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Paterson, NJ
Schools
Passaic Preschool Celebrates 130 Years Passaic Preschool Celebrates 130 Years
Passaic Preschool Celebrates 130 Years In 1893, Grover Cleveland was president. The Montreal Hockey Club won the first Stanley Cup. And Children's Day Preschool and Family Center first opened its doors. The Passaic preschool recently celebrated its 130th anniversary in its historic building at 104 Jefferson St. Children's Day first opened on March 29, 1893 and moved into its current building in 1905. Children's Day was first started by the children of immigrant millworkers from Central, Eastern and Western Europe. Today it mainly serves Latin immigrants.  "It's really incredible," Laurel Snyder, the board chair of Children…

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by Sam Barron
Towson, MD
News
Notre Dame Of Maryland Women's College Votes To Become Co-Ed, Breaking 127 Year Tradition Notre Dame Of Maryland Women's College Votes To Become Co-Ed, Breaking 127 Year Tradition
Notre Dame Of Maryland Women's College Votes To Become Co-Ed, Breaking 127 Year Tradition A historical women's only university in Maryland will be opening its doors to men next year, officials say. Notre Dame of Maryland University has decided to break a century old tradition to allow men to enroll in the higher education institution beginning in fall of 2023, announced university officials. The NDMU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to allow the institution's undergraduate program to become co-educational after analyzing factors related to enrollment trends of women's colleges.  “The Board recognized that in order for NDMU to flourish for years to come, we needed to exp…

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by Annie DeVoe
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
New, Large-Scale Gabby Petito Mural Offers Hope Of Healing New, Large-Scale Gabby Petito Mural Offers Hope Of Healing
New, Large-Scale Gabby Petito Mural Offers Hope Of Healing A new wall mural of Gabby Petito on Long Island captures your attention as soon as you see the vibrant colors and sharp blue eyes that take up a wall in the downtown area where the young smiling woman grew up. Located on Montauk Highway in Blue Point, in Suffolk County, the mural is a message of healing to the family and to victims of domestic violence from local muralist Tess Parker. Painting in times of pain is nothing new for Parker, age 30, of East Islip.  An art therapist, as well as a painter, she has spent years putting paint on a brush to offer healing to hundreds over the yea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Obituaries
Jennifer McMonagle Of Vineland Dies, 35 Jennifer McMonagle Of Vineland Dies, 35
Jennifer McMonagle Of Vineland Dies, 35 Jennifer Ashley McMonagle of Vineland died on April 9, 2021.  She was 35 years old. Born in Atlantic City, Jennifer loved spending time with her daughter and strived to become an art therapist for children, according to her obituary in The Press of Atlantic City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 16 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Atlantic City. Masks and social distancing are required as per church protocols. Donations in Jennifer's memory can be made to HOPE ONE Atlantic County. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Nature Or Nurture? A Q&A On Epigenetics And Mental Health With Dr. Jennifer Dragonette Nature Or Nurture? A Q&A On Epigenetics And Mental Health With Dr. Jennifer Dragonette
Nature Or Nurture? A Q&A On Epigenetics And Mental Health With Dr. Jennifer Dragonette Epigenetics is a new and groundbreaking concept in the field of psychology and mental health. Research is revealing that our genes can actually turn on or turn off in response to what happens in our life and how our environment affects us. This understanding has finally put to bed the age-old debate regarding nature vs. nurture—in other words, whether who we are is determined by our genetic makeup or by our life experiences. Epigenetics makes it clear that they work in tandem to impact both physical and mental health. Newport Academy Executive Director Dr. Jennifer B. Dragonette, PsyD, who…

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Stamford, CT
Obituaries
Casey Lynn Carpenter Of Stamford, Passion For Children, Animals, Dies At 21 Casey Lynn Carpenter Of Stamford, Passion For Children, Animals, Dies At 21
Casey Lynn Carpenter Of Stamford, Passion For Children, Animals, Dies At 21 A Stamford resident who had a passion for children and animals, Casey Lynn Carpenter, died suddenly on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at age 21. She was born on Dec. 10, 1997, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Carpenter had a "unique personality and a big heart to match, which shined through despite her strong will." She was a voracious reader and a talented artist. "Her inner being was reflected in her work, her obituary said. Majoring to be an art therapist, Carpenter had a "strong passion for children and animals," according to the obituary. She is survived by her parents, mother Nicole Carpenter …

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by Donna Christopher
Brookfield, CT
Lifestyle
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Tuesday, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. And this year, it comes on the heels of new research showing that more adolescents and young adults are dying by suicide than ever before. Released in June, the new analysis of teen suicide statistics shows that the youth suicide rate in the United States is currently the highest in recorded history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Moreover, suicide is the second most common cause of death in the United States among youth ages 10–19, and the number…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Tuesday, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. And this year, it comes on the heels of new research showing that more adolescents and young adults are dying by suicide than ever before. Released in June, the new analysis of teen suicide statistics shows that the youth suicide rate in the United States is currently the highest in recorded history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Moreover, suicide is the second most common cause of death in the United States among youth ages 10–19, and the number…

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Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Tuesday, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. And this year, it comes on the heels of new research showing that more adolescents and young adults are dying by suicide than ever before. Released in June, the new analysis of teen suicide statistics shows that the youth suicide rate in the United States is currently the highest in recorded history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Moreover, suicide is the second most common cause of death in the United States among youth ages 10–19, and the number…

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Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Tuesday, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. And this year, it comes on the heels of new research showing that more adolescents and young adults are dying by suicide than ever before. Released in June, the new analysis of teen suicide statistics shows that the youth suicide rate in the United States is currently the highest in recorded history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Moreover, suicide is the second most common cause of death in the United States among youth ages 10–19, and the number…

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