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St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated Around the World

March 11, 2015

Paige Kissinger Staff Writer What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and people around the world are preparing for...

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Joseph A. Foran: Then and Now

March 9, 2015

Julia Astram Staff Writer It is hard to believe that our well-known Joseph A. Foran High School was once a patch of trees before it was built in 1973. Before Foran was built, the two high schools in Milford were, our now cross town rival Jonathan Law and Milford High, which is now known as the Parsons...

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ISIS Poses Threat to National Security and the World

March 9, 2015

Priyanka Srivastava Staff Writer                 Terrorism has been no stranger to the world’s history. We are faced with a new threat today: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The group also brands itself as ISIL and IS. It controls territory in Iraq and Syria, and controls a good...

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Milford Arts Council Hosts Their Third Annual Oscar Gala

February 25, 2015

Savannah Mailloux Staff Writer On February 22, the Milford Arts Council hosted its third annual Oscars Gala. Members and non-members of the community were encouraged to attend. Black tie affair was encouraged, as many chose to don fitted suits and sparkling gowns. With a cash bar and an abundance of...

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Beauty and the Beast Comes to Shubert Theater

February 25, 2015

Paige Kissinger Staff Writer The Shubert Theater in New Haven is bringing the 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast to stage this coming March. It is an international production that has performed to over 35 million people worldwide in 13 countries. Performances will be on March 5 at 7:30, March...

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Black History Month in Persepctive

February 12, 2015

Julia Astram Staff Writer Black History Month is not something that should be ignored. The fight for Civil Rights is an important aspect of the United States’ history. According to the Library of Congress, Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson...

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Sexual Activity in Teens

February 12, 2015

Molly Flanagan Guest Writer For over a quarter of a century, abstinence-only education has been taught in schools and funded by the government. Abstinence-only education is not the right way to teach sex education to teenagers. A 2004 review by Advocates for Youth showed that abstinence-only education...

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Get Active With The Yoga Club!

January 29, 2015

Amber Frank Staff Writer   Attention Foran we’ve got a brand new club coming soon, the yoga club! They are going to begin meeting after school every Monday, it’s the perfect way to start your week. The cofounders of the club are juniors Lily Stifler and Julia Gaul. I caught up with both of...

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Martin Luther King Day

January 15, 2015

Katherine Riordan Staff Writer Katie Buckheit Sports Editor Join Mayor Benjamin Blake and Dr. Elizabeth Feser, Superintendent of Schools, at City Hall Auditorium on Thursday, January 15 at 10:30 am as Milford celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy! Milford students and residents are encouraged...

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Problems in Paris

January 13, 2015

  If you are someone who has any concept of what’s going on in your world today, then you have heard about the recent and very tragic shootings in Paris, France. The main suspects in the first incident are brothers Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Saïd Kouachi, 34; another suspect is 18-year-old Hamyd...

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Ferguson Protests

January 9, 2015

Julia Astram Staff writer                 Ferguson, Missouri has been the subject of many news headlines recently. Since the conflict between the teenager, Michael Brown and police officer, Darren Wilson, the town of Ferguson has been at the forefront of news stories. The shooting initiated...

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Installations

January 7, 2015

Kayla Benedetti                                                                                                                                                     Entertainment Editor I bet you've been trying to figure out why...

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