Christine (Federico) Hoffman started her career in New Jersey daily newspapers and has covered more than 35 municipalities, covering such national stories as the homeless man who sued and won $1 million from Morristown and the nuns who cloistered themselves in a convent in Morris Township. After raising three children, she returned to storytelling in the video media at TV35 in Cranford and combined her mom and media skills to help students feel more comfortable in the video world.