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The other day, I was walking to the library in my favorite sweatshirt. It was dark out and a bit brisk, but I felt perfectly warm. The soft inner lining of the sweatshirt made it comfortable, cozy even, and I felt cocooned in its cloth comfort. I was at once classy, chic and casual.

This past summer, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I might need to bring for my first year of college. I watched YouTube videos, read articles and made multiple packing lists. I couldn’t really fathom how I was ever going to be able to pack everything I needed to bring into the trunk of the car. Ultimately, I did alright, but of course wound up forgetting some important items, including my Crocs. 

While policymakers and politicians and activists and boards of nonprofit organizations continued to debate how to end homelessness, Police Officer…

A look at The Herald News stories from around Fall River that resonated most with readers last week.

As sure as dogwoods in May, springtime at Yale means the blooming of unwanted clothes, furniture, and housewares that pile up as undergraduates move out for summer. Since 2005, Yale’s annual student move-out has been met by another rite of spring: Spring Salvage, the large-scale waste diversion effort coordinated by the Yale Office of Sustainability. Each year, Salvage