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Mom Thought She Was Failing Her Autistic Son — Then Wrote A Hit Show Coming To NJ Stage Mom Thought She Was Failing Her Autistic Son — Then Wrote A Hit Show Coming To NJ Stage
Mom Thought She Was Failing Her Autistic Son — Then Wrote A Hit Show Coming To NJ Stage Megan Dolan spent years believing she was “not the right mom” after her son was diagnosed with autism. The fear followed her through support groups, school meetings, chaotic playdates, and the daily exhaustion of raising two neurodivergent children while quietly struggling herself. Eventually, Dolan stopped hiding those feelings and put them on stage. What came out of it was “Not the Right Mom,” an award-winning one-woman show coming to New Jersey later this month. Dolan will perform “Not the Right Mom” at the Avenel Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 30 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. foll…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Township To Buy YMCA Slated For Closure After 15 Years In North Jersey Township To Buy YMCA Slated For Closure After 15 Years In North Jersey
Township To Buy YMCA Slated For Closure After 15 Years In North Jersey Wayne Township's YMCA is closing after 15 years, and the township plans to purchase the facility. The Pike Drive Wayne YMCA, a branch of the Metropolitan YMCA, reached an agreement with local officials to sell the building, according to a press release issued earlier this month. The township is aiming to purchase the facility on or around Nov. 1, however, an exact closing date for the Y will be subject to the terms of the signed contract. Y officials vowed to give ample notice to members and staff. “While we are saddened to be leaving Wayne Township, we are proud to have ser…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stephanie Weymouth, Victim Killed In NJ Crash, Was Enthusiastic Teacher Who Led Full Life Stephanie Weymouth, Victim Killed In NJ Crash, Was Enthusiastic Teacher Who Led Full Life
Stephanie Weymouth, Victim Killed In NJ Crash, Was Enthusiastic Teacher Who Led Full Life Stephanie Weymouth, a Wilmington, Mass. native, is being remembered for her passion for teaching and performing after being killed in a car crash earlier this month in Jersey City. The 31-year-old Bayonne resident was killed Saturday, Feb. 3, in a car crash after the vehicle she was riding in struck the back of a tractor trailer, authorities said.  A 2010 graduate of Wilmington High School in Massachusetts, Weymouth moved to New Jersey to attend Drew University, graduating in 2014 with a degree in theater arts, and later receiving a master's degree in education, according to her obituary. …

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Wayne Girl, 11, Who Died Of Flu Was Talented Artist, Animal Lover Wayne Girl, 11, Who Died Of Flu Was Talented Artist, Animal Lover
Wayne Girl, 11, Who Died Of Flu Was Talented Artist, Animal Lover An 11-year-old girl from Wayne died Monday after being hospitalized for flu-like symptoms. Halainah Grace Napolitano was taken to an urgent care center where she was treated for the flu, her mom Deanna Napolitano said on a GoFundMe. Three days later, Halainah was sent to the emergency room where doctors found a virus in her bloodstream -- attacking her heart, her mom said. "We lost our precious daughter and the entire reason for our existence," Napolitano wrote. "No one thinks their child will leave this life before them." More than $20,300 had been raised on the GoFundMe as of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bourdain, Donovan Among North Jersey Residents Nominated For NJ Hall Of Fame Bourdain, Donovan Among North Jersey Residents Nominated For NJ Hall Of Fame
Bourdain, Donovan Among North Jersey Residents Nominated For NJ Hall Of Fame Chris Rock, Anthony Bourdain and Anne Donovan are among the many North Jersey natives nominated for the New Jersey Hall of Fame's 11th class. The organization announced its list of 50 nominees Friday. Inductees will be announced in January 2019. The five categories are Arts & Letters, Enterprise, Performing Arts, Public Service and Sports. Here are the nominees from Bergen and Passaic counties: Stephen Crane, of Paterson (novelist) Joyce Kilmer, of Mahwah (poet/writer) Anne Morrow Lindbergh, of Englewood (author/aviator) Anthony Bourdain, of Leonia and Dwight-Englewood grad …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Services Set For Nicole Minson Of Paramus, 17 Services Set For Nicole Minson Of Paramus, 17
Services Set For Nicole Minson Of Paramus, 17 Nicole Minson of Paramus died on Friday, Feb. 16 after an aggressive battle with cancer. She was 17 years old. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 22 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home. Funeral Mass will be Friday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church. Nicole, Affectionately known as Mini Nikki, was a senior at Paramus Catholic High School. She was accepted on early admission to Pace University and was planning to attend this fall.  She attended Our Lady of the Visitation Academy elementary school and was a member of the Our Lady of the Visitati…

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by Cecilia Levine