American Graduate: Franklin County Technical School
Connecting Point contributor Carolee McGrath profiles a technical school in Franklin County that’s helping kids find what they’re passionate about and turning that into a career after graduation. We profile the machine technology department that’s placing grads into high paying jobs. Many of these students have continued on to college pursuing engineering degrees — but they admit they might not have stayed in school if wasn’t for the hands education they received.
Franklin County Technical School
Republican Heritage Books
Springfield Republican Executive Editor Wayne Phaneuf and Republican writers Jane Kaufman and Elizabeth Roman discuss the latest in the series of the Republican’s Heritage books: “Our Stories” and “Nuestra Historia,” on the history of the Jewish and Latino communities respectively, in western Massachusetts. These books join the earlier works in the series “Irish Legacy” and “Struggle for Freedom,” on local African-American history.
Judy Matt on the Spirit of Springfield
Judy Matt, President of “Spirit of Springfield,” discusses the 20th year of the Bright Nights holiday lights event now underway at Forest Park and the 25 years of Spirit of Springfield and all the community events that organization is involved with throughout the year.
Spirit of Springfield
Spirit of Springfield on Twitter
Spirit of Springfield on Facebook
CISA: Robotic Milking Parlor
Phil Korman, Executive Director at CISA, visits Barstow’s/Longview Farm in Hadley to learn about their state-of-the-art robotic milking system and some of the other technological advances in milk production.
Barstow/Longview Farm
CISA: Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
Barstow’s Dairy Story & Bakery on Facebook
