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Jill Chafetz

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jchafetz@dailyvoice.com

I started my professional life as a research psychologist (not the "do you love your mother" kind). I enjoyed research and teaching, but noticed that I spent most of my non-classroom time writing and editing, often to help other people.

When I left academia,  all the "you should be a writer" admonitions followed me to job interviews. I've been squeezing in part-time writing and editing jobs for about 9 years, so now I am happily doing it full time.

Jill was formerly a writer at Daily Voice.


Jill Chafetz's Contributions

Police & Fire
Man, 23, Faces Drug Charge In Route 22 Incident Man, 23, Faces Drug Charge In Route 22 Incident
Man, 23, Faces Drug Charge In Route 22 Incident PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Danbury man has been arrested on a misdemeanor drug charge stemming from an incident on Route 22 in Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Members of the Sheriff’s Department Special Conditions Unit observed suspicious activity in the parking lot of the Towne Center on Route 22 in Southeast on Oct. 17 at approximately 1:55 a.m., according the sheriff’s department. The officers alleged that Bruno L. Souza, 23, of Danbury, possessed cocaine, and that he was also the subject of a bench warrant issued by Town of Southeast Justice Court. The officers arres…

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Lifestyle
500 Real Seniors Dance The Night Away 500 Real Seniors Dance The Night Away
500 Real Seniors Dance The Night Away DUTCHESS COUNTY -- High-school and college students are seniors only for a year. The Dutchess County Office for the Aging (OFA) knows how to hold a real senior prom.For 20 years, the OFA has invited local seniors to their own prom. This year, approximately 500 seniors enjoyed an evening at the Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls. This year's Prom Duke and Dutchess are Bernard and Helen Drakeford from Poughkeepsie. For more prom pictures, see Dutchess County's facebook page. For more information about the OFA, see their website.

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Lifestyle
Drop Off Nonperishable Goods At Oradell Food Drive Drop Off Nonperishable Goods At Oradell Food Drive
Drop Off Nonperishable Goods At Oradell Food Drive ORADELL, N.J. – The employees of Affinity Federal Credit Union will be holding a food drive from Nov. 1 -14. Donors can drop off non-perishables at Quest Diagnostics in Oradell at 550 Kinderkamack Road, or at any Affinity Credit Union in New Jersey. “We are trying to get as many people to participate in this event to help local communities around the state fight food insecurity,” said Erika Oman, the union's communications and events manager. Also supporting the drive: Nelson Westerberg, Holman Moving Systems, All Jersey Moving and Storage, Crown Relocations, and Harrington Moving and Stor…

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Lifestyle
'The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze' Charms Visitors 'The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze' Charms Visitors
'The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze' Charms Visitors CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The New York Times viewed the art and the art director at Van Cortlandt Manor’s “The Great Jack-o’-Lantern Blaze”. Michael Natiello is an artist and creative director at the manor. He has been in charge of the Blaze since it started in 2005, reported the NY Times. The paper praised Natiello’s vision and skill, which has led to installation, sponsored by the Historic Hudson Valley, to grow more spectacular, with more pumpkins, and more arrangements and more visitors every year. For more information about The Great Jack-o’-Lantern Blaze, including ticket prices and t…

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Police & Fire
Police Charge Man With Aggravated DWI After Route 6 Crash Police Charge Man With Aggravated DWI After Route 6 Crash
Police Charge Man With Aggravated DWI After Route 6 Crash PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – Police charged Luis A. Osorio, 39, of Brewster, with a misdemeanor aggravated driving while intoxicated, according to a police report. Putnam County 911 dispatched troopers to investigate a motor vehicle collision on Route 6 in Southeast on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Police said that Osorio was traveling westbound and struck two parked vehicles. The police determined that Osorio was intoxicated at the time of the collision, according to the report. The police report also said that Osorio provided a breath sample that yielded a Blood Alcohol Content of .21 percent, which is mo…

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Obituaries
Evelyn R. Michels, 98, Of Tuckahoe Evelyn R. Michels, 98, Of Tuckahoe
Evelyn R. Michels, 98, Of Tuckahoe EASTCHESTER, N.Y. – Evelyn R. Michels, 98, Tuckahoe, died Oct. 15. Michels loved all of the arts, nature, the New York Yankees and the New York Times' crossword puzzle, but loved nothing as much as she loved her family and friends.  There will be a memorial visitation from 2-4 and 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday at the Fred H. McGrath & Son, Funeral Home, 20 Cedar St., Bronxville. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Church, 15 Cedar St., Bronxville. Memorial donations may be made to The Wartburg Adult Care Community, One Wartburg Place, Mo…

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News
Dutchess County Wins Three 'Best Of Hudson Valley' Honors Dutchess County Wins Three 'Best Of Hudson Valley' Honors
Dutchess County Wins Three 'Best Of Hudson Valley' Honors DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Hudson Valley Magazine's annual "Best of" issue awarded a Dutchess County park, trail, and a local politician as the best of their respective categories for the Hudson Valley. Winners are granted based on reader votes. For the ninth consecutive year, readers selected Poughkeepsie's Bowdoin Park as the best park in the Hudson Valley. Bowdoin Park is 301 acres that offers athletic and educational venues, numerous amenities, and spectacular views of the Hudson River. William R. Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trail (WRS DRT) won the best bike/rail trail for the …

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Neighbors
Professor Writes Book About Tappan Zee Bridge Projects Professor Writes Book About Tappan Zee Bridge Projects
Professor Writes Book About Tappan Zee Bridge Projects ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Philip Mark Plotch captivated a full audience at Nyack Library recently when he talked about the state's projects for the Tappan Zee Bridge, reported the Rockland County Times.Plotch, a professor at St. Peter's University, was pursuing a Ph.D. while working for the state at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He found his dissertation project while trying to learn whether why the state was studying the Interstate 287 decade after decade, and learning that no one knew the answer, according the paper. Plotch said t…

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Events
Oakland Public Library Opens Concert Series Oakland Public Library Opens Concert Series
Oakland Public Library Opens Concert Series OAKLAND, N.J. – The New Friends of the Oakland Public Library organization is presenting a "Sunday Afternoon Concert Series" starting Oct. 25 at the Presbyterian Church of New Jersey, 222 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland. The opera soloist will be Richard Bernstein of The Metropolitan Opera. Other performers are Elizabeth Martyn, piano; Laura Hamilton and Jeehae Lee, violins; Francesca Martin Silos, viola; and Lanny Paykin, cello. The program features Mozart's Madamina, il catalogo e quest from Don Giovanni, Leigh's The Impossible Dream (The Quest) from Man of La Mancha, and works from…

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Events
Screening Of 'Big Eyes' And 'Still Alice' At The Ridgewood Library Screening Of 'Big Eyes' And 'Still Alice' At The Ridgewood Library
Screening Of 'Big Eyes' And 'Still Alice' At The Ridgewood Library RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The Ridgewood Public Library will show “Still Alice” and “Big Eyes” at Friday matinees, and “Still Alice” at a Monday night movie screening. “Still Alice” (2014) stars Julianne Moore as a linguistics professor with early onset Alzheimer ’s disease. Moore won several best actress awards, and the movie itself won high praise. It will be shown at 1 p.m. Friday. “Big Eyes” (2014) is a biographical film that stars Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz as Margaret and Walter Keane. Margaret’s paintings of big-eyed people are popular, so her husband, Walter, takes credit for the art work…

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