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Ho-Ho-Kus Flower Shop Owner 'Died A Hero' At Point Pleasant Beach - Northern Highlands Daily Voice

The 60-year-old Ho-Ho-Kus flower shop owner died "saving someone's life" on Sunday, according to his obituary . Carullo went into the ocean in Point Pleasant Beach to help a struggling swimmer, when he too went under, according to witnesses. He was pronounced dead that day at Ocean Medical Center. “This man went into the water to save another woman who got pulled out by the current. This man gave his life to save a complete stranger. He died a hero,” shared Ashley Renna, who said she was at the beach Sunday. Carullo and his wife Margaret owned the Ho-Ho-Kus Florist and Gift Shop for over 35 years. In addition to Margaret, Carullo is survived by his son Thomas and his wife Christina, son Kevin and his wife Candice and daughter Alissa Frascatore and her husband Paul. He is also survived by his brother Jesse and his wife Janet. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Luke's RC Church, 340 N. Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Luke's RC Church with interment to follow at St. Luke's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Carullo may be made to St. Luke's Church. Click here to sign up for... http://northernhighlands.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/ho-ho-kus-flower-shop-owner-died-a-hero-at-point-pleasant-beach/722587/

NJ florist died trying to save stranger in Point Pleasant Beach surf - Asbury Park Press

USA Today NetworkGlen Carullo, and his wife, Margaret. Glen Carullo, 60, died Sunday.(Photo: Courtesy of Jesse Carullo)POINT PLEASANT BEACH - When he saw a woman thrash for help in the water, Glen Carullo splashed into the waves and linked limbs with several other beachgoers to form a human chain, determined to assist. The woman, who was wading up to her shins before she was initially overwhelmed by a strong wave, survived. Carullo, a 60-year-old Waldwick resident who owned a flower shop in Ho-Ho-Kus with his wife, did not. He was pulled out from an undertow Sunday and pronounced dead the same day at a hospital in Brick. Two days after the death, younger brother Jesse Carullo recounted the painful day — and called his sibling a hero. "He was an honest, fair person," Jesse Carullo said on Tuesday. "He loved his family. I mean, he was a big family man. His children did come first. Great husband, and for the first time around, he was going to be a grandfather in March."The loss of Glen Carullo stunned, and stung, hundreds of people who knew and liked the Carullo family. If some didn't know the Carullos by name, they... http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2017/09/27/glen-carullo-bergen-county-florist-ocean-county-hero/706078001/

Community blossoms at Princeton's Vaseful Flowers and Gifts - Community News Service

Vaseful has a mission to give work to people with disabilities.The business was started by Community Options, a West Windsor-based nonprofit that provides jobs and housing to the disabled in New Jersey and 10 other states. Founded in 1989, the organization today has about 6,000 employees, serves 3,500 people, and operates with a budget of roughly $200 million.This Vaseful store is the second that Community Options has opened in the state. The first was in New Brunswick, in 1999, but it subsequently relocated to Edison on Route 1.Like with any business, Vaseful seeks to provide employees with the right jobs matching their abilities.“When you look at the actual job itself of flowers, there’s a multitude of tasks that can be broken down that can fit the individual’s needs,” said Robert Stack, president and CEO of Community Options and a Princeton resident. “So let’s just say you have a person that happens to be high on the autistic scale and he can’t speak, maybe he can wash the refrigeration units down. Maybe he wants to count the vases and do inventory.”The aim is eventually to hire 12 employees with disabilities at the store, all under the watchful eye of a program manager, Nicole Young, and a professional florist, Kathleen Angelinovich.Above, employees at work in the store, which plans to hire a total of 12 employees with disabilities.Kanjani works at the shop five days a week, from Monday to Friday, as a floral trainee. He called working there “pretty good” and said his duties include feeding the flowers, putting them in vases, and sweeping the floors. Jose Saez, another employee, felt it was exciting... https://communitynews.org/2019/07/01/community-blossoms-at-princetons-vaseful-flowers-and-gifts/

Deaths for the week of June 14, 2019 - The Jewish News of Northern California

Beth (David) Sacks, grandchildren Sajun, Lowell, Malachi, DarbyAbraham, LouAlexander, Shmuli, Rina, Shaya, Hudi, Moshe and Rivki.Born Dec. 22, 1943 in San Francisco, Stephen practiced law in New Jersey and California and served proudly in the Army and then as a Colonel in the CSMR. Stephen also served on several nonprofit boards, including Sinai Memorial Chapel, Hebrew Free Loan Association and the San Jose Jewish Film Festival. His passions were prolific, and his reverence for film and history was admired by all who enjoyed his company. However, he will be best remembered for his quiet wisdom and total commitment to the people he loved. He will be missed dearly by all who loved him. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, Beth Israel Judea in San Francisco or Sinai Memorial Chapel.(Sinai Redwood City)Ruth MansbachJune 6, 1927– May 26, 2019Ruth MansbachRuth Mansbach passed away peacefully on May 26, 2019, just days short of her 92nd birthday. Married for over 60 years to Julius, she is the mother of Larry (Bette) of Marin County and Bob (Jody) of New York. She has four grandchildren: Arthur, Liza, Allison and Jonathan.Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she enjoyed a happy early childhood as the youngest of three sisters. But the tragic events afflicting European Jews of that era altered her life immeasurably. Her family was deported to Poland prior to the outbreak of World War II. Ruth, along with her two sisters, managed to survive through ingenuity and resourcefulness, obtaining false ID papers, returning to Germany for wo... https://www.jweekly.com/2019/06/14/deaths-for-the-week-of-june-14-2019/

Newark's cherry blossom festival set for this weekend - News 12 New Jersey

NEWARK - Many people around the country are flocking to Washington, D.C. to see the cherry blossoms bloom, but New Jersey residents do not have to leave the state if they wish to see the springtime flowers.The Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival begins this weekend at Branch Brook Park in Newark. “We now have 5000 cherry blossom trees, which outnumbers Washington, D.C. in scale,” says Essex County Parks deputy director Katie Hartwyk. “We also have a larger variety. We have 14 different varieties of cherry blossom trees here in Branch Brook Park. News 12 New Jersey Meteorologist Justin Godynick says weather plays a big part in when these trees bloom. He says that with this year’s mild March, the peak blossoms should occur during the festival. The festival runs from April 6 through April 14. http://newjersey.news12.com/story/40241439/newarks-cherry-blossom-festival-set-for-this-weekend

Ask the Gardener: Flower, bulb shows will put spring in your step - Boston.com

Long Hill in Beverly, and Martha Brookes Hutcheson, who designed what became Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, the grounds of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House in Cambridge, and her home in New Jersey, now called Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center. Advance registration is required for the March 9 presentation, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and costs $50. Call 617-384-5277 for more information.The Spring Bulb Show at Smith College in Northampton is in bloom now through March 17. Thousands of flowers have been coaxed into early flowering in the antique greenhouse, which is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Hours are extended to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday during the show. Call 413-585-2740 or visit garden.smith.edu/events. There is no admission charge, but a $5 donation is suggested.Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Fitzpatrick Greenhouse in Stockbridge is holding it’s annual exhibition of flowering bulbs from March 4 through March 29 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. A sequence of diverse South African bulbs bloom alongside more familiar spring bulbs and a large collection of succulents that is housed year-round in the lovely period curved-glass greenhouse. Visit berkshirebotanical.org for more information.Send questions and comments, along with your name/initials and community to stockergarden@gmail.com. Subscribe to our newsletter at pages.email.bostonglobe.com/AddressSignUp. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @globehomes. https://realestate.boston.com/ask-the-expert/2019/02/28/flower-bulb-shows-will-put-spring-in-your-step/