HOLIDAY 2020 editor ’ s letter
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Maybe it ’ s just me , but the period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving has felt like what Iwould call the Longest Shortest Time . This is actually the name of a beloved podcast about parenting by Essex County resident Hillary Frank , but I think of that title often to describe the way I experience the passage of time these days . With our weather , politics and public health conditions in a state of flux , days can seem long , though weeks go by fast . It ’ s hard to remember where , when and how you last saw friends and loved ones . How do you cope with this crazy season ?
If you ’ re Maplewood resident and former Miss America Kimberly Aiken Cockerham , you draw strength from the support of your family , and try to instill it in your own children . If you ’ re scholarship maven Jean O ’ Toole , you pivot , and hold your sessions on how to get money for college virtually instead of in person . If you ’ re emigres Mila Grushin and Marina Sharfshteyn , you teach multicultural arts and crafts at your play center , Exceptional Explorers in Livingston , to raise awareness about children all over the world .
Their experiences and
CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER
FORMER MISS AMERICA
KIMBERLY AIKEN COCKERHAM
FINDS STRENGTH IN FAMILY
PLUS : HOW TO WIN SCHOLARSHIPS CLIMB , SLIDE AND LEARN WORLD CULTURES SUMMITHOME BLOOMSFOR THE HOLIDAYS
ideas remind me that if the will is there , people will stay connected with each other , wherever they are , despite challenges . By focusing on family , friends and learning , we move forward together . Happy holidays , Millburn-Short Hills . ■
ON THE COVER FORMER MISS AMERICA KIMBERLY AIKEN COCKERHAM
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF MAURI SOLAGES PHOTOGRAPHY
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