Whitinsville Christian student receives prestigious award.COLUMN: NeighborsArleigh McRae, a junior at Whitinsville Christian School Whitinsville Christian School is a K-12 Christian day school, one of the oldest in Massachusetts. Foundation In 1907, a group of fathers from the Christian Reformed Church of Whitinsville organized a Society for Christian Instruction. , has received the Rensselaer Medal from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. , Troy, N.Y. The medal is awarded annually to students who have distinguished themselves as their school's most promising science and mathematics student. Arleigh is a member of the National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS), established in 1921, is a recognition program for American high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. , a two-time All-State cross-country runner and captain of the winter track and cross-country teams. She is the daughter of John and Claire McRae. Rotary Club hosts English visitors UXBRIDGE - The Uxbridge Rotary Club recently hosted Rotary visitors from England as a part of the Bandey Hefler Friendship Exchange. "The British Are Coming!" said Rotary Club member Marcia Davis in announcing the exchange. The program is intended to foster greater friendship and good will between members of Rotary International. The English Rotarians, Nigel Butt and Bill and Lu Hunsley, stayed with Ms. Davis and club member Joan MacKinnon. In addition to tours of New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , the guests attended a meeting of the Uxbridge Rotary Club. This is the second time Ms. Davis and Ms. MacKinnon have hosted visiting Rotarians. Visits take place on a rotating schedule, and next year Uxbridge Rotary Club members will have a chance to visit their counterparts in England. The Bandey Hefler Friendship Exchange is a long-running program involving Rotary District 7910 in the U.S. and England's Districts 1110, 1140 and 1250. It began in 1973 when Frank Bandey of England met Bill Hefler of the Dedham Rotary Club at an assembly in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and they conceived the idea of an international fellowship exchange. Whitinsville native to discuss new book UXBRIDGE - Tom Crawford, a Whitinsville native who lives in Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island An island off the southern coast of South Carolina in the Sea Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a popular tourist resort. The town of Hilton Head Island, on the northeast coast, has a population of 35,200. , S.C., recently discussed his newly published book "Foibles" (Catawba Publishing Co.) at Blissful Meadows Golf Club. Mr. Crawford is a former reporter at the Worcester Telegram, foreign correspondent for United Press International, and news editor at The Springfield Union and Republican. His book is a collection of 30 essays. ART: PHOTO PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : SUBMITTED PHOTO CUTLINE: REOPENED - The People First Food Pantry at First Evangelical Congregational Church, 19 Douglas St., Uxbridge, recently had a grand reopening celebration. From left, Holly Earl, the original food pantry coordinator; Dennis Smith, the food pantry secretary; state Sen. Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore is an American politician from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He currently serves as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate. Biography Richard T. Moore was born August 7, 1943, in Milford, Massachusetts. , D-Uxbridge; and state Rep. Jennifer M. Callahan, D-Sutton, attended the event. |
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