Name: Heather Logrippo Husband: Jason Kids: Madison (6), Brock (5) Mom icon: “I really like Barbara Corcoran. She started the Corcoran Group, which is one of the largest real estate companies in Manhattan. She used the power of public relations to compete against giants like Trump and sold her company for over 70 million dollars!” Favorite song in my iPod: Happy Hour by the Housemartins Words to live by: Give first, receive later. How I unwind: “This sounds crazy, but work is how I unwind. I love working and getting organized at work makes me a more relaxed mother!” Facebook: “YES! …
Name: Todd Pizzi Wife: Irene Kids: Isabella, 8, Sophia, 6, Carolyn Grace “Gracie," 4 months Dad icon: “My grandfather, who taught me about making sacrifices and working hard.” Favorite song in my iPod: With or Without You by U2 Words to live by: “Do the right thing always. Work hard.” How I unwind: Golf and exercise. Facebook: Yes: www.Facebook.com/ShrewsburyDentist Twitter: Yes. For local dentist Dr. Todd Pizzi, dedication is key. He balances running a busy practice and keeping on top of the most current trends in dentistry with time for his wife and three daughters and the rigorous …
Name: Kim Orszak Husband: Paul Maiorano Kid: Alex Maiorano, 11 Mom icon: “I’d say my own mom and my grandmothers—all strong women. My mom taught me not to be concerned with what other people thought of me…to be my own person. It was a great lesson.” Favorite book: “Too many to choose from … The Poisonwood Bible, The Catcher in the Rye. I love books that take me somewhere I have never been.” Words to live by: Nothing ventured is nothing gained. How I unwind: Hanging out with friends and family, reading, cleaning. Facebook: “I am not a Facebook fan—my philosophy is that the people I want to …
Name: Stephanie Albers Gill Husband: Rick Gill Kids: Cameron, 10, Nathan, 9, Benjamin, 7 Mom icon: Rick’s mom—she is amazing! Favorite song in my iPod: Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac Words to live by: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” ~ Dr. Seuss How I unwind: Reading and book club Facebook: Yes Twitter: No Shrewsbury resident Stephanie Gill is a wife and a mom, a high school teacher and a softball coach. She is an avid reader and enjoys scrapbooking. She is also living with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease…
Name: Jennifer Briggs Jenkins Husband: Jared Jenkins Kids: Wilson, 11, Caleb, 7 Mom icon: Heidi Klum Favorite song in my iPod: Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons Words to live by: “Always tell the truth,” and “Don’t knock it until you try it!” How I unwind: Sitting in front of a cozy fire with friends and family and a glass of wine. Facebook: Yes: J Briggs & Co. Twitter: Not yet When Custom Fine Jewelry Designer Jen Briggs Jenkins and her family pulled up stakes in Illinois and headed to Shrewsbury in 2005, she didn’t think the move would be permanent. But six years later, she has settled in, …
Business is booming for Stephanie Ackerman and Kim Schofield, co-owners of the Boston Metro West branch of SeekingSitters, a secure babysitting service designed to match safe sitters with safe families. The close friends, both Shrewsbury mothers, have built a successful franchise in just less than a year. SeekingSitters is an on-demand, service linking members with babysitters after both parties have undergone thorough background screenings by licensed private investigators. Sitters have prior childcare experience and are certified in CPR and first aid. Families using the service have access …
It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago, I didn’t think I would ever have children. My husband and I had been married for more than six years, and while we had admittedly married early, we could feel the clock ticking against us in our unsuccessful efforts to start a family. Any given day might find me in the waiting area at Stanford University’s Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center. Sometimes I was just meeting with a specialist, but more often, I was having my eggs harvested for an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure or having embryos transferred back—or anxiously waiting to have my…
Shrewsbury resident, Michelle Neddo, shares a great craft idea for Valentine's Day that kids can do and share with their friends, classmates, neighbors or family. Instructions for this adorable project can be found on her blog for her work-from-home business, Life Made Creations. Not only is Neddo a mother of three boys and a lifelong resident of Shrewsbury, but she is also a scrapbook instructor and craft artist and her blog is sure to inspire the crafter in all.
