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Looking for the 'Polar Express'? You can find it on Cape Cod and ride it to...
En route, passengers enjoy a reading of Chris Van Allsburg’s “The Polar Express” and meet the characters like the Hobo from the movie. The conductor for the âPolar Expressâ train ride on Cape Cod...
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Jason A. H. Seymour to be installed as new minister for the Unitarian...
He will focus on a congregation that is welcoming and promotes justice and equality. Rev. Jason Seymour is the new minister at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield. Republican...
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End of world on Dec. 21? Catholic priests will hear confessions as part of...
Participants will learn what the Catholic Church teaches about the Second Coming of Christ and the End Times. The sign outside Our Lady of Sacred Heart Church on Boston Road advertises a talk about...
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Springfield high school choice balloting to continue until Dec. 21
Families can access the High School Choice ballot on the School Department's website, sps.springfield.ma.us; ballots also can be completed at students' schools or the Parent Information Center at 22...
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Springfield High School of Commerce students celebrate Puerto Rico's...
In Puerto Rico, Nov. 19 is a national holiday in remembrance of the day when Christopher Columbus landed on shores of the island in 1493. High School of Commerce students dance plena, a Puerto Rican...
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Gateway Regional High School seniors get work experience as interns
Internships offer high school credit to seniors who give time and gain experience in various workplaces, ranging from construction and education to health care settings. Linda Bean, physician's...
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Salem Cross Inn's Fireplace Feast offers opportunity to enjoy – and...
Diners enjoy suce fare as prime rib roasting in the fire, mulled wine and chowder they can help stir. Fireplace Feast guests enjoy a post-dinner chat with coffee. Photo by Sarah Platanitis Foodies...
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Tips on how to help kids with religious questions at holiday time
Even if you don’t believe in the Bible as a literal text, many of the stories are still fascinating and can capture children’s imaginations. A selection of holiday children's books at Broadside Books...
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Amherst Cinema to show holiday classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' in matinee...
James Stewart stars as a small-town nobody, on the brink of suicide, who believes his life is worthless despite a loving wife (Donna Reed) and family. James Stewart and Donna Reed start in the...
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Episcopal minister Christopher Carlisle uses technology to knit together...
The purpose of the Clearstory Collective is to recover the lost intimacy and unqualified commitment that was fostered amongst Jesus's followers, and in the process, to be part of a movement that...
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Release party for 'Irish Legacy' release attracts crowd of 100 for baked...
The book has already earned praise from Irish Ambassador Michael Collins who said he "particularly lvoed the sense of recognition and belonging" that he "felt in turning the pages." The release party...
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Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation presents more than $50,000 in...
LEEF awarded 16grants, totaling $50,664, this year across the Longmeadow school district. Longmeadow Superintendent of Schools Marie Doyle, center holding check, and LEEF grant award recipients gather...
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Community Music School in Springfield celebrates cultures, opens new worlds...
"The ongoing focus (of the Prelude Preschool of the Arts at the Community Music School) is to learn about all the cultures represented in our beautiful city," says Margo Whitt, director. Cianna...
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Janet Stupak: Springfield City Library serves up menu of year-round fun
A sample of our numbers for the 2011-2012 fiscal year: the library served 640,239 visitors, delivering 575,222 items to 75,842 library cardholders. Brandon Lopez, 8, of Springfield, picks out books at...
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Massachusetts Medical Society makes available 10 brochures to help parents...
They are available free to parents, educators, youth counselors, or others who work with children and youth. Five of the 10 titles in the Massachusetts Medical Societyâs series of parent education...
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Retired business executive Michael Bradley's book, 'Job Security: Be the Last...
The book is filled with real-life examples of ways in which he kept his bosses and customers satisfied, which led to longevity in the workplace and kudos for his work.. Longmeadow resident Michael...
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Episcopal Bishop Fisher inviting Western Massachusetts churches to toll their...
Many Episcopal churches across the country will toll their bells, according to a release. WGBY also plans special weekend programming. Douglas J. Fisher, Ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of...
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'Irish Legacy' book finds warm reception in Dublin parliamentary office of...
It's rather nice to think the book has found a home in the Irish parliament, as many emigrants left rather than live under oppressive foreign rule and now their legacy on this side of the Atlantic is...
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In wake of Newtown murders, anger natural response to violence
Therapist Patricia Peters Martin says what is important is finding appropriate ways to deal with it. Firefighters salute as the hearse passes during the funeral procession of 7-year-old Sandy Hook...
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Betty McCann: Mother's gift of a Madame Alexander doll 70 years ago keeps...
Of all the dolls I ever owned, this is the only one my mother packed away and saved for me. The Madame Alexander doll that Betty McCann received from her mother more than 70 Christmases ago....
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