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Museums Closed: Engagement OPEN!
Springfield (MA)—The Springfield Museums might be closed, but the staff is working on a number of ways to stay engaged with visitors. The Museums added a new page to their website expressly for engagement even if visitors cannot visit in person: https://springfieldmuseums.org/about/updates/, which they have titled Explore the Springfield Museums. “We miss our visitors and…
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All Students in Springfield Public Schools Eat for Free
Springfield Public Schools is dedicated to providing students’ healthy meals to improve their ability to learn. The district participates in the USDA National School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch and Snack Service Programs, Child and Adult Care Program, Summer Feeding Program and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. These program all enrolled students to eat…
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Massachusetts residents can now pre-order a specialty Dr. Seuss license plate
Oh the Places You’ll Go with the Cat in Tow! Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito Announces Dr. Seuss License Plate Need to secure 750 applications to go into production “This plate is an opportunity to celebrate all that makes learning fun. Dr. Seuss once wrote: ‘Think and wonder. Wonder and think.’ That is the recipe…
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Blackjack Dealer Classes Set to Start March 18
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Massachusetts Casino Career Training Institute is accepting registrations for day and evening blackjack dealer classes that begin March 18. The class is designed for anyone interested in obtaining training to work as a table games dealer at MGM Springfield. No dealer experience is necessary. “All you need is a positive attitude,” said…
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Eleventh -Annual Senator Edward W. Brooke III Oratorical Scholarship Competition
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, the Theta Iota Lambda Chapter (Springfield, MA) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. hosts the Eleventh-Annual Senator Edward W. Brooke III Oratorical Scholarship Competition. The event is open to high school-aged young men of African or Latino descent currently attending school in Western Massachusetts and that someday desire to attend…
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Student Support Program Keeps Men’s Soccer Successful on the Field and in the Classroom at STCC
SPRINGFIELD – For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada…
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