Tag: local
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Here’s how local colleges changed their applications after the SCOTUS affirmative action ruling
Schools Now barred from asking applicants their race, colleges are still allowed to ask how race shaped students’ lives. They are modifying their applications accordingly. Harvard Yard is pictured in 2020. Harvard is among the local colleges and universities that modified their applications for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle in response to the Supreme Court’s affirmative…
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Local obituary: Carl-Hens Beliard, 18, Salem State student and basketball player
Local Obituaries Carl-Hens Beliard, of Worcester, died Nov. 1, 2023. Carl-Hens Beliard. – via Mercadante Funeral Home Carl-Hens Beliard of Worcester was taken from us on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. He was only 18 years old. Carl-Hens was born on November 11, 2004 in Port au Prince, Haiti. He graduated from North High School, Class…
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Local obituary: Hillel Stavis, 78, founder of Harvard Square’s WordsWorth Books and Curious George store
Local Obituaries Hillel Stavis died suddenly Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Eaton, New Hampshire. The Cambridge story of Curious George, the resident scamp of Harvard Square Hillel Stavis, former proprietor of now legendary WordsWorth Books of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., died suddenly Friday, October 20, 2023, in Eaton, N.H. He was 78. For nearly…
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Chug chug chug? Nah. Student desire for booze-free housing growing at local colleges.
The Boston Globe There is increasing interest in substance-free living at Boston-area colleges in recent years, including at Tufts University. Tufts student Nick Dahlen (middle) and fellow students attended a dedication reception in the new substance-free housing at Simpson House, where he is staying. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff By Hilary Burns, The Boston Globe updated on…
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Local obituary: Frank Chin, 91, Chinatown community leader
Local Obituaries Frank F. Chin, of Boston, died on Oct. 9, 2023. Frank F. Chin. – via Legacy.com Frank F. Chin passed away peacefully at his home in Boston at the age of 91 on Oct. 9, 2023. Devoted son of the late Wah Chin and Len Thieu Wong and stepson of the late Nan…
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Local family remains stuck in Gaza as U.S. evacuation deal falters
Local News An estimated 500 to 600 Palestinian Americans like the Okal family are in Gaza. With no way out, families have pleaded for help from U.S. officials. From left, Wafaa Abuzayda, Yousef Okal, and Abood Okal. Family Photo By Joanna Slater, Samantha Schmidt and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post October 15, 2023 | 8:24 AM…
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Local obituary: Lauren Ramponi Carroll, 41, ‘deeply rooted and actively involved’ in the Brookline community
Local Obituaries Lauren Ramponi Carroll, of Brookline, died on Sept. 29, 2023. Lauren Ramponi Carroll. – via Bell-O’Dea Funeral Home Lauren Ramponi Carroll of Brookline passed away suddenly on September 29, 2023. Cherished wife of Robert E. O’Connor, Jr. and loving mother of Preston Bayliss and Collin O’Connor. Devoted daughter of Dianne L. Ramponi of…
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Local obituary: Nathaniel Gardiner, 22, Stoneham resident and musician
Local Obituaries Nathaniel J. Gardiner died on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Nathaniel J. Gardiner. – via Barile Family Funeral Home Nathaniel J. Gardiner, of Stoneham, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023 at age 22 after a two year fight with cancer. Nate is the beloved son of Dr. Matthew Gardiner and Dr. Mary Beth…
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Local obituary: Caitlin Kuhlman, Lexington resident and Boston native, ‘truly a renaissance woman’
Local News Caitlin Anne Kuhlman, 41, died on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. Caitlin Kuhlman. – via Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home Caitlin Anne Kuhlman, 41, of Lexington, formerly of Boston, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at her home, after enduring two and a half years with Uterine Leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer. Caitlin…