College of the Holy Cross News

NEWARK - Neftali Rodriguez began each day at Newark's Barringer High School the same way - with an inspection of his belongings and a pat-down by police officers assigned to protect his classmates from one another.

Sanlikol is the director of DNYA, a nonprofit organization concerned with developing and learning about world music.

Saturday, May 26, 2012 Friday, May 25, 2012 Thursday, May 24, 2012 Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Monday, May 21, 2012 Sunday, May 20, 2012 Saturday, May 19, 2012 For millions of Americans, a hefty portion of the approximately 25 billion pounds of beef we eat every year will be slapped on the grills at cookouts across the country ... (more)

Motorists can expect backups on Interstate 290 this morning as families converge on commencement at the College of the Holy Cross.

As the school year winds down, the West Essex Board of Education took the time to honor both their students and teachers at Monday's Board of Education meeting.

Reference Librarian, Gary Atwood, was among the presenters at the Association of College and Research Libraries-New England Chapter's Annual Conference held on May 18, 2012 at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA.

Soon-to-be Holy Cross graduate is key player in city life Kenneth Calemmo, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2012 from Sea Isle City, N.J., became so much a part of the Worcester community that Mayor Joseph M. Petty gave him a key to the city.

First Assistant District Attorney Steven E. Gagne was recently recognized as a "2012 Up & Coming Lawyer" at the 2012 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly "Excellence in the Law" reception in Boston.

Kenneth Calemmo, a graduating senior at the College of the Holy Cross , has been awarded the George B. Moran Award in recognition of his exemplary scholarship and leadership.

City Manager Michael V. O'Brien today unveiled his spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, placing a high priority on public safety, increasing funding for public education by 4.6 percent and preserving core municipal services in all areas of city government.

Charges against six of seven college students arrested Saturday after a police crackdown on drinking and unruly behavior in the College Hill neighborhood will be dismissed if the students comply with the terms of a pretrial diversion program.

While most of the school year has been quiet on College Hill, With much of the school year quiet over on College Hill, recent drinking, partying and public urination by College of the Holy Cross students has brought simmering tensions between the neighborhood and the college to the surface.

Story and photo by Tanya Connor, Catholic News Service WORCESTER, Mass. -- Nuns who experienced the miracle that led to Blessed John Paul II's beatification brought a message of hope Sister Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, healed of Parkinson's disease in 2005, and Sister Marie Thomas Fabre, then her superior and now mother general of the Little Sisters ... (more)

The study, which is conducted annually by the National Association of College and University Business Officers , tracks the year over year performance of more than 800 public and private colleges nationwide.

Artist Craig Colorusso, left, talks with College of the Holy Cross junior Alex Clavering of Huntington, N.Y., today about his temporary sound installation, "Sun Boxes." The solar-powered speakers in front of the college's Hogan Campus Center emit recorded guitar notes in loops of different lengths, so the layered sound evolves over time.

In a low turnout annual election yesterday, Selectman James F. Kane trounced former Selectman Benjamin W. Tartaglia in his attempt to reclaim a seat on the board that he lost last year.