First-day Jitters (Child Backpacks)

First-day Jitters  (Child Backpacks)

The first day of kindergarten can be overwhelming for little ones venturing out for the first time, but quite often it's mom or dad who stays awake at night in anticipation or who pulls from the parting hug in tears.
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Pictometry Announces More Jobs 
Monroe County has more jobs on the way. Pictometry International announced plans to create 20 new jobs over the next year. The county will increase Pictometry's acreage in an empire zone, allowing the aerial imaging company to make a $10-million investment in its Henrietta facility.
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Backpacks and your child's health 
With school starting here in the Valley one week from today, medical professionals are advising parents to pay close attention to how your kids wear their backpacks. They say wearing a backpack improperly or one that's too heavy can cause some serious back problems.
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Kases 4 Kids' needs donations from adults 
For some children, a "Kase" is all they have. Kases 4 Kids -- a program that gives packed backpacks to the Mendocino County Child Support Services for children in the foster care system -- is in dire need of donations.
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Kids get big supply of caring 
DENVILLE -- Summer is always a good time to relax, to travel and to leave worries behind. It also appears to be a great time to appeal to people's generosity -- a concept that has been working extremely well for the GFWC Woman's Club of Denville/Rockaway in its efforts to help the community.
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Pack a safe and healthy school lunch 
When children take their lunch to school, make good nutrition a priority and involve them in planning the meal. Their choices will make it less likely foods will be traded, go in the garbage or come home uneaten.
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Mother, Child Badly Burned in Fire 
A mother and daughter are critically injured after flames swept through their home early Saturday morning. It happed on Osage Street in Irondequoit. Firefighters responded and found heavy smoke and flames at the home, which is right around the corner from the Point Pleasant Fire Station.
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A-to-Z Football Fan Guide 
ADA accommodations Animals: Certified service animals or service animals in training for guests with disabilities are welcome at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. All service animals must remain on a leash or in a harness at all times. No other animals are allowed in the stadium.
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Erie County Analysts Have New Space 
After many years of hard work in cramped quarters analysts at the Erie County Central Police Services Forensic Laboratory have a new home. They moved into the county Public Safety Campus in January. Analysts enjoy a state- of-the-art space there three times the size of the old one.
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Is All That Homework Worth It? 
I'm the one who nods approvingly at those colorful, overloaded backpacks - stuffed with textbooks - that my kids bring home daily.
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