DOING GOOD

A Newark, N.J., kindergartner saved his father’s life this week by using spelling skills he learned at pre-school. Nathaniel Dancy Jr. was in the car when his dad suffered a stroke behind the wheel, just managing to pull the car off the road. The 5-year-old dialed his grandmother and mother for help and was able to spell out the letters of a nearby store sign, allowing rescuers to locate the car in time to send an ambulance to the scene. “They saved each other’s lives,” said mother Janelle Blackman. “My husband knew to pull over. My son knew to take action.”