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In Loving Memory Of White Plains Native Joanne Medicus Squires, 62 In Loving Memory Of White Plains Native Joanne Medicus Squires, 62
In Loving Memory Of White Plains Native Joanne Medicus Squires, 62 After battling her sustained illnesses, Joanne Squires died quietly at home on July 19, 2023. “Jo” was born on August 4, 1960, in New York City to Philip Jay and Rose “Davy” Medicus. She lived her entire childhood on Baylor Circle in White Plains and attended White Plains public schools, graduating White Plains High School in 1978. Jo attended the University of Maryland, graduating with a B.A. in Sociology in 1982. Jo married her high school sweetheart, Scott, in April 1984. Two sons, Doug and Danny, followed. Jo was a devoted wife and mother, even as the family moved from New York to Ma…

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by Family of Joanne Squires
Lifestyle
The Cicadas Are Coming! Here's When To Expect Billions Of These Red-Eyed Insects In Region The Cicadas Are Coming! Here's When To Expect Billions Of These Red-Eyed Insects In Region
The Cicadas Are Coming! Here's When To Expect Billions Of These Red-Eyed Insects In Region Billions of periodical cicadas are preparing to emerge from underground and make their way into the area after their customary years-long slumber. Brood X cicadas - also known as the Great Eastern Brood or the “Big Brood” - is expected to begin emerging across the southern part of the country before making its way up the East Coast at the beginning of spring. The sounds of summer may be a little louder this year as the Brood emerges and joins annual cicadas that make their presence known every year when the weather warms up. Other periodical groups of red-eyed cicadas emerge every 11 or 13…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
What Happened To The COVID-19 Quarantine Baby Boom? What Happened To The COVID-19 Quarantine Baby Boom?
What Happened To The Covid-19 Quarantine Baby Boom? When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and people were forced to stay home to reduce the virus’ spread, many people predicted a quarantine-inspired baby boom. Instead, we’re seeing a baby bust. According to states that track their birth rates in realtime, reported a decline in births from December 2020 compared to December 2019. In Florida, the birth rate is down 8 percent, while it’s down 7 percent in Ohio, according to NECN. With 9 months to gestate, babies conceived after the mid-March economic lockdown would start being born in December. Research by Philip Cohen at the University of Maryla…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's When Most Americans Think It Will Be Safe For Large Gatherings, New Poll Shows COVID-19: Here's When Most Americans Think It Will Be Safe For Large Gatherings, New Poll Shows
Covid-19: Here's When Most Americans Think It Will Be Safe For Large Gatherings, New Poll Shows A new poll found that most Americans believe it could be months before the country reopens amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Washington Post and the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement found that most people think it will be at least June or longer before it’s safe for large gatherings to occur. According to the poll regarding when gatherings of at least 10 people will be safe to take place, just 10 percent predicted it would be safe by the end of April, while 21 percent thought it would take until the end of May. More than double that numbe…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
National Attention: Bronxville HS Sophomores Win Finals Of 2018 History Day National Attention: Bronxville HS Sophomores Win Finals Of 2018 History Day
National Attention: Bronxville HS Sophomores Win Finals Of 2018 History Day Hard work paid off for a group of Bronxville High School students who brought history to the present, earning top honors at a national historical competition against some of the top teenage minds in the country. Bronxville High School sophomores Charlotte Dotson, Sabrina Mellinghoff, Emily Perry, Sofia Riccarini and Grace Sperber won the gold medal in the group exhibit at the national finals of the 2018 National History Day Contest, which was held on June 10 through June 14 at the University of Maryland, where they competed against winners from all 50 states and United States territories. T…

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by Zak Failla