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Christmas tree is decorated with loving memories
Favorite Christmas tree ornaments offer meaning and reflection over the holidays. Author's Christmas Tree Photo by Joan Morris Reilly By JOAN MORRIS REILLY My favorite Christmas tree ornaments have...
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Springfield played role in popularizing Charles Dicken's 'Christmas Carol'
It was written by Republican reporter Edward King that "Mr. Dickens was in plain evening dress with no signs of the foppishness for which he is accused . . . Charles Dickens would have seen this view...
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Students at St. Stanislaus School in Chicopee show holiday spirit
The pupils brought Toys for Tots gifts and made cookies and ornaments. Then they - and their pets - had photos taken with Santa. St. Stanislaus School celebrates the Christmas season. First-grader Mia...
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East Longmeadow High School music program hits high note with new string...
A grant from the East Longmeadow Educational Endowment Fund allowed music teacher James Kiernan to purchase instruments and establish a string orchestra; he's also giving free lessons to middle...
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Artwork by Tiffany Amber, Samantha Clinton, Pedro Acevedo, Bree Davis and Ashley Ortiz graced the five cards. SPRINGFIELD - Five high-school students in the Springfield Public Schools were recognized...
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Baystate pediatrician Matthew Sadof warns of highly contagious respiratory virus
RSV can also affect older children, teenagers and adults, especially those with compromised immune systems and others who are 65 and older. Dr. Matthew Sadof Republican file photo It usually arrives...
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Poetry flourishing in Pioneer Valley from school programs to small publisher...
Venues help poets and those who love what they write find each other. Ellen Dore Watson, director of the Poetry Center at Smith College in Northampton. Republican photo by JOHN SUCHOCKI When asked...
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Severe morning sickness rare, not dangerous if treated right away
Local obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Robert Wool explains the causes, symptoms and treatments of severe morning sickness that Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge had. Britain's Prince William...
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Arnold Cox's "Boys to Men" discussion group grows respect, values
Every week, dozens of boys sit down with counselor Arnold D. Cox at Springfield Housing Authority housing complexes to discuss responsibility, respect, the importance of education and resisting...
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Mountain View Elementary students in East Longmeadow to grow "historic"...
Four raised-bed "teaching gardens" will be incorporated into the curriculum of almost every teacher, from science and math to health and social studies. Sandro Meccia, owner of Mec's Landscaping,...
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American Revolution comes alive for pupils at Balliet School in Springfield
The Freedom Trail Scholars program had students interact with presentations of the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere's midnight ride and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Thomas M....
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Students invited to MassMutual Building Your Future Conference on Jan. 8
More than 400 Springfield high school students are scheduled to attend the free conference at Western New England University. Derek Kellogg, Springfield native and head coach of the University of...
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Skywatch: 2012's discoveries in astronomy overwhelming
Our world-views have always been challenged on a regular basis, the difference now being the frequency of those challenges. 07.20.1969 | Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was one of...
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Springfield Science Museum presents "Stars Over Springfield" observatory...
Stars Over Springfield observatory programs are offered on the first Friday of each month from September through May. Richard H. Sanderson, curator of physical sciences at the Springfield Science...
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Kennedy exhibition opens at Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History
Most of the material is from the collection of Agawam resident Frank J. Andruss. âThe John F. Kennedy Experience,â a new exhibit of rarely seen photos and memorabilia covering various periods in...
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'The Caldecott Medal: 75 Years of Distinguished Illustration' set to open at...
A related professional development workshop, "A Caldecott Anniversary: A Celebratory Look at Selected Caldecott Winners and their Influence Throughout Seventy-Five Years," will be held on Jan. 25...
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Queen Latifah to be keynote speaker at Bay Path College's Women's Leadership...
Event scheduled for March 22. An updated version of this story is now available at MassLive. file According to the web site of Bay Path College in Longmeadow, its Women’s Leadership Conference will...
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Samantha Levreault and Sydney Thompson, Gateway Regional High School...
The students were not only named to the elite regional concert band, but also received recommendations for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association's all-state music festival. Gateway Regional...
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Janet Stupak: Library cards help open new worlds to all
Springfield City Library records show that 2,750 people got library cards last year; yet only half of Springfield residents have one. The O'Quinn family of Springfield - from left, dad Thomas, mom...
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Springfield students named to Project 351, Gov. Deval Patrick's community...
The students ambassadors are Damian Byrd and Alyssa Pikul, of STEM Middle Academy, and Genesis Martinez and Justin Muniz, from John F. Kennedy Middle School. Four Springfield middle schoolers have...
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