painful, uncomfortable condition, most agree that hormones - particularly xenoestrogens - play a factor.

Endometriosis symptoms are much like the effects of PMS and include pelvic pain, fatigue, cramping, and bloating. While doctors aren't entirely sure what causes this painful, uncomfortable condition, most agree that hormones - particularly xenoestrogens - play a factor.

Xenoestrogen is a hormone that is very similar to estrogen. Too much xenoestrogen is thought to stimulate endometrial tissue growth. HRT for women helps balance these hormones and, when used with a custom nutrition program, can provide relief for women across the U.S.

What is Sermorelin

What is Sermorelin?

Sermorelin is a synthetic hormone peptide, like GHRH, which triggers the release of growth hormones. When used under the care of a qualified physician, Sermorelin can help you lose weight, increase your energy levels, and help you feel much younger.

Benefits of Sermorelin

Benefits of Sermorelin

Human growth hormone (HGH) therapy has been used for years to treat hormone deficiencies. Unlike HGH, which directly replaces declining human growth hormone levels, Sermorelin addresses the underlying cause of decreased HGH, stimulating the pituitary gland naturally. This approach keeps the mechanisms of growth hormone production active.

  • Benefits of Sermorelin include:
  • Better Immune Function
  • Improved Physical Performance
  • More Growth Hormone Production
  • Less Body Fat
  • Build More Lean Muscle
  • Better Sleep
What is Ipamorelin

What is Ipamorelin?

Ipamorelin helps to release growth hormones in a person's body by mimicking a peptide called ghrelin. Ghrelin is one of three hormones which work together to regulate the growth hormone levels released by the pituitary gland. Because Ipamorelin stimulates the body to produce growth hormone, your body won't stop its natural growth hormone production, which occurs with synthetic HGH.

Ipamorelin causes growth hormone secretion that resembles natural release patterns rather than being constantly elevated from HGH. Because ipamorelin stimulates the natural production of growth hormone, our patients can use this treatment long-term with fewer health risks.

Benefits of Ipamorelin

Benefits of Ipamorelin

One of the biggest benefits of Ipamorelin is that it provides significant short and long-term benefits in age management therapies. Ipamorelin can boost a patient's overall health, wellbeing, and outlook on life.

When there is an increased concentration of growth hormone by the pituitary gland, there are positive benefits to the body. Some benefits include:

  • Powerful Anti-Aging Properties
  • More Muscle Mass
  • Less Unsightly Body Fat
  • Deep, Restful Sleep
  • Increased Athletic Performance
  • More Energy
  • Less Recovery Time for Training Sessions and Injuries
  • Enhanced Overall Wellness and Health
  • No Significant Increase in Cortisol

Your New, Youthful Lease on Life with HRT for Women

Whether you are considering our HRT and anti-aging treatments for women in Lincoln Park, NJ, we are here to help. The first step to reclaiming your life begins by contacting Global Life Rejuvenation. Our friendly, knowledgeable HRT experts can help answer your questions and walk you through our procedures. From there, we'll figure out which treatments are right for you. Before you know it, you'll be well on your way to looking and feeling better than you have in years!

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Lincoln Park confirms teacher, staff layoffs coming amid $2M budget 'shortfall'

3-minute readLINCOLN PARK — Nearly 20 teachers and other staff are facing layoffs at the end of the school year as the borough school district grapples with a projected budget shortfall of more than $2 million for the 2024-25 academic year.About 150 people attended a Lincoln Park Board of Education special meeting Thu...

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LINCOLN PARK — Nearly 20 teachers and other staff are facing layoffs at the end of the school year as the borough school district grapples with a projected budget shortfall of more than $2 million for the 2024-25 academic year.

About 150 people attended a Lincoln Park Board of Education special meeting Thursday, a follow-up to a packed March 19 board meeting at which officials revealed the depths of the K-8 district's financial troubles.

Board members stood Thursday to address many of the questions that they could not answer at the last meeting.

"Frankly, we did not have enough information," Board Member Dawn Caicedo told the audience.

Board Member Mark Halupka refuted rumors spread on social media of missing or stolen money by explaining the difference between a deficit and a shortfall, the latter of which is the issue in Lincoln Park.

Lincoln Park BOE explains shortfall

"Nothing is missing or stolen," he said. "Deficit is where spending exceeds revenues. A shortfall is where projected expenses exceed the projected revenues. That is the position we are in."

He cited reasons for the shortfall, including higher costs for transportation, healthcare, salaries, special education needs and out-of-district placements.

Faced with state statute requiring them to submit a balanced budget for 2024-25 by April 30, and limited by the state's annual tax cap increase of 2%, the board was required on short notice to "cut expenses," Halupka said.

Board members and Superintendent Michael Meyer did not discuss the specific number of layoffs or positions to be cut, saying any such information could lead to personnel privacy violations. He did confirm the affected staff included custodial, office and administration employees, "not just teachers."

Board Vice President Todd Henches told the Daily Record he did not know the exact number of affected staff but had heard an estimate of 19. That number, he said, could change depending on retirements and staff attrition that could lead to rehires.

Superintendent: 'I take ownership'

Meyer presented an overview of the district's economic woes: "We had to close a shortfall of a little over $2 million, which this preliminary [$27 million] budget has done."

"As superintendent, I take ownership of the situation we are in," Meyer said. "I recognize that I need to probe deeper and challenge information as it is presented in order to develop a more precise understanding and to ensure that my staff can demonstrate a thorough explanation of the decisions they are making."

He also apologized to board members for delays in informing them of the shortfall, promising to improve his communication with the board in the future.

A new business administrator will be starting shortly, Meyer said, and a forensic audit will be ordered to investigate the shortfall.

Earlier:'Disgusted and embarrassed': Layoffs loom as Lincoln Park schools face budget crisis

Only a handful of people, mostly district parents, spoke during the public-comment sessions.

Dana Fieldhouse, who has one son in Lincoln Park Elementary School and another in the middle school, expressed her anger. "I think your excuse as to why you lost $2 million is pathetic," she said. "I used to say I am proud to live in Lincoln Park. Now I am embarrassed. You let go of some amazing teachers and this will break the students' hearts."

Staff cuts will increase class sizes

The district, serving a borough of about 11,000 residents, consists of two schools, the K-4 elementary school and a grades 5-8 middle school, with a combined enrollment of 878 students. Older students attend Boonton High School in a shared-service agreement.

Cuts to the teaching staff will force an increase of class sizes, Meyer said. Average class sizes will increase from 16-17 to 20-21 for language arts and math courses. Science and social studies classes will increase on average from 19-20 to 23-24.

Parents and teachers in the audience were critical of the decision to inform the affected staff members on Good Friday, March 29, as the district was heading into spring break.

"I know that not everyone would agree with how things are handled, but there's no good time for this," Meyer said. "But I wanted to let the staff know as early as possible. I don't think it's fair to wait until the last minute."

Following public discussion, the board voted unanimously to adopt the preliminary $27 million budget for 2024-25. No breakdown of the specific tax increase or cost to residents was presented. Those details will be included in a final vote on the budget scheduled for the board's April 30 meeting.

William Westhoven is a local reporter for DailyRecord.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.

'My brain is just fried': How are flood-prone NJ homeowners handling their stress?

3-minute read Gene MyersNorthJersey.comThe latest deluge put 2 feet of water in the garage of Lincoln Park's Kristen Perry.On Dec. 18, it was 4 feet. That was the first of three storms within three weeks that her family had to prepare for, endure and clean up. Perry, 53, and her husband Brian, 50, have lived through numerous floods since moving into their ye...

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The latest deluge put 2 feet of water in the garage of Lincoln Park's Kristen Perry.

On Dec. 18, it was 4 feet. That was the first of three storms within three weeks that her family had to prepare for, endure and clean up. Perry, 53, and her husband Brian, 50, have lived through numerous floods since moving into their yellow raised ranch on the corner of Ryerson Road and Pequannock Avenue.

They bought it 14 years ago to be near Brian Perry’s family.

“Honestly, my brain is just fried from all this,” Kristen Perry said, adding she has a tension headache this week.

It's anxiety that thousands of North Jersey homeowners are dealing with — and one unlikely to go away, given expectations of more bad weather in the coming days and projections that climate change will lead to more wild weather in our future. Therapists say the mental health toll of repeated flooding is often overlooked after such disasters — and an ordeal that needs to be taken seriously.

"People who live in flood zones like this that are repeatedly flooded, when we hear the word 'rain,' you see the entire neighborhood on edge,” Westwood resident Peggie Maisch said on Wednesday, after enduring the latest inundation of her Harding Avenue home.

Back in Lincoln Park, Kristen Perry worries about her son walking through dirty, muddy floodwater when she sees neighbors’ garbage floating through her yard. She worries about her husband’s flights up and down the stairs, moving household items to higher ground before storms and putting it all back together again after the waters recede.

'A muddy mess':Boys & Girls Club of Lodi cleans up from yet another flood

"God bless him. He always just moves his stuff out of the garage and he doesn't complain. He's 50 years old. He can't be carrying all this heavy stuff up from the garage every time it floods, every week. I'm talking about weight benches and mini refrigerators," she said. "He's carrying all that stuff up the stairs every time."

At this point, the Perry family would like to get out. But selling a flood-zone home isn’t easy. She watched a neighbor’s home sale fall through after rainstorms when the prospective buyers saw the trouble they’d have.

Before the flood: Heightened stress, over and over

A 2021 study of Kerala, India residents after recurring flooding, published in the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, found such episodes can have a profound psychological impact. Researchers emphasized the need for comprehensive mental health support in disaster management.

People might not always make a conscious connection between their overall heightened stress and the repeated experiences they have endured, but there are a number of warning signs when it comes to flooding, said Michael Tozzoli, CEO of Ridgewood-based West Bergen Mental Healthcare.

Of course, having to constantly worry about upcoming weather conditions, especially when the news is blasting out alerts of snowstorms or heavy rainfall will cause anxiety. And the anxiety will be heightened for people who have been through traumatic flooding.

What may seem like attentiveness to weather forecasts can turn into a feedback loop that creates more and more tension as keeping an ear out for updates becomes excessive, Tozzoli said.

Then the fear and nervousness that people feel as they anticipate another flood can be pervasive and impact their daily lives as they worry about the safety of their homes and families. Sleeping less and worrying more as storms approach.

'Entire neighborhood on edge':North Jersey residents face more hardships from flooding

As the water recedes: What to do

Sadness, frustration or helplessness: It's normal to have strong reactions to the damage caused by flooding.

The study from India found a significant decline in psychological well-being among people repeatedly affected by the floods as well as a sense of powerlessness that comes from the inability to control your environment.

It’s important to recognize and normalize these feelings, Tozzoli said. It’s not a shortcoming or personal failing to be at your wits' end.

He advocates for proactive mental health planning, similar to preparing for a flood. Identify and set up emotional support in advance. That can be someone to talk to or a professional if more help is needed.

Taking on small, manageable tasks can help you regain a sense of control, but Tozzoli recommends seeking professional help to cope with these challenges effectively.

Leverage community support when possible. The Morris County Office of Emergency Management refers people to the American Red Cross during flood events, which offers mental health support, spiritual care and personalized recovery casework.

These services are aimed at addressing both the immediate and long-term needs when it comes to recovery from disaster.

Anyone looking for help can reach the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767.

2023 Lincoln Park Music Festival In Newark: What To Know

NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) announces the 18th consecutive Lincoln Park Music Festival Season (including two hybrid “Covid” seasons 14.1 and 14.2). Headlining the legendary House Music Day is none other tha...

NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) announces the 18th consecutive Lincoln Park Music Festival Season (including two hybrid “Covid” seasons 14.1 and 14.2). Headlining the legendary House Music Day is none other than dance music and Disco pioneer – Nicky Siano! Nicky Siano is one of the only surviving DJs who actually started the dance music scene in New York City and he’s coming to Newark’s #1 House Music Day for the first-time ever!

Nicky Siano is one of the last true pioneers of the inception of New York's dance music scene, a music genre that later became DISCO. His first job playing records at New York’s famed club THE ROUND TABLE, was in 1971. In 1972, at the age of 17, he co-owned, designed and was the DJ at THE GALLERY nightclub, called “the first disco” in books such as Love Saves the Day and Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. Both books and documentaries such as MAESTRO chronicle how Nicky started many DJ techniques like beat matching records, designing the first crossover and building the first club bass horns. He inspired owners to build such clubs as The Paradise Garage and Studio 54. He launched the careers of Grace Jones, D.C. La Rue, Loleatta Holloway, Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles, to name a few. His party at hot spot Twelve West (1999-2002) was heralded by New York Magazine, The Village Voice, Time Out, Hx, Next, Flyer, DJ Times and Paper Magazine as the party of the year. Nicky's live theatrical experience HALLELUJAH DISCO: Stonewall to Studio 54 is a compelling immersive experience where the story, beginning at the STONEWALL RIOTS in New York City and the first PRIDE celebration, comes to life!

This year, Lincoln Park Music Festival spotlights the global 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in addition to House. Music, Gospel, Jazz, and R&B/Soul. Lincoln Park Music Festival’s second week officially launches in partnership with EQUAL SPACE as they present “Newark Tech Week Summer Sessions: Rap Battles and AI: Voice Ownership in the Digital Age”, a panel discussion and mixer that kicks off their annual Newark Tech Week summit this October. The week continues with 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop free outdoor movie night; Lincoln Park Music Festival’s Youth Day Fest; The Soul of Lincoln Park; and a Caribbean infused Lincoln Park Caribana experience.

“In our twentieth year as a non-profit, and upon the precipice of implementing the federally earmarked $3.5 million for green space revitalization secured by U.S. Senator Menendez and U.S. Senator Booker, our signature arts and culture program – the Lincoln Park Music Festival – is the best example of future use. We are outdoor programmers and Lincoln Park is our world class venue”, states LPCCD Executive Director Anthony Smith. “Lincoln Park Music Festival is where legends, icons, pioneers come to play for “the people” of Newark. Our annual House Music Day’s lineage descends directly from the dance clubs such as Le Joc's, Shanique’s, Paradisio, Club Dock’s and of course Zanzibar. It’s a reunion of the House Music community. Nicky Siano is next in a long line of legends that have come to play.”

Find out what's happening in Newarkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Over the past 18 consecutive seasons, the festival has evolved to a full umbrella season of music, arts, culture and wellness from April to October annually. Check out the schedule below!

Here's a list of festival season activities that should be on every summer calendar!

YOGI FEST with Tyrone Daye | Saturday, July 8

Check In 10:11AM – Event 11:11AM-5:55PM

Yogi Fest “Namaste The Park” with a day of Yoga, Arts, Culture, Healthy Vendors, Upliftment. Facilitators include Yoga Every Daye, Farah Fit Baddie, Daily Growth Yoga, Fruits of Life Yoga, Move With Jas, Hoops Yogi, Sensate Wellness, Movement by Jordan. Special performances by Ashley Thee Great, God Sent and 10th Ltr with music by DJ MPURE. Powered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, RWJBH, and Prudential’s Community Grant Program

Save time and PRE-REGISTER NOW for this FREE EVENT https://bit.ly/LPMF2023YogiFestbyTyDaye

Jazzy Soul Series 2023 | July 18, August 17 and September 28 - 6PM-9PM

Influenced by founding board member Amiri Baraka’s love of jazz, Lincoln Park Jazzy Soul Series program, introduces jazz infused live soul music to a new generation of music lovers. For the 5th time, the Lincoln Park Music Festival, drawing upon its Jazz heritage, will produce the Jazzy Soul Series, a cabaret-style series of live music events. This year’s Jazzy Soul Series is in conjunction with Tito’s Handmade Vodka, WBGO 88.3FM and The Positive Community Magazine.

The Jazzy Soul Series is kicking off at Swahili Village, 2 Center Street, Newark, NJ on July 18th

RSVP required https://bit.ly/LPCCDJazzySoulSeriesKickoffJuly18

For table reservations, call 973-494-7379

The series continues at local eateries around the City of Newark on August 17th and September 28th.

Lincoln Park Sustainable Living Community WALKERS CLUB 2023

Saturdays, 8:45AM-10AM

Walk, Hike and Fellowship with Us! Powered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, RWJBH

Saturdays 7/8, 8/19, 9/9, and 9/30

Lincoln Park House Music BAR CRAWL 2023

Saturday, July 15, 4PM-10PM

It’s the 4th year running! Lincoln Park Music Festival (LPMF) House Music Bar Crawl was designed to create economic impact in downtown Newark. Our crawlers will cash mobbing and dancing to the tunes of Jersey’s best House Music DJs! In partnership with Tito’s Handmade Vodka.

Lincoln Park Music Festival Official Events 2023

Don’t Miss This Season Closer!

Lincoln Park Sustainable Living Community BIKE RIDE | Sunday, September 17

Check In 8:30AM - Ride 9:30AM-11:30AM – Fest & Fellowship 11:30AM-4PM

We’re going long! This year, our ride will have two routes: one originating in Newark, NJ through our city's historic wards and parks; and a second route coming into Newark from a neighboring city or township. Then, chillax and fellowship at the “fest” with food, Live DJ and cycling culture activities.

Powered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, RWJBH

About Lincoln Park Coast Music Festival

The annual Lincoln Park Music Festival (LPMF) is the largest music experience rooted in traditions of the African American and Afro Caribbean diaspora in the tri-state region. LPMF has expanded into an audience of 50,000-60,000 international attendees that comes together, over two weekends, to experience multiple genres of music including Gospel, Jazz, House, Hip-Hop, Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Kompa and of the Latinx/Hispanic diaspora, as well as film, tech and music business education.

About Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (Non-Profit, 501c3)

The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, Inc. (LPCCD) is a non-profit organization actively engaged in the practice of economic development through Creative Placemaking. Its mission to plan, design and develop a comprehensive arts and cultural district in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of downtown Newark. LPCCD’s main arts & culture programs are the annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, Lincoln Park Music Speaks citywide humanities initiative, the Lincoln Park Jazzy Soul music series, the Lincoln Park Sustainable Living Community Podcast and the public art initiative Lincoln Park Gallery Without Walls.

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An Update on The View at Lincoln Park in Jersey City

Summer is here and so is the opening of one of Hudson County’s newest event venues. The View at Lincoln Park, located at 201 Lincoln Park Drive, is part of a long tradition of entertainment spaces in one of Jersey City’s largest Parks. The View opened in Spring 2023, marking the newest chapter in this unique location’s history. The Hoboken Girl spoke with Jeanne Cretella, President of Landmark ...

Summer is here and so is the opening of one of Hudson County’s newest event venues. The View at Lincoln Park, located at 201 Lincoln Park Drive, is part of a long tradition of entertainment spaces in one of Jersey City’s largest Parks. The View opened in Spring 2023, marking the newest chapter in this unique location’s history. The Hoboken Girl spoke with Jeanne Cretella, President of Landmark Hospitality, the company that owns and operates The View to learn more about what to expect.

In February 2021, Jersey City Planning Board approved the design of The View, located at 201 Lincoln Park Drive, near the Communipaw Avenue entrance to the park. The official groundbreaking ceremony was held in May 2021 and work has been underway since. The opening of The View is just around the corner, according to Jeanne Cretella.

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Jeanne Cretella is President of Landmark Hospitality, the company that operates The View at Lincoln Park in partnership with Hudson County. Landmark Hospitality also operates several other restaurants, bars, hotels, and properties, including the Liberty House, Hudson House, and Felina Steak restaurant in Hudson County.

While the venue itself is something special, Jeanne says that the location on its own is an attraction. “The spot was always a monumental event space in Hudson County,” Jeanne said. “As the former location of Casino in the Park, it has a tremendous history in Hudson County. Anyone who has lived in Hudson County over a certain amount of years remembers celebrating something there. Either their own celebration or someone else’s.”

According to Jeanne, “In recent years, the building deteriorated and it really needed to be refurbished. The county is totally committed to the community of Lincoln Park. There is a phenomenal golf course in the park, and the monumental fountain is really reminiscent of something you’d find in Europe. It feels like you’re not in the US.”

Jeanne continued, “When [the county] decided to invest in what had been Casino in the Park, they agreed that it would be best to take it down and start over. We’re thrilled to have partnered with the county. It’s unlike anything that is in the county and we feel really strongly that it will be the most phenomenal space that any county in the state.”

Jeanne said, “It’s super special in its design, we purposefully dedicated to name it The View. Both Liberty House and Hudson House are known for their views. The view in Lincoln Park may not be of the skyline but the view is magical. We really feel confident about that name. That it was the right name. A lot of people thought that we’d keep the previous name, but we wanted the new space to have its own identity.”

The View will be 20,000 square feet when it is completed. The space can fit over 300 people, and has the capacity to host two events simultaneously. The architectural centerpiece of the property is a rooftop deck with a bar on the top floor, and another deck on the second floor, offering incredible views of the park.

Events Director Vivian Bifulco has been with Landmark Hospitality for 13 years and is coming to The View from Liberty House. She said that the third-floor roof deck will have a bar, in addition to the event spaces. “It’s really going to be something,” she said. “Especially once the weather gets better, it will be incredible.”

Lincoln Park was founded in 1905 and is 273 acres in size. The western border of the park is the Hackensack River, and the park is criss-crossed with walking trails, dotted with tennis courts and basketball courts, and has two soccer fields among other recreation amenities. The park is in the center of a residential neighborhood. Jeanne said that in designing the venue, the team thought carefully about how to minimize disruption in the neighborhood.

“Within the park there are several parking lots, and we have a shuttle service between the venue and those lots,” Jeanne said. “But we’re finding that less and less people are driving to events. Many people use car sharing. People are very conscious about drinking and driving.”

Between the use of car-sharing services and the popularity of hotel shuttles, things have really changed. “The amount of traffic generated by a wedding is substantially less than it was ten years ago,” Jeanne said. “We have a dedicated space for cars to queue up for pickups and dropoffs.” Further, working with event hosts will help to mitigate the congestion that could happen with a lot of cars. “With planning ahead, we generally know how many cars will be parking, how many ride-shares will be used, etc,” Jeanne said.

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Jeanne also said that The View will be a job creator for the community, “With any kind of hospitality event, a lot of hands are needed to execute events,” she said. “And as a local hospitality business, we like to hire from the community,” Jeanne said that over 100 jobs will be created, and they look forward to hiring from Jersey City and Hudson County as a whole.

“Our culinary team is totally committed to working with the Hudson County Community College,” she said. “We have a great relationship with the school and really believe in giving opportunities to people who are passionate about the industry.” Jeanne is the Vice Chair of the Hudson County Community College Foundation, which promotes the college and its students as well as developing financial resources. “I feel strongly that hospitality as an industry provides jobs for people who live in the communities in which venues are located,” she said.

NJ released state aid numbers for the 2024-25 school year. See how your district did

3-minute read Mary Ann KoruthNorthJersey.comNew Jersey's public schools will see over $900 million more in state aid for the 2024-25 school year, putting the Murphy administration on track to fully fund schools under the current formula for allocating aid. Still, many districts will still see losses in state aid.State aid for K-12 school districts in Ne...

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Mary Ann Koruth

NorthJersey.com

New Jersey's public schools will see over $900 million more in state aid for the 2024-25 school year, putting the Murphy administration on track to fully fund schools under the current formula for allocating aid. Still, many districts will still see losses in state aid.

State aid for K-12 school districts in New Jersey will rise by more than $900 million to nearly $11.7 billion, a jump of 8.4% over the current year's aid.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the 2024-25 state aid numbers for K-12 public school districts Thursday with Kevin Dehmer, the newly appointed acting commissioner of the Education Department.

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Murphy told reporters that 423 school districts will get additional aid, 15 districts will receive the same amount as this year and 140 will lose some aid in the proposed K-12 budget.

The proposed budget includes an additional $124 million for preschool education; $20 million of that would be for expansion into new districts to create more than 1,000 seats.

The K-12 funding during Murphy’s tenure as governor is the “single largest investment in public education in the state’s history and in this budget," he said. "We are increasing funding by over 12% from last year, by over $30 million since last year.”

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Murphy said the investment in the state’s public schools is a "no brainer … making New Jersey the best place in America to raise a family.”

“Thirty-three years in the classroom, 12 years as president of AFT New Jersey, I never thought I’d see the day where I could say, ‘education in New Jersey is fully funded,'” said Donna M. Chiera, president of the 30,000-member American Federation of Teachers New Jersey. "But after this budget is done, we have to go back to work and make sure it happens again next year.”

The K-12 and pre-K aid is 24% of the entire proposed 2024-25 state budget, said Dehmer, who made his first public comments Thursday since his appointment in February.

About $3 million would go toward community schools and $2.5 million to literacy initiatives, Dehmer said.

Most districts could expect increases of between $0 and $1,000 in funding per pupil, but that is because the Murphy administration has already "eliminated all severe under-aiding and even moderate under-aiding" with earlier budget funding, said school funding expert Jeff Bennett. "Compared to the late-Christie era, all districts are now well aided."

Bergen County winners, losers

In Bergen County, the districts seeing the largest gains are Maywood, up 105.9%, Northvale, up 39.7%, Elmwood Park, up 30.35%, North Arlington, up 29.03%, Bogota, up 27.28%, Saddle Brook, up 24.74%, Wallington, up 24.73%, Old Tappan, up 18.47%, East Rutherford, up 17.77%, and Haworth, up 17.59%.

Bergen County districts absorbing decreases in state aid are Hasbrouck Heights, down 25.05%, River Edge, down 13.66%, River Dell Regional, down 11.54%, Rockleigh, down 9.72%, Ridgefield, down 8.65%, Waldwick, down 7.9%, Leonia, down 7.04%, and New Milford, down 0.26%.

Passaic County winners, losers

Passaic County winners include Woodland Park, up 29.46%, Prospect Park, up 23.22%, Manchester Regional, up 21.54%, North Haledon, up 18.44%, Wayne, up 17.2%, Little Falls, up 15.56%, Totowa, up 11.8%, Paterson, up 10.26%, and Clifton, up 9.39%.

Passaic County districts that will receive less aid than in the current year are Hawthorne, down 18.51%, Lakeland Regional, down 8.13%, Pompton Lakes, down 4.13%, West Milford, down 1.46%, and Passaic Valley Regional, down 1.42%.

Morris County winners, losers

Morris County districts that will see the biggest boosts in state aid include Boonton Town, up 48.01%, East Hanover, up 30.79%, Mine Hill, up 22.27%, Wharton, up 19.8%, Lincoln Park, up 19.04%, Morris Plains, up 16.64%, Denville, up 16.48%, and Mendham, up 15.98%.

Morris districts losing aid are Butler, down 28.43%, Roxbury, down 21.29%, Morris Hills Regional, down 9.85%, Rockaway Borough, down 7.2%, and Jefferson, down 5.01%.

Sussex County winners, losers

Sussex County districts with large aid boosts are Sandyston-Walpack, up 34.87%, Stanhope up 29.74%, Franklin, up 29.35%, Hampton, up 24.88%, Newton, up 19.18%, Sussex-Wantage, up 15.81%, and Lenape Valley Regional, up 15.14%.

Sussex districts losing aid are Hamburg, down 12.73%, Kittatinny Regional, down 7.73%, and Green, down 3.93%.

Essex County winners, losers

Essex County districts seeing aid boosts include Nutley, up 32.57%, Belleville, up 22.44%, Irvington, up 22.18%, and Livingston, up 11.83%.

Essex districts losing aid are Essex County Vocational-Tech, down 2.48%, and West Orange, down 2.05%.

The 2024-25 fiscal year is the last year any district should lose money as a result of changes made to the funding formula in 2018 for a seven-year period. "It's possible that districts will lose aid due to future growth in tax base or enrollment loss, but those future decreases would be small compared to the last seven years," Bennett said. Enrollment is one of the main determinants of how much funding a district receives.

Murphy's announcement took place at the Charles and Anna Booker elementary school in Plainfield. The Bookers, civil rights activists who sued to desegregate Plainfield's public schools in 1965, and for whom the school was named, were present at the announcement. Murphy praised Anna Booker as the first Black educator in Metuchen public schools. Her husband, Charles, turns a 100 years old this year; Murphy recognized him for his service in World War II.

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