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Massachusetts Company, Keen On Manure, Wins National Award

Bill Gnade

Vanguard Renewables, of Wellesley, MA has been named "2018 Organics Recycler of the Year" by the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) for developing anaerobic "digester" generators currently operating at farms in Deerfield, Hadley, and Rutland.

According to a NWRA press release, the award was presented October 22 at the NWRA's Executive Leadership Round Table in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Beloved Shoeshiner Dies, Raises $200,000 For Sick Children

Bill Gnade

Albert Lexie, 76, of Monessen, PA, a shoeshiner who died October 16, may have only earned about $10,000 a year over his 30-year career, but his tip jar runneth over: He donated $200,000 in tips to the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

According to a UPMC press release, Lexie came to the hospital twice weekly for nearly 30 years to shine shoes. The tips he made on those days, usually Tuesdays and Thursdays, were given to aid the ill children for whom he cared so deeply.

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