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With the opening of spring training for baseball coming along, it will soon be the season for town meetings and neighbors exploring the opportunity to run for local political office. I think every incumbent in the area will have an opponent come Election Day. Some incumbents will be beaten in preliminary elections. Some incumbents will [...]

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Before Crocket arrived on the scene, The Big Grownup was the only winter birthday that we celebrated at our house. The rest of the members of this family are summer “babies”, all three of our birthdays falling within a six week period from the beginning of June to the middle of July. Even Sam and [...]

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(North Dighton, MA) – With her nomination to the McDonald’s All American® High School Girls Basketball Team, Mary Nwachukwu of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School was recently recognized as one of the top prep standouts in the nation. The 6-2 forward ranks among the top 1,000 nominees competing to fill one of 24 positions on the [...]

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To start off Catholic School’s Week, St. John the Evangelist School in Attleboro invited students from St. Mary’s Sacred Heart School in North Attleboro to a school “swap” for the day. Students in Grades Kindergarten through 4th grade visited with students of their own grade at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart School in North Attleboro, while [...]

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The Southeastern Massachusetts Arts Collaborative, better known as SMARTS, is pleased to announce its winter vacation programs for young people. The SMARTS February vacation program, Around the World, runs from February 17-20, 2009 from 9:00-2:00 PM.  This program is for students grades 1-4 and is a four day cultural exploration through dance, drama, music, and [...]

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Rehoboth: On Saturday, February 14, Arts in the Village is pleased to present a concert featuring the talented young  marimba player Fumito Nunoya, who will be accompanied by the Boston Chamber Orchestra String Quartet. The evening’s program will include J. S. Bach’s “Chaconne” from Partita No. 2, Bela Bartok’s “Roumanian Folk Dances,” marimbist Leigh Howard [...]

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Special Olympics Rhode Island’s 31st Annual Sports Celebrity Carnival is back again! This year’s spectacular event will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at the Rhode Island Convention Center, from 5:00pm – 9:00pm. General admission is $5.00 per person. Group rates are available by calling the Special Olympics office at (401)823-7411. Come and meet [...]

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Boston: Lady Divine is an entertainment company whose unique approach has successfully introduced our many entities to the world as one delivering talents in the form of fashion, the art of modeling, dance, acting, and musical performances. Imagine runway meets chorus-line with a risky hip-hop flare… Entertainment made with a mature crowd in mind… Divine [...]

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“History 401″ is being presented as a tribute to the many contributions people of color have made in the United States of America. It will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at The Westin Providence, located at One West Exchange Street, Providence, RI 02903 in the Narragansett Room. “History 401″ will bring forward an understanding [...]

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Bishop Feehan High School senior Spencer Driscoll of Norton has been the selected essayist to enter the national Fireside Essay Scholarship contest sponsored by Fireside Catholic Publishing. The Fireside Essay Scholarship contest was created to recognize the top religion students in Catholic high schools. This April, five $1,000 cash scholarships will be awarded. In her [...]

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