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When She Makes You Cry, Her Job is Done!
When She Makes You Cry, Her Job Is Done! DomDee Photography By Zelmon Johnson —- It’s funny how you think you know a person, but you really don’t until you actually have a conversation with them. That was my experience with Denise Stewart. Although I knew Denise as a radio personality with WTCC, 90.7,…
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The Pencil Project
The Pencil Project: Education, Africa and America—- By Azell Cavaan—- Somewhere among the safaris, lakes and mountains of beautiful Kenya is a school room that bears the name of Springfield’s own DeBerry School. Separated by nearly 9,000 miles, the schools are forever linked – thanks to a Springfield Public Schools teacher. Catherine Kabochi has taught…
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Heroes and Legends
Springfield, Mass.—One Financial Plaza, the new home of Mass Live in the Mass Cultural Council designated Springfield Cultural District, will showcase the work of local photographer Edward Cohen in the exhibit, Heroes and Legends, set to open Thursday, November 13 and run through Saturday January 3, 2015. An opening reception for the exhibit will be…
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Mason Square Health Task Force
Join us for the Mason Square Health Task Force quarterly Community Check-Up on Dec. 11 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Mason Square Branch Library, 765 State St., Springfield. Learn tips on staying healthy and happy during the holiday season, get the latest CDC update on the Ebola outbreak, get information on a new…
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Prevention Initiatives Yield Positive Results
By Superintendent Daniel Warwick—- The national high school dropout rate has reached a record low and improvements in districts like Springfield Public Schools are driving the trend. In a recent article, the Pew Research Center stated the decline in the national dropout rate has been driven, in part, by substantially fewer black and Hispanic youth…
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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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