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In the fall, a new playground was supposed to be built in Randolph in memory of native son DJ Simmonds, a Boston police officer who was injured during the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers in 2013, and dying from those injuries the following year.
But the worsening pandemic scrapped those plans as the non-profit organization from New Jersey, which was donating the project, could not make the trip and piece the equipment together at Belcher Park in October, as planned.
But the Where Angels Play Foundation and Randolph residents will piece together the delayed playground during a two-day project beginning at 9 a.m. May 13-14, with a ribbon-cutting planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15.
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The Patriot Ledger
Stuntwoman Keisha Tucker, a Randolph native, swaps spears for assault weapons in Tom Clancy’s “Without Remorse,” the new Michael B. Jordon action thriller streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Tucker, a 2002 graduate of Randolph High School, is the stunt double for Jodie Turner-Smith, who plays tenacious Lt. Commander Karen Greer. The movie centers on a Navy SEAL (Michael B. Jordan) who becomes mixed up in a revenge plot and CIA ploy after his pregnant wife is murdered.
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The Patriot Ledger
Randolph youth discussed their experiences with systemic racism during a virtual forum, “Breaking the Silence on All Racism, hosted by Quincy Asian Resources Inc. Tuesday night.
Randolph town councilor Kenrick Clifton facilitated the discussion, encouraging the five invited teenagers from Randolph s middle and high schools to share their experiences with racism and their suggestions on how schools can promote inclusion and push for change.
Philip Chong, president of Quincy Asian Resources Inc., said they wanted to host the forum as the nation confronts anti-Asian hate and the systematic and racial inequity fought against by the Black Lives Matter movement.
Bob Michelson
Special to the Journal & Sun
Codman Square Health Center (CSHC), a federally qualified community health center located in Dorchester, is seeking to partner with Randolph Public Schools on a competitive grant to establish a school-based health center (SBHC) at Randolph High School.
The Health Resource Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a competitive request for proposals to expand school-based centers, and Codman Square Health Center wants to apply for one of these two-year grants to establish one at Randolph High School, according to Randolph Town Planner, Michelle Tyler.
Randolph Town Council unanimously approved sending a letter of support, 8-0-0, with councilor Christos Alexopoulos not present during the vote.