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Dealing With Remediation

Why R.M.J. Environomics Is A Critical Call In Any Real Estate Deal Article and Photography by Rita Della Fave If you are buying or selling a property or land, CALL US!! Period. Even if you don’t consider our suggestions, or you ultimately have no issues on your property, CALL US!! Real Estate is often the largest and most important asset that you own. Protect it. Always scan for oil tanks when purchasing a house, even if the town or current owner has no history of one being there. As the...

Home + Design

The Anatomy of a Renovation

Why the Small Details are the Biggest Decisions Article and Photography by Hannah Kern When you first close your eyes and imagine your dream home, you probably see the "big hitters." You see the sweeping oak floors, dramatic marble countertops, and that perfect shade of white paint on the walls (not all white paint is created equal, and I have favorites!)   But then, the renovation begins… Three weeks in, your contractor asks where exactly you want the electrical outlets positioned. Then...

Professional Services

The Environmental Lady-Cleaning Up In Aisle 2026

At R.M.J. Environomics, Property Cleanup Is A Family Business Article by Don Seaman | Photography by Rita Della Fave Going into the family business often gets a bit…messy. If there’s no chemistry , everyone could become test y, and everything starts to feel  dirt y and soil ed. Suddenly, you start noticing  holes everywhere in the business, and things could tank as a result . And that’s not a healthy environment .   But - what if the family business is about cleaning things up? ...

Home + Design

People Matter Under His Roof

Chris Nolan Found A Safe Haven In Home Improvement Article by Don Seaman | Photography by John Agnello and Chris Nolan It all began innocently for Chris Nolan. He was running his own small IT consulting business back in the early 2000’s, when a friend of his wife had a thought. She’d been working for Home Depot in their Home Improvement sales group and felt that he’d be great for a spot in their group. He was intrigued by the possibility of working for a big, solid company, but had no...

Home + Design

Home's A Feeling

Working With the Senses for a Healing Home Article and Photography by Yasmeen Faraj “Home is where I want to be.” — The Lumineers   Home. What does it mean to you? More importantly, how does it feel ?   Our feelings are shaped by our senses. The dictionary defines a feeling as “a sensation experienced through sense,” and we have five of them: touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell. If feelings are created through sensory experiences, then our homes play a much larger role in our...

Food + Beverage

Tops of the Pops

There’s a Lot to Love about A Little Somethin’, The Sweetest Spot in Town Article by Don Seaman | Photography by John Agnello and Diane Grimes In case you haven’t heard, we have a national champion among us, and you can stop by nearly any time to see for yourself why she made it to the top of her game in such a short time.   Diane Grimes won this year’s Cake Pop Championship at the national What’s Popping Conference in Kent, Ohio, taking home the Grand Prize over dozens of competitors from...

Life + Culture

What Is Love?

How You Define Love Is The Eternal Question Article by Don Seaman | Photography by Noa Turro It started with a simple question from a college student’s social psychology project: What is your definition of love?   Let’s just get it out of the way immediately - if you don’t instantly say “Baby, don’t hurt me…”, I just don’t know what you’re thinking. And I was rather proud/disappointed in myself that I hadn’t succumbed to that knee-jerk reaction.   When she asked me this question, about...

Beauty

Long Live The Queens

The USOA Miss New Jersey Pageant Crowns A Local Winner Article by Jennifer Gallo | Photography by Eddia Jane Photography I would like to tell you a story. A story that marries fairy tale aspirations with tenacity, self-actualization, and practical life-skill training.    No, this isn’t the Marines. This is The United States of America New Jersey Pageants. It was held on November 2, 2025, and our four queens will take their crowns to Las Vegas, Nevada in March to compete for their respective...

Arts + Culture

Wayne Lifestyle's "Picture This" 2026 Student Photo Contest

Allowing Our Kids To See A Better Side Of The World Article by Phillip- Barone | Photography by Ava Renner We are excited to, once again, announce our annual "Picture This" student photo contest. Each year we receive hundreds of submitted entries, but mostly from a handful of schools. We would love to speak with the photography or art teacher from your child's high school, so please help make that connection between us. To be eligible for the contest, entrants must be 14 years of age or older...

Wellness

Untrapping Your Present

How To Get Your Future Wellness Back On Track Article by Don Seaman If you’re of a certain age, you may have had a specific, irrational fear of something that really wasn’t a big threat.   Let's take Quicksand, for instance.   We all were terrified at the prospect of stumbling into that random patch of earth that was instantly ready to consume us, and we’d be nearly helpless in its cruel clutches.   Yet someone figured out that quicksand wasn’t the widespread menace that we thought it...