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Westfield's Home Video Studio Wins Seven Stars Award A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, October 31, 2013 Page 19 Republicans Democrats Chris Christie (R) Barbara Buono (D) Candidate for Governor Candidate for Governor As Governor, he fought for and college in 1984, Mr. Christie attended Barbara Buono is a Democratic During the two years she was achieved passage of a 2-percent cap Seton Hall University School of Law, State Senator serving New Jersey’s budget chair, she shrank New on property taxes, landmark public graduating in 1987, and joined a 18th Legislative District. Jersey’s budget, cutting $4.5 bil- employee pension and health benefit Cranford law firm, where he was soon Born in Newark, she and her two lion while maintaining funding for reforms that will save taxpayers over named a partner. He was elected a sisters grew up in Nutley and at- schools and health care. $130 billion over the freeholder in Morris tended public schools, graduating As chairwoman of the Legisla- next 30 years, three bal- County, and served as from Nutley High School. Her father, tive Oversight Committee, she led anced budgets that did director of the board in James, immigrated to the United the investigation into the state’s not raise taxes, and 1997. States from a small town just outside Race to the Top application, which $2.35 billion in job cre- He was named U.S. of Naples, Italy and worked as a cost the state $400 million in fed- ating tax cuts. Attorney for the District union butcher. Her eral education funding. In August 2012, of New Jersey in 2002. mother, Marie, worked She currently serves as Governor Christie As the chief federal law in an office and as a sub- vice-chairwoman of the signed into law land- enforcement officer in stitute teacher. committee. She is also mark bipartisan tenure New Jersey, he drew na- Her dad died when a member of the Health, reform, modernizing tional attention for his she was just 19, but Human Services and the nation’s oldest ten- efforts in battling politi- Sen. Buono never for- Senior Citizens Com- ure law to increase cal corruption, corpo- APPRECIATION...Thank you to our customers and friends. got his lessons of per- mittee and the State severance and self-sac- Government, Wager- teacher effectiveness Chris Christie rate crime, human traf- and accountability in ficking, gangs, terrorism rifice – values that sus- ing, Tourism, and His- the classroom. Born in Newark and and environmental polluters. He won Westfield’s Home Video Studio tained her as she put toric Preservation raised in Livingston, Governor convictions or guilty pleas from over herself through col- Committee. Christie has lived in New Jersey his 130 public officials – both Republican Wins Seven Stars Award lege. She graduated In 2010, Barbara entire life, except to attend college and Democrat – without losing a single from Montclair State launched the Young at the University of Delaware. case. WESTFIELD — In business less was one of the instructors at the an- College in 1975. She Women’s Leadership than four years, Westfield’s Home nual Las Vegas advanced training worked three jobs – in Program – a seminar Chris and his wife, Mary Pat, have Mr. Christie left the U.S. Attorney’s Barbara Buono been married since 1986 and now re- office on December 1, 2008 soon after Video Studio (HVS) continues to rack session for HVS owners, where stu- the Montclair Public engaging high school side in Mendham, where they are rais- officially filing papers to run for gover- up awards for excellence. Owner Dan dio owners sharpened their skills on Library, as a per diem juniors and seniors in ing their four children, Andrew, Sarah, nor. He defeated Governor Corzine, 49 Weiniger received one of the first Adobe Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and reporter for the Star-Ledger and in the political process. Patrick and Bridget. After graduating to 45 percent, in November 2009. HVS Seven Stars Awards, given to other editing programs. the Essex County Probation De- Prior to entering the Senate, she seven of the almost 80 HVS fran- At the awards ceremony, Mr. partment – before attending Rutgers served for seven years in the Gen- Kim Guadagno (R) chises in the U.S., Canada and Swe- Weiniger also was honored as Studio Law School in Camden. She gradu- eral Assembly and was a ranking den, at the 13th annual Hanley Awards Owner of the Year, presented by HVS ated with a Juris Doctor degree in Democrat on the Assembly Budget Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Las Vegas last month. founder Robert Hanley. 1979. Committee. Kim Guadagno was elected New ranking member of the New Jersey The Seven Stars Award honors stu- Home Video Studio specializes in After graduation from law school, Sen. Buono began her career in Jersey’s first Lieutenant Governor in Attorney General’s Office. dio owners for excellence in prod- producing photo video keepsakes, she served as a judicial law clerk public service in 1992, when she November 2009 and was sworn into In 2001, Lt. Gov. Guadagno left the ucts and services, rising sales, at- video-to-DVD transfers, home movie and as a public defender for the won a seat on the Metuchen Bor- office on January 19, 2010. In addi- public sector to practice law closer to tending training, consistent sales and transfers, video duplication, video New Jersey State Department of ough Council and served as tion to serving as the Lt. Governor, home and became a teacher at Rutgers marketing reporting, excellence in editing, sports or music scholarship the Public Advocate. She later en- Metuchen Police Commissioner. she serves as Secretary of State. Lt. University School of Law-Newark. She marketing and advertising and con- videos and photo archiving. To reach tered private practice. Barbara and her husband, Martin Governor Guadagno was also appointed to ducting open houses. Mr. Weiniger, call (908) 301-9033 or Barbara was first elected to the Gizzi, are parents to six adult chil- chairs the Red Tape Re- the Monmouth Beach Mr. Weiniger was proud to accept visit his website, New Jersey State Senate in 2001. dren: Sarah, Allegra, Lance, Tessa, view Commission, planning board and was the award from presenter Larry Jor- www.homevideostudio.com/dan. She was named Senate Majority Ariella and Sofia. which is engaged in an elected as a borough dan, an internationally renown Adobe Paid Bulletin Board Leader in 2010, the first woman to Barbara and Martin live in ongoing review and re- commissioner in 2005. video editing consultant. Mr. Jordan goleader.com/express hold that position. Metuchen. form of the state’s regu- In 2007, she was elected latory process. She also as the first woman sher- Milly Silva (D) oversees the New Jersey iff in Monmouth Partnership for Action County’s history, man- Candidate for Lieutenant Governor (PFA), the state’s eco- aging a 650-member law Milly Silva was born in the Bronx, From local mayors to negligent land- nomic development strat- enforcement agency en- where she was raised by a lords, she has spent her egy. compassing the county single mother from Puerto entire career standing up As the Secretary of Kim Guadagno jail, the county 9-1-1 Rico. Granted a scholar- to those who attempt to State, Lt. Governor communications center ship to attend a prestigious impede the progress of Guadagno is New Jersey’s chief elec- and a law enforcement department of middle school in seventh working people. For the tion official, overseeing promotion of 100 men and women. She left both the grade, she made an hour- last decade, she has been the state’s $38-billion tourism industry Office of Sheriff and her position as a long commute on public a leader at 1199SEIU – a and administering programs related to teacher at Rutgers Law School upon transit each morning to union representing the arts, culture and history. being elected Lt. Governor. go to classes. nearly 400,000 workers Lt. Gov. Guadagno began her public Born in Waterloo, Iowa, she is a A graduate of Colum- – as it pursues health in- service career as a federal prosecutor cum laude graduate of Ursinus Col- bia University, she em- surance benefits, a liv- with the Organized Crime and Rack- lege in Collegeville, Pa. She received ployed a combination of ing wage, and positive eteering Strike Force in Brooklyn, N. her juris doctorate degree, cum laude, grants, loans, and work- work environments for Y. She later married and moved to from the American University Wash- study to become the first health care employees in Monmouth County. At that time she ington College of Law in Washington, in her family to earn a Milly Silva New Jersey. became an Assistant United States At- D.C. Lt. Gov. Guadagno and her hus- college degree. Milly began actively Milly resides in Montclair with her torney in Newark. After her federal band currently reside in Monmouth organizing workers, women, minori- husband, John, and their three young service, Mrs. Guadagno served as a Beach with their three sons. ties, and low-income people at age 20. children..
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