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THE HARLEM CULTURAL FESTIVAL GETS NOTICED DECADES LATER IN QUESTLOVE'S “SUMMER OF SOUL” Donny Levit
Maplewood’s Lizzy McGlynn helps guide the film’s context August 15, 1969. You may not be able to remember the date, but you certainly...
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Aug 14, 20204 min read
A PLACE FOR SPACING OUT by Ellen Donker
Columbia High School’s astronomical observatory is restored Humanity has long been enthralled with observing the cosmos in an effort to...
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Jun 19, 20205 min read
COMMUNITY HUB by Linda Beck
The Post Office is your social headquarters These days, the trek to the post office and the infamously long, slow line at the window are...
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Jun 19, 20205 min read
TEN DECADES OF MAPLEWOOD "SCOUTS' HONOR" by Adrianna Donat
Troop 5 celebrates a century of service and leadership For as long as anyone can remember, the mayor of Maplewood has attended the Eagle...
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May 1, 20205 min read
UNDERSTANDING A DIFFICULT PAST by Gail Robyn Safian
A community celebrates African American history and freedom Revisiting history is important. It helps us understand our past as well as...
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Mar 13, 20203 min read
PRESCHOOLERS AT COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL? by Ellen Donker, Research by Carol Petrallia
Innovative program groomed future teachers Like most schools, Columbia High School once had a home economics department. But did you know...
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Oct 3, 20193 min read
ENERGY TO SERVE by Ellen Donker
A CHS grad drives environmental change Matters Magazine asked Carol Petrallia of the Columbia High School archives group to help us...
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Mar 22, 20193 min read
FROM THE CHS ARCHIVES: FORMER FIRST LADY ADDRESSES COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS by Carol Petrallia
Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady of the United States, First Delegate to the United Nations, author, and activist, spoke to students,...
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