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Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Kraus has ties to Holyoke
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Award-winning videographer Kathryn S. (O’Leary) Kraus, a Westfield native raised in Holyoke, now makes her home in Largo, Florida.
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But life has taken her far from where she graduated from Holyoke High School in 1989.
She has received an Emmy Award nomination, two Aegis Awards and numerous AP Awards, and now she is the co-director and co-owner of K4K Films and the director of photography and lead editor.
Two K4K Films feature films, “Punk Strut – the Movie” and “A Reel Life,” are now represented by Philippe Louis Galliano of The Movie Agency and distributed in English-speaking territories by Bayview Entertainment.
Sen. Comerford looks to ‘build back better’ following pandemic
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Published: 4/27/2021 5:46:05 PM
What a post-pandemic Western Massachusetts might look like was the focus during a virtual town hall with state Sen. Jo Comerford on Monday, who said she’d like to see everyone work together to “build back better” while remaining committed to public health and emergency preparedness.
Comerford, D-Northampton, said she has filed bills or co-sponsored ones she believes build bridges to what’s ahead. She said she and her staff have also been working, since she took office in 2019, on health care, unemployment and eviction when it comes to individuals, while at the same time helping municipalities apply for and get grants, and work with state agencies.
Holyoke Community College grad overcomes adversity; earns spot in Biden Administration
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Meghan Maury, a 2004 Holyoke Community College graduate, has been named a senior advisor to the director of the U.S. Census Bureau. (Photo courtesy of Meghan Maury)
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By Laurie Loisel | Special to The Republican
Hours after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, he told nearly 1,000 new White House staff and political appointees, “We work for the people.” This was a pandemic-era ceremony in which faces appeared in small boxes on several large screens in the State Dining Room.
Meghan Maury, a 2004 Holyoke Community College graduate, was among those whose faces graced the screens that day, taking an oath as senior advisor to the director of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Holyoke Community College freezes student fees
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
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Holyoke Community College vice president of administration and finance Narayan Sampath s recommendation to freeze student fees was accepted by the Board of Trustees. The college s audit and finance commitee shared in the recommendation.
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Citing the financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to freeze student fees for the 2021-2022 academic year.
“This demonstrates our concern for the success of our students. They depend on us, and freezing costs when they’re facing grave economic uncertainty is the right thing to do,” board chair Robert Gilbert said.