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HCC to celebrate 30th anniversary of ESL program
HOLYOKE – It started in 1986 as a non-credit, grant-funded program with three part-time instructors. Today, HCC’s English as a Second Language studies program has five levels (four for credit), five full-time professors and more than 10-14 adjuncts teaching 34 different classes each semester. Over the past 30 years, the ESL program at HCC has…
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Bill Costen: First African American Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilot to be Honored
On Sunday September 11, Hot Air Balloon Pilot William H. Costen, of Bloomfield, will be presented the prestigious lifetime achievement “Ed Yost Master Pilot Award” from the Balloon Federation of America. The award recognizes lighter than air (LTA) pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 40 or more…
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Broadway Comes to Springfield!
Broadway Review to Raise Money for Programming at Dunbar Springfield, MA ― Mamie Duncan Gibbs, Springfield native and Dunbar Community Center alum, who went on to sing and dance in many Broadway productions including Chicago, Cats and Jelly’s Last Jam among others, is returning to Springfield with some of her Broadway friends to do a benefit…
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SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CLINIC
Now Accepting Applications The Western New England University Small Business Legal Clinic is now accepting applications for the fall 2016 semester from entrepreneurs and small business owners seeking legal assistance. Under faculty supervision, law students assist clients with legal issues including choice of entity, employment policies, contract drafting, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property issues relating…
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Good People Who Make Small Mistakes
HAPPY FATHERS’ DAY, DREW STRONG—- By Frederick A. Hurst—- He is a father. And he called me to talk about his daughter and a one-time mistake she made that carried consequences that will not, but should, go away but can’t because modern technology will not allow it. And when he came to talk to me,…
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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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