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Harrison Ford Forced To Make Quick Exit From Popular Farmers Market In New England Harrison Ford Forced To Make Quick Exit From Popular Farmers Market In New England
Harrison Ford Forced To Make Quick Exit From Popular Farmers Market In New England Harrison Ford left the wretched hive of scum and villainy that is Los Angeles for somewhere more quaint over the weekend when he visited Western Massachusetts for the Amherst Farmers Market.  The 80-year-old A-Lister was in town to see his youngest son Liam graduate from Amherst College.  While in Amherst, Ford stopped by the farmers market but didn't get a chance to buy anything because word quickly spread that Indiana Jones was about, said Joyce Douthwright, who runs Cold Spring Soapery with her husband. She snapped a photo of him just before he was mobbed by fans.  "…

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by Josh Lanier
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COVID-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes COVID-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes
Covid-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes Schools in Connecticut will be able to have in-person graduations, with restrictions. Gov. Ned Lamont made the announcement late Wednesday afternoon, June 3 while also looking ahead to what the fall semester could look like. Those ceremonies may start on or after Monday, July 6. "We're letting school districts know that they can begin holding in-person graduation ceremonies beginning July 6, following certain health and safety protocols," Lamont said. The main guideline is that gatherings will be limited to 150 people.  So some smaller high schools will be able to hold tradition on-f…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: High School's Drive-In Graduation Ceremony Getting Attention COVID-19: High School's Drive-In Graduation Ceremony Getting Attention
Covid-19: High School's Drive-In Graduation Ceremony Getting Attention A unique "social distancing" plan for a Class of 2020 high school graduation is drawing attention amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. North Salem High School in Northern Westchester announced through a much-anticipated YouTube video that graduation will be held "quarantine style" at a drive-in theater. On the video, school officials, along with Principal Vince DiGrandi, said grads will be able to celebrate with family and friends about 40 miles north of campus in Dutchess County at the Four Brothers Drive-In Theater in Amenia at 8:30 p.m., on Monday, June 22. During the event, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Photos: New Canaan Country School Celebrates 2018 Grads Photos: New Canaan Country School Celebrates 2018 Grads
Photos: New Canaan Country School Celebrates 2018 Grads Thirty-two ninth graders graduated from New Canaan Country School during the school's closing exercises on Thursday. The Head of School,  Dr. Robert P. Macrae,  encouraged the graduates of the Class of 2018 to continue to take ownership for their learning. “Each member of the Class of 2018 can proudly claim an ownership stake in Country School,” said Macrae. “Every one of you has a unique story of how this place has become your own. You went to great lengths to protect, preserve and promote the school you love—to leave it a better place than when you entered.” Ninth Grader Hannah Nightinga…

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by Kathy Reakes