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  <title>Connecticut Post: 'A small impact': Monroe paraprofessional launches custom cake pop business from her home</title>
  <pubDate>June 4, 2026</pubDate>
  <description>Between pursuing her graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling and working as a middle school paraprofessional, Deanna Maltese ’27 M.A., has found time to set up her own small cottage bakery, called Dee's Dough, from her Monroe home.</description>
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