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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
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Historic Washington Irving Middle School honored with farewell tour
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — The Clarksburg Visitors Bureau (CVB) hosted a commemorative event titled 'A Final Walk Through the Halls and Town That Made Us,' celebrating the rich history and lasting legacy of Washington Irving Middle School before it closes. In a press release, the visitor's bureau acknowledged the closure of the school and wanted to give those who attended and the community members one last look at the building after decades of shaping countless lives. The CVB extended an invitation to alumni, faculty, coaches and community members to gather for a reunion and take one final walk through the beloved school building, reflecting on their cherished Hilltopper memories. West Virginia among top states for FAFSA completion 'This was the central part of the city, it was, it was one of the nicest high schools built in 1913 in the entire state. First graduating class was 1914, so it began I think 250 kids were in the original school. During the last 50's and through the 60's and 70's grades nine through 12 was about 1,000 students in this building even before the new gymnasium was built,' an organizer of the tours and President of the Clarksburg Visitors Bureau Curtis Edwards said. Following the tour, attendees were encouraged to enjoy a walk through historic downtown Clarksburg, explore local businesses, and appreciate the city's cultural and historical significance. 'The stories have been coming in, phone calls, people that I run into, and the stories are just nonstop, it almost makes your brain hurt because your trying to remember back, in my case 50 years, graduating here in the 1969. A lot of the people coming up of the tour will be sharing some stories,' Edwards said. 'So, the history is strong and it was a close tie between downtown Clarksburg and W.I. We were lucky to have and hour lunch and and as soon as the bell rang everybody headed downtown to go to all the different drug stores and the countertop service that we had.' As part of the event, the historic Gore Luxe also welcomed visitors for an open house from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., offering pastries, tea, and coffee. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
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Stories of the Week: May 18 through May 24
CLARKSBURG, – Here are some of the top stories this week on the WBOY 12News Facebook page. West Virginia has submitted a request for a waiver to remove soft drinks from its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offerings. The West Virginia Public Service Commission suspended any rate increase for Hope Gas until next year. Notre Dame High School and St. Mary's Grade School received a $3.33 million donation from a late Clarksburg resident. A Webster County student will march in the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A Harrison County woman got to go on a motorcycle ride for her 90th birthday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Automotive
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No one seriously hurt after car flips in Clarksburg
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — No one was seriously hurt after a vehicle flipped over the roadway Sunday in Clarksburg, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Crews rescue two people 'clinging' to tree in Potomac River, officials say Firefighters responded to reports of a crash around 7 p.m. in Grapevine Ridge Terrace near Snowden Farm Parkway and Burdette Forest Road. There, a vehicle was found flipped over ten feet away from the road. Firefighters say no one was seriously hurt in the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Nutter Fort Primary students unveil ‘Habitats' mural
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — Nutter Fort Primary proudly unveiled its student-created mural Friday afternoon. During a two-week STEAM program led by art teacher Natalie Quillin, students came up with ideas for a habitat-themed mural. Quillin then enlisted local community muralist Bernie Wilke, who painted the background of the mural. After the background was complete, students tapped into their creative side to paint animals within the artwork that would be installed in their school's 'Secret Garden.' Elementary school students release trout in Mason-Dixon Historical Park Nutter Fort Primary Student Carson Wray told 12 News the experience fed into his love of art. 'I just like drawing,' Wray said. 'I have an art table in my house that I always like go downstairs in my house to draw.' Quillin explained that the project was made possible through a $10,000 grant from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History. She said that art plays an important role as an outlet for kids as well as a way for children to get more engaged with school. 'It's not always that you get to do something on this scale in an art class,' Quillin said. She added that the mural adds color and excitement to the environment and that it draws kids in. 'If you can get them to this point where they get to see, you know, a turtle or an animal, then you can get them on into their classroom,' Quillin said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
National Post
13-05-2025
- Health
- National Post
BrightFocus Foundation Awards Nearly $13M to 50 Scientists for Alzheimer's, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma Research
Article content New grant funding supports cutting-edge scientific ideas across risk reduction, earlier detection, and new treatments for diseases of mind and sight. Article content Article content CLARKSBURG, Md. — Private research nonprofit BrightFocus Foundation today announced nearly $13 million in grants to support early investigative research into Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. This includes $7.3 million to its Alzheimer's Disease Research program, $3.8 million to its Macular Degeneration Research program, and $1.8 million to its National Glaucoma Research program. Article content 'With recent major cuts to federal research funding, private foundations like BrightFocus are more essential than ever—stepping up to keep promising research alive, nurture early-career scientists, and accelerate breakthroughs.' Guided by scientific advisory committees of world-renowned researchers in the field, BrightFocus invests in highly innovative, experimental research and creative ideas with the most promise to foster a better understanding of disease onset, improve early detection and diagnosis, develop new treatments, and—ultimately—lead to cures. This year's grants were awarded to scientists in 10 countries including the U.S. Article content 'This year's grant awards represent some of the boldest, most cutting-edge ideas in vision and brain health research,' said BrightFocus President and CEO Stacy Pagos Haller. 'With recent major cuts to federal research funding, private foundations like BrightFocus are more essential than ever—stepping up to keep promising research alive, nurture early-career scientists, and accelerate breakthroughs.' Article content BrightFocus Foundation's research programs are supported entirely by private donor contributions from the public and corporate and foundation grants; BrightFocus receives no government funding. Learn more about how to support our work. Article content A complete list of the new research projects will be available this summer on BrightFocus' website, with additional details forthcoming upon the completion of individual agreements with the partnering institutions and scientists. Article content Over 7 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, terminal brain disorder that has no known cause or cure. Unless scientists can unlock the secrets of this disease, the number of cases is expected to triple by the year 2050. Grant recipients are studying a range of approaches spanning different areas of the brain and body to better understand the disease's onset and progression. Article content Alzheimer's Disease Research grant recipients: Article content Katerina Akassoglou, PhD The J. David Gladstone Institutes Article content Federica Anastasi, PhD Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (Spain) Article content Isabelle Aubert, PhD Sunnybrook Research Institute (Canada) Article content Daniel Bos, MD, PhD Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Netherlands) Article content Todd J. Cohen, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Article content Joshua Emmerson, PhD Washington University in St. Louis Article content Ghazaleh Eskandari-Sedighi, PhD University of California, Irvine Article content Anllely Fernandez, PhD Indiana University Article content Hongjun Fu, PhD The Ohio State University Article content Laura Fumagalli, PhD Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (Belgium) Article content John Hardy, PhD, FRS University College London (U.K.) Article content Joseph Herdy, PhD The Salk Institute for Biological Studies Article content Sarah Elise Heuer, PhD Brigham and Women's Hospital Article content Jack Humphrey, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Article content Ksenia Kastanenka, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Article content Jr-Jiun Liou, PhD University of Pittsburgh Article content Jae-eun Miller, PhD Columbia University Article content Miguel Moutinho, PharmD, PhD Indiana University Article content Carolina Ochoa-Rosales, PhD Adolfo Ibáñez University (Chile) Article content Omar Peña-Ramos, PhD Baylor College of Medicine Article content Cyril Pottier, PhD Washington University in St. Louis Article content Marcos Schaan Profes, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Article content Nader Saffari, PhD, MSc, BSc University College London (U.K.) Article content Monica Santisteban, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Article content Feng Tian, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Article content Rebecca Wallings, DPhil Indiana University Article content Justyna Dobrowolska Zakaria, PhD Northwestern University – Chicago Campus Article content Damian Zuloaga, PhD University at Albany Article content Macular Degeneration Research Article content Twenty million U.S. adults have macular degeneration—the leading cause of vision loss in Americans aged 65 and older. Early detection and treatment are crucial to slowing the disease progression and preventing permanent vision loss. Grant recipients are exploring a wide range of innovative scientific approaches, from exploring ways to regenerate damaged cells to determining the influence of early-life events and lifestyle factors on disease risk. Article content Macular Degeneration Research grant recipients: Article content Mohajeet Balveer Bhuckory, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine Article content Ana J. Chucair-Elliott, PhD University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Article content Charles DeBoer, MD, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine Article content Ashley Farre, PhD University of Idaho Article content Valencia Fernandes, PhD University of California, San Francisco Article content Masayuki Hata, MD, PhD Kyoto University (Japan) Article content Ruchi Sharma, PhD National Eye Institute, NIH Article content Nobuhiko Shiraki, PhD Duke University School of Medicine Article content Daisy Yao Shu, PhD University of New South Wales (Australia) Article content Jerzy Szablowski, PhD William Marsh Rice University Article content Amir Mani Varnoosfaderani, PhD University of Chicago Article content Joëlle Elise Vergroesen, PhD Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Netherlands) Article content National Glaucoma Research Article content Around 4 million U.S. adults have glaucoma—a leading cause of blindness in the U.S. caused by damage to the optic nerve. Because there are often no early symptoms, as many as half of those affected may not even know they have it until irreversible vision loss has occurred. Although there is no cure, early detection and treatments can help slow the disease's progression. Article content Grant recipients are investigating a wide range of scientific approaches, including novel treatments, early detection methods, and efforts to protect and regenerate retinal ganglion cells that could preserve or restore vision. Article content National Glaucoma Research grant recipients: Article content Brad Fortune, OD, PhD Legacy Research Institute Article content Tatjana Jakobs, MD Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear Article content Colleen McDowell, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Article content Rob Nickells, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Article content Gavin Roddy, MD, PhD Mayo Clinic, Rochester Article content Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD University of California, Irvine Article content Dan Stamer, PhD Duke University Article content Karl Wahlin, PhD University of California, San Diego – Health Sciences Article content Pete Williams, PhD Karolinska Institute (Sweden) Article content Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD University of Southern California Article content BrightFocus encourages researchers with groundbreaking ideas to apply for a 2026 grant. Application information is available at Article content BrightFocus Foundation is a premier global nonprofit funder of research to defeat Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. Through its flagship research programs — Alzheimer's Disease Research, Macular Degeneration Research, and National Glaucoma Research— the Foundation has awarded over $300 million in groundbreaking research funding since its inception in 1973 and shares the latest research findings, expert information, and resources to empower the millions impacted by these devastating diseases. Learn more at Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
