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SPRINGFIELD CITY LIBRARY SETS REOPENING DATES ALL 9 SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY LOCATIONS TO RESUME REGULAR SCHEDULE
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.- September 2, 2021 – The Springfield City Library announced today that beginning Tuesday, September 7th 2021, the Central Library, located at 220 State Street, will open its doors to the community after 17 long months. Branch libraries will also resume operating full schedules on that date. Below are the hours of operation: Springfield…
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Dress for Success Western Massachusetts Helps Women Get Their “Foot in the Door” Now Accepting Applications for its Successful Career Readiness Program
Dress for Success Western Massachusetts (DFSWM) is now accepting applications for its next Foot in the Door program. Now in its 10th iteration, the program has provided women who are looking to define and establish a career path with the tools they need to change their lives. One of DFSWM’s signature programs, Foot in the…
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Issues Statement on Decision to Decline Tenure Offer at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and to Instead Accept Knight Chair Appointment at Howard University
“I have loved the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since I was a child watching Tar Heels basketball on television. Two decades ago, in 2001, I learned that not only had I been accepted into the master’s program at the journalism school at UNC, but that I had received a full-tuition Park…
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AFAM News bits- August 2021
NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES IS A “SAINT” My editor said to me that the article on page 5 of Point of View, a statement made by Nikole Hanna-Jones, a full-time journalist at The New York Times, is so long that most people will not read it. I read it. But I agreed that some who simply 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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