son of the late Pasquale and Caroline Arpino Joe was the beloved husband of Carol Benjamin Arpino for nearly 60 years Army in 1959 following the Korean war in which he was stationed in Korea to help with the construction and rebuilding of the country following the war who joined the Marines and often spoke of his grandfather as his hero Joe returned home and took over the family business they transformed an already successful company into a cornerstone of the community known for their integrity and exceptional service embodying dedication and pride in his work with his son carrying on the business into the third generation shared many adventures during their marriage traveling to all 50 states and the Caribbean islands They especially enjoyed escaping the cold winters to sunny Florida Among Joe’s favorite traditions were the Thanksgiving week trips to his hunting cabin in Maine and helping his daughter with home improvement projects Lovingly known as “PopPop,” Joe was a central figure in the lives of his children The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to Joe’s primary care physician whose skilled and compassionate care extended his life far beyond initial expectations They are also deeply thankful for his hospice nurse who provided comfort and care during his final days Joe is survived by his daughter Denise Arpino (fiancée Scott Ashley) granddaughter Angelica Arpino (fiancée Bradley McCormick) As well as his best friend of over 70 years and many beloved extended family and friends He was predeceased by his brother Carmen Arpino Joe will be remembered for his tenderhearted personality and devotion to everyone in his life Family and friends are invited to gather on Thursday Funeral Service will be celebrated on Friday In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First United Church of Christ Organ Fund or Steeple Fund online at www.firstchurchofmilford.org/website/publish/giving or to the American Cancer Society online at www.donate.cancer.org please visit our website at www.codywhitefuneralservice.com Alexis Arpino (23) of Sparta hits a long ball for a double against Pope John during the game at Sparta High School on April 1 .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Jason Bernstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comAlexis Arpino went 3-for-4 with a home run powering Sparta to a 6-4 victory over Morris Knolls Alexia Hill was 3-for-4 with a run and a RBI for Sparta (1-3) which trailed 4-0 before tying the game with three runs in the bottom of the third Avery Munier went 2-for-3 with a walk and a RBI and Maya Laliker had two walks and two runs scored Emily Rolph went 3-for-4 with two RBI for Morris Knolls (1-3) Julia Fox scored two runs and Sofia Cruz was 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base The N.J. 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Börsch-Supan et al., 2013) SHARE is a longitudinal survey targeting individuals aged 50 and over and their partners in several European countries We exclude wave 3 because it collected life histories and misses key variables of our interest We also excluded wave eight because it was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic measured with the widely used Satisfaction with Life Scale: “On a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means completely dissatisfied and 10 means completely satisfied how satisfied are you with your life?” Our explanatory variables are dummy variables indicating whether the respondent is engaged or not in the provision of grandchild care and in paid work Our main interest is on the interaction between the explanatory variables and more specifically in the comparison of the effect on psychological wellbeing of grandchild care provision for women who do and those who do not work We control for several time-variant socio-demographic and health factors that may confound the relationship of interest they may be associated with the explanatory variables and influence psychological wellbeing we account for age and its square (to allow for nonlinear effects) marital status (in a partnership—reference we consider the total household income divided by the size of the household The resulting values are finally divided by 10,000 We also control for two measures of health we consider information on the experience of chronic diseases reported in response to the question “Has a doctor ever told you that you had any of the following conditions: Hypertension We include a dummy variable indicating whether the respondent reported at least one condition or not as a control we include a measure of activity limitations using the Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI) we add a binary variable taking value one for people who declared to be “limited but not severely” or “severely limited” because of health in the activities people usually do and 0 for respondents reporting not to be limited Differences across countries in wellbeing are expected due to differences in welfare state provisions our fixed effects regression models remove time-invariant factors such as country of residence and education The total number of observations multiplies the number of women included in our sample by the number of times they are observed As a robustness check we implemented the analyses on the same sample obtained by dropping all missing values on the outcomes and results were very similar We estimate panel data linear models with individual fixed effects These models eliminate the influence of individual time-invariant observed and unobserved factors that might confound the relationship of interest We use a dynamic version of the model where the lagged outcome is added among the control variables In this way we account for possible reverse causality for the possible effect of psychological wellbeing measured at the previous wave on subsequent work and caregiver statuses We estimate two versions of each regression model without (M1) and with (M2) the inclusion of an interaction term between grandchild care and paid work We start by describing our sample. The top part of Table 1 reports descriptive statistics of all variables used in the regression analyses The average age across all observations in our dataset was 69 (with a standard deviation of 9.8) 50% of grandmothers provided childcare to their grandchildren and 16% were engaged in paid work The mean number of grandchildren was 3.1 (with a standard deviation of 3.2) and ranged between 0 and 27 This means that we included in our analyses grandchildless women that experienced the transition to grandparenthood during the period of observation Descriptive statistics for all variables used in the regression models and transition rates for the explanatory variables The bottom part of Table 1 reports the conditional transition percentages for the two explanatory variables. More specifically, among those who did not provide care and those who did provide care we report the percentage of those who stayed in the same condition and those who changed their condition (first two columns of the bottom part of Table 2) for not being in paid work/being in paid work (last two columns) Given that fixed effect models exploit within-individual variability over time to estimate the effects of interest the transition probabilities are useful to assess whether enough changes are observed About 14% of grandmothers who were not providing care at a given point in time (Time 1) provided care at a subsequent time (Time 2) 27% of caregivers were then found not to be engaged in grandchild care as expected given the age group we examine almost all observed changes refer to working women that stopped working (26%) Estimated regression coefficients from fixed effects dynamic models for three measures of psychological wellbeing the corresponding AME for women in paid work changes sign but it is not statistically significant (AME = −0.08; p = 0.585) We obtained a similar pattern of results for EURO-D (women not in paid work: AME = −0.08; p = 0.013; women in paid work: AME = 0.09; p = 0.163) Although our interest was on the effect of combining grandchild care with paid work, it is worth noticing that paid work is negatively associated with depressive symptoms when not combined with grandchild care (M2, Table 2) It is also worth mentioning that the number of grandchildren is statistically significantly associated with higher quality of life and fewer depressive symptoms Other controls also display a significant association with psychological wellbeing worse health conditions are consistently associated with lower psychological wellbeing The association between wellbeing and age follows an inverted U-shape patter Income is positively associated with quality of life while separated or divorced women tend to be less satisfied with their life compared to women in a partnership This paper contributed to two strands of the literature the literature on work-family balance has widely documented the difficulties that adult women face in juggling a career with care responsibilities toward their children or other relatives the consequences of juggling work and care are less known for older women the consequences of grandchild care on grandparents’ health and wellbeing have been extensively studied this research strand has rarely examined the effect of grandchild care when this activity is combined with other roles This study aimed at contributing filling this gap by focusing on the role of combining grandchild care with paid work among older European women and on its implications for their psychological wellbeing Our analyzes relied on panel linear regression models with individual fixed effects and lagged outcomes estimated on data from the Survey of Health We considered three measures of psychological wellbeing: quality of life (CASP) depressive symptoms (EURO-D) and life satisfaction Results suggest that grandmothers involved in childcare activities report a better quality of life and fewer depressive symptoms compared to older women who did not provide grandchild care No statistically significant effect was detected When considering the interaction between grandchild care and paid work the beneficial effect of grandchild care on quality of life and reduced depressive symptoms was confirmed only for non-working women this beneficial effect of grandchild care provision was lost no statistically significant association was detected within this group of older women between grandchild care provision and psychological wellbeing Paid work was associated with fewer depressive symptoms among non-caregiver older women These results provide evidence in favor of both role enhancement and role strain theories The role of childcare provider for grandmothers was found to produce certain positive effects on psychological wellbeing A similar positive effect was found on depression for engagement in paid work Although these effects were not established for all outcome variables we considered they confirm the prediction of role enhancement theories in that activation of roles may bring positive effects our findings also demonstrated that when roles are combined the positive effects of each role taken separately may be lost This is particularly evident for depressive symptoms empirical findings show that each of the two roles taken separately implied reduced number of depressive symptoms as compared to the absence of these roles these benefits are lost and older women who engaged simultaneously in grandchild care provision and paid work did not display significantly different levels of depression as compared to their counterparts who were not engaged in any of the two activities This confirms the prediction of role strain theories that combination of different roles may become too stressful and burdensome we did not find a determinantal effect per se of the roles’ combination compared to the absence of both roles but that these two conditions were not significantly different shown that the transition to motherhood had positive effects on subjective wellbeing only among family-oriented women among older women the effect of grandchild care as well as that of its combination with paid work balance of care among partners should be deepened in future studies the combined effect of caregiving and paid work in influencing wellbeing should be analyzed in future research in a cross-national perspective accounting for differences across countries in policies the literature on the effects of grandchild care on grandparents’ health and wellbeing offers mixed evidence We found both evidence of a positive (for quality of life and depression) and of statistically insignificant (for life satisfaction) associations between grandchild care and psychological wellbeing when time-invariant unobserved confounders are accounted for through fixed effects model the positive association between grandchild care and health/wellbeing often found in earlier studies disappears Our results suggest that this is not always the case and the effects of grandchild care may depend on the specific outcome considered Future studies should investigate whether this is due to methodological issues (e.g. the scale of measurement of the different outcomes) or to substantive mechanisms This paper contributes to the literature on the consequences of grandchild care on grandparents’ health and wellbeing by focusing on the moderator role of paid work Juggling paid work and childcare to grandchildren may result in an excessive burden thus eliminating the potential positive effects of grandchild care provision on older women’s wellbeing Publicly available datasets were analyzed in this study. 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Eisenhower High School science teacher Remelia Arpino poses with the $1,000 check she received from H-E-B for being named one of five state finalists in H-E-B’s Excellence in Education Lifetime Achievement Award (secondary) Pictured with Aripno are Eisenhower High School principal James Metcalf Eisenhower High School science teacher Remelia Arpino received a pleasant surprise on Jan 30 when representatives from H-E-B and the school dropped into her classroom to let her know that she had been selected as one of five state finalists for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Lifetime Achievement Award at the secondary level Arpino and the school each received a $1,000 check and if she is named the overall winner (H-E-B will announce the winners in all categories in the spring) she could also receive an additional $25,000 Eisenhower High School Principal James Metcalf said he has been impressed with Arpino’s dedication to her students for over 15 years He said she was very deserving of this honor “Remelia is a highly passionate secondary educator who believes that everyone deserves a quality education and she always looks forward to making a difference in every learner’s life as well as the educational institution,” Metcalf wrote in his letter of recommendation “She is constantly searching for the best opportunities to offer her students through professional advancement and networking with universities Arpino was also nominated by Eisenhower High School Assistant Principal Kesha Bolton for the award She has won the Eisenhower High School Going the Extra Mile Award; she was Eisenhower’s Teacher of the Year for the 2017-18 school year the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston Teacher of the Year in 2020 the Outstanding Texas High School Science Teacher of the Year in 2022 and earned the Yale Educator Award in 2023 She also mentored a group of Eisenhower students who won the METRO Bus Shelter Design competition in 2022 Arpino received her bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in science from the University of Southeastern Philippines Arpino also dedicates her time to many worthy causes inside and outside education She has served as the head curriculum writer for Environmental Systems and AP Environment for Aldine ISD as head facilitator for sciences during district staff development as a team leader over Biology at Eisenhower and as lead sponsor for the International Culture Club at Eisenhower She also volunteers with the Red Cross Disaster Assessment Team Matthew’s Catholic Church Music and Dance Ministry member and volunteers with the Houston Food Bank and the International Culture Club Brown Convention Center during Hurricane Harvey Arpino said she was incredibly honored to be named a H-E-B Excellence in Education Award finalist “Being selected as a finalist for the H-E-B Educator Lifetime Achievement Award holds profound significance for me,” she said “This recognition validates the importance of my daily contributions and reminds me that the flame of passion for nurturing students doesn’t diminish with experience it emphasizes the responsibility of experienced educators to set the stage for those entering the profession and become role models of true dedication and commitment.” said she is thankful she chose education as a profession “Teaching holds immense significance for me as it provides the opportunity to nurture young minds and impart skills that extend far beyond the confines of the classroom,” Arpino said “The influence I have can extend across generations as my students may go on to become future parents and leaders quality education becomes paramount in shaping individual lives and contributing to the well-being of society Having highly dedicated educators is a gift to society.” She added she was thankful to work with such an excellent staff of fellow dedicated educators at Eisenhower “I am deeply grateful for the unwavering support and trust of my colleagues and administrators at Eisenhower High School without 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Altoona and Sarah and Steffan Langguth of Mt She was a graduate of Warren Township High School in Gurnee Denise went on to Augustana College of Rock Island and Lutheran Theological Seminary of Gettysburg Denise was a faithful servant of the Lord and lived out God’s word each day She served as pastor at Sidman-Elton Lutheran Church and at Trinity Lutheran in Sidman She served as an associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Juniata and spent a majority of her ministry serving as the Pastor at Simpson-Temple United Parish for 20 years Denise was also a part-time chaplain at James E Denise was recognized with the 2006 Tribute to Women Award for Humanism She served as a board member of the Brian Morden Foundation and as a board member for Family Services of Blair County She was an avid Altoona Curve baseball fan and gave of her time and talents traveling to El Salvador for a mission trip with Living Water International music and spending time with her children and her grandson Contributions in Denise’s memory may be made to: American Cancer Society Condolences may be made at www.stevensfamilyfuneralhomes.com or Stevens Family Funeral Homes Facebook page Copyright © 2025 Central Pennsylvania Newspapers LLC | https://www.altoonamirror.com | 301 Cayuga Ave. A Shreveport mayoral candidate referred to black people as "negroes" but denies she got into a heated verbal exchange in which she called a black woman the n-word following a mayoral forum Thursday night said in an interview Friday that she did not use the n-word that there was no heated conversation and that a campus police officer did not escort her off the Southern University campus She said the interaction was the result of a political trick by another candidate to undermine her Representatives at Southern University Shreveport said a black woman told them Arpino had verbally attacked her The representatives also said they heard Arpino yelling in the lecture hall where the forum was held University representatives also said they did not hear Arpino use the n-word but that witnesses and the woman involved in the exchange said the candidate did use the racial slur The woman was identified as Greshun de Bouse by Lee O Kay said the woman is not a member of the Savage campaign Attempts to reach de Bouse Friday were unsuccessful A campus police officer escorted Arpino when she left the forum venue No report of the incident was filed by campus police She previously led a construction company and ran unsuccessfully for mayor four years ago The forum was held at Southern University, hosted by the Martin Luther King Community Development Corporation and Fairway Forest Neighborhood Association The event was open to the public and was streamed live on Facebook During the public speaking portion of the forum Arpino used the term "negro" when comparing what she characterized as her diverse schooling near Washington to the still mostly segregated schools she attended after her family moved to Shreveport — where "they (were) still fighting the Civil War." Arpino made the remarks while responding to a question about how she would work with the city council as mayor "I learned (about) all cultures," she said about attending school with the children of diplomats outside of the nation's capital "(I) came back to my mother and said what's wrong with these people I have two negroes — which is what they were called then —  and one Asian and the whole school is upside down." More: The candidates for Shreveport mayor address the top issues of 2018 The use of the term "negro" was meant to be historically accurate "There's nothing I said on that podium that would have offended anybody," she added According to Arpino's account of the conversation, a young black woman called Arpino over as the candidate was leaving The woman told Arpino that she had been offended by the candidate's remarks saying that Arpino had used the n-word referencing her use of the word "negro" on stage Arpino said she told the young woman that she did not call anyone the n-word "You weren't born in these years," Arpino said she told the woman Arpino then left the building with a group of people and a campus police officer Arpino said the officer said to her as they were leaving Southern University representatives said Friday they had heard Arpino yelling and that a campus police officer left the building with the candidate Arpino did not cause a scene when she left, said Krista Snell "I overheard Arpino yelling 'Did you get your doctorate online?"' she said Arpino denied that she yelled during the exchange More: Candidates for Shreveport mayor: How they sell themselves Arpino said the conversation with the woman was taken out of context and she blamed fellow candidate Steven Jackson for the mischaracterization She said Jackson's campaign is trying to make her look racist and to hurt her chances with African-American voters She alleges the woman she had the encounter with was a member of Jackson's campaign "I don't have a (Cedric) Glover behind me like Jackson." Cedric Glover is a current member of the Louisiana House of Representatives He also served two terms as Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler's election Jackson said the woman who spoke with Arpino after the forum is not associated with his campaign He also called on Arpino to drop out of the race unless she can stick to the issues “I can't say that I am surprised at Ms Arpino's comments during and after the forum," said Jackson who is black. "Her comments were very uncomfortable and owes the community an apology at the least We have too much at stake in this election to have epithets of that nature being used." People associated with the campaign of another candidate, Lee O. Savage, identified the woman who argued with Arpino as Greshun de Bouse. de Bouse is seen in multiple pictures with Savage on Facebook, including a picture that was taken the night of the Southern forum. Another shows her wearing a Savage button. told The Times Friday night that de Bouse was not a member of the Savage campaign and that she had attended the last few mayoral events de Bouse was wearing a Savage button for a photo opportunity to cover up a sticker showing support for Mayor Ollie Tyler Members of Savage's campaign first met de Bouse at a fundraiser for school board candidate Tony Nations « Back During Pride Month, Centene is shining the spotlight on some of its employees. Amy D’Arpino joined Arizona Complete Health in 2015 and is a Health Equity Specialist. She is also a member of the Arizona Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Council and a Co-Chair of the Innovation Committee for Centene’s Employee Inclusion Group (EIG) cPRIDE Amy discusses how her role focuses on advancing health equity and reducing health disparities and the importance of creating an inclusive environment for team members and all those we serve and your current role as Health Equity Specialist especially those who seem to need it the most I have been in the Health Equity Specialist role previously titled a Cultural Competency Specialist for nearly seven years at Arizona Complete Health and another three years for a different health plan I generate awareness about cultural need and educate about health disparities and federal laws pertaining to non-discrimination in healthcare I also educate staff and providers about best practices to reduce disparities I am a member of the Arizona DEI Council and have been a Co-Chair of the Innovation Committee for cPRIDE since its inception    What is the most meaningful part of your job    I am passionate about advocating for change to ensure inclusive It is important to me that everyone has an equitable environment where they feel valued and where they may be their authentic selves without fear of how they may be treated When people are free to be themselves without fear Whether in a work space or in a doctor’s office I love it when change happens that directly impacts our employees and members in a positive way    Can you talk about the importance of advancing health equity and addressing the health disparities that affect the populations we serve we must do a deep dive into the root causes of the health disparities that affect the populations we serve and take actions that will help communities prosper Our purpose is transforming the health of the community When we cater services to individuals and meet them where they are We may reduce or eliminate a disparity risk for an individual People deserve every opportunity to live healthier and happier lives    Who influenced you most during your career and why    I have learned from many supervisors but vulnerable and marginalized individuals have influenced me the most I have heard many stories of people who have struggled and who have been treated horribly because of who they are my daughter is transgender and has experienced maltreatment as a result She has more hoops to go through to get the care she needs because she is trans not knowing what reactions will be received We have to educate practitioners about her identity and healthcare needs We have had to fight for healthcare services and is often in fear of what could happen to her because of who she is Especially with all of the proposed legislation that targets her very existence each year I don’t want people to struggle like she has or like many we know have when seeking care no matter how they identify or whatever cultural background they have I don’t want to leave it up to them to continually fight for their needs and lives and welcoming environment for our employees and to ensure our members get the care they need    How is Centene’s approach to DEI different from other companies    Centene’s approach is extensive and offers many opportunities for self-development DEI wasn’t on anyone’s radar other than one diversity committee at one foster care agency That committee offered educational opportunities but didn’t have the EIGs or the in-depth engagement of Centene Centene not only talks about the importance of DEI but takes actions to support DEI efforts including consistently being named a Best Place to Work by the Human Rights Campaign I love how our EIGs offer ways to engage and many opportunities for self-growth    Tell us about why you became involved with the cPRIDE EIG    When I heard the EIGs were being developed I was excited because they offered an avenue to advocate for enhancements to the work environment on the national level — initiatives that could be implemented across Centene The EIGs are a great resource for staff and they offer wonderful self-development opportunities Many EIGs are also working on member-focused initiatives Serving as Co-Chair for the Innovation Committee has allowed me to contribute ideas and lead teams that foster change across the company I am thankful I have had the opportunity to co-lead efforts with cPRIDE and to make a positive difference    What is the importance of allyship to you and recent language around allyship includes being an “active accomplice.” I like that term because it actually takes being an ally to another level of taking action I see being an active accomplice as listening to what is needed walking beside someone who may want the support The burden of education or advocating or actions should not fall solely on the person or community that is marginalized It is important to use my voice to help others whenever an opportunity presents itself Employees can be better allies and active accomplices when they listen to what is needed Do the research to gain understanding about what is happening and what can be done to assist seek out conference and learning opportunities that are impactful and that will provide tools to use in their allyship Some staff have been misgendered during meetings or conversations I don’t want to put them on the spot and inadvertently out them to meeting participants if they are not ready It is important that I asked them how they would like me to handle it when it happens — do they prefer I speak up in the moment to educate the person/group about their pronouns or do they prefer I send an email about it after to the one who misgendered so that the person doesn’t have to be the one always doing it or potentially not feel safe to speak up themself Another example is always speaking up for inclusive language If you are speaking in general or writing materials and don’t use language that includes all staff or all members It is important that everyone is included and when we use language that excludes You don’t have to belong to a specific population to join an EIG You can join as an ally or to learn about allyship opportunities    What are your thoughts on the significance of Pride Month    Dedicating one month for Pride isn’t enough “Pride is important because someone tonight still believes they’re better off dead than being themselves.” Due to the historic rejection and violence against LGBTQIA+ individuals many individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+ have had horrible experiences many don’t come out and live authentically due to fear of what may happen if they truly be themselves and many feel alone Pride Month celebrates LGBTQIA+ communities and culture highlights the impact of LGBTQIA+ individuals focuses on the support of LGBTQIA+ rights and generates awareness to let people know they are not alone Pride Month creates much needed visibility HEALTHCARE IS BEST DELIVERED LOCALLY Our uniquely local approach allows us to help members access high-quality CENTENE IS COMMITTED TO CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY The health of individuals drives our focus on the environment removing social barriers to health and prioritizing responsible corporate governance passed away Tuesday at his residence due to COVID-19 son of Anthony and Patricia (Babyak) Arpino of Pittsburgh; his mother: Patricia Arpino of Portage; a sister Michele Coukart of Portage; his nephews and niece: Zachary Anthony and Nicole Coukart; his former spouse of Portage; numerous cousins; and his friend He was preceded in death by his father; and an infant brother Rhea Hornyak to play the piano and organ and started accompanying Masses at age 14 He played the organ for churches all over Cambria and Blair Counties He dedicated the past 23 years of his life serving as the Director of Sacred Music at Sacred Heart Parish He also worked for Portage National Bank for 29 years and spent the last nine years as a bus dispatcher for Student Transportation of America Aside from sharing his musical talents with the community decorating and hosting family holidays and gatherings viewing and services will be private to the immediate family A celebration of life and memorial Mass will be held at a future date Memorial contributions may be made in Jeffrey’s name to Sacred Heart Parish’s Music Program Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker the owners of D'Arpino's Italian Cafe announced that the south Springfield restaurant is closing after a 13-year run "We know it’s short notice and surprising news," wrote Mary Ann and Mark D'Arpino "But D’Arpino’s as you know it will be closing after our final day this Sunday The couple cited health issues experienced by Mark D'Arpino as a factor in making the decision to close and "a few amazing staff" for allowing them to continue with the restaurant thus far Mary Ann D'Arpino said her husband had been affected by throat and neck cancer and suffered back and leg issues in recent years "He just never really recovered," she said "We expected the weight not to come back right away Mary Ann said her husband had soldiered on for the past few years "out of stubborn will." When he fell ill a few weeks ago we've been together for 42 years," D'Arpino said. "I want to keep him around a while longer Less stress and less work is going to help." D'Arpino's — which its devoted regulars know is pronounced "Dee-Arpino's," not "Darpino's" — is the kind of place where diners can get a $9 eggplant parm or lasagna at lunchtime or a $13 veal-spinach cannelloni at dinner The dish that the die-hards all crave is D'Arpino's $14 chicken marsala sold in a dinner portion at all hours the restaurant is open The final New Year's Eve dinner service — 5 to 8 p.m. — is almost completely reserved but the restaurant is open during its regular 11 a.m D'Arpino's is beloved for its basil-rich marinara sauce wrote News-Leader freelance food writer Katie Tonarely in previous stories She wrote about a 2012 visit to the place that she made alongside News-Leader reader Onna McFarland "We don't share the (sauce) recipe," manager Jessica D'Arpino Walker told Tonarely at the time a Nixa Italian restaurant owned by Steve D'Arpino The D'Arpinos hinted that the Springfield restaurant will return sometime in 2018 "I have had some interest in taking it over and keeping the sauce," Mary Ann D'Arpino said "but I don't know what the name would be or anything else." "We will be preparing for someone else to take our location in the new year," the family wrote on Facebook "which means between that and our son’s restaurant.. you’ll still be able to enjoy Mark’s amazing sauce." I’m sure you’ll see some familiar faces," the D'Arpinos wrote "I don't know how many rehearsal dinners we've had," Mary Ann D'Arpino told the News-Leader on Wednesday "And babies born — now they're all 13 years old." You are using an outdated browser. Upgrade your browser today or install Google Chrome Frame to better experience this site Get Directions Central Chapel | (519) 253-72341700 Tecumseh Rd Banwell Chapel | (519) 253-723511677 Tecumseh Rd South Chapel | (519) 253-72363048 Dougall Avenue Proudly Canadian | Owned & Operated by Arbor Memorial Inc Photo by: GoDucks.comSisters Make Twin Impact On UO Sprints06/06/19 | Track and Field Venessa D'Arpino helped the Ducks advance to Thursday's NCAA Outdoor meet in the 4x400 qualified for the first time in the open 400 and will also run the 4x100 with her twin sister Stories abound of twins who can predict when one is about to call the other on the phone Some twins have claimed that one can feel the pain of the other's injury or that they can communicate without speaking To those claims of synergy between twins, add another innate ability: Oregon sprinters Venessa D'Arpino and Kerissa D'Arpino say their bond as twins helps them in the 4x100-meter relay "We don't practice handoffs a whole lot because we're in different training groups," Venessa said recently The next chance to test the science of that theory will be Thursday when Venessa and Kerissa run in the 4x100 preliminary at the NCAA Championship meet in Austin Venessa also helped the Ducks' 4x400-meter relay advance and for the first time she qualified for nationals as an individual as well Venessa D'Arpino transferred to Oregon for the 2017-18 season helping the Ducks win an NCAA Indoor title in the distance-medley relay and contributing to a third-place finish in the 4x400 at last spring's NCAA Outdoor championships Those experiences amounted to what she called "a foundation year." This has been about building on that success – including by qualifying for nationals as an individual D'Arpino checked that box on May 24 at the NCAA West Preliminary in Sacramento, Calif. After watching teammates Briyahna DesRosiers and Hannah Waller advance through earlier heats of the open 400 D'Arpino took to the track for her heat and blazed it to the tune of a personal-best time of 52.22 seconds "No event is better than the 4x4," D'Arpino said "Everyone loves the 4x4; the crowd loves the 4x4 But I definitely wanted to be there individually as well and try to get some points for my team." After watching DesRosiers and Waller qualify I had to do it," she recalled thinking "I can't be the only girl left behind D'Arpino ran almost a second faster than she did a year earlier at the NCAA West Preliminary "I think I found a way of channeling my energy in positive direction," she said "Instead of getting nervous and not believing in myself D'Arpino will try and tap into that same energy Thursday and extend her senior season two more days by reaching Saturday's finals of the 400 and both relays And she'll do so in the 4x100 hoping to advance along with her sister The twins run the opening two legs of the Ducks' 4x100 relay so they didn't have to worry about handing off to each other when they actually do have to execute a handoff "The last few weekends (running together) it was like a super special senior moment," Venessa said Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text The common thread is cancer. And Justin Turner soaked up the cheers of more than 31,000 spectators four innings later with mascots Wally and Tessie behind him near home plate helped get the game underway when he yelled “Play Ball!” into a microphone “I was scared because there were a LOT of people watching me,” he told the Daily News in an email Declan is soon to be a second-grader at Placentino Elementary School in Holliston and was diagnosed with a brain tumor four years ago eight surgeries and more than 1,000 seizures His favorite Red Sox player is Turner because both have red hair “He and Tessie would be my favorite players on the team if they played on the field.”  After the A’s batted in the top of the fourth inning with the Red Sox ahead 5-1 As part of the team’s “Hats Off to Heroes” acknowledgement that occurs at each home game honoring the men and women who have/are serving in the military Arpino’s name appeared on the center field video scoreboard and he was announced as that night’s honoree He took off his hat and held it high in the air while the crowd applauded “I thought it was going to be with a group of people; I didn’t realize the focus was going to be completely on me,” said Arpino who was a helicopter pilot in the Army for nine years But then the awe and the perspective - it gave me an appreciation for what the players have to play through with all this attention and everyone staring at them.”  While he was departing the plush green grass of Fenway the red-headed Red Sox player appeared again and I started to move off the field and I turn and Justin Turner was standing right there,” Arpino said ‘We’re going to get the win tonight for you.’”  going 2-for-4 with a run batted in during a 7-3 victory Arpino’s involvement in that evening’s festivities was threefold he has participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge for the past decade and was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer three years ago Declan’s family has been a part of the PMC since his diagnosis. His mother, Stephanie, who works in the adult oncology department at Dana-Farber, rides each August and her husband participates in PMC Unpaved in the fall. Declan and his brother, Teagan, ride in Kids PMC in Natick each May “We get our motivation through Declan and his warrior attitude,” said Stephanie Vail The Fenway appearance will not be Declan’s last this summer. He will be back in Boston for the team’s game against Houston on Aug. 29 for an interview during the Jimmy Fund Telethon He will also say “Play Ball!” before the Worcester Red Sox game on July 28 “I can't wait to do it again with the Woo Sox!” Declan said Tim Dumas is a multimedia journalist for the Daily News He can be reached at tdumas@wickedlocal.com they say 75% of their dates are double dates and they frequently cause people to do a double-take They just kind of stare at us,” Venessa D’Arpino said That’s just so random and out of the odds I didn’t want to ask.’” The odds are also astronomical for the similarities between the two sets of identical twins Before all four lived together in their Medford apartment the D’Arpino sisters were sprinters at The University of Oregon and the Sealby brothers were sprinters at Washington State as the D’Arpino sisters are personal trainers and the Sealby brothers work in sports medicine but I don’t know if I can believe in that many happening in a row,” Jacob said “There’s just too much that happened in sequence at the exact right time for me to think that.” Jacob said it’s “divine intervention” that led to them even meeting in the first place happened when the Sealby brothers accepted jobs in Medford at the same time as the D’Arpino sisters came home to Grants Pass during the pandemic; with Venessa’s training for the USA Bobsled Team put on hold and Kerissa’s classes at Oregon being moved online Then one of the clients Venessa was training connected her with Lucas after the client just happened to treat Lucas for an illness at Valley Immediate Care The client gave Venessa’s phone number to Lucas and he immediately texted her saying he was also a twin and they should meet up As has been the case for their entire lives their twins came along too for their first double date at the brothers’ apartment So we were going to meet here and then drive together to go bowling,” Venessa said we stayed here for about 4-5 hours just getting to know each other and then coincidence after coincidence it was like two days later we were boyfriend and girlfriend and we’re not letting go of this.” we move fast,” Kerissa added during a Zoom interview with all four twins Just three months after meeting each other ‘Let’s just do it,’” his girlfriend Kerissa said ‘I think that’s him asking me to be his girlfriend.’ Like I went home to my mom and I was like ‘I think I have a boyfriend.’ It was kind of just like The four have now been living together for a full year When asked what it is like to live with a woman who looks exactly like his girlfriend “Me and Jacob get along so well and so do the girls so it didn’t really slow things down with us at all it brought us closer together,” Lucas said We need a little bit of time away from each other.” On one of their quad dates at the bowling alley the couple team of Kerissa and Jacob matched up against their younger twins Venessa and Lucas both couples had the same exact total score That’s one of the many coincidences the twins have experienced throughout their year together “There’s a twin connection,” Kerissa and Venessa fittingly said at the same time “That we don’t even understand,” Venessa said The Sealby brothers said their storybook love story will soon include a wedding ring but they don’t want to make that occasion one of their double dates “There’s definitely not going to be a joint wedding “That’s when it is getting a little bit weird Jacob said there’s no real timeline for their proposals coming soon “It probably depends on your definition of soon,” Lucas said The twin couples have been featured in large media outlets including the New York Post and Daily Mail and have been asked to tell their story for publications as far away as Ireland and Taiwan they said they can’t believe the attention they’ve gotten and really enjoy spreading their message of love and the “divine intervention” that got them here To follow the journey of the twin couples living together in Medford, go to @TeamFitTwins on Instagram.