Editors note: Elaine Toth was nominated by a Patch reader when Patch asked readers to tell us about amazing workers in our community to celebrate Labor Day 2012. Elaine Toth knows exactly when she decided to train as a physical therapy assistant. While in high school, she knew of a football player who broke his neck, but eventually returned to school because of the excellent medical care he received. Recognizing the role that physical therapy had played in helping the football player, she thought to herself, “Wow, that would be very rewarding.” Toth, 58, has worked as a physical therapy …

Editors note: Dr. Donovan was nominated by a Patch reader when Patch asked readers to tell us about amazing workers in our community to celebrate Labor Day 2012. Dr. Paul Donovan, an associate veterinarian at Alburtis Animal Hospital, is easily motivated to come to work each day because of the people he meets. “It’s different every single day,” Dr. Donovan said. “We get to be a part of people’s lives by being in their family … We get to know so many people and meet new ones every day.” Alburtis Animal Hospital on Main Street in Alburtis treats cats and dogs, but refers people to other …

Many college graduates are finding themselves in a decidedly retro phenomenon, where economic independence starts from the security of their parents' homes."What seems to be changing is not that kids are returning home for a while after college, but how long they are living at home before they can leave," said Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Long Island's Hofstra University. That could have widespread implications for local communities.Changing economic dynamics and cultural shifts are among the reasons experts cite for the re-emergence of nuclear…