Ray's Ray of Hope

Today and tomorrow, being as hot as they are, would be great days to stop by a roadside lemonade stand for an icy cold drink. And what’s better if the cost of that drink goes to a good cause? Like fighting the scourge that is pediatric cancer...

Today marks the culmination of National Nurses Week. A rewarding but stressful job if ever there was one. I have a nurse in the family. My recently married niece Rachel had a passion for nursing early on. She’s very caring, as is one of the many qualifications of holding a position such as that...

It’s not all that out of the ordinary to hear stories of police officers who abuse their power. And perhaps not all that ordinary to hear stories of police who perform acts of bravery in the face of danger. After all, it’s their job...

Non violent drug offenders now have the option of going through a program known as “drug court;” which is intended to get them clean instead of taking up space in jail. The program was instituted by Governor Christie who signed it into law back in 2012, saying, “We will no longer simply warehouse individuals in prison who are not a threat to society while the underlying cause of their criminality

The word “traumatic” is probably an understatement when it comes to losing a cherished pet. My wife told us a story of how her dog ran away from their new home in Midwood, Brooklyn, back to their old home in Coney Island, thankfully to have been found by a neighbor who called the family to come pick the dog up...

Doesn’t it make sense to teach all students how to use CPR in the event they come across someone who’s in dire need? That’s exactly what happened recently in Butler where a student collapsed at a bus stop, an incident reported in the Daily Record...

It’s a painful process donating precious bone marrow to a cancer patient, but the rewards are beyond words. It's one thing for a friend or relative to do it – but when the donor is a complete stranger – that goes above and beyond...

The man who saved four people from drowning in the Delaware River recently claims not to be a hero – despite doing the heroic thing and saving a mother and 3 children from drowning. Darnell Taylor of Florence Township this past Tuesday noticed a van half submerged in the river, and sprung into action...

Knowing what it is to go through the ravages of having to deal with life-threatening burns, Battalion Chief Timothy Simon, a 23-year veteran of the Perth Amboy Fire Department - currently recovering more than a year after suffering burns while fighting a fire that displaced 14 residents of a Grove St...

Do you think you could just sit idly by and watch as a distraught woman gets out of her car with her dog tucked under her arm, heading to the railing of the George Washington Bridge about to do the obvious? That was the situation that faced Westwood resident, 31 year old Daniel Ricciardella, as he watched in utter amazement and horror Friday night sitting in Jersey bound traffic...