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Hasbrouck Heights HS Grad Fights To Register Young Voters At Rutgers: 'Your Voice Does Matter' Hasbrouck Heights HS Grad Fights To Register Young Voters At Rutgers: 'Your Voice Does Matter'
Hasbrouck Heights HS Grad Fights To Register Young Voters At Rutgers: 'Your Voice Does Matter' A Rutgers University student from Hasbrouck Heights is on a mission to get young adults registered to vote in time for the 2024 Presidential election. Alejandra Afanador, 19, spent the summer as an "RU Voting Ambassador," according to Rutgers Today. The sophomore political science major will keep volunteering through Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The honors college student on a pre-law track said she wants to motivate 18-to-29-year-olds to vote and become politically active. "I've simply come to realize that there is such disillusionment in the government and this is across the pol…

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Quintuplets' Graduation From MSU Marks Bittersweet First For Close-Knit Siblings Quintuplets' Graduation From MSU Marks Bittersweet First For Close-Knit Siblings
Quintuplets' Graduation From MSU Marks Bittersweet First For Close-Knit Siblings Yes, you were seeing quintuple at the Montclair State University graduation on Monday morning, May 13. The Povolo quintuplets — Victoria, Ludovico, Ashley, Michael and Marcus — graduated from Montclair State University, the first time quintuplets have graduated from a New Jersey university.  The Povolo siblings earned degrees in five different majors.  Victoria: Biochemistry; minor Italian Ludovico:, Political Science, minor Pre-Law, Business Ashley:, English, Teacher Education Program, certification in P-12 Michael:, Nutrition and Food Science, concentration Dietetics Marcus:, …

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Former Don Bosco Football Player, Triplet Pete Meile Was 'Leader On & Off The Field' Former Don Bosco Football Player, Triplet Pete Meile Was 'Leader On & Off The Field'
Former Don Bosco Football Player, Triplet Pete Meile Was 'Leader On & Off The Field' Driven. Dedicated. And an overall delight.  This is how Pete Meile is being remembered. The Ramsey native died Dec. 17, just six days shy of his 29th birthday. Meile, a triplet, grew up playing football alongside his brothers, Matt and Billy. He was "the youngest but the largest," a feature article in the Times Union reads. Dec. 23, 2020 was the first day Billy and Matt have ever celebrated their birthday without their big-little bro. "For us, it really has always been the three of us," Billy told Daily Voice Wednesday evening. "I still look at old photos and think that I will see him …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
All 5 Quintuplets Accept Free Rides To Montclair State University All 5 Quintuplets Accept Free Rides To Montclair State University
All 5 Quintuplets Accept Free Rides To Montclair State University A group of lucky and talented quintuplets from Totowa will soon get the chance to attend Montclair State University as Presidential Scholars. Each of the Povolo quintuplets -- Victoria, Masha, Ashley, Michael and Marcus -- have been accepted to the university with offers of full scholarships due to their academic achievements. In addition to tuition, funds awarded through the school’s Presidential Scholars Program include need-based grants and small merit scholarships for the quints, who were raised in Totowa. “Thank you, Montclair State, for allowing us this amazing opportunity and this s…

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by Valerie Musson