Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 20th of August.
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🎭 Culture
Springfield Museums will present the prestigious Ubora Award to Bishop Talbert Swan II + the Ahadi Youth Award to Solara Abdelrahman at a ceremony on Saturday, Sept.
19 at 6 p.m.; tickets are on sale for this free public event.
🎓 Education
Springfield Public Schools teacher Francine Martin-Mighty prepared her classroom at John J.
Duggan Academy (Sixteen Acres) ahead of the new school year starting Monday, Aug. 24. She is clearing outdated supplies and rearranging materials to support incoming sixth graders.
A study updated in May shows that 6% of school-age children nationwide are learning at home, marking growth after the pandemic with over 3.4 million students enrolled.
Massachusetts Connections Academy (a free online public school) offers a model where high schoolers mainly work online and younger students enjoy hands-on lessons.
🌲 Environment
The state Department of Environmental Protection will fund a new water quality plan for Congamond Lakes in Southwick—CEI will review four alternatives by Pare Corporation at an October meeting to determine the best option.
🏛️ Government
Crews in West Springfield will begin paving Memorial Avenue’s final segment Monday, Aug.
24 to ready the road for The Big E (Sept. 18-Oct. 4); CSX will upgrade the railroad crossing on Aug. 29, and work will resume after the fair.
🏈 Sports
MassLive released a statewide Top 25 high school football poll compiled by sportswriters from nine media organizations (from the Berkshires to Cape Cod).
Springfield Central High School earned 20 points and the rankings will guide selections when the season kicks off in the second week of September.
Catcher Adley Rutschman — who battled a wrist injury — snapped an 0-for-18 slump by delivering a two-run single and hitting his first Sox home run in Tuesday’s 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
The Springfield Trailblazers Under-14 Basketball Team clinched a national championship in Puerto Rico after overcoming early losses and heat.
Coach Eduardo Enriquez said the win (led by MVP Freddie Rivera) sets the stage for high school play.
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