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HOLYOKE Not long ago, Aidan Burke was working in a local supermarket, making pizza for minimum wage. It was not a job he believed held much promise for him. But life has changed a lot since then for the 29-year-old.
In February, Burke started a free, intensive cybersecurity training program for people with disabilities offered by Holyoke Community College (HCC) and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC). Ten months later, he is now poised to begin a career as a cybersecurity analyst.
“I liked working at Big Y, and I could pay my bills, but there was nothing I could really do with that,” he said. “Now I’m looking at positions that have salaries and benefits. That’s a big change for me. It’s fantastic. This class has just opened so many doors. It’s life-altering, or at least has the potential to be.”
Royals Rumblings - News for December 18, 2020
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Programming Note: This is my last real rumblings of the year. Next Friday is Christmas and the week after that is New Year’s so they’re going to be some light OT threads and I may or may not have already written them.
Both Lynn Worthy and Jeffrey Flanagan had stories about Mike Matheny’s Zoom call Thursday. MLB.com won the toss so we’ll start with their story:
The Royals are entering 2021 with a simple mindset: The rebuild is over, and they are ready to compete again for the playoffs. Royals manager Mike Matheny, now in his second year as the skipper, isn’t conceding the American League Central race. The Royals won 12 of their final 18 games in 2020 and believe they have momentum heading into ‘21.
At The Athletic, Keith Law covers the recent barrage of moves made by Texas baseball’s busiest team, as expect.
David Schoenfield takes on the task of naming the biggest star that each team has traded. Did you know the Rangers once had Alex Rodriguez?
And, T.R. Sullivan notes that The Shed the world’s first $1.2 billion dollar graduation ceremony barn won the Sports Business Journal ‘Best Facility Debut’ award.
Be well!