Ray's Ray of Hope

Time to reinstitute something we haven’t done in a while – which is to salute New Jerseyans and folks in general trying to make a difference. I call it our “Ray’s Ray of Hope!” And today I honor Corey Taylor, who’s releasing an album of cover songs sung by his hero, Ronnie James Dio – former lead singer of Black Sabbath...

It was a cold day this past Monday when Isabel Williams, a Pitman native now living and working in the big city, was on her coffee break on the Upper East Side and noticed a commotion in the street not far from where she works. As any normally curious person would have done, she went over to take a look; and there to her surprise was a woman sprawled out on the corner of 68th and 3rd having just g

When all the headlines seem to be going to Seahawks’ cornerback Richard Sherman for his post game rant against 49ers Michael Crabtree – another player quietly inspired at 9 year old hearing impaired girl from Roxbury for his tenacity in wanting to play football despite his own hearing impairment...

One never knows until it’s too late who your seatmate will be on a plane until you actually get to sit down. In some cases it could turn out to be a horror show – but not for this one mother with an autistic 3 year old daughter who was fortunate enough to be seated next to a kind gentleman from Cape May only too happy to entertain her daughter...

A 61 year old blind man who was waiting for a subway train in Harlem Tuesday owes his life to his guide dog who burrowed down with him in a rut while 2 cars of the approaching train ran over both of them. What’s even more heartwarming was the outpouring of generosity of a couple of people, one of whom is a New Jersey businessman - who found out that the blind man, due to some insurance regulations

Some of the most dangerous convicts in the California penal system are housed behind the walls of San Quentin State Prison. Some of the most dangerous, yet some of the most driven to eventually emerge from their incarceration. Or if not emerge, then certainly to utilize their time behind bars for a productive purpose...

It’s difficult enough having to navigate the choppy waters of your adolescence, but imagine dealing with the need for acceptance along with a very prominent handicap. That’s the challenge of one teenager in Sandyston, Sussex County who has a defect which causes him to not be able to smile...

Another story that restores your faith in man. A man eating dinner in a Boston area restaurant couldn’t help but overhear the conversation between what he believed to be a mother and daughter receiving bad news about one’s diagnosis...

Any parent who’s seen their child go through a episode of bullying knows the heartache that goes along with it. You want to lash out at the kid or kids taunting your child and the parents that raise such emotional misfits – but most of all, you want to give your child whatever love and support they’d need to see their way clear through the ordeal...

Not meaning to sound trite, but the old saying applies: "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade!" And that’s exactly what Michael J. Fox is doing each and every waking day – embracing the fact that he’s got Parkinson’s Disease, yet works through it; and realizes that perhaps…just perhaps…he’s been given a great gift...