Park Sloper Angelica Chery is a “Green Girl.” Even though the title sounds like she's the heroine in a comic strip, she's not. But she is a heroine of another sort.Angelica, a budding environmentalist, recently took part in the “Green Girls Summer” program sponsored by the City Parks Foundation. It marked the second time she has spent a good portion of her summer vacation learning how to protect the environment. She first joined the program in 2011.
As a result of her most recent foray into environmentalism, Angelica has decided to devote her studies, and eventually her career, to protecting the environment. “Green Girls opened my eyes to look at the world with a different point of view and try my best to be a part of taking care of it,” she said.This summer, Angelica helped other Hands free access their budding interests in the environment when she took part in the Green Girls Summer Institute. “I wanted to help these girls realize that they can’t take the environment for granted. I wanted them to hear about the program and gain a sense of comfort from someone who was in their shoes at the same age,” she said.
The institute focuses on science studies that address environmental justice issues through field trips, community service projects in parks, and citywide exploration.Green Girls enjoy intensive summer experiences in a three-week institute to educate them about New York City’s vast natural and cultural resources. The program also promotes leadership skills.
The curriculum addresses a variety of science subjects, including environmental education, ecology, biology, botany and zoology. Students explore their personal potential and learn about the career opportunities that are available in the sciences.Angelica said she never realized she was an environmentalist until she became a “Green Girl.” As a youngster, she never spent much time outdoors.
But the hands-on activities and trips to natural environments, parks, wildlife refuges and cultural institutions that Green Girls sponsored provided her with new insight into her city and global environment, Angelica said. “Green Girls gave me the chance to experience nature and access to places I didn’t know about. It helped me challenge myself and be a part of something I never thought I would do,” she said.
After her Green Girls experience, Angelica has applied to Urban Assembly New York Harbor School on Governor’s Island to take part in a program focusing on environmental stewardship. She is currently participating in the school’s Oyster Restoration project. “This project gives us a chance to get our harbor back in shape naturally, using oysters as natural bio-filters to restore it. Who doesn’t want to be a part of that? So it’s amazing to go to school and say that I am helping make a change slowly,” Angelica said.
Angelica plans to further develop her experience in Environmental Science and get a Master's degree in the field. The City Parks Foundation introduced the Green Girls internship program in 2012. Angelica said she’s happy she took advantage of the opportunity.
The City Parks Foundation, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers park programs throughout the five boroughs, was founded in 1989. The foundation sponsors programs in over 750 parks, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and real time Location system. The foundation also encourages resident s to support their parks on a local level. For more information on the foundation, visit its website.
AVAD’s addition of Klein Tools products, which the distributor will offer at a 10 percent discount in August, enhances the growing lineup of practical tools, connectors and other accessories that are specifically developed for integrators’ use.
Extending the company’s diverse catalog of installation solutions, Klein Tools recently introduced Splinter Guard Fish and Glow Rods, a line of extenders with a proprietary protective coating to keep hands free of fiberglass splinters and other harmful edges while also illuminating the area when pulling wire in walls and other tight spaces.
Klein Tools also won Electrical, Construction & Maintenance‘s 2013 Product of the Year award for the Illuminated Fish Rod Tip, an omni-directional light that illuminates precise work in ceilings and crawl spaces.
“Klein Tools carries a reputation for both reliability and their dedication to making exceptional tools to aid hard working trade professionals,” says Jim Annes, vice president and general manager of AVAD. “A/V integrators are famously versatile in the types of install settings they manage, and Klein Tools are a top choice among the instruments and accessories that professional installers prefer for day to day operations as well as high level electronics, mission critical systems and environments requiring 24/7/365 uptime. They have stood the test of time since their founding in 1857 and continue to evolve product standards.”
An Essex County jury convicted 18-year-old Aaron Deveau, of Haverhill, in June 2012 of motor-vehicle homicide and negligent operation of a motor vehicle while texting in the Feb. 2011 head-on collision that killed one and seriously injured another. A judge sentenced Deveau to 2 ? years in jail, the maximum sentence under the statute, with one year to be served.
It was the first case in the country where a teen was convicted and sentenced to jail time for motor-vehicle homicide and personal injury due to negligent operation as a result of texting, Blodgett said.
More locally, Steffany Barbanti, 25, of Saugus, allegedly told a friend she was texting when she hit an 81-year-old man on Central Street in Saugus and killed him. She then allegedly fled the scene. Police have charged her with leaving the scene of an accident causing personal injury or death. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Angela Okonkwo, 37, of Lynn, was charged with motor-vehicle homicide by negligent operation; and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk; in a Sept. 2012 accident that killed Dillon McManus and seriously injured Riley McManus, both 20. Police reviewed Okonkwo’s cell phone records and found in the 24-hours preceding the accident “only short periods of time where there was no activity.” They cited driver fatigue in charging Okonkwo. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is scheduled for trial on Oct. 7.
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