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HCC Holds First-Ever Campus Police Pinning Ceremony
HOLYOKE — About 10 years ago, when she was promoted from campus police officer to sergeant, Jacqueline Robles remembers her boss basically sliding her new badge across a table to confer her new status. “I had taken an exam,” she said, “went through the interview process, and then, after it was announced that I got…
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The Newport Jazz Festival 2025
They came to Newport, Rhode Island, to the largest jazz festival in the country, in their best beach and leisure wear. This was not the first time they had come to Newport. A lot of them had been coming for many years before. They had heard Miles Davis and Tito Puente. They had heard Sara…
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Congratulations! Community Music School of Springfield 2025 Interns
CMSS provides paid internships to help young people in and around Springfield develop skills that will help them succeed in their careers. This internship program developed out of an overwhelming demand from our current and former students and their families for opportunities to be part of CMSS’ work, as well as an identified need in…
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SSO CEO Paul Lambert to Retire, Heather Caisse-Roberts Assumes Leadership as President and CEO
Springfield — Paul Lambert, President and CEO of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO), has announced his retirement and the SSO Board announced that Heather Caisse-Roberts, currently COO of the organization, will assume leadership of the SSO.
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6 Tips to Prepare for the Transition of Summer Heat to the Coolness of Fall
Welcome back to Can You Dig It?—your quick read for, hopefully, preventing the complete collapse of your eggplants, over infestation of insects on your brassicas, and a giant bush of leaves where your tomatoes should be! This month we sadly see the end of summer as it’s overwhelmed by the coolness of fall. But don’t…
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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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