WESTFIELD — Preschoolers at Southampton Road Elementary School turned some of their favorite books into science and technology projects on Tuesday in “It STEMs from a Story.” The event was based on ...

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An often-cited statistic is that the human brain grows to 90% of its adult size by age 5. Early childhood is also critical for the healthy development of synapses-- the neural bridges between brain ...