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Last spring, just after schools pivoted to virtual learning, dozens of parents from the School District of Lancaster signed an op-ed calling attention to the plight of our district in light of the pandemic (“Public school funding at risk during pandemic,” April 25 LNP | LancasterOnline). In February 2020, School District of Lancaster Superintendent Damaris Rau announced that our district was facing a $10 million deficit. Knowing that communities of color would bear the brunt of the pandemic, we feared the impending wreckage. Accordingly, we asked our lawmakers to fund our public sch...

Marty Fugate, Correspondent “Storytellers: Faith Ringgold + Aminah Robinson” showcases the work of two game-changing African-American artists at Ringling College. Ringgold is a painter, a sculptor, a quilt-maker, and an award-winning children’s author and illustrator. Robinson’s art includes drawings, cloth paintings, books and woodcuts. Curators Tim Jaeger and Mikaela Lamarche reflect Robinson and Ringgold’s multimedia approach by framing their art in a narrative context. It’s not an arbitrary theme. Robinson and Ringgold are up front. They speak to you directly, often blending...

Black History Month, forums, surveys, sharks, Town Notes The Barnstable Patriot David Kern, a BHS grad who is now a vice president with TripAdvisor in Needham, is calling on private companies to help do their part in helping vaccinate our fellow neighbors and our most vulnerable residents.  "I wanted to share this Boston Globe article and callout TripAdvisor for supporting our local community," Kern emailed the Patriot, citing a Feb. 3 article titled "TripAdvisor opens up its headquarters in Needham to distribute vaccines." "As a former Barnstable High School graduate – it is very importa...

MONDAY, JAN. 18Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. DayRev. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration6 p.m.  NCTV-18 and its YouTube page. The island's interfaith leaders will explore Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s goal of social justice from a spiritual and philosophical perspective. TUESDAY, JAN. 19Music in the Morning9:45 a.m. Click here to watch via Zoom. Lizza Obremski leads a half-hour of fun and engaging songs, singing games and movement activities for ages 1-7.Trivia with