PITTSFIELD, Mass. Berkshire Community College (BCC) and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) are working together as part of a new statewide effort to help teens who are homeless – those classified as unaccompanied homeless youth – enroll in college and earn the degrees prove to help people move beyond levels of poverty. The statewide initiative, piloted at various public community colleges and four year institutions across the Commonwealth, is called the Moving to College program. The application deadline for the Moving to College Scholarship program is March 1, 2021. The application, as well as eligibility requirements, can be found at https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/
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Bill Ridgley Celebrates With Fire Engine Cake (Brudnick Center for Living)
Father, grandfather, veteran, fire captain, first Black Lexington town meeting member and first President of Concerned Black Citizens of Lexington are among Bill s many accomplishments. Recently, Bill added one more to the list: he was honored by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, which unveiled portrait banners depicting prominent figures in African American history who have made significant impacts on the Lexington community, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the nation.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1936 to Marguerite Eleanor Ridgley and Frederick Ridgley, Bill is the seventh child amongst eleven siblings. From a young age, Bill always had a strong sense of responsibility. He engaged in activities to help others and led by example as a Boy Scout and traffic crossing guard. His sister Maxine recalls the time he jum
TAUNTON Flavia Hungaro has come a long way, both in terms of miles and the process, towards opening one of the first retail marijuana shops in Taunton.
She s now at the finish line, hoping to open LMCC short for Local Motion Cannabis Company as soon as March or April of this year.
Her story begins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she was born and raised.
Hungaro, 35, moved to the U.S. in 2003, originally settling in Michigan, as part of an exchange program.
She planned to move back to Brazil, using her newly improved English skills to get a better job, but instead she began working at a resort and decided to stay.
GCC Board of Trustees votes, recommends Salomon-Fernandez unanimously as new president
The Greenfield Community College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to recommend Yves Salomon-Fernandez to the Board of Higher Education as the college’s new president, replacing Bob Pura when he retires. RECORDER STAFF/JOSHUA SOLOMON
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GREENFIELD Signaling a desire to build on what Robert L. Pura has created at the Greenfield Community College over the last 18 years, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted for Yves Salomon-Fernandez to become the college’s next president.
Salomon-Fernandez will be the first woman of color to lead the college and will be the first female president since Katherine Sloan in the 1990s.
Massachusetts Colleges Offer Scholarships to Homeless Teens
A new government-funded scholarship program will provide dorm beds, meal plans and case management to homeless teens who enroll at Framingham State University or Massachusetts Bay Community College. by Zane Razzaq, MetroWest Daily News / January 11, 2021 Shutterstock
(TNS) A new government-funded scholarship program will provide dorm beds, meal plans and case management to homeless teens who enroll at
Framingham State University or
Massachusetts Bay Community College.
Set to begin next fall, the Moving to College pilot is a continuation of another state effort, the Massachusetts Student Housing Security Pilot, launched in 2018. The difference between the programs is school officials will target homeless students who have just graduated high school, as opposed to those who ve been in college for several years.