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University holds groundbreaking ceremony for Center for Jewish Life
With the help of American billionaire and businessman Robert Kraft’s $10 million gift to the University, Brandeis has begun construction on the Robert K. Kraft Family Center for Jewish Life and Leadership. With a planned completion in fall 2028, this new building will be home to Brandeis Hillel and provide “state-of-the-art meeting spaces, a beit midrash designed for collaborative learning, a kosher café, and flexible event spaces that can host conferences, convenings, and critical conversations about the future,” according to the Brandeis Hillel website.
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HS scoreboard: Check out Nov. 9 results from across the state
Check out the reported scores from across the state on Monday.
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BC’s Prison Education Program Launches Work-Study Program For Incarcerated Graduates
Boston College Prison Education Program (BCPEP) recently launched a six-month pilot program offering paid remote internships for incarcerated graduates in collaboration with the Alliance for Higher Education in Prisons and the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. “This is not only a first for our program, this is a first for the...
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School Committee Chairman Praises Sagar
Seekonk School Committee Chair Robert Gerardi praised Select Board Chair Gary Sagar at the November 2 meeting. Gerardi said Sagar had made a promise to improve communication with the School Department by starting the Quad Board meetings earlier in the year. “That process has yielded more communication,” Gerardi said. ”I’m...
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At 26, Ex-Holbrook High star restarts his hoops career at Quincy College
QUINCY -- Even though it's been a while, Kyree LaPlanche vividly remembers the feeling of getting buckets in a crowded gym with fans cheering him on. It was a much more subdued atmosphere at South West Middle School on Wednesday night, Nov. 4. No applause reverberating off the walls here, just the squeak of sneakers on the hardwood, occasionally drowned out by head coach Jamall Griffin barking orders at his Quincy College men's basketball team. Still, the relative quiet was music to LaPlanche's ears. The former Holbrook High star has spent four years away from basketball, but now, at the ripe old age of 26, he's eagerly using up his one season of junior-college eligibility. "Man, it's so fun being out here and being able to compete with these guys," LaPlanche, a 5-foot-9 guard, said during a break in what was shaping up as a three-hour Granite practice on the eve of the 2026-27 season opener. "Just being able to have this opportunity means a lot to me. I don't take any of these moments for granted, especially going through the journey that I've been on. It's been a lot. I'm really grateful to be out here." LaPlanche graduated from