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Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates arranges $17.5m refinance - provided by Rockland Trust
Auburn, MA According to Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, Inc., its Capital Markets team has arranged a $17.5 million refinance for Rabina at 28 Millbury St. Rockland Trust provided the financing, with Kelleher & Sadowsky’s John Merrill and Chris Naff representing Rabina in the transaction. 28 Millbury St. is a...
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Cell Phone Policy at Sutton High
It’s no shock that teenagers these days are addicted to their phones, but does this get in the way of their school time? Is Sutton High School doing its job keeping students off their phones during the day?. Every year we hear about a “new phone policy” coming, but...
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Worcester parents, school officials clash over young students' screen time
WORCESTER – Parents expressed frustration after the School Committee declined to take up a petition to eliminate one-to-one device use for the youngest students in the Worcester Public Schools. The committee did vote to continue the discussion in a subcommittee. "The largest school districts in our country have put forward bans – New York City with 900,000 students and Los Angeles with 450,000 students," Noelia Chafoya, parent of a first grade student at Quinsigamond Elementary School, said during the Thursday, Nov. 12, School Committee meeting. "We know our educators work really hard and they are not putting students in front of a screen all day; however our youngest students learn in 10- to 15-minute increments. If we can repurpose that screen time for additional learning time, it would be greatly appreciated." In June, Chafoya and other parents filed a petition asking the district to remove devices from students between preschool and second grade in favor of more hands-on teacher-led instruction. Superintendent Brian Allen's office recommended the School Committee file the petition, which would have ended the possibility of it being implemented. "At this time, the administration is not making a recommendation on screen time. The district will continue to engage
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From Soaked to Snowed: Worcester’s Raw Thursday Sets Up Chilly Friday Flip
Central Massachusetts City Hall Plaza — Weather Coverage Landmark. Worcester’s Thursday afternoon forecast now calls for rain likely, with temperatures holding in the upper 40s and northeast winds gusting up to 30 mph. The National Weather Service’s latest forecast for Worcester keeps rain in the picture through the evening.