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Amherst College wins $1M prize for helping low-income students

AMHERST – Amherst College received a $1 million award that recognizes its programs that help "high achieving students from low-income families" succeed, including underwriting study abroad and internships. The Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is the most substantial award given to

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‘Brady Bunch’ star aids group helping people walk again

NORWOOD – One moment can change your life forever. After diving off a boat on a lake in June 2000 to join some friends, Dan Cummings discovered that he couldn't move his legs. The 19-year-old had broken his neck. After being airlifted to the Boston Medical Center and spending