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The agony of knowing the father you adore loves his new partner's children more than you...

February 18, 2013, 8:00 pm
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The agony of knowing the father you adore loves his new partner's children more than you... Last November, I discovered that my father had written a will which stated that my sister and I would inherit nothing from him, other than a chest of photographs and cine films, writes Erica James. Reported by MailOnline 1 hour ago.
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President's Medal is a 'Bittersweet Award' [Video]

February 18, 2013, 8:31 pm
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President's Medal is a 'Bittersweet Award' [Video] Patch Haddonfield, NJ --

WASHINGTON – Receiving an award from the president on her mother’s behalf was a bittersweet experience for Erica Lafferty. 

The bitter part is that an award, no matter how prestigious, can never bring her mother back. The sweet part is that all of the national attention will make sure people always remember the great deeds of her mother, Sandy Hook Principal Dawn (Lafferty) Hochsprung.

“All of the honors don’t make anything easier,” she said. “But it is nice that the government and everyone else is realizing all of the good she did and all of the efforts those educators put into that school.”

Hochsprung was one of the six educators who died Dec. 14 while trying to protect students at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty students also died in the school massacre, one of the worst in the world's history. Parents of students who survived the shooting have said that they believe many more may have perished without the heroic efforts of the educators, who have been credited with giving their lives in attempts to save their students.

Among them was Mary Sherlach, the school psychologist. Sherlach's daughter, Maura and son-in-law, Eric Schwartz, live in Deptford. Eric Schwartz is a regular freelancer for Patch, covering high-school sports in South Jersey. 

*'What the rest of us aspire to be'*

On Friday during a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama recognized that tremendous selflessness. He made sure the Sandy Hook educators were among the 18 chosen from 6,000 applications for the Presidential Citizens Medal.

The gold colored medal engraved with the Seal of the President of the United States has the names of the recipient engraved on the back. It is something that will undoubtedly be an heirloom to be cherished by the families of the recipients. But what it represents, that the recipients have performed exemplary deeds or services for the country and its citizens, is something that the families can carry with their name for generations.

It also puts the recipients in the same company as renowned Americans like Colin Powell, Bob Dole and lesser-known but equally important names like Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the south, as well as popular athletes and humanitarians Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali and Roberto Clemente.

Obama said Friday that the award is one of his favorite to give out because “it’s a moment when we get to recognize men and women who have gone above and beyond for their fellow citizens, often without fanfare, often without a lot of attention...”

“All of [you] are what the rest of us aspire to be,” he said.

That's true for Erica Lafferty, who said her mother is the kind of person she strives to be. “She always put others first,” Erica told Patch on Friday.

Obama said the people who are honored represent the values of America, where people look out for one another and “have each other’s backs, especially in times of challenge."

There are very few challenges more important than educating the children of the future. It's a challenge that Dawn Hochsprung, Victoria Soto, Mary Sherlach, Lauren Rosseau, Rachel Davino and Anne Marie Murphy all embraced.

When the scariest of challenges approached them on the morning of Dec. 14, those brave women did what great American heroes do: they gave their lives for the children they called their own.

And that is worthy of the highest of honors, bittersweet as it may be.  Reported by Patch 39 minutes ago.
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RSNA - CT Angiography Helps Predict Heart Attack Risk

February 19, 2013, 11:31 am
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Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an effective tool for determining the risk of heart attacks and other adverse cardiac events in patients with suspected coronary artery disease but no treatable risk factors, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure, according to a new study.

Oak Brook, Ill. (PRWEB) February 19, 2013

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an effective tool for determining the risk of heart attacks and other adverse cardiac events in patients with suspected coronary artery disease but no treatable risk factors, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure, according to a new study published online, February 19, in the journal Radiology.

“CCTA should be considered as an appropriate first- line test for patients with atypical chest pain and suspected but not confirmed coronary artery disease,” said the study’s lead author, Jonathon Leipsic, M.D., FRCPC, from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Treatment often involves addressing modifiable cardiovascular risk factors such as elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. However, some risk factors, like family history, are not modifiable, and no risk models exist to help guide clinicians to identify those symptomatic patients without cardiac risk factors who are at an increased risk of death and myocardial infarction.

“This scenario, where patients are symptomatic but have no cardiac risk factors, comes up often in clinical practice,” Dr. Leipsic said. “We lack a good tool to stratify these patients into risk groups.”

CCTA is a noninvasive test that has shown high accuracy for the diagnosis or exclusion of coronary artery disease in individuals. However, referral for patients with suspected coronary artery disease is often based on clinical risk factor scoring. Less is known about the prognostic value of CCTA in individuals with no medically modifiable risk factors.

In the first study of its kind, Dr. Leipsic and colleagues correlated CCTA findings with the risk of major adverse cardiac events in 5,262 patients with suspected coronary artery disease but no medically modifiable risk factors. They culled the data from the Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation For Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter (CONFIRM) registry.

After an average follow-up of 2.3 years, 104 patients had experienced a major adverse cardiovascular event. The researchers identified a high prevalence of coronary artery disease in the study group, despite the absence of modifiable risk factors. More than one-quarter of the patients had non-obstructive disease or disease related to the buildup of plaque in the arteries, and another 12 percent had obstructive disease with a greater than 50 percent narrowing in a coronary artery.

“We found that patients with narrowing of the coronary arteries on CT had a much higher risk of an adverse cardiac event,” Dr. Leipsic said. “This was true even for those without a family history of heart disease.”

Both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with obstructive disease faced an increased risk for a major cardiac event. In contrast, the absence of coronary artery disease on CCTA was associated with a very low risk of a major event.

The findings highlight the need for refinement in the evaluation of individuals who may be missed by traditional methods of coronary artery disease evaluation.

“If a patient shows up with vague symptoms and no medically modifiable risk factors, doctors often dismiss them or do a treadmill test, which won’t identify atherosclerosis and only has a modest sensitivity for detecting obstructive disease,” Dr. Leipsic said.

CCTA could help address this problem, Dr. Leipsic added, by helping to diagnose or rule out coronary artery disease and identifying those who may benefit from more intensive therapy.

The researchers continue to study the CONFIRM data with the aim to learn more about the relationship between plaque and heart attacks and the longer-term outlook for patients with coronary artery disease.

“We are now collecting data to determine the prognostic value of CCTA after five years or more of follow-up, which will be very important for the field,” Dr. Leipsic said.

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“Cardiovascular Risk Among Stable Individuals with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease But No Medically
Modifiable Risk Factors: Results from an International Multicenter Study of 5262 Patients.” Collaborating with Dr. Leipsic were Carolyn M. Taylor, M.D., Gilat Grunau, Brett G. Heilbron, M.B.B.S., G.B.J. Mancini, M.D., Stephan Achenbach, M.D., Mouaz Al-Mallah, M.D., Daniel S. Berman, M.D., Matthew J. Budoff, M.D., Filippo Cademartiri, M.D., Ph.D., Tracy Q. Callister, M.D., Hyuk-Jae Chang, M.D., Victor Y. Cheng, M.D., Kavitha Chinnaiyan, M.D., Benjamin J.W. Chow, M.D., Augustin Delago, M.D., Martin Hadamitzky, M.D., Joerg
Hausleiter, M.D., Ricardo Cury, M.D., Gudrun Feuchtner, M.D., Yong-Jin Kim, M.D., Philipp A. Kaufmann, M.D., Fay Y. Lin, M.D., Erica Maffei, M.D., Gilbert Raff, M.D., Leslee J. Shaw, Ph.D., Todd C. Villines, M.D., and James K. Min, M.D.

Radiology is edited by Herbert Y. Kressel, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., and owned and published by the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. (http://radiology.rsna.org/)

RSNA is an association of more than 51,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists promoting excellence in patient care and health care delivery through education, research and technologic innovation. The Society is based in Oak Brook, Ill. (RSNA(dot)org)

For patient-friendly information on CT angiography, visit RadiologyInfo(dot)org. Reported by PRWeb 2 days ago.
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Dozens of Students Excel in Severn River Middle's Honor Roll

February 19, 2013, 2:27 pm
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Dozens of Students Excel in Severn River Middle's Honor Roll Patch Broadneck, MD --

The following students made it on the Severn River Middle School Principal's Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period. Congratulations!

*Grade 6 Principal's Honor Roll*

Julia Aminzadeh, Daniel Avila, Tracy Beer, Jasleen Bhatia, Peyton Bodziak, Brynn Bogarde, Ada Bowers, Zachary Bowman, Trevor Brooks, Victoria Brown, Cora Burkley, William Bushnell, Luke Davis, Mara Decker, Dylan Durocher, Nicole Emory, Jack Evans, Maya Evers, Lily Fauntleroy, James Fong, Hannah Fox, Frankie Frazee, Mary Garrity, Cecelia George, Sela Goldstein, Keegan Goodwin, Cameron Green, Chloe Harrison, Hunter Holland, Payton Holman, Madeleine Hurley, Matthew Johansen, Quinn Kastle, Cassidy Krebs, Matthew Licausi, Zachary Lynchard, Sophia Malone, Camille Manuncia, Ashley Mathieu, Lindsay Meister, William Mulford, Hannah Munnelly, Andrew Niemann, John O'Brien, Victoria Ochoa, West Pilarski, Maeve Pioli, Addison Price, Maya Sage, Nicholas Schardt, Claire Shaw, Ellisa Smith, Ally Snead,  , Delaney Snowden, Madison Sokolowski, Ryan Stolarczyk, Margaret Strandquist, Morgan Thompson, Valerie Vanorsdale, Beda Vining, Collin Walsh, Bradley Zoellner

*Grade 7 Principal's Honor Roll*

Jaren Baluyot, Brianna Banting, Katherine Bennett, Danielle Bishop, Jenna Buto, Julia Byerly, Grace Caro, Gabrielle Ciraolo, Caroline Coleman, Julianne Condie, Chloe Douglass, Elin Fan, Grace Farnie, Tyler Felton, Nichole Gue, Caroline Haislip, Carter Hall, Nadege Harrison, David Hartley, Keyonna Hawkins, Griffin Hogan, Owen Joyce, Brian Kinsey, Rebecca Klebaner, Katherine Leitholf, Janvi Madhiwala, Thiago Marques‑Martins, Peter McChesney, John Mirenzi, Julianna Mirenzi, Sophie Oliver, Matthew Pharr, Alexis Pollock, Margaret Russell, Nicole Ryan, Benjamin Saito‑Sherris, Corey Schulman, Abigail Sheats, Samuel Sheats, Aadil Shekh, Elizabeth Townshend, Samuel Weisshaar, Sarah Wesdyk,  , Jacob Whitaker, Sydney White, Nicholas Zarrilli

*Grade 8 Principal's Honor Roll*

SeMin Bang, Scott Barnes, Leah  Davidson, Julia Drooff, Audrey Flack, Theodore Gwo, Anastasia Hagopian, Megan Herrmann, Brian Hiltabidle, Samantha Hooverson, Kali Horbal, Kirbee Johnson, Samantha Ludlum, Philip Marcum, Alexander McCarren, Marie Mortejo, Julia Parsons, Joshua Passman, Juliet Pioli, Justine Pirie, Phillip Schofield, Kaylee Schultz, Breitling Snyder, Amanda Thornton, Claudia VanderClute, Rachael Ward, Aidan Welsh, Lillian West, Savannah Yff

*Grade 6 Honor Roll*

Jack Alperstein, Sara Andrews, Emma Baity, Samantha Bertone, Justin Beutelspacher, Brandon Bigelow, Olivia Britt, Abigail Buchanan, Michael Cantrell, Abagail Cassidy, Catherine Cochran, Parker Crandall, Lindsey Crum, Kevin Cunningham, Patrick Darby, Christopher Desmond, Charles DiNatale, Hailey Dissen,  , Julia Dominick, Mariah Dominick, Alexandra Doyle, Mallory DuMont, Joseph Dunkelberger, Melissa Emmerich, Emily Evans, Michael Federici, Justin Fogt, Nicholas Gatton, William Gibson, Ian Groat, Antonio Guida, Elizabeth Haas, Alina Hasan, Eva Haseldine, Katherine Hatcher, Kevin Hertel, Savanna Heskett, Alice Hicks, Kathleen Hicks, Brianne Holland, Patrick Hooverson, Michael Hurley, Erica Jacobson, Joshua Johnson, Briana Jolly, Samantha Joseph, Robert Kamens, Elyon Karanja, John Kelly, Jarod Keohane, Carl Koebel, Matthew Kostik, Garrett Lear, Andrew Lee, Denali Lindeke, Tristen Lively, Ethan Loftis, Katherine Lovett, Gabrielle Ludlum, Samantha Lynchard, Samantha Marks, Kayla Marsh, Sofia Martinez, Amber Mayo, Matthew McAllister, McKenna McCaffrey, Ryan McGee, Warren Meadows, Kari Meekins, Richelle Mendiola, Julia Meyers, Miles Miller,  , Andrew Mimms, Thereseanne Mortejo, Zackary Murdock, Jackson Murray, Christian Nolan, Benjamin Obsitnik, Henry O'Leary, Kacie Orgera, Aveyona Owens, Miekel Owens, Nicholas Park, Brandon Peters, Liam Pfister, Dylan Phillips, Stephen Policelli, Adante Primrose, Sierra Radivo, Sebastian Radovic, Michael Rathell, Ryan Riffle, Phillip Ristaino, Allison Rosela, Tyler Rowe, Molly Scheerer, Zoe Scheerer, Collin Schindler, Ryan Schlesinger, Jasmine Sharpe, Connor Shaw, Christina Sieger, Dillon Smith, Emma Snead, Peyton Stickle, Ashley Sunderland, Jacob Tapp, Jakob Taylor, Sean Tedford, India Thomas, Karley Thomas, Anna Thompson, Karigan Torres, Nathan Walters, Malaina Ward, Tyliya Washington, Maleah Watts, Brooke Weilminster, Camille White, Jana Wilde, Dashaun Williams, Conner Witte, Ethan Wolod, Kelsie Woodard

*Grade 7 Honor Roll*

Chris Ahn, Noah Alexander, Sydney Allender, Reese Anderson, Brandon Ballard, Quionna Barnes, Taylor Bohanan, Daniel Boldt, Trevor Callen, Cameron Chrystal, Alyssa Clarke, Natyah Colbert, Alexander Csontos, Matthew Darden, Emilie Darroch, Rachel Della, Ronald DeMarino, Aimee Derenzo, Sarah Doetsch, Ally Easterling, Brittany Ehrlich, George Evans, Jennifer Evans, Joseph Fellows, Amity Mabellyn Fernandez, Eric Fierro, Beavan Fisher, Hunter Frederick, Margaret Freeman, Ellen George, Emory Giroux, Emma Goldberg, Anna Goldfaden, Jordan Gunther, Ryan Haenn, Trey Hanna, Dominic Harrison, Samuel Harrison, Elaine Helm, Hannah Hoelzer, Tyona Hunter, Kyle Iffland, Christopher Ignaczak, Abigail Johnson, James Kantowski, Sydney Keen, Sydney Keplinger, Emma Kinnebrew, Sarah Knapp, Matthew Knisely, William Lamon, Grace Lear, Jakob Lilly, Parker Littell,  , Ryan Manning, Alexandra McCaffrey, Evan McCarthy, Haley McGrath, Jillian McKellar, Colin McKone, Conner McLaughlin, Nathan McManus, Maxfield Misner, Isabella Moutoux, Cedric Mouzannar, Gage Moye, William Munnelly, Aiden Murphy, Jennie Murphy, Albert Niemann, Lilly Noone, Keating O'Brien, Jackson O'Leary, JohnReed Peria, Gabrielle Quigley, Hunter Radivo, Alexander Rhee, Hunter Rieve, Jordan Rose, Cierra Schnell, Luke Schwartz, Gabriel Scibona, Saixana Sengvilay, Lauren Seyfferth, Aidan Siegel, Cameron Siegel, Dominic Simpson, Karissa Sorrells, Charles Spencer, Mackenzie Stanley, Hallie Stravitz, Cora Sunagoowie, Jonah Svendsen, Benjamin Switzman, Kara Torres, Megan Waters, Julia Wess, Cierra Wilkins, Allison Wilson, Madison Woody, Cooper Yanchulis, Courtney Yearwood, Tucker Zaruba, Jillian Ziegler

*Grade 8 Honor Roll*

Ronel Aguilar, Ashley Albright, Sarah Badertscher, Robert Barbour, Hayle Barry, Matthew Barzal, Hannah Belt, Ethan Binnix, David Blanchard, Melbourne Bottorff, Mia Bowers, Philip Brooks, Lauren Bump, George Burkley, Isaiah Burnett, Shelby Cabral, Justin Cassidy, Jacob Cherry, Madilyne Christie, Christen Coleman, Emily Comeau, Madeline Connick, Max Denn, Paul Dettor, Rachel Dickinson, Cassidy Ellis, Shireen Esfandiari, Olivia Farrell, Omar Feliciano‑Vargas, Julianna Fernandez, Jasper Frazee, John Gagnon, Julianna Garbesi, Trevor Gardner, Alyssa Gensler, Erin Goetzke, Allison Hanger, Allyson Harold, Jarrett Heckert, Matthew Heid, Allison Henderson, Liam Henderson, Sophia Hicks, Kelsey Hilz, Samuel Housley, Elias Hubbard, Anastasia Jacobson, Zachary Jarjoura, Eric Jordan, Rachel Kawecki, Priscilla Kerdock, Jordin Knox, Whitney Kopp, Joseph LaRussa, Robert LaRussa, Christian Ledezma,  , Jada Lincoln, Samuel Ling, Julia Lockard, Jestiny Lubas, Savannah Maisel, Zachary Mazer, Cullen McAuliffe, Morgan McNulty, Gretchen Meister, Ethan Mimms, Benjamin Mullis, Tanner Murdock, Madeline Nardi, Gabriel Needle, Alexandria Oberdorf, Nicholas Obsitnik, Ethan O'Malley, John Owen, Thomas Parmenter, Hallie Parrott, Lucy Parrott, Christian Pellegrino, Joseph Pellegrino, Ava Porter, Grace Reagan, Brianna Rodriguez‑Arguello, Abigail Rogers, David Rogers, Gino Rospigliosi, Hayley Ross, Nathaniel Rowe, Lila Rowel, Yasmina Saba, Brigid Saroch, Chloe Scolaro, Ruth Settle, Reilly Sharpless, Rebecca Shaw, Sam Smith, Sophia Smith, Paul Squires, Kerry Sullivan, Mitchell Syphrett, Samuel Taylor, Erin Thomas, Keyona Thomas, Joshua Tindale, Rebecca Tosoni, Forrest Tucker, Brandon Unrein, Rachel Wheeler, Maggie Wicker, James Wilde, David Williams, Ryan Witte, Holly Woodard Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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PHOTO: Smithtown Students Achieve National Financial Scholar Honors

February 19, 2013, 1:59 pm
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PHOTO: Smithtown Students Achieve National Financial Scholar Honors Patch Smithtown, NY --

Ten students in the Smithtown Central School District have achieved the National Financial Scholar distinction and will be honored at an awards ceremony in June at the Museum for Financial History on Wall Street. In order to get the distinction the students had to score a 96 or higher on the National Financial Literacy exam through the Introduction to Financial Management business class.

Here are the students:

· Joseph Feldman
· David Bauman
· Christopher Paulson
· Allison Kamel
· Erica Braithwaite
· Michael Roesler
· Zachary Cooke
· Ryan Egan
· Philip Arcilesi
· Michael Mazzella  Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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PATV Team up For NY Emmy Award

February 19, 2013, 4:57 pm
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PATV Team up For NY Emmy Award Patch Great Neck, NY --

A Great Neck area Public Access Television Corporation production team has been named as an Emmy Award nominee in the military program category.

The PATV production team consisting of executive producer Shirley Ann Bruno of Great Neck; producer Norman Hall of Great Neck Estates; associate producer Mel Goldberg of Kensington; director Erica Bradly and editor Matthew Hughes of Kings Point, was nominated for their work with the program: "World War II: Our Veterans Stories" in the military program category.

Winners will be announced April 14 at the 56th Annual New York Chapter Emmy Awards at the Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom.

The Public Access Television Corporation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization serving the incorporated villages of Great Neck/North Shore: Flower Hill, Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Munsey Park, North Hills, Plandome, Plandome Manor, Plandome Heights, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock and Thomaston. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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District: DePalo Should Have Faced Jail Time

February 19, 2013, 2:27 pm
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District: DePalo Should Have Faced Jail Time Patch West Orange, NJ --



 



The interim superintendent of the West Orange School District said Tuesday he was “personally disappointed” and felt the parents and students in the district “have been poorly served by the justice system in Essex County” after high school English teacher Erica DePalo pleaded guilty to charges of endangering the welfare of child and received no jail time. 

District Interim Superintendent Jim O'Neill complained the county treated the incident too lightly, citing a decision by a judge in a nearby county recommending seven years in jail in a similar case.

Erica DePalo, 33, of Montclair, was accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student. Those charges were dropped after she accepted a plea bargain in a Newark Superior Court.

"I could not imagine that a teacher who admitted to engaging in sexual relations with an underage student would not face any jail time," O'Neill said in a release.

The interim superintendent's full statement appears below:




It is my personal belief that the citizens of West Orange, the parents and most importantly the students in the West Orange schools have been poorly served by the justice system in Essex County.

In my long professional career I could not imagine that a teacher who admitted to engaging in sexual relations with an underage student would not face any jail time. A nearby county just recommended 7 years for a teacher under similar circumstances.

While the state is fixated on test results and revamping the evaluation system we are faced with a decision that sends, at best, a disconcerting message about the tolerance the state has for such inappropriate behavior.

It is my belief that this verdict demonstrates little regard for tens of thousands of educational professionals who take their responsibility to be role models seriously.

 I am disappointed and dismayed that such a serious breach of every ethical standard was treated so lightly by our judicial system.




 

 Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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Malverne BOE Adopts New Facilities Use Policy

February 19, 2013, 4:19 pm
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Malverne BOE Adopts New Facilities Use Policy Patch Malverne-West Hempstead-Lynbrook, NY --

After months of debating and dissecting its revised rules regarding use of the Malverne school's facilities, the Board of Education adopted the new policy last Tuesday night.

Although the board spent hours scrutinizing the language in the drafted policy during its January business meeting, one major issue still remained unsettled as the board held its final reading at the Feb. 12 meeting: Would organized teams be permitted to practice on the new articifical turf field?

Last month, the board had discussed limiting use of the turf by community groups to games only to minimize "wear and tear" and prolong the lifespan of the field, which according to Spiro Colaitis, assistant superintendent of district operations, is 10 years, depending on use. Replacing the turf field, which was installed in 2011, would cost roughly a half a million.

However, some members of the board and the public had pointed out that the district did not have the ability to restrict pick-up games and other unorganized groups from playing on the turf, so they questioned the logic in preventing teams who do have permits from practicing there also. They argued that organized sports teams have to have permits and adult supervision, making them more accountable to the district, so they are less likely to wear spiked cleats or engage in other activities that could harm the turf.

Trustee Danielle Hopkins asked that this aspect of the policy be revisited last Tuesday before the board voted. Fellow Trustee Josephine Bottitta then stated that she had changed her opinion on this matter based on the discussions at the last board meeting.

"If we can't monitor the general public from holding practices that are not being watched by anybody than I would be all for a team [or group] granted a permit to be allowed to practice on it," Bottitta said. 

"It's a wear-and-tear issue," Trustee Gina Genti said, arguing that unlike a pick-up game, which may involve only 8 to 12 people playing over the course of two hours, organized sports leagues could have up to 300 bodies on the field. She added, "There is plenty of grass to practice on." 

Michael Taylor, vice president of the school board and president of the Malverne Wildcats youth football program, which does acquire permits to use the district's fields, stated, "There should be no fields off limits as far as practices are concerned."

Taylor said the district is spending roughly $8K each year anyway to maintain its fields regardless of who plays on them.

After the board agreed to allow organized teams to practice on the turf field if they acquire a permit to do so from the district, Genti expressed concerns about how practice time would be fairly alloted. (There had been an issue last fall with CYO Soccer being barred from practicing on the turf.)

"It is soccer, so wouldn't you want to practice soccer on a soccer field?" Erica Taylor, a parent of a Wildcat player asked, questioning why the football program would have to split practice time on the turf with CYO. She added, "Why would we have seven soccer fields if you're not going to use them?"

Genti responded, saying, "The turf field is parked for three sports -- lacrosse, football and soccer ... If we are going to discuss practices, then let's be certain it's equitably distributed."

The board decided that all organizations will be allowed to apply for permits to practice on the turf and it will be up to Colaitis' office to make sure access to the field is fairly allocated. 

Generally speaking, all organizations, for-profits and not-for-profits, can apply for permits to use district facilities under the new policy. Not-for-profits will be allowed to use the facilities free of charge provided they submit the neccessary paperwork to prove their non-profit status, but for-profit entities will have to pay a fee. However, this rule does have some exceptions.

To address another issue that arose last year, Bottitta asked the board's legal counsel how the new policy would handle situations where a for-profit entity partners up with a not-for-profit community group to charge for a service.  

In May, questions arose when Offense Defense, a for-profit football corporation from Myrtle Beach, S.C., teamed up with the Wildcats to host a two-day combine at the Malverne High School fields. Although the Wildcats is considered a non-profit organization, and therefore does not have to pay to use school district facilities, Offense Defense is a for-profit entity and was charging a fee of $45 for youth players, $55 for high school athletes who wished to participate even though they were using the district's fields free of charge through their partnership with the Wildcats.

Florence Frasier, an attorney for the district, explained that because Offense Defense did not generate a profit from running the combine in Malverne but only charged enough to cover its expenses, the situation was not in violation of New York State Education law.

Frasier said this exception could apply to any for-profit institution that wanted to use the district's facilities whether it be a dance studio or the NOGA soccer camp CYO hosts through a partnership very similar to the one the Wildcats has with Offense Defense. 

As the policy states:



"The board may, to the extent permitted by law, allow activities that incidentally involve a private benefit or profit if the board determines that (1) such activity is in furtherance of a legitimate school purpose or provides a public benefit, (2) a fair and adequate portion of the proceeds is used for charitable or educational purposes, and (3) any private benefit or profit is incidental to such public purpose."



Such use would require board approval and comes with "several strong caveats," the board's attorney explained.

After sorting out these issues, the five trustees voted unanimously to approve the policy, which can be viewed in its entirety above.

*What do you think of the new policy? * Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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City to Get New Bridge Near Downtown

February 19, 2013, 2:39 pm
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City to Get New Bridge Near Downtown Patch Petaluma, CA --

 

A new bridge will soon connect North Water Street to Lakeville Street, providing an important access point for cyclists and pedestrians seeking a safe way to travel between East and West Petaluma.

Called Copeland Crossing, the 140-foot steel bridge will be installed this Thursday and is part of the Downtown River Access and Enhancement Plan, aimed at increasing recreational opportunities on and access to the Petaluma River.

“There is currently a big gap in the trail system and this is an important step to closing that and providing access to Lakeville and onto to the Lynch Creek Trail,” said Erica Ahmann Smithies, an engineer with the city in charge of the project.

The all-weather bridge is being shipped from Olancha, Calif. and will arrive in town on Wednesday. The cost? $1.4 million, most of which will be paid with funds from Measure M, the quarter-cent sales tax measure approved in 2004.

However, the city still needs to acquire property rights to access easements next to the river and is reportedly in talks with several businesses on North Water Street.

*What do you think of the new bridge? Are you a cyclist who will benefit from this new connector?* Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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Yorkville condo evacuees must wait at least two more months to go home

February 19, 2013, 6:37 pm
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Yorkville condo evacuees must wait at least two more months to go home When residents of a Yorkville condominium were forced to evacuate their building during an early morning fire, they thought their luck couldn’t get any worse.

But three weeks later, their emergency assistance has been cut off and they still don’t know when they’ll get to go home.

The more than 100 residents of 914 Yonge St. have been living in hotels scattered throughout the city centre ever since a fire broke out in the electrical room on Jan. 30, and they just learned they won’t be allowed back for at least another eight weeks.

“It’s very unsettling because you’ve lost control of your home, your security and everything that goes along with it,” said resident Michael Gaudreau. “I contacted my insurance at the time thinking it was going to be 24 to 48 hours … but it keeps evolving from a couple weeks to six weeks and now, when all is said and done, probably about three months altogether.”

As terrifying as the fire itself was, with residents descending smoke-filled stairways in pitch darkness, the aftermath has proved to be much worse, said another resident, Mark Hazen.

“That’s how it started and — sort of like (Hurricane) Katrina — it gets worse in this slow, nightmare kind of way,” he said. “If I had a roof, I’d put S.O.S. on it.”

Immediately following the fire, the city’s Emergency Human Services put up evacuees in hotels, providing them with two TTC tokens and a $10 food voucher every day. The help is only a short-term solution, to give people time to figure out what to do, said EHS spokesperson Patricia Anderson.

The free stay ended Monday and only those evacuees with lower incomes will receive aid for another month. Everyone else will have to rely on insurance or their friends and family.

Hazen and his wife, Anne-Marie Hood, qualified to get their stay extended, though it’s only because Hazen lost his job at the Toronto School of Art shortly before the fire.

“It’s a double whammy,” said Hood.

“I have a real issue with paying my condo fees while I’m not there,” she said. “It would be an enormous help to not have to pay it during all this.”

Brookfield Residential Services, which manages the 135-unit mixed commercial/residential building, sent out a report to residents last week explaining that replacement parts for the generator would take four to six weeks to arrive.

“It looks like the best scenario at this time for occupancy will be possibly between the eight-week and 10-week mark,” wrote Brookfield’s regional property manager, Glen Luckasavitch.

Contacted by the Star, Luckasavitch would not elaborate on why the repairs were taking so long. “We’re going above and beyond what really we’re supposed to be doing, because I know how those persons feel and I don’t like seeing them out,” he said.

It’s the law, not the property manager, that requires residents to pay their condo fees, he said, even when the building has been evacuated. “There are still bills that have to be paid for the building,” he said. “It’s just like in your own home; if you go on vacation, it’s not like you don’t have to pay.”

Since the fire, residents have been allowed to go back into their units to retrieve belongings if they make an appointment and are accompanied by a security guard. Because heating and electricity haven’t been restored, it’s not always a pleasant experience.

Gaudreau described climbing 16 floors of stairs in the pitch black and cold to get to his unit. “It’s just silent and cold, and you almost feel like you’re a ghost visiting your former life,” he said.

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[UPDATED] Former West Orange Teacher Admits Relationship With 15-Year-Old Student

February 19, 2013, 6:49 pm
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NORTH JERSEY --  The West Orange High School female English teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 19 to endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s office.

Erica DePalo, 33, of Montclair is expected to receive life parole supervision under the terms of the plea agreement when she is sentenced on April 29, the official said in a release on Tuesday.

She will also be required to undergo a psychological evaluation at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, forfeit her teacher’s license and never be allowed to seek government appointment, the prosecutor’s office said.

 “This is a just resolution of the case because it frees the victim from having to testify in open court,” Assistant Prosecutor Tony Gutierrez said in a release. “The victim’s family is also relieved that their son can now move forward.”

The interim superintendent of the West Orange School District, James O'Neill, said Tuesday he was “personally disappointed” and felt the parents and students in the district “have been poorly served by the justice system in Essex County." O'Neill said DePalo should have faced jail time.

From June to August 2012, the 15-year-old student visited DePalo at her apartment in Montclair more than once where the two had sexual relations, Gutierrez said.

DePalo was arrested on Aug. 31, 2012, police said. At the time, she was initially charged with aggravated sexual assault and a second count of sexual assault since the student was 15 and could not consent.

Those charges were dropped as part of the agreement. She could have faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted on all initial charges.

Records show DePalo was a graduate of Verona High School.

DePalo was chosen as the 2011-12 County Teacher of the Year, which is part of the state Department of Education’s New Jersey Teacher of the Year program. That year, she also was selected as one of the five finalists for the Teacher of the Year in the same program. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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President's Medal is a 'Bittersweet Award' [Video]

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WASHINGTON – Receiving an award from the president on her mother’s behalf was a bittersweet experience for Erica Lafferty. 

The bitter part is that an award, no matter how prestigious, can never bring her mother back. The sweet part is that all of the national attention will make sure people always remember the great deeds of her mother, Sandy Hook Principal Dawn (Lafferty) Hochsprung.

“All of the honors don’t make anything easier,” she said. “But it is nice that the government and everyone else is realizing all of the good she did and all of the efforts those educators put into that school.”

Hochsprung was one of the six educators who died Dec. 14 while trying to protect students at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty students also died in the school massacre, one of the worst in the world's history. Parents of students who survived the shooting have said that they believe many more may have perished without the heroic efforts of the educators, who have been credited with giving their lives in attempts to save their students.

Among them was Mary Sherlach, the school psychologist. Sherlach's daughter, Maura and son-in-law, Eric Schwartz, live in Deptford. Eric Schwartz is a regular freelancer for Patch, covering high school sports in South Jersey. 

*'What the rest of us aspire to be'*

On Friday during a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama recognized that tremendous selflessness. He made sure the Sandy Hook educators were among the 18 chosen from 6,000 applications for the Presidential Citizens Medal.

The gold colored medal engraved with the Seal of the President of the United States has the names of the recipient engraved on the back. It is something that will undoubtedly be an heirloom to be cherished by the families of the recipients. But what it represents, that the recipients have performed exemplary deeds or services for the country and its citizens, is something that the families can carry with their name for generations.

It also puts the recipients in the same company as renowned Americans like Colin Powell, Bob Dole and lesser-known but equally important names like Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the south, as well as popular athletes and humanitarians Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali and Roberto Clemente.

Obama said Friday that the award is one of his favorite to give out because “it’s a moment when we get to recognize men and women who have gone above and beyond for their fellow citizens, often without fanfare, often without a lot of attention...”

“All of [you] are what the rest of us aspire to be,” he said.

That's true for Erica Lafferty, who said her mother is the kind of person she strives to be. “She always put others first,” Erica told Patch on Friday.

Obama said the people who are honored represent the values of America, where people look out for one another and “have each other’s backs, especially in times of challenge."

There are very few challenges more important than educating the children of the future. It's a challenge that Dawn Hochsprung, Victoria Soto, Mary Sherlach, Lauren Rosseau, Rachel Davino and Anne Marie Murphy all embraced.

When the scariest of challenges approached them on the morning of Dec. 14, those brave women did what great American heroes do: they gave their lives for the children they called their own.

And that is worthy of the highest of honors, bittersweet as it may be.  Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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Honor Roll: Glen Burnie High School

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Glen Burnie High School released the list of honor roll students for the second marking period of the school year.

*The following students earned the superintendent's honor roll (straight A's and an A on the first exam and final) in the second marking period.*

*Grade 9:* Marisa Gonzalez, Jennifer Hancock, Richard Kogut

*Grade 10:* Chase Branham, Jovon Brown, Angel Sterling

*Grade 11:* Kevin Adams, Jonathan Barnes, Brooke Bell, Courtney Bessling, Adelaide Buker, Morgan Clark, Victoria Schlining, DaShawn Snowden, Keyosha Tasker, Lenny Taylor, Trent Weil

*Grade 12:* Eric Holmes, Cristina Lopez, Deon Tyndale, Corey Yeagley, Raef Youssef, Brandon Zebron

*The following students earned the principal's honor roll (straight A's) in the second marking period.*

*Grade 9:* Armando Alvarado-Zapata, Michelle Corpus, Frednel Creer, Christopher Lawrence, Shyann Love, Lily Marx-Webber, Rachel Nevin, Mikayla Owens, Archa Patel, Olivia Saliger, Christine Vaaler, Beulah Varghese, Michelle West

*Grade 10:* Desmond Beggarly, Jessica Elliott, Johnathan Griffin, Jazmine Jackson, Victory Plaine

*Grade 11:* Timothy Baum, Katherine Burr, Tiffany Colburn, George Ellenberger, Rebecca Frank, Douglas Kogut, Hui Feng Lan, Gunnar Leasure, Anthony Lynn, Delbert Roy, Adam Sullivan, Michael Zheng, Erica Ziranski

*Grade 12:* Daniel Accardo, Christina Barrios-Lopez, Allison Beever, Kevin Bell, Thomas Darden, Tevaughn Davis, Diana Degraw, Garett Ellenberger, Cindy Garcia, Kaily Granados, Ashley Griffith, Amber Hall, Katelyn Hertzog, Justin Hill, Kayla Knotts, Jada Lovick, Destiny Melman, Michael Mikulsky, Mariah Miller, Megan Morgan, Luis Ramos-Peralta, Julianna Randazzo, Felicia Sharp, Mark Shearer, Erin Silvers, Mary Smith, Sara Speakman, Jonathan Talabong, Samantha Thon, Zachary Toloczko, Kaili Torbert, Leia Tyler, Mark Tyler, Megan Varden, Austin Watts, Kayla Woods, Summer Young

*The following students earned honor roll in the second marking period.*

*Grade 9:* Oludamilohun Adekunjo , Chad Albrecht, Alyssa Allender, Courtney Anderson, Johna Anderson, Gabriela Arias, Khalil Ashcraft, Alicia Banks, Peter Bernota, Hailey Beswick, Stephanie Blades, Tyler Brandenburg, Zanavia Brinkley, Rebecca Brostek, William Brown, Dang Minh Bui, Aliya Cantonjos, Tyler Cavey, Savannah Chess, Jayda Clow, Frank Cortina, Michaela Cousins, Kerrie Cullen, Jessica Daugherty, Alexis Denford, Molly Denny, Deja Dews, Christian DiAngelo, Faith Elliott, Jenna Fairson, James Ferrara, Geanne Flores, Devan Foust, Hayley Gardner, Zain Ghauri, Christian Godwin, Olivia Gossweiler, Shawn Graves, Tristen Griffith, Rhea Guzman, Gregory Halford, Paige Hamm, Raquel Hamner, Stella Hartwell, Taylor Harvey, Shamaury Haskins, Antoinet Hawthorne, Loyd Haynes, Brady Helinski, Joclyn Hill, Kaylyn Hollins, Alexandra Holstein, Talya Hunt, Camille Jarin, Chelsea Johnson, Markayla Jones, Joshua Kahl, Jeremy Keene, James Kent, Alyssa Kess, Zachary Kittleson, Julianna Kruemmel, Samantha Lien, Jourdan Lisbon, Caleb Little, Krystin Ashley Lizama, Monica Maldonado, Chelsea Malfer, Christopher Marsch, Brandon McCormick, Tyler McKenzie, William Moos, Kathryn Morris, Kyah Morris, Megan Moyer, Monica Muldrow, Mikayla Musco, Dayton Nalley, Magnolia Nelka, Samantha Nicoletti, Maria Sabel Obina, Jourdan Oliver, William Oller, Patrick Osborn, Tikesha Parker, Carmen Perez-Mendez, Shelby Peterson, Allen Polanco, Eric Powell, Amber Pumphrey, Cristian Ramos-Peralta, Kylen Rebstock, Sarah Ries, Camila Rudas, Taylor Schanne, Theataysha Sherrod, Melanie Silva, Sarah Snyder, Jasmine Soriano, Ciera Starr, Jeffrey Swan, Robert Swan, Nona Umberger, Nusrat Umi, Darion Upperman, Ashley Vasquez, Shelby Vetter, Clayton Walker, Anthony Washington, James Wiedmann, Justin Wilkie, Dalton Williams, Julia Wolf, Alora Young, Christina Young, Ramy Youssef

*Grade 10:* Mina Altman, Richa Amin, Matthew Anderson, Ariana Aragon, Adan Atta, Ciara Bahadur, Jared Baldwin, Debra Baskerville, Julia Bazemore, Diana Bell, Brianna Bessling, John Blaker, Elizabeth Bolen, Denia Booze, Regina Brown, Clayton Camponeschi, Christopher Castle, Kyle Castle , Hong Yu Chen, Jessica Cochran, Courtney Cole, Keyasia Coleman, Helen Contreras, Rebecca Cook, Edward Copes, Christopher Corbin, Donte Cornell, Zachary Cugle, Amanda Cunningham, Anjelica Davis, Samantha Dimattei, Joy Drew, Salim Eid, Danielle Elliott, Makayla Emrick, Jared Eslick, Keona Evans, Katherine Flores-Guzman, Jeremias Flores-Lazo, Kiarah Ford, Russhell Ford, Bailey Foust, Michael Fox, Katelyn Gartner, Shannon Golas, Sarah Golonka, Jessica Greer, Lizeth Guzman-Trejo, Katelin Hall, Marina Hanlon, Jordan Hawkins, Ryan Helquist, Jennifer Hofmann, Igor Holt, Daniel Howard, Farjana Islam, Jayson Jimenez, Alexis Kesecker, Shane Kesecker, Muhammad Khalid, Katie Krach, Sierra Little, Brianna Lockard, Brande Longbottom, Selena Lopez, Tierra Love, Travis Luedtke, Eduardo Mallea, Ellinore Mann, Jessie Massey, Kimberly McGurk, Jaina McLean, Tatiana McRae, Haley Merrell, Ashley Middlebrooks, Lacy Mitchell, Nathan Montigny, Julianne Morris, Della Muldrow, Vincent Newton, Monsurat Oladipupo, Shalene Onamu, Waverly Ortegon, Sapana Patel, Cheyenne Patterson, Nadine Peake, Jamie Perlstein, Sabrina Phelps, Samantha Phelps, Sheena Porter, Tejash Pradhan, Usama Rehan, Zaria Richards, Sarah Rifield, Meghan Rineker, Shelly Rios, Patricia Rixse, Victoria Roberts, Khadijah Robertson, Dyllan Robinson, Jennifer Rodriguez, Gabrielle Rook, Jacob Rousselle, Matthew Sears, Samantha Sebert, Jillian Sheffield, Dakota Shope, William Shorter, Tia Simms, Rina Jerlyn Sixson, Sierra Slocum, Martinique Smith, Ryan Smith, Makayla Smoot, Lisa Snyder, Wayne Swindall, Henry Tenas-Barrera, Desirae Thompson, Samantha Thornton, Crystal Tyler, Rebecca Uder, Katherine Van Nort, LaNija Wallace, Brandon Wallerson, Destiny Walters, Zachary Warnick, David Webb, Allison Weir, Elijah White, Cayla Williams, Ulysses Williams, Kelly Wojciechowski, Mark Zheng, William Ziegenhein

*Grade 11:* Asad Abbas, Christopher Amarvi, Madeline Andrews, Michael Andrews, Mary Atiyyat, Joshua Austin-Smith, Kaitlyn Baker, Joshua Ballard, Lindsay Ballard, Madison Barclay, Francis Barker, Brett Barnes, Anthony Bisesi, Courtney Blevins, Madeline Boening, Kylah Brown, Katrina Brug, Bethany Burnett, Danae Cannedy, Agostina Carrica-Lopez, Myra Coffield, Tymeka Colbert, Kayla Coulter, Danialle Deaton, Zachary Deaton, Casey Dews, Megan Diggs, Alexis Dillon, Kyrstin Driscoll, Bridget Dunn, Jessica Dunnigan, Ernest Ebler, Rachael Eduvigen, Hope Elliott, Justin Fairweather, Latiesha Farrell, Andre' Fiesler, Malik Forrester, Ashley Gardner, Imoni Gee, Kimberly Godinez, Samuel Graves, Javier Gray, William Griffin, Virginia Grooms, Ashley Hall, Kacee Hammer, Lacie Harris, Sara Haughee, Danielle Heflin, John Henderson, James Henshaw, Abigail Heppner, Jacob Hicks, Morgan Hill, Jared Holt, Melody Hughes, Shakira Jackson, Terri Jackson, Shatia Johnson, Laura Jones, Jacob Keller, Dawn Kerby, Tyler Klosterman, Cameron Kriewald, Briana Lassiter, Jennifer Lazar, Hunter Leisey, Marielos Leveron, Krysten Lillies, Gabrielle Limon, Yuan Lin, Kaitlyn Maher, Cory Malfer, Michael Manack, Jenna Martin, Le'Claire McBroom, Riley McComas, Gwen McGuirk, Jacob Miller, London Miller, Amanda Mitchell, Alexa Moos, Nicole Muldrow, Kelly Murphy, Thomas Nevin, Rachel Norfolk, Danielle Odham, Sarah Oyeneyin, Jasmine Paek, Tiffany Paul, Collin Pearce, Sierra Porchia, Joseph Powell, Caitlyn Powers, Silvia Ramirez, Aaron Reddish, Erik Reffitt, Megan Renes, Matthew Rice, Corey Riddle, James Roberts, Jessica Robinson, Andrew Santos, Archakan Sarveswaran, Angela Scarano, Thomas Schroen, Chelsea Scott, Richard Sears, Anjeela Shafiq, Rod Shilow, Andrew Shumaker, Clementine Smith, Hunter Smith, Shina Snyder, Emily Solem, Emily Spranger, Devon Stewart, Zhane' Stickland, Ashley Sumpter, Jessop Szymanski, Shannon Thomas, Sarah Tugwell, Ezekiel Turner, Melania Tuttle, Brandon Urban, Amanda Varden, Ivan Villatoro-Villatoro, Kaylie Wagner, Wanda Walker, Sierra Waters, Caitlin White, Melissa Ann Wiggington, Trevor Wills, Madisyn Wisner, Breana Woerner, Tami Yoloye

*Grade 12:* Taylor Aguayo, Megan Alvarez, Hector Arvizo-Zubia, John Backert, Steven Baskerville, Joseph Batchison, Alfred Berge, Brittany Bichell, Otia Blake, Nathan Boles, Colleen Borczon, Garrett Brown, Mary Brown, Richard Brown, Brady Buckland, Savanna Callis, Antonio Camponeschi, Manuela Campos, Alexis Cancel-Sanchez, Cinthya Castro, John Cayer, Christina Charles, Michael Chilcote, Tristanne Cole, Hannah Colman, Logan Colter, Miranda Cook, Racquel Coore, Madelyn Cruz-Cardenas, Cody Culley, Samantha Dehner, Morgan Denny, Maria Trizha Oirasor Diaz, Karissa Dodson, Dakota Drake, Alexis Dressler, Gabrielle Durbin, Eydi Estrada-Solorzano, Zachary Eyring, Jonathan Flores, Alvin Ford, JeNia Forrester, Jafet Fortin, Amber Fruits, Marcus Gaither, Alejandra Garcia, Caitlyn Ghrist, Ryan Gilbert, Caysey Gossweiler, Kaitlyn Hackley, Shawn Hancock, Unique Hendricks, Jordan Hogan, Jazmine Hollins, Travis Hood, Morgan Hoskins, Rontavia Howard, Nghi Huynh, Brittani Iles, Tiara Jefferson, Lexie Kaline, Hyun Ah Kim, Caitlyn Kirby, Megan Knott, Joseph Kopp, Chad Lane, Taylor Lane, Rachel Laney, Alliyah Lattimore, Eric Leary, Juliana Lefort, Olivia Lightner, Joren Lopez, Ronald Maldonado, Angel Marshall, Shaborah Matos, Charles Mayes, Sarah McDonald, Allison Meade, Erasto Medrano, Tierra Merrell, Kelsey Mitchell, Shelby Mitchell, Justin Mohammed, Shelby Moore, DeAundre Morgan, Rebecca Morgan, Crystal Murray, Katie Murray, John Murrmann, Kaitlyn Naegele, Kelly Nguyen, Megan Norris, Esther Odi, Katlyn O'Keefe, Timothy Okray, Dominic Ollivierre, Emily Orme, Jerry Parker, Joi Parker, Paige Parsons, Cynthia Pereira, Courtney Pitts, David Pringle, Nicole Pringle, Steven Ranaudo, DeLarrah Randall, Nancy Reyes, Sadan Reyes, Wendy Reyes, Kaitlynn Richardson, Nikki Ringrose, Corey Roberts, Raven Rogers, Courtney Rook, Kimberly Ross, Nicholas Salatti, Ashley Sandwell, Jordan Santa, Silvia Santos, Gustavo Segura, Sidney Seitz, Michael Serio, Sean Shelley, Megan Sidoriak, Tracee Simms, Damien Sims, Jordan Slocum, Sidney Smith, Steven Smith, Kaede Snyder, Shane Snyder, Daniel Spear, Tia Spears, Kimberly Sprinkle, Courtney Stein, Quenleigh Stewart, Darrion Stoute, Jennifer Taylor, Donald Tepper, Courtney Thomas, Trang Tran, Eternity Turner, Myra Umberger, Nathaly Uribe, Kayla Utz, Sebastian Verrilli, Tara Wainright, Tyler Wallace, Samantha Walsh-McCloskey, Devin Ward, Anita White, Mollie Wickless, Casey Wilder, Edward Williams, Genesha Williams, Harjadier Williams, Erin Wingender, Justin Zentgraf, Takreem Zulfiqar

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Gail Tolstoi-Miller, CEO of Consultnetworx, Speednetworx and SpeedHIRE, is awarded 2013 New Jersey's Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ

February 20, 2013, 12:06 am
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Livingston, New Jersey (PRWEB) February 20, 2013

Gail Tolstoi-Miller has been named one of New Jersey’s 2013 Best 50 Women in Business. The award program is produced by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s premiere business news publication.

The Best 50 Women in Business awards program honors New Jersey’s most dynamic women in business that have been making headlines in their field. To qualify, a nominee had to meet selection criteria that included living or working in New Jersey and holding significant authority for decision making in her company.

An independent panel of judges selected the top 50 winners based on their dedication to business growth, professional and personal accomplishments, community involvement, and advocacy for women.

“We are truly fortunate to have the opportunity to recognize this outstanding group of women.” said Thomas Curtin, publisher of NJBIZ. “As business and community leaders, they are constantly redefining success within and outside the business arena. On behalf of NJBIZ, we would like to thank and congratulate these fifty outstanding women for their dedication to New Jersey’s future.”

Tolstoi-Miller, a graduate of NYU, has worked in the recruiting field for more than 15 years. She serves dual CEO roles at Consultnetworx, a consulting firm and Speednetworx, a B2B speed networking event company.

Recognized for her innovative business ideas, Tolstoi-Miller spends much of her time thinking about the common plights of recruiters and job seekers--and looking for solutions. Her firms’ recent initiative, SpeedHIRE, is the only highly targeted invitational recruiting event in the nation. These revolutionary recruiting events help employers find and hire top talent quickly, while providing job seekers with more dignity and efficiency in their job search.

Amid the shrinking job market, Tolstoi-Miller has been on the forefront of putting Americans back to work while simultaneously building 2 successful businesses. She is also involved in charities such as EIF Revlon’s Walk/Run for Women and Red Bull’s Tickets for Troops. She is a former board member of Good Grief and is the founder of Human Resources NJ Mentoring Program. She will be sharing her insight in her first book, Networking Karma, which will be published later this year. Tolstoi-Miller is a member of SHRM and her companies are WBENC-certified.

“It is an honor to be included in this group of outstanding business leaders, “ said Tolstoi-Miller. “Their success stories are an inspiration to working women across NJ.”

NJBIZ and the program sponsors will honor this year’s winners during an awards ceremony on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, NJ. The honorees will also be highlighted in a special supplement to NJBIZ on March 25, 2013.

For more information about the NJBIZ Best 50 Women in Business awards program or to reserve seats to the event, please visit http://www.njbiz.com/events or contact Melissa Sullenberger at melissas(at)njbiz.com or (732) 246-5737.

About CONSULTNETWORX
Consultnetworx is a national consulting firm that provides superior consulting solutions to small/medium/ large companies in the areas of Human Resources, IT, Pharmaceutical, Corporate Support, Sales and Finance.

The firm has developed a personal, innovative and hands-on approach to business, with a focus on creative sourcing and cultivating client relationships. The corporate brand message is, “Xtreme Recruiting” and the following recruiting metrics affirm that the company delivers on its promise: 95% client satisfaction rate, 98% retention rate for consultants and 93% job fill rate.

Consultnetworx national headquarters is in Livingston, NJ. Speednetworx a division of Consultnetworx, is a B2B speed networking event management firm with offices at the same location. In addition, SpeedHIRE, a division of Consultnetworx, conducts targeted invitational recruiting events nationwide. For more information, please call Erica Wasserman, Director of Marketing Communications at 973-309-5474 or visit http://www.consultnetworx.com Reported by PRWeb 2 days ago.
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Meriden Police Blotter: Feb. 10-12

February 20, 2013, 3:49 am
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*Sunday, Feb. 10*

No arrests recorded

*Monday, Feb. 11*

Samantha Ann Robison, 23, of 278 South Elm Street, Wallingford; larceny

Amanda Demmons, 24, of 525 Crown Street; disorderly conduct, assault on a police officer

Jose Miranda, 40, of of 525 Crown Street; violations of conditions of release

Tiffant Gagliardy, 23, of 1403 Hanover Ave.; assault, breach of peace, failure to appear

Ryan Mack, 35, of 219 S. Broad Street; disorderly conduct, interfering with police

William J. Sheehan, 54, of 160 Summer Street; operating under suspension, operating in improper lane

Richard Chenard, 48, of 33 South Third Street; disorderly conduct

*Tuesday, Feb. 12*

Roberto Candelaria, of 57 Kensington Ave.; creating a public disturbance

Erica Lopez, of 26 Bronson Ave.; operating unregistered motor vehicle

Gregory Wysocki, 56, of 22 Longmeadow Drive; breach of peace, threatening Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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Birth Announcements: Jan. 28 to Feb. 10

February 20, 2013, 6:53 am
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1/28/13 Scott E. Daimler and Morgan (Henninger) Daimler, son, Gales Ferry.

1/28/13 Anthony T. Johnson Sr. and Verasavinia (Jarvis) Johnson, son, Groton.

1/29/13 Jaime O. Mateo Sr. and Jessica Goody, son, Uncasville.

1/29/13 Randy P. Harris and Heather (Dubrule) Harris, son, Noank.

1/29/13 Robert A. Piscitello III and Amy Hogberg, daughter, Taftville.

1/30/13 Steven J. Reardon and Nina (Deppen) Reardon, daughter, Groton.

1/31/13 Alexis Bendezu and Marcia Cierto, daughter, New London.

2/1/13 Angelo Burgos and Allicia (Green) Burgos, daughter, Groton.

2/1/13 Chad M. Meckley and Nicole (Morris) Meckley, daughter, Mystic.

2/2/13 Adam D. Strelczuk and Tracey (Niedbala) Strelczuk, son, Mystic.

2/4/13 Steven J. Ampania and Danielle (Owens) Ampania, son, Norwich.

2/5/13 Joseph A. Calash Sr. and Michelle Calash, daughter, Oakdale.

2/5/13 Brenton L. Ewing and Hesti (Sianawati) Ewing, daughter, New London.

2/5/13 Eduardo Guilbert III and Olivia Romanofski, daughter, Ledyard.

2/5/13 Brian M. Umland and Tami (Thomas) Umland, daughter, New London.

2/6/13 Justin T. Montgomery and Holly Doran, daughter, New London.

2/6/13 Brandon L. Lindbeck and Emma (Mosher) Lindbeck, daughter, Gales Ferry.

2/6/13 Heather Lindell, son, Preston.

2/6/13 Maurilio Garcia and Martha Lopez, son, New London.

2/7/13 Dwayne Berry Jr. and Kathryn Pellowski, daughter, Ledyard.

2/7/13 Owen W. Miller and Twila Thibeault, daughter, Ledyard.

2/8/13 Joshua R. Cardoza and Alison Kambeitz-Cardoza, daughter, Waterford.

2/8/13 William K. Kimball and Jeanine Kimball, daughter, New London.

2/9/13 Julio A. Esteves Jr. and Erica Brown, daughter, Noank.

2/10/13 Adam R. Collins and Corrie (Rollinson) Collins, daughter, Canterbury. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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Where Are the Worst Potholes On The North Fork?

February 20, 2013, 9:11 am
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Big and small, deep and shallow — potholes can still cause some serious damage.

After the heavy snow we've had, there seem to be more on the North Fork's roads.

Where are they? Let's get a list going and we'll pass it along to the appropriate officials. Leave a note in the comments below or upload a photo of a pothole you've spotted. You can also e-mail your photos to Erica.Jackon@Patch.com. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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Where Are the Worst Potholes in Riverhead?

February 20, 2013, 9:47 am
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Big and small, deep and shallow — potholes can still cause some serious damage.

After the heavy snow we've had, there seem to be more Riverhead's roads.

Where are they? Let's get a list going and we'll pass it along to the appropriate officials. Leave a note in the comments below or upload a photo of a pothole you've spotted. You can also e-mail your photos to Erica.Jackon@Patch.com. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
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Madison Musician Advances in NJ 'Idol' Contest

February 20, 2013, 5:31 pm
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Madison Musician Advances in NJ 'Idol' Contest Patch Madison, NJ --

Patty Doyle of Madison will perform in the semifinal round of the Watchung Arts Center's 2013 NJ Idol vocal competition on Friday.

The annual competition for New Jersey residents ages 15–29 offers participants an opportunity to advance their careers, with judging by local music professionals and a recording deal offered as part of the top prize (it's not affiliated with the Fox TV program "American Idol").

*The semifinalists*

Friday:

· Noelle Bauer, Wyckoff
· Frederick “Freddie “ Bourne, Union Beach
· Danielle Bellomo, East Hanover
· Paige Cassella, Ramsey
· Patty Doyle, Madison
· Caroline Hoynowski, Clark
· Lauren Ashley Lubrano, Rahway
· Kandace Elaine Moore, West Orange
· Kristin Morosoff, Tinton Falls
· Alice Tuberty-Vaughan, Gillette
· Jack Pacetti, Warren

Saturday:

· Eleni Cantanzaro, New Providence
· Joseph Gatti, Princeton
· Carl Martin, North Brunswick
· Allison McKenzie, Freehold
· Kristin Star Picun, Blairstown
· Sherry Cortese, Warren
· Charlotte Finnerty, Warren
· Erica Kottler, Warren
· Ayesha Saksena, Warren

Tickets are available online and will be available for $15 for each night.  Reported by Patch 1 day ago.
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Upper Moreland Students Make the Grade in Honor Roll List

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Upper Moreland High School has released its list of students who made honor roll during the second marking period of the 2012-2013 school year. Below are the students from each grade who made Distinguished Honors and Honors.

Distinguished honors represents students who receive grades no lower than an A, while Honors represents students who receive grades no lower than a B.

*DISTINGUISHED HONORS *

· Grade 12

Brian W. Baist, Nicholas D. Barber, Matthew T. Barrett, Matthew J. Baumgardner, Deanna L. Black,  Amanda Brady, Christina J. Catherman, Christopher J. Connelly, Jillian Cowden, Cassidy a. Czerpak, Connor L. Dougherty, Matthew S. Dummeldinger, Brielle N. Erb, Meaghan A. Farley, Rachael Felicetti, Kyle Gallagher, Amanda Getz, Taylor A. Goldberg, Laura Greever, Jessica A. Habermehl, Anna C. Hakes, Kelliann E. Haugh, Patrick M. Higgins, Nadia M. Hunt, Kyle C. Jensen, Timothy Mathias-William Kistner, Rebecca L. Lamb, Stephanie E. Lamb, Damian M. LaRosa, Melanie P. Leftwich, Robert J. Martin, Jr., D. Conrad R. Mason, Madeline M. Mauro, Brittany M. McClung, Maria L. McGowen, Curtis P. McPeak, Chelsea V. Mills, Sydney W. Moyer, Daniel T. Murt, Celina A. Ortiz, Tess A. Platt, Alexander J. Pronzato, Michael A. Ruggia, Matthew L. Salazar, William Schilling, Amanda M. Shetzline, Kimberly E. Siebott, Petro Sokirniy, Augustina B. Sosa, Natalie R. Swartz, Laura A. Travis, Nicholas K. Vallerio, Leslie Weaver, Zachary I. Wiley, Lynn S. Yip.

· Grade 11

Leslie M. Adeoye, Madeline J. Albert,  Elise M. Alvarez, Michael A. Balot, II, Harry S. Betz, Joseph E. Delaney,  James M. Farrell, Jr., Katherine M. Gumpper, Sydney M. Halberstadt, Shane P. Heron, Larry Hui, Nichole A. Humbrecht, Jacob Johnson, Karli E. Lynch, Enrique Mitchell, Lindsey M. Murphy, Sara E. Nyholm, Luke R. O’Connor, Sarah L. Reice, Alesha E. Rinker, Andrew C. Rose, Alexandra Sawick, Gabrielle Sawick, Brittany M. Scheeler, Tracey E. Tardif, Emily M. Trea, Nicolette Viscuso, Lindsay L. Walder, Sarah M. Welch, Dustin E. Woywod, Nicholas A. Zombolas. 

· Grade 10

Joshua Abrams, Annie S. Alex, Kara M. Barber, Giannoula A. Botsaris, Julia L. Brownholtz, Maya S. Calderwood, Spencer R. Camacho, Mattieu F. Claude, Tanya R. Davis, Kayla M. Even, Maureen T. Farley, Cassidy G. Foley, Jennifer M. Freeman, Erica L. Grivjack, Jessica L. Seeton, Allison E. Sloan,  Danielle M. Spressart, Kenda M. Szczesniak, Joseph G. Trovato, Carly J. Whalen, Alexa N. Wister, Jamie V. Wittick.

· Grade 9

Betsy R. Adeoye, George L. Balot, Melissa R. Barber, Joseph A. Bates, Mickayla R. Beben, Ashley M. Bintner, Colin F. Bright, Kristopher M. Buckley, Chang H. J. Choi, Jason J. Choi, Sunghee L. Choi, Rianne E. Connelly, Daniel G. Cowden, Cara E. Crouthers, Jeffrey A. Davis, Annie Dinh, Matthew W. Fritz, Elizabeth A. Garzon, Robert Gibson, Samantha M. Harvey, Do Dam D. Hoang, Julia S. Huff, Diana M. Huff, Emily A. Katzman, Casey L. Kerrigan, John H. Klouser, Christian G. Leighton, Alysa G. Madrid, Elizabeth M. Magaha, Stella Makris, Hailey C. McMahon, Andrew W. Nyholm, Amber L. O’Connor, Brendan S. O’Connor, Maura K. O’Leary, Brooke N. Pantano, Phoebe J. Park, Venice T. Pascual, Trevor W. Patterson, Ryan N. Pertuset, Alyssa M. Roberts, Tyler W. Smith, Triniti-Lynn A. Thornhill, Adian N. Truong, John T. Waeltz, Jacob P. Winter, Kendra J. Woywod, Angela M. Yeager, Alexandra P. Zawislak.


*HONORS*

· Grade 12

Kyrstin A. Albert, Delmy K. Alvarenga, Alexis C. Andersen, Colleen E. Armstrong, John T. Beaver,  Brian J. Behler, Brendan J. Bintner, Jillian M. Blackshaw, Natalya Bondarchuk, Jared D. Burch, Michael J. Campbell, Joseph D. Cheeseman, Daniela A. Chism, Rachel H. Cieri, William T. Costello, Daniel D. Cummings, Joshua E. Dandridge, Michael J. Dellostretto, James D. Dimitri, Emilie E. Dormer, Samantha Dougherty, Steven M. Dutter, Carl J. Dyke, Alexandra N. Erwine, Charles C. Fabrizio, Jr., Angelo X. Falsone, Matthew A. Foley, Erin C. Gorman, Sydney B. Graham, Theodore R. B. Halnon, Peter D. Hanes, Jennifer C. Hasty, Ashley Hui, Kelly M. Jennings, Nicholas D. Jessup, Mareshet Johnson, Christopher t. Kitchen, Dylan P. Kittredge, Matthew C. Kohn, Kalin D. Konrad, Noah J. Landers, Kurt S. Lindhult, Elena MacElroy, Kelley D. Malseed, Alexa T. Martelack, Matthew G. Mastrogiovanni, Patrick W. Matthews, Morgan E. McDermott, Matthew T. McGlinsey, Shane M. Meier, Antonia M. Meola, Alexa N. Moran, Dale C. Murphy, Danielle K. O’Connor, Grace E. Oleary, Aaron M. Perry, Mairead E. Pfeil,  Kyle G. Purchase, Anthony R. Sacchetti,  Matthew Santry, Kerry E. Sayland, Searra E. Sconions, Lily A. Sgro, Anna J. Smith, Margaret M. Thompson,  Kevin Vo, Bogdan Voshchilo, Kendall Ward, Ana D. Washko, Saige E. Wenik, Mark D. Williams.

· Grade 11

Yemaya I. Abney, Dany Ajlani, Karlee N. Albert, David F. Antoni, Jr., Colton D. Arizini,  Matthew F. Beck, Gabrielle A. Biagi, Naomi E. Brenner-Uknis, Kaitlyn A. Buckley, Brooke E. Burman, Cielo M. Caballero, Michael J. Cavanaugh, Samantha Jae H. Choi, Erin M. Corrigan, Charles J. Daria, Owen M. DeBalko, Jessica A. DeLucca, Destiny L. Destouet, Lindsey M. Detwiler, William F. Donovan, Patrick R. Driscoll, Ashley R. Duff, Lexus L. Duncan, Elizabeth M. Embery, Brittany L. Finn, Drew G. Finnie,  Christopher T. Fleming, Russell J. Frank, Michael A. Freeman, Corey L. Gallagher, Liam M. Gallagher, Tianna K. Gannotti, Peter R. Garcia, Cynthia A. Gasiewski, Christine L. Goold, Matthew S. Greever, Jack E. Griffin, Kimberly A. Gusoff, Tiffany A. Hanley, Rachel L. Hartman, Joshua A. Holm, Kyle E. Irwin, Anastasia M. Janney,  Tyler  Jeinnings, Britny L. Kabic, Alexander T. Kasee, Casey A. Kasitz, Brianna R. Knowles, Allison D. Lackovich, Hyong Jin Lee, Hope E. Lichtenstein, Rebecca I. Liesner, Ashira K. Lloyd, John A. Lowry, Laura D. Maurer, Matthew S. McCandless, Rebecca D. McCune, Kevin R. McFall,  Eric T. Miekley, Felicia A. Milsop, Alejandro Navarro, Matthew S. Nissenfeld, Daniel Pagano, Sabrina Pantal, Nicholas C. Parker, Megan W. Penecale, Danielle J. Perrelli, Alexa J. Polmann, Samantha L. Rafferty, Manvendra S. Rathore, Johanna M. Redick, Joseph B. Roeger, Amber N. Saint Clair, Christian T. Scherer, Kimberly M. Searles, Matthew R. Shilling, Samantha T. Smith, Monica I. Vallerio, Brianna L. VanLoon, Colleen E. Ward. 

· Grade 10

Kathleen E. Alexander, David Arcaro, Jr., Veronica P. Baez, Chiara L. Bangor-Giorgio, Kyle P. Bennis, Everett C. Benson, Samantha M. Berlin, Elliott L. Broaster, Alex J. Caligiuri, Heather E. Campbell, Zachary M. Carroll, Joseph R. Casey, Gabriella A. Cassidy, Benjamin D. Cerino, Shannon M. Chambers, Karli B. Clark,  Dominic M. DeLaurentis, Breanna S. Devlin, Marie E. DiSandro, Brittany M. Dumproff, Erin A. Evans, Robert J Flynn, James G. Ford Jr., Clayton P. Francis, Logan R. Gallagher, Bailee M. Henderson, Nicole E. Hetzel, Nicholas A. Hildebrand, Emily G. Hill, Justin T. Hitchens, Rebecca E. Hockenberry,  Brianna M. Hurst, Thomas Lam, Samantha B. Levson, Alexander P. Lindsey, Andrew W. Lindsey,  Jasmine Z. Luffy, Ryan Ly, William F. Mahoney, III., Laurie R. Mapes, Rebecca L. Marley, James C. Martin  III, Ashley A. McGlinsey, Lauren M. McGuire, Kelly A. McLaughlin,  Alexis R. Meyers, Sean P. Moran, Vanni Vo Nguyen, Nicholas S. Panebianco, Sierra R. Parker-Washington, Alexander H. Perkins, Dakota D. Poore, April K. Reilly, Cassidy R. Richert, Samara C. Santry, Sabah Sarwari, Nash A. Seiberlich, Karena S. Selinsky, Alexandra E. Senger, Kayla E. Smith, William I. A. Smith, Kaitlin A. Taylor, Kyle Thomas, Colin J. Tice, Christian L. Torres, Jenna L. Villar, Jeanine M. Watkins, Jeffrey P. Weingarten, Daniel A. Wilcox.

· Grade 9

Maria V. Antoni, Kayla M. Balcerak, Jacob C. Barber, Colin P. Bennett, Amanda J. Benson, Gabriel Bermudez, Kelly E. Bridgeford, Jaycee Bucher, Connor R. Casey, Ryan T. Cavanaugh, Ayana Chalumo, Shannon Da Hee Choi, Yoo-Na Choi, Alyssa M. Coleman, Alison A. Creighton, Shannon L. Czerpak, Sarah M. Daring, Nicholas J. Delucas, Patricia C. Dorcile, Kathleen M. Dormer, Nicole k. Drummond,  Zachary A. Duff, Sara A. Durphy, Ryan A. Elliott, Benjamin C. Ezekiel, Mark A. Fabrizio, Jesse S. Fentress, Jessica L. Garofalo, Julia C. Gatto, Lillian R. Gerczyk, Karsten O. Graham, Sarah E. Hakes, Brian M. Herrmann, Jordin M. Holmes-Garton, Emily R. Hopf, Andrew R. Iehle, Isabella A. Janney, Emily L. Jeinnings,  Samantha P. Leax, Caleigh M. Lockard, Melanie C. Ly, Chianna P. Mac, Abby L. Martelack, Allison P. Miller, Georgia M. Moyer, Patrick J. Murt, Matthew R. Napier, Sami R. Nigro, Sean P. O’Connor, Brendan T. O’Donnell, Joseph J. Ortiz, Katherine J. Parker, Devon J. Pickard, Meghan E. Polk, Madison M. Purich, Madelynn E. Rafferty, Briana S. Sachsenmaier, Dean R. Santos, Tyneisha C. Scott, Louis A. Serianni, Sierra Siegfried, Kiera M. Slater,  Stephen E. Stahl, Olga Stylianou, Michael J. Villar,  Patrick F. Walker, Michael A. Wambach, Valerie R. Ward, Emily N. Zanine. Reported by Patch 1 day ago.
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