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Danbury, CT
News
Stamford Writer Brings ‘Chicken Soup’ Laughs To Danbury May 16
Stamford-based writer Barbara Espinosa Occhino is scheduled to meet readers during a book signing at The BookSmiths Shoppe in Danbury on Saturday, May 16, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Per the press release, Occhino will give a public reading and signing tied to her contribution to the Chicken Soup for the Soul collection I Can’t Stop Laughing, which is listed by Simon & Schuster with a publication date of April 28, 2026. The release also says Occhino plans to read from five Chicken Soup for the Soul books and that visitors can access free parking on the lower main level via the visitors’ en…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
National Centenarian’s Day: PA Residents 100+ Share Secrets To A Long, Happy Life
National Centenarian’s Day, celebrated each year on September 22, shines a spotlight on those who have reached 100 years of age and beyond. The day is about more than age — it’s about honoring achievements, resilience, and the wisdom of those who have lived through a century of change. Across the Northeast, centenarians are sharing their stories and reminding younger generations of what it takes not just to live long, but to live well. A Librarian’s Motto At 104 Caroline Emplit, 104, worked as a librarian at Amosland Elementary in Pennsylvania’s Ridley School District until she was 96. Her …
Aston-Brookhaven, PA
Lifestyle
Exclusive
: At 100, Delco Resident, Navy Vet, Twin Bob Lucas Shares Longevity Secrets
Bob Lucas has lived a century — as a Navy veteran, engineer, twin, husband, and father. This summer, he turned 100, celebrating at Jenner’s Pond in West Grove, Pennsylvania, with multiple parties surrounded by family and friends. Now he's sharing his life story and secrets to such a long life with Daily Voice in an exclusive interview. Growing Up In Stamford & Greenwich Born in Stamford in 1925, Lucas grew up in Greenwich’s Lucas Point along Long Island Sound with his twin brother, William. Known as Bob and Bill, the brothers developed a love for sailing, fishing, and tennis. “My f…
Wallingford-Swarthmore, PA
Lifestyle
Exclusive
: 104-Year-Old Delco Woman Shares Longevity Secrets — ‘Get Up And Get Busy’
At 104, Caroline Emplit still hits the gym, sews thousands of pillowcases, and keeps two books going at once. In an exclusive interview with Daily Voice, she revealed the simple motto she says has carried her through more than a century of life. The Simpson Meadows resident, born in Delaware and longtime Pennsylvania resident, marked her latest birthday this summer with not one, but four separate celebrations. She was surrounded by family, neighbors, and old friends who gathered to honor her remarkable life. But Emplit said her favorite birthday remains her 90th. Amosland Elementary in the …
Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
Obituaries
Kyle Hasselman, Gloucester County Library Employee, Dies At 26
Kyle Hasselman, who worked in the Gloucester County library system, died on Wednesday, July 23 at Cooper Hospital in Camden. He was 26 years old, according to his obituary from Mahaffey-Milano Funeral Home Hasselman had a passion for knowledge, graduating from Kingsway Regional High School, earning his associate's degree from Rowan College of South Jersey and a bachelor's degree from Southern New Hampshire University, his obituary reads. After graduation, he landed his dream job as a library assistant at the Gloucester County Library, according to his obituary. In Loving Memory of…
Hartford, CT
Business
Pizza Hut Cooks Up New Digital Twist To Summer Reading Program Popular In 80s
If it seems like just about everything has an app these days, you can add Pizza Hut's iconic summer reading program to the list. Pizza Hut has launched its first BOOK IT! app, the restaurant chain said in a news release on Tuesday, May 27. The new app comes days before the summer reading program officially starts on Sunday, June 1. The app, now available in all app stores, lets parents set reading goals, track progress, and help their kids earn a free Personal Pan Pizza each month through August. "BOOK IT! has inspired a love for reading in millions of children since 1984," said Lucila Cue…
Hartford, CT
News
Amazon’s Annual Book Sale Returns April 23–28: Save Big On Bestsellers, Kindle Favorites & More
Remember when Amazon was just an online bookstore? It’s come a long way since then—but every spring, book lovers get a sweet reminder of those early days thanks to Amazon’s Annual Book Sale, this year running April 23 to 28, 2025. For six days only, readers can enjoy major discounts—making it the perfect time to catch up on those “must-reads” and BookTok darlings that have been sitting in your cart for months. This year’s deals include up to 80% off select Kindle ebooks and up to 65% off top print and children's books. There are also hundreds of audiobooks priced under $8. Whether you pref…
Mt. Kisco, NY
Obituaries
'Radiant Light’: 20-Year-Old Dancer From Mount Kisco Remembered After Death
The Westchester community is mourning the tragic loss of Julianna “JJ” Sannino, a talented 20-year-old dancer, student, and aspiring teacher whose vibrant spirit touched all who knew her. Sannino died on Thursday, April 3, in Fairfield, Connecticut, at the age of 20, according to her obituary. Her cause of death was not made public. In the weeks since her death, her family, friends, and countless others whose lives she impacted are remembering her as creative, compassionate, and full of enthusiasm. Known as “JJ,” Sannino was born in Manhattan on August 12, 2004, and raised…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Obituaries
Attorney Heather Schlemm Of Little Ferry Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle, 36
The Little Ferry community is mourning the loss of Heather Schlemm, a 36-year-old attorney remembered for her strength, kindness, and love of life. Heather died Friday, March 28, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer, according to her obituary on the Vorhees-Ingwersen Funeral Home website. A graduate of law and an attorney with Peter N. Davis & Associates in Lodi, Heather "fought tirelessly for justice, using her sharp mind and compassionate heart to make the world a fairer place," her obituary reads. "Heather was not content to merely exist-she lived. She wandered the world…
Northern Valley, NJ
News
Bob Odenkirk Appearing With Northvale To Sign Books: Here's Where, When
Bob Odenkirk is keeping his new poetry book all in the family. The "Better Call Saul" star is the author of "Zilot & And Other Important Rhymes", a book of poems he wrote with his two children when they were younger. His daughter, Erin Odenkirk, a graduate of Pratt Institute, did the illustrations for the book. The Odenkirks will be appearing at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Sunday March 23 at noon. A previous book signing last December was canceled due to illness. The Odenkirks previously held a sold-out book signing at Bookends in Ridgewood. While the family was home together d…
Northport-East Northport, NY
Readers Choice
Best Bookstore On Long Island In 2024: Burton's Bookstore
We are thrilled to announce that Burton's Bookstore has been named Best Bookstore in Long Island in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, Burton's Bookstore has been a cherished part of Greenport for nearly 50 years. Burton's Bookstores has something for everyone, per its website. Photo supplied by Burton's Bookstore The store offers a thoughtfully curated collection of fiction and non-fiction titles, including sections on cooking, historical events, nautical history, poetry, and classics as well as dedicated sections for children's and young a…
Warwick, NY
Readers Choice
Best Learning Center/Tutoring In The Hudson Valley In 2024: iTutor Elementary
We are thrilled to announce that iTutor Elementary has been named Best Learning Center/Tutoring in the Hudson Valley in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, iTutor Elementary specializes in tutoring students from kindergarten through 6th grade across subjects such as English (reading and writing), Math, Social Studies, and Science. iTutor's expertise extends to developing individualized study skills and preparing students for mandated standardized state tests, and the dedicated team at iTutor Elementary is committed to helping students achieve their a…
Clifton, NJ
Police & Fire
Clifton Police Officer Joseph Pichnarcik Dies, 45
The Clifton Police Department is mourning the passing of one of its own, Officer Joseph A. Pichnarcik. Pichnarcik died on Wednesday, Nov. 6, following a brave fight against a long-term illness, according to his department and his obituary on the Allwood Funeral Home website. Officer Pichnarcik, who served the Clifton community with pride and commitment since joining in 2006, was known for his warm spirit, reliability, and the unwavering support he offered his fellow officers. Before his tenure in Clifton, Officer Pichnarcik served with the Paterson Police Department. Pichnarcik…
Palmyra, PA
Business
7 Fast Facts About PA's Newest Bookstore (
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A new bookstore brought hundreds of people out in Palmyra on Saturday, Oct. 26. Here's what we've learned about Book Bar and its owner/CEO Brittany Haynes. "I decided to pursue my big dream of opening a little bookstore by creating Book Bar LLC in the fall of 2023," Brittany wrote on the Book Bar website. Background Brittany comes from the book world, in 2019, she moved to PA from Ohio (but is originally from Missouri) to start a job with a publishing company in the area after obtaining her Master's degree, she told us in an interview conducted via email. "My now husband and I w…
Yonkers, NY
Lifestyle
St. John’s Riverside Hospital Launches “Born to Read” With Yonkers Public Library
St. John’s Riverside Hospital is proud to announce a new partnership with Yonkers Public Library, “Born to Read: An Early Literacy Initiative,” which officially launched on September 12. Founded in 1869, St. John’s Riverside Hospital is the only Maternity Services provider in the City of Yonkers. “Working with another long-standing and respected community organization was a natural opportunity for us,” said Ronald J. Corti, President & CEO of St. John’s. “What better way to help new parents get the best start for their children,” he said. As part of Yonkers Public Library’s early literac…
Dauphin-Middle Paxton, PA
Obituaries
Daughter Of Caitlin Smiles Founder, 22-Year-Old Abby Hornung Dies Suddenly
The youngest daughter of the nonprofit Caitlin Smiles founder, Abby Hornung, has died suddenly, her family announced in an obituary posted on the Jesse H. Geigle Funeral Home website. Abigail "Abby" Caitlin Hornung, 22, of Dauphin "passed away unexpectedly" on Thursday, Sept. 3, as stated in her obituary. Her older sister, and her middle namesake, notably died of a cancerous brain tumor at the age of seven in 2000— two years before Abby was born. In 2004, her mom Cheryl launched Caitlin Smiles to make sure her eldest daughter's "smiling spirit is kept alive through the work of Caitlin’s Sm…
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Ohio Couple Who Mistakenly Joined Fairfield Library Reading Challenge, Come To Visit
When Ohio couple Andrew and Annie Meador joined Fairfield Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge, they thought they were branching out from their local library’s usual summer program. Fairfield Town Librarian Scott Jarzombek said the couple had no idea how far their participation would take them. When a Google search of Fairfield County Library summer programs brought up the theme “What Does the Fox Read?” Andrew was all in. Jarzombek said that he had an affinity for foxes and had attended a recent Fox concert in Norway, so he and his wife, Annie, procee…
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
Twin Rutgers Grads, 23, Killed In Crash Were Each Other's Closest Friends, Obituaries Say
Services have been finalized for a pair of 23-year-old twin brothers killed in a Vineland crash. John and Patrick Mahoney, both of Washington Township, died in a collision on Tuesday, June 4 at Union and Mays Landing Roads, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Police said John was driving a Toyota Yaris when he failed to yield to a Ford F-250 operated by an 81-year-old, which caused the crash. The Yaris driver was hospitalized as a precaution. Obituaries on the Egizi Funeral Home website for John and Patrick remember the two as being each other's closest friends and greatest advoca…
Lower Paxton, PA
Obituaries
Gymnast With '1K Watt Smile' Dies In Central PA, Friends Say
A wife, gymnast, and friend has died due to an illness her husband announced shortly after her passing. Molly E. Athorn, 33, of Palmyra "had many health issues" that worsened and sent her to a local emergency room on Thursday, Sept. 7., 2023, her husband Nate explained in a Facebook post. She was surrounded by loved ones when she passed around 5 p.m., he explained. Molly was born in Hershey on Aug. 29, 1990, and was raised in Hummelstown, according to her obituary. As a girl, she was a good friend to all who knew her and made another girl's childhood "bright during dark times," one …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Obituaries
Devoted PA Dad Dustin Peterka-Rahn Dies, 28: ‘Brought A Smile To The Faces Of Those Around Him’
Dustin Peterka-Rahn, a beloved Royersford dad, son, and brother, died at home on Thursday, June 15, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 28. Born in Pottstown to parents R. James Rahn and Veronica (Peterka) Rahn, he was a Spring-Ford High School alumnus and later graduated from the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center in 2013, his obit says. In addition to his parents, Peterka-Rahn leaves behind two sisters, Abigail and Lucy, as well as a 7-year-old daughter, Estella Mae Wise, and her mother, Courtney Wise, loved ones wrote. Peterka-Rahn was most recently employed at the O…
Danbury, CT
Business
Danbury Location Among New Barnes & Noble Stores Planned For 2023
Book lovers in the region will have a new option for their next binge as bookseller giant Barnes & Noble continues to expand at an "unprecedented" rate. Barnes & Noble announced that it would open 30 new stores in 2023 on top of the 16 stores it opened in 2022, a sharp contrast to the store's pandemic-era closings and furloughs reported by Publisher's Weekly. At least one of the 30 new stores will open in Fairfield County, Barnes & Noble told Daily Voice. It will be in Danbury. The slew of announced openings marks a rebound for Barnes & Noble after a decade of opening onl…
Greenburgh, NY
News
Barnes & Noble Returning To Hartsdale After 11-Year Absence
Good news book lovers. Barnes & Noble is returning to a busy Westchester town after leaving in 2012. According to Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, residents were disappointed and missed the beloved bookstore on Central Avene in Hartsdale, a hamlet of Greenburgh. Feiner said the company has signed a lease at the Dalewood Shopping Center in the 12,490-square-foot space, formerly occupied by Mrs. Green's Market. "We miss browsing in bookstores," Feiner said in a statement. "This is good news for Central Avenue and great news for our residents and shoppers." Feiner said it w…
Towson, MD
News
Elementary Student Honored By Johns Hopkins After Exceptional ACT, SAT Scores
An elementary student from Ellicott City has just been honored for being one of the brightest students in the world by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY), officials say. Niveditha Baskar, a student at Deeprun Elementary School, received the honor after exceptional performance on the SAT and ACT. The young student took the tests as a part of the CTY Talent Search. Baskar was one of less than 27 percent of 15,300 students from across the world who received high or grand honors based on their test scores, according to CTY. "This is not just recognition of our students' success on o…
Towson, MD
Schools
Maryland Student Test Scores Alarm Educators, Majority Fall Below Basic Achievement In Math
Maryland student scores followed a national declining trend on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), continuing a downward trend that began in 2013 and worsened during the pandemic. The NAEP is a biennial assessment of fourth and eight graders for the subjects of reading and math. It measures achievement at four levels: below basic, basic, proficient, and advanced. Testing results showed that a majority of Maryland fourth and eighth graders were not proficient in math or reading. The assessment showed that 75% of Maryland eight grade students and 69% of fourth grade s…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Gunman Shoots Woman in Head, Then Himself While Being Arrested In Reading: Police
A 40-year-old man shot a 55-year-old woman in the head and then did the same to himself while he was being taken into custody, authorities in Reading said. Officers dispatched to 112 Park Ave. for a shooting found the woman, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head on Saturday, Aug. 20, police said. Officers began providing medical treatment to the female victim and investigating the incident. While officers were taking the suspect into custody, he grabbed the firearm and shot himself in the head, police said. Both the victim and shooter were taken to the hospital, where the…
Lewisboro, NY
Obituaries
Westchester's Arlene M. Mavilia, 75, Was A Nurse In The Area For Over 50 Years
Arlene M. Mavilia, 75, of Baldwin Place, NY and a former resident of South Salem, passed away on May 9 after a brief fight with cancer. Arlene was born November 11, 1946 in Brooklyn to the late Alfhild and Edward Anderson. She grew up in Lake Telemark, NJ and Stamford, CT before settling in South Salem’s Lake Waccabuc community. A 1967 graduate of the Greenwich Hospital Nursing School in Connecticut, Arlene worked as an RN in various capacities for over 50 years — including several years as the school nurse at John Jay High School in Cross River. Arlene moved to Sarasota, FL in 1993 …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Morris County Native, Businessman, Beloved Dad Dies Suddenly, 38
Morris County native, businessman, and beloved dad Christopher "Chris" Peter Stephen Findley died suddenly on Sunday, Feb. 27. He was 38. Born at Hackettstown Memorial Hospital, Findley grew up in Morristown and attended Parsippany Hills and Morristown High Schools, his obituary says. Findley then went on to study business administration at the County College of Morris in Randolph before moving to Aberdeen, South Dakota, in 2013, his memorial says. Findley worked for a roofing company and later studied Humanities with a concentration in Global Interest at Northern State University in Aberd…
Bethlehem, PA
Obituaries
Beloved Mother, PA Middle School Teacher Kaitlyn Carson Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle, 31
Beloved mother and Pennsylvania middle school teacher Kaitlyn L. Carson died April 24 at Lehigh Valley Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 31. Born in Suffern, NY, Carson lived in Catasauqua and worked as a German teacher at Nazareth Area Middle School, her obituary says. She attended the University of Scranton, where she earned a Bachelors of Science in Secondary Education and German, before getting a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology from Kutztown University, her memorial says. Carson lived and taught in Aachen, Germany as a Fulbright Scholar during her…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Obituaries
Longtime Springfield School District Employee, Catherine M. Jenkins Dies, 67
Catherine M. Jenkins of Springfield died on April 6. She was 67-years-old. Born in Philadelphia, Jenkins worked with special needs children for 13 years as part of her employment with the Springfield School District in Delaware County, according to her obituary. Jenkins' obituary remembered her as someone who "enjoyed gardening, singing, reading, summers at the beach, and spending time with her grandchildren." Jenkins graduated from Wesley College in 1973 and Dickinson College in 1975, her obit says. Jenkins is survived by her husband of 45 years, G. David Jenkins; two daughters…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Obituaries
Warren County Native, Hiker Katie Lynn Kain Dies, 29
Warren County native and hiker Katie Lynn Kain died March 2 at the age of 29. Kain attended Warren Hills High School and lived in Washington at the time of her death, her obituary says. She loved hiking and spending time outdoors and most recently worked as a cashier, her memorial says. Kain also enjoyed reading, art and spending time with those she loved. Kain is survived by her father, Edward Emerich; stepmother, Michelle Emerich; brother, Joseph Emerich; sisters, Sarah Emerich and Natalie Emerich; grandmother, Janet Emerich; aunts, Maryann Emerich, Debbie Banasiak, and Judy Ramos; part…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Montgomery County Leader Of Reading-Area Bank Fraud Ring Gets 3½ Years In Prison
A 22-year-old Montgomery County man is facing three-and-a-half years behind bars for his role as a leader in a 31-person bank fraud and identity theft ring that operated out of Reading, authorities announced. Nasir Joseph Outlaw, of King of Prussia, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. Outlaw admitted that between June and Dec 2017, he knowingly executed separate schemes to defraud First National Bank and Fulton Bank by depositing fraudulent checks and…
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