Self-Published 'Inspirational' Wyckoff Author Charged With Torching Former Home Self-Published 'Inspirational' Wyckoff Author Charged With Torching Former Home Self-Published 'Inspirational' Wyckoff Author Charged With Torching Former Home
Self-Published 'Inspirational' Wyckoff Author Charged With Torching Former Home A self-published Wyckoff author who wrote about suffering from depression and schizophrenia was charged with trying to burn down her former home. Carolyn M. Kaetz, 54, “admitted to Detective Sgt. Kevin Kasak that she started the fire” at her former residence at 115 Huntington Court in March, destroying it, Lt. Joseph Soto said. She was charged with one count of aggravated arson and sent to the Bergen County Jail after police said she confessed last month – only to be released by a judge hours later under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law pending a court hearing. Kaetz, who previously worke…
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Teens And Antidepressants: More Harm Than Good? With teen depression on the rise, medication may seem like the easiest and quickest way to treat struggling or suicidal teens. However, the results of these treatments have been mixed, and in some cases, ultimately cause more harm than good.  How Antidepressants Work To some extent, depression and its effects on the brain are a mystery. However, the simplest explanation for how antidepressants work is that they impact the behavior of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are released to send messages between nerve cells that trigger serotonin, dopamine and norepi…
Weight Loss Success: How An Irvington Teen Lost 100 Pounds Weight Loss Success: How An Irvington Teen Lost 100 Pounds Weight Loss Success: How An Irvington Teen Lost 100 Pounds
Weight Loss Success: How An Irvington Teen Lost 100 Pounds He was 10-years-old when, one day, his father “just didn’t wake up." Soon after, Yonkers native John Pike sunk into a deep depression. His father, also named John Pike, was an active Yonkers resident that taught in public and parochial schools, was a lector at St. Anthony’s Church, and was a much-loved stay-at-home dad. The junior Pike moved to Irvington in 2008 following his father's death, but it only deepened his depression. He had to adjust to a new school where friends were few. To deal with his new reality, he slept all day and turned to food.  At 16, he weighed 260 pounds. Pik…