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Columnist Dr. David Gottsegen: The litter within us
In 1970, the year of the first Earth Day, the “Keep America Beautiful” campaign climaxed with the famous “Crying Indian” commercial. It featured a Sicilian American actor playing a stereotypical…
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5mVictory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: Ask more, tell less
One of the greatest things about working with coaches for the last 15 years is that I’ve been around some exceptional coaching minds. I’ve had a front-row seat to watching student-athletes learn about personal accountability and leadership development in real time. This has shaped the way I coach athletes and approach my work as a […]
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2mRalph I. Miller Jr.
<html><head></head><body>Ralph I. Miller, Jr.<br /><br />Florence, MA - Ralph I. Miller Jr., 88, formerly of Florence, peacefully passed on September 5, 2026 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.<br /><br />He leaves his beloved wife of 27 years, Diane and is ...
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4mL3Harris, with Northampton plant, lands historic $4.7B Patriot missile contract
NORTHAMPTON — The defense contractor L3Harris Technologies, which operates a manufacturing facility on Prince Street, has secured a $4.7 billion, seven-year missile manufacturing contract with Lockheed Martin. The multiyear contract, according to a press release published on L3Harris’ website last week, will facilitate the production of propulsion systems for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor […]
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5mAmherst Regional High School launches Saturday 'attendance buyback' program
AMHERST — An initiative to address absenteeism by encouraging Amherst Regional High School students to participate in a new Saturday morning program is among proposals for educational improvements this school year. Known as an attendance buyback initiative, Principal Marc Gomes, who began his tenure at the school over the summer, said he wants to ensure all students are getting to the state-mandated 990 hours to graduate. “In order to hold students accountable and to hold expectations, we want to give students the chance to buyback any days that are unexcused,” Gomes told the Regional School Committee last week. Under the proposal, the […]