Good News Notes: “Popcorn is positively changing the lives of people in New Jersey — and not just by being a salty treat at the movie theater. It’s thanks to an organization known as Popcorn for the People, a Piscataway-based nonprofit that employs people with autism and developmental disabilities to produce its line of gourmet treats….
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‘A Very Happy Ending:’ Police Thank Community for Help in Finding Missing Evanston Boy
Good News Notes: “Police in suburban Skokie are thanking community members after an 11-year-old boy was found after being reported missing on Thursday afternoon. Search teams scoured the area in and around Skokie North Shore Channel Park on Thursday searching for Noah Price. The boy, who is on the nonverbal autism spectrum, was reported missing…
N.J. nonprofit helps shape the futures of young adults with special needs
Good News Notes: “Before joining a small nonprofit organization in Hunterdon County, Tanner Anderson mostly kept to himself. Now, one of his favorite things to do is make new friends. “I got here this past January, and I just like to meet new people,” said Anderson, who is 28 and lives in Washington Township in…
Local officer’s peaceful de-escalation of tense situation leads to friendship with autistic man
Good News Notes: “Amidst national scrutiny surrounding law enforcement, a local police officer is getting attention for all of the right reasons. 20-year-old Max Turpin recently got a brand new bike donated to him by the charity Variety. It’s a special custom-made bike because Max is autistic. Over the weekend he took his new wheels…