Steven Kass:  

Like many of you, I have never left New Jersey. I have lived the past 31 years in Morganville (Marlboro) in Monmouth county. My wife, Carole (from Cranford), and I have been married for over 32 years and we have four children, all of whom still live in NJ. Melanie, our oldest, besides having taught French and Spanish in high school,is also a bilingual LDTC; Jaclyn, our second, is a lawyer with Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.; Marley, our third child is earning her Ph.D in Behavioral Psychology at Rutgers University, and also teaches psychology at Kean University; and Elliot is finishing up his MBA. All three girls have lived and studied abroad. Melanie and her husband David have made us proud grandparents of two grandsons, Brandon and Ethan. Carole works as a Speech Pathologist for pre-school handicapped children in Lakewood, NJ. Another reason for staying in NJ is that Carole and I are both fortunate that three of our parents, aged 81-95 are still alive and well and living in NJ. As some of you have indicated from your postings, caring for aging parents can be challenging. For both business and pleasure, I travel extensively throughout the U.S and the rest of the world. I am a "road warrior" three-four months a year, but you can always get me anywhere via email or cell phone. Because my office is in Cranford I sometimes drive past the old neighborhood to check things out. Certain things have changed, certain things have not. While it seemed at times when we were at HHS our world was exploding, in the context of today's events and the world we live i...Expand for more