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Jill Chafetz

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jchafetz@dailyvoice.com

I started my professional life as a research psychologist (not the "do you love your mother" kind). I enjoyed research and teaching, but noticed that I spent most of my non-classroom time writing and editing, often to help other people.

When I left academia,  all the "you should be a writer" admonitions followed me to job interviews. I've been squeezing in part-time writing and editing jobs for about 9 years, so now I am happily doing it full time.

Jill was formerly a writer at Daily Voice.


Jill Chafetz's Contributions

Schools
Start Planning Early For Summer Activities At Scarsdale Fair Start Planning Early For Summer Activities At Scarsdale Fair
Start Planning Early For Summer Activities At Scarsdale Fair SCARSDALE, N.Y.—The Scarsdale High School PTA has scheduled their Summer Activities Fair for Wednesday, Dec. 2. Representatives from a wide variety of exciting summer programs, including pre-college enrichment, travel, community service, internships, performing arts, sports, and specialty camps will be available to discuss their programs and answer questions. The fair is free, and the PTA urges everyone to attend. It runs from 6:40 – 9:30 p.m., in the high-school cafeteria.

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Events
Bronxville Reform Church Performs Verdi's 'Requiem' Bronxville Reform Church Performs Verdi's 'Requiem'
Bronxville Reform Church Performs Verdi's 'Requiem' BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Reformed Church of Bronxville, with guest choir members enlarging their Chancel Choir, will perform Verdi’s Requiem on Sunday, Nov. 22, in the church at 180 Pondfield Road. Sandor Szabo, the newly appointed minister of music, has conducted and performed in concert halls and cathedrals throughout Europe and North America. Professional musicians from the tristate area will join the orchestra. The performance starts at 3 p.m., and is free to everyone. For more information, call (914)-337-6776 or visit the church's website.

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Sports
Pelham High School Involves Parents For 'Math In Focus' Pelham High School Involves Parents For 'Math In Focus'
Pelham High School Involves Parents For 'Math In Focus' PELHAM, N.Y. – Pelham High School held a “Math in Focus” night on Nov. 5. Their next program will be for parents of children in grades 2 -5.

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Neighbors
Ardsley Football Plans Fundraising Dinner For Mom With Cancer Ardsley Football Plans Fundraising Dinner For Mom With Cancer
Ardsley Football Plans Fundraising Dinner For Mom With Cancer ARDSLEY, N.Y. The Ardsley Panthers Booster Club invites supporters to a fundraiser to benefit a terminally ill woman and her two sons. The fundraiser is spaghetti dinner on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Ardsley Firehouse on 505 Ashford Ave. Early in September, the Booster Club learned that Shivonie Hoobraj, the mother of one of the football players, had been diagnosed with late-stage, aggressive leukemia. Doctors told her that she has approximately 18 months left. One of her sons has started a GoFundMe page to help with the medical bills, and the team and its players’ parents have been providing …

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Politics
Beacon Mayor Randy Casale Discusses To-Do List Beacon Mayor Randy Casale Discusses To-Do List
Beacon Mayor Randy Casale Discusses To-Do List BEACON, N.Y.—Mayor Randy Casale has several items he plans to accomplish over the next four years, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, Casale’s to-do list includes: Appoint committees to review Beacon’s charter, plans, zoning maps Gt recommendations on the area near the waterfront and train station Work on parking needs Make Beacon friendlier to bicycles and pedestrians Improve public transit For details, read the full story in the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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News
Garrison Company Premieres Philipstown Filmmaker's Documentary In NYC Garrison Company Premieres Philipstown Filmmaker's Documentary In NYC
Garrison Company Premieres Philipstown Filmmaker's Documentary In NYC GARRISON, N.Y. – Ironbound Films, an independent documentary-film company in Garrison, is premiering “The Anthropologist” at DOC NYC nonfiction film festival on Friday, reports Philipstown Info. The producer/writer is Dennis A. Miller of Philipstown. The documentary focuses on the professional and personal life of a George Mason University anthropology professor and her teenage daughter, according to Philipstown Info. “The Anthropologist” will be screened at 9:30 pm. At the School of Visual Arts Theatre, 333 West 23rd St. For tickets, go to the DOC NYC website. For details, see the full s…

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Events
Poughkeepsie Theater Invites Public To 'The Amateur Jesus' Poughkeepsie Theater Invites Public To 'The Amateur Jesus'
Poughkeepsie Theater Invites Public To 'The Amateur Jesus' POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Black Box Theatre is having a free workshop/reading of Darrah Cloud’s new comedy, "The Amateur Jesus," on Saturday and Sunday. The play looks at what happens behind the scenes of the oldest professional Passion Play in the United States. No reservations are necessary. Show up at the theater in Oakwood Commons at 7 p.m. for the Saturday performance at 2 p.m. for the Sunday Performance.

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Lifestyle
Saddle Brook Police Department Accepting Toys For Tots Saddle Brook Police Department Accepting Toys For Tots
Saddle Brook Police Department Accepting Toys For Tots SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Those who want to give back this holiday season can contribute to toys being collected at the Saddle Brook Police Department headquarters. Vincent Montagna, a member of the Senior Center Advisory Board and of the Marine Corps League Saddle River Detachment, placed a “Toys for Tots” bin at the department. Organizers are asking for new, unwrapped toys. The police department is located at 63 Market St. For more information, call (201) 843-7000.

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Business
Healing Garden Opens at Hackensack's Audrey Hepburn Children’s House Healing Garden Opens at Hackensack's Audrey Hepburn Children’s House
Healing Garden Opens at Hackensack's Audrey Hepburn Children’s House HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center unveiled a garden to benefit patients at the Audrey Hepburn Children’s House.  Located on the first floor of the children’s house, the garden is a refuge, a way for children to enjoy nature, and a way to help them heal. "It was always a nice space, but now it’s a beautiful sanctuary,” said Jeffrey Boscamp, Hackensack UMC vice president and chief academic officer and chairman and physician-in-chief of the Children’s Hospital. The garden incorporates different spaces within it, includin…

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Events
Paramus Fashion Show Benefits Children’s Hospital Paramus Fashion Show Benefits Children’s Hospital
Paramus Fashion Show Benefits Children’s Hospital PARAMUS, N.J. — The American Girl Fashion Show, a benefit for the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at the Hackensack University Medical Center, will be held in Paramus at Prestige Mercedes-Benz 755 Route 17 South on Sunday, Nov. 15. The fashion show features girls ages 6 through 12 modeling costumes provided by American Girl Programs, Inc. The older models will be paired with an American Girl doll wearing a matching costume. The younger girls will model Bitty Baby Outfits while carrying a matching Bitty Baby doll.  As family and friends look on, the girls will take the audience through…

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