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V10 Entertainment To Handle Pay 1 & Downstream Sales On Ketchup Movies Including ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
EXCLUSIVE: Ketchup Entertainment has entered into a distribution partnership with V10 Entertainment for the latter to sell the pay-1 window and downstream rights to Ketchup’s movies, including the upc...
V10 Entertainment To Handle Pay 1 & Downstream Sales On Ketchup Movies Including ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
EXCLUSIVE: Ketchup Entertainment has entered into a distribution partnership with V10 Entertainment for the latter to sell the pay-1 window and downstream rights to Ketchup’s movies, including the upc...
Bothell High School jazz band preps for Essentially Ellington competition
Bothell High School, an Essentially Ellington finalist for the fifth straight year, owns the longest current streak in Washington state.
Primark to split from food business despite warning of Iran war impact
ABF to demerge fashion chain from firm that owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, plus a sugar company
NBA playoffs 2026: Can the Knicks rely on Jalen Brunson/Karl-Anthony Towns two-man attack in Game 2?
South Uist business faces 'non-stop cancellations' amid ferry disruption
Archie MacLellan, who owns Uist Travel Accomodation, says he has had many cancellations.
Browns were also reportedly looking into Dexter Lawrence trade
There is an alternate timeline that would be much worse for the Bengals.
Lexington new and used home furnishings store is downsizing after 36 years in business
Another Man’s Treasure on Regency Road will close next month, while the Third Street location is being expanded.
2026 NBA bracket odds, predictions, best bets: NBA playoff picks by expert on 101-60 run
SportsLine's Mike Barner reveals his NBA bracket picks and series predictions for the 2026 NBA playoffs
Common cleaning sponge found to release trillions of microplastic fibers
That “magic” sponge under your sink may be hiding an environmental downside. While melamine sponges are famous for effortlessly scrubbing away stubborn stains, they slowly break down as you use them—shedding tiny plastic fibers that wash into water systems. Researchers estimate that globally, these sponges could release over a trillion microplastic fibers every month, potentially entering the food chain and affecting wildlife.
Manheim Township fourth grader competes in event at Augusta National Sunday before Masters
Maggie Michaels’ dream golf foursome is her father, Tom, PGA Tour professional Tommy Fleetwood and Taylor Swift.
Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise lean on tax cuts as they fight to keep their majority in Congress
WASHINGTON — Usually April 15 is greeted with frowns, if not outright dread.
INTEGRIS Health plans clinic closures across Oklahoma citing $130M funding loss
Health system says patients will receive at least 30 days' notice as dermatology, pediatric and mental health services face shutdowns.
UM students to compete in 37th business startup challenge
A panel of 24 evaluators from across Montana meticulously reviewed over 103 submissions, selecting 14 finalists to compete in this year’s event.
2026 NFL mock draft: Cowboys move up for Ohio State star; Cardinals land QB with late trade
Dallas makes a move up the board with the Browns, who add a third first-rounder
Things People Thought Were 'Rich People Stuff' As Kids
I don't care what anyone says, Viennetta ice cream cake will always be an expensive delicacy in my eyes.
Ford Recalls Up to 1.39 Million F-150s
Ford is recalling up to 1.39 million F-150 pick-ups over the risk of unexpected downshifting that can lead to a loss of vehicle control.
What’s Next for the GOP After Trump? Get Ready for 31 Flavors of MAGA.
Trump owns this version of the GOP. He’ll shape the next one too.
2026 NFL Draft: Final big board of top 75 prospects
We have finalized our big board and have our top 75 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft locked in with Caleb Downs on top.
Inside Amazon's AI Sprawl problem: More Tools, More Data, Less Control
Generative AI makes it easier to create your own apps and tools at work. The downside is "AI sprawl," something Amazon is grappling with internally.
Saudi Arabia and sports: What it owns, how much it has invested, and what now?
Breaking down Saudi Arabia's sports portfolio and what we're hearing about its future amid the uncertainty surrounding LIV Golf.
26 Cheap And Easy Home Upgrades And Projects To Do
"It was supposed to be a temporary solution until I saved some money — but I like it so much I still haven't changed it three years later."
Vermont Natives Provide Entertainment Through Community, Connection, and Headlocks
A Vermont organization has delivered heated rivalries, daring smackdowns, and unique athleticism for decades — and now, it’s back in Barre. Green Mountain Wrestling (GMW) was founded 30 years ago, when Vermont lacked a professional wrestling scene and was rarely the target for major industry events. Launched by Gary Langevin, the group operated out of Newport from 1996 through 2003. During the organization’s early years, Adam Lash began helping with events. A wrestling fan and teenager eager to join the industry, GMW became a career springboard. “As I got older, I became more involved in the broader professional wrestling industry beyond
Community event highlights local artists, entertainment in Lima
A new community event, 419 Day, will bring live entertainment, vendors and artists to downtown Lima this Sunday. Organizers hope the event encourages residents to support local talent while enjoying
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns choose tackle
With the 24th overall pick in the 2026 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, Cleveland Browns GM FierceDisc65 selects ...
Kent State football coach Mark Carney receives Josh Cribbs' approval
Former Cleveland Browns star Josh Cribbs visited Kent State University and shared thoughts on the state of his college team under coach Mark Carney.
Advancing Mental Health Worldwide: Five Core Elements for Effective Strategies
More than one billion people worldwide live with a mental health condition (MHC). Despite the significant downstream economic, societal, and health challenges a
US Jewelry-Business Closures Slow in First Quarter
The US jewelry industry’s downsizing rate slowed in the first quarter, according to the latest data from the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT).
The biggest takeaways from the new RFK Jr. tell-all, from addiction to affairs
An unauthorized biography on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is detailing the ups, downs and inner thoughts of the famed family member-turned-health secretary.
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: CB Mansoor Delane, LSU
The Browns could use another cornerback. But is a first-round pick too high a price to pay this year?
Justin Bieber’s YouTube Coachella set had nothing to do with who owns his music
“The Daily Mail is wrong about that.”
Edina students pitch business ideas in ‘Shark Tank’ competition
An innovative claw clip, a way to recycle old flowers and bento boxes were some of the products pitched by Edina High School students at the sixth annual Edina Shark
Seniors: John Lemp, 70
Has been working for more than 50 years in the business — M. Lemp Jewelers in Syracuse — that his great-grandfather started in 1890 By Mary Beth Roach Don Lemp owns and represents the fourth-generation of the family business, M. Lemp Jewelers, but he still calls himself “a counter guy.” “I love interacting with couples. It’s a wonderful business. You’re celebrating marriages, engagements, births, anniversaries — all these different significant moments that people invite you into their lives for whatever brief period of time it might be to help them celebrate whatever their important occasion is,” he said. This is one of several reasons why Lemp, at 70, has been working for more than 50 years in the business that his great-grandfather started in 1890. Always located in the downtown Syracuse area, the store has been situated in the building that the family owns on East Fayette and Warren streets since 1971. He jokes that he’s been in the business so long he is now selling engagement rings to the second generation in some families. He also loves the opportunity to learn about the ever-changing industry and gemstones. “You have to know not only diamonds, but all the colored stones, from A to Z, from andalusite to zircons,” he said. Lemp said he had originally thought he wanted to become an attorney, but while working part-time in the store while attending college at Syracuse University, he decided to follow in the family business. His father, Walter D. Lemp Sr., and his mother tried to discourage their son from pursuing retail, reminding him of the hectic hours and lifestyle intrinsic in this business. But the younger Lemp [whose full name is Walter D. Lemp Jr.] prevailed. So, over the years, father and son got to work together in the family business for 35 years. And while many other jewelers retreated from downtown to suburban malls in the 1970s, the Lemps decided to stay downtown. And it’s a decision that Lemp Jr. feels it has worked out well. As he explained, downtown Syracuse is seeing a rebirth. One website, Point2Home.com, has noted that more than 6,000 people live there and the median income is about $62,000. In addition, according to the website that Lemp built years ago, the store can cater to customers throughout the country. His customers, whether from across the country or across Onondaga County, are just one reason that Lemp stays engaged in the business. His employees, the opportunity to continue to learn in an industry, and the challenge to continue to improve business are all other reasons, he noted. He’s also been able to travel to India to buy diamonds and he enjoys buying and selling estates. “I’d rather gallop in the corral than ride into the sunset,” Lemp said.
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: RB Cash Jones, Georgia
Are the Browns considering this Bulldog as the newest member of the Dawg Pound?
'Historic milestone': FSU now effectively owns TMH as city transfers hospital assets
'Historic milestone': FSU and the city of Tallahassee announced Friday evening that the legal transfer of the city-owned hospital assets are complete after a controversial process that divided the community.
Flag-raising ceremonies honor lifesaving organ donation
Penn State Health honored the lifesaving impact of organ donation during April 9 flag-raising ceremonies in Hershey and East Pennsboro Township.
Broncos ownership group joins Rockies as minority partners
DENVER -- Penner Sports Group, the family entity of Greg and Carrie Penner that owns the Denver Broncos, has made an investment that will make it the largest minority owner of the Rockies franchise. The move, approved by Major League Baseball, was announced by Rockies owner, chairman and CEO Dick
Dawand Jones' Health Update - 04.09.26
On today's episode of Cleveland Browns Daily, Tackle Dawand Jones stops by to give us an update on his health and his recovery from last season's injury. The guys hear from our great friend Greg Cosell as he breaks down this year's wide receiver class and
Browns address massive offensive holes in new mock draft
In a new mock draft, the Browns fixed two of their biggest leaks on the roster with their two picks.
Browns hosting dynamic tight end for pre-draft visit
Could the Browns go a different route to improve the pass game? Drafting Kenyon Sadiq sure would be a shock
Browns veteran cornerback has high praise for reigning DROY
The veteran had a strong statement on how good he thinks the young linebacker is.
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: DE Keldric Faulk, Auburn
A young player with room to reach his potential is catnip to Browns GM Andrew Berry.
Lima Festival and Amphitheater Alliance plans busy season of entertainment
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Viewpoint: Ignoring science on clean air will cost lives
Dr. Robert Merchant writes, Once president, he and his loyalists ignored the science, the health and economic benefits, the technological innovations, and dismantled key life-saving regulations to benefit his fossil fuel benefactors.
3 Big Questions New Browns' HC Todd Monken Must Answer
As the Cleveland Browns open up their offseason program this week, new head coach Todd Monken faces several pivotal questions that he must answer
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: DE David Bailey, Texas Tech
Could the Browns add a high-impact DE in the draft to pair with Myles Garrett? Should they?
Survey shows many Northern Virginia business owners concerned about economy
Marty owns an appliance store in Woodbridge, and he, like many Northern Virginian business owners, is concerned about the policies coming out of Washington and
D. Wayne Lukas, Louis Cella To Be Inducted Into Arkansas Sports Hall Of Fame
For decades, Oaklawn Park’s Arkansas Derby has served as one of Thoroughbred racing’s most important proving grounds, where champions sharpen their form before heading to Churchill Downs. Today, the Arkansas track hosts one of the richest racing meets in the country, drawing many of the sport’s ...
Known unknowns
We asked some of Harvard’s leading thinkers to tell us what they still don’t know, and what the answers could mean for humanity.
Affordability and Preventive Public Health Policy
Affordability pressures increasingly shape health risk in the United States, influencing both the upstream conditions that sustain health and the downstream ability to access health promoting resources. Financial stability is a key driver of health, affecting patterns of health, health care use, and the tradeoffs people must make among competing needs. The economic policy landscape aimed at improving financial security for Americans is expansive, complex, and often difficult to organize, making it challenging to discuss how different policies influence financial resilience and population health. We propose the Earn–Keep–Grow framework as a practical way to organize and guide discussion of these policies in population health research and policy decision-making.
Two charged with stealing appliances from Wilkes-Barre Township business
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Two men from New York City were apprehended by Wilkes-Barre Township police burglarizing a business and stealing appliances early Monday morning.
Fire officials release findings from 2025 Millcreek business complex fire
Millcreek Township fire officials have released the findings of a formal After Action Review (AAR) following a massive fire at a business complex in December. The assessment evaluated the departmen…
People at Work: Local chocolatier cooks up major step for family business - Asheville's 828 News NOW
Molly Cook, the chocolatier behind Marble & Steel Craft Chocolates, a chocolate company she owns and operates with her husband, John Cook, is preparing a big step for her local business.
Connecticut bars getting business boost from UConn basketball tournament runs
The UConn men’s basketball team run to the national championship is also bringing a lot of customers to local bars across Connecticut for watch parties. “We had the audio running and everything and as soon as the final buzzer hit, everyone was going crazy. We had a nice little UConn chant going at the end,” Yash Ramchandani, whose family owns…
Everything to know of 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament championship game
Only one more game remains before March Madness crowns its next basketball champion. Here's what you need to know about the men's title game:
4 Monmouth, 3 Ocean County towns among New Jersey's most healthy towns
New Jersey's Mayors Wellness Campaign named 45 'Healthy Towns' for 2025, including seven in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Government, Police Crack Down on Narcotics in Seoul Entertainment Areas
Government, Police Crack Down on Narcotics in Seoul Entertainment Areas No narcotics detected; food violations corrected. Future crackdowns to focus on clubs, high-foreigner areas
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: RB Mike Washington Jr., Arkansas
The Browns seem set at RB for the moment. But if Washington is there on Day 2, could he be in play?
RFK Jr. launches midterm travel push to shore up ‘MAHA’ support
The Trump White House counts RFK Jr. as a top surrogate – but he comes with downsides, too.
NIH would get $5 billion cut under Trump’s 2027 budget, but Congress unlikely to go along
The White House is asking Congress to cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health and downsize the number of institutes and centers from 27 to 22
Gemma 4 and what makes an open model succeed
Having written a lot of model release blog posts, there’s something much harder about reviewing open models when they drop relative to closed models, especially in 2026. In recent years, there were so few open models, so when Llama 3 was released most people were still doing research on Llama 2 and super happy to get an update. When Qwen 3 was released, the Llama 4 fiasco had just gone down, and a whole research community was emerging to study RL on Qwen 2.5 — it was a no brainer to upgrade. Today, when an open model releases, it’s competing with Qwen 3.5, Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-OSS, Arcee Large, Nemotron 3, Olmo 3, and others. The space is populated, but still feels full of hidden opportunity. The potential of open models feels like a dark matter, a potential we know is huge, but few clear recipes and examples for how to unlock it are out there. Agentic AI, OpenClaw, and everything brewing in that space is going to spur mass experimentation in open models to complement the likes of Claude and Codex, not replace them. Especially with open models, the benchmarks at release are an extremely incomplete story. In some ways this is exciting, as new open models have a much higher variance and ability to surprise, but it also points at some structural reasons that make building businesses and great AI experiences around open models harder than the closed alternatives. When a new Claude Opus or GPT drops, spending a few hours with them in my agentic workflows is genuinely a good vibe test. For open models, putting them through this test is a category error. Something else to be said about open models in the era of agents is that they get out of the debate of integration, harnesses, and tools and let us see close to the ground on what exactly is the ability of just a model. Of course, we can’t test some things like search abilities without some tool, but being able to measure exactly the pace of progress of the model alone is a welcome simplification to a systematically opaque AI space. Share The list of factors I’d use to assess a new open-weight model I’m considering investing in includes: Model performance (and size) — how this model performs on benchmarks I care about and how it compares to other models of a similar size. Country of origin — some businesses care deeply about provenance, and if a model was built in China or not. Model license — if a model needs legal approval for use, uptake will be slower at mid-sized and large companies. Tooling at release — many models release with half-broken, or at least substantially slower, implementations in popular software like vLLM, Transformers, SGLANG, etc due to pushing the envelope of architectures or tools. Model fine-tunability — how easy or hard it is to modify the given model to your use-case when you actually try and use it. The core problem is that some of these are immediately available at release, e.g. general performance, license, origin, etc. but others such as tooling take day(s) to week(s) to stabilize, and others are open research questions — with no group systematically monitoring fine-tunability. In the early era of open models, the days of Llama 2 or 3 and Qwen pre v3.5, the architectures were fairly simple and the models tended to work out of the box. Some of this was due to the extremely hard work of the Llama, Qwen, Mistral, etc. developer teams. Some is due to the new models being genuinely harder to work with. When it comes to something like Qwen 3.5 or Nemotron 3, with hybrid models (either gated delta net or mamba layers), the tooling is very rough at release. Things you would expect to “just work” often don’t. I’ve been following this area closely since we released Olmo Hybrid with a similar architecture, and Qwen 3.5 is just starting to work well in the various open-source tools that need to all play nice together for RL research. That’s 1.5 months after the release date! This is just to start really investing more into understanding the behavior of the models. Of course, others started working on these models sooner by investing more engineering resources or relying on partially closed software. The fully open and distributed ecosystem takes a long time to get going on some new models. All of this is lead-in for the most important question for open models — how easy is it to adapt to specific use-cases? This is a different problem for different model sizes. Large MoE open-weight models may be used by entities like Cursor who need complex capabilities in their domain, e.g. Composer 2 trained on Kimi K2.5. Other applications can be built on much smaller models, such as Chroma’s Context-1 model for agentic search, built on GPT-OSS 20B. The question of “which models are fine-tunable” is largely background knowledge known by engineers across the industry. There should be a thriving research area here to support the open ecosystem model. The first step is to understand characteristics of different base and post-trained models to understand what they look like. The second step is to tune pretraining recipes for open models so they’re more flexible. Interconnects AI is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe For The ATOM Project and other Interconnects endeavors, we’ve put in substantial effort to measuring adoption trends in the open ecosystem. Everything takes a long time to unfold after a model is first publicly available — and adaptability is why. What we know for sure now, when Qwen has been going from strength to strength with its releases, is that technical staff across the industry has gotten comfortable working with Qwen models. Countless research methods and datasets were made to work with Qwen. It’ll take patience for any other model family to get to this point — a patience I’m not sure many open model builders have. This takes us to Gemma 4, Google’s latest open models. Gemma 3 was released more than a year ago, in March of 2025, and is a bit underrated. Gemma 4 comes in 4 sizes for now, with a bigger, MoE model of over 100B total parameters rumored but not released yet. The models we have today come in sizes of ~5B dense, 8B dense, 26B total 4B active MoE, and 31B dense. I’m most excited that they’re finally adopting a standard Apache 2.0 open source license. This’ll massively boost adoption. The standard of better licenses for strong open-weight LLMs was set by mostly Chinese open model labs in the last 1-2 years, and now U.S. companies are following suit. I will personally be so happy if the horrible Llama licenses and Gemma terms of service were an ~18-month transient dynamic of the industry being nervous about releasing strong open models. The Gemma 4 scores look very solid, the small models have incredible benchmark scores (especially in general domains like LMArena) and the 31B model rivals the recent Qwen 3.5 27B, which is the leading member of that class. The ~30B size range is an important one, as it’s accessible both to researchers and to enterprises looking to deploy the model in real use-cases. Where the 7B model scale is the default for tinkering and research, a 30B model is the default for seeing if an open model can unlock substantial value in your specific workflow — a good mix of intelligence, low price, tractability for downstream training, etc. This takes us back to the above adoption criteria I mentioned for open models and the bigger question — do I think Gemma 4 will be an overwhelming success? Previous Gemma models have been plagued by tooling issues and poorer performance when being finetuned. Gemma 4’s success is going to be entirely determined by ease of use, to a point where a 5-10% swing on benchmarks wouldn’t matter at all. It’s strong enough, small enough, with the right license, and from the U.S., so many companies are going to slot it in. I’m cautiously optimistic that Gemma 4 is going to work better here. Winds are shifting for open models built in America. We saw GPT-OSS go through a bumpy launch to become an overwhelming success. There’s a collective energy around the likes of Reflection, Arcee, Nemotron, Gemma, Olmo, and peers that show substantial demand for building new stacks around open models. There’s capital to be spent on AI stacks across the economy by those who want more ownership of everything, including the model. After launching The ATOM Project 240 days ago, the conversation is shifting into the next stage. Summer of 2025 was a crisis moment where the U.S. AI scene realized it can’t wait and figure out open models after building AGI. The two markets will capture different areas and proceed in parallel. Now that more companies in the U.S. are releasing strong models, we need to improve the ecosystem so that these models are easy to use, understand, and build value around. It’s the hard work to build another inflection point in these adoption plots I’ve been updating consistently, but that’s the work to be done. Join me in it. More data coming soon! Here’s a sneak peek:
Browns First Offseason Schedule Under Todd Monken Revealed
The road to the 2026 regular season begins in early April as the Cleveland Browns kickoff their first offseason program under new head coach Todd Monken.
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Former Browns defensive leader retires from the NFL
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HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: Easter egg hunts, concerts and more happening this weekend
Easter egg hunts, concerts and family events happening across our hometowns this weekend
The safest pick, biggest gamble and more 2026 NFL Draft superlatives
From best players to buy-low candidates and potential Day 2 steals, a breakdown of this class's most intriguing prospects.
CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing
The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
The dynamic Commodore is equal parts of two familiar former Browns QBs. Would the team really sign back up for that?
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: QB Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Cleveland’s QB room likely already has enough backups without adding another one in the draft.
The Band Perry Inks With Borchetta Entertainment Group
The Band Perry has signed to the new Borchetta Entertainment Group management division [...]
Coffee at night may increase risky behavior, especially in women
Drinking coffee at night might come with an unexpected downside: increased impulsivity. In a new study, fruit flies given caffeine after dark behaved more recklessly, ignoring signals that normally make them stop. Daytime caffeine didn’t have the same effect, pointing to a strong link between timing and behavior. Even more striking, females were far more sensitive than males.
The surprising downsides of being a cynic
A jaded view of human nature may actually render you more likely to suffer from disappointment and betrayal. But there are ways to avoid being hoodwinked.
Digitalbox targets further acquisitions as mobile entertainment portfolio expands
Digitalbox PLC (AIM:DBOX, FRA:RLXB), the mobile-first digital media company, is targeting further growth through acquisitions and new brand launches in 2026 after expanding its portfolio to ten brands and reporting a seventh consecutive year of profitability. The company, which owns...
Funny Job Tweets March 2026
"at work today i served a little girl some ice cream, and her mom says 'honey, what do u say?' And she looks me dead in the eyes and says 'I love u'"
38 Hidden Features On Everyday Items You Didn't Know
I had no idea there was an "ultra dark mode" on my phone!
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District has new science supervisor
Courtesy of Washington Township Public Schools Throughout her career, Jillian Barnes has demonstrated a strong commitment to high-quality science instruction, c
Hyde Park reopens in Bath with steak menu, more seafood, entertainment
Hyde Park steakhouse returns to Bath Township location after $1.8 million in renovations.
Older Galaxy phones are now getting AirDrop support, but don't celebrate yet
Owners of older Galaxy phones are starting to see AirDrop support, but there's a deal-breaking downside at the moment.
Cleveland Browns ownership taps former Cuyahoga County executive candidate Lee Weingart to lobby Congress
A Republican former county commissioner, Weingart is the founder and chair of government relations shop LNE Group.
Warner farm’s lavender business flourishes, enabled by USDA value-added grant program
Growth is at the top of Missy Biagiotti’s mind. Already, she counts on the help of more than 20 employees during the busiest months of the year at Lavender Fields at Pumpkin Blossom Farm in Warner, while new horizons lie ahead for the business she co-owns with her husband, Mike. The couple is adding three […]
Browns' frontrunner at QB revealed by NFL insider Mike Garafolo
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Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Profile: QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
What to make of Nussmeier’s NFL potential? And are the Browns in a position to risk finding out?
Devin Bush is a ‘legitimate impact player’
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Browns NFL Draft Profile: Edge Zion Young, Missouri Tigers
The Cleveland Browns could use some young at DE with Missouri Tigers’ Zion Young fitting that in the 2026 NFL draft
Browns NFL draft: Just draft the best players
Cleveland Browns fans are very focused on the team’s need at OT and WR, but should be thinking best player available
Would the Browns benefit from trading Myles Garrett? It’s complicated
While sources have tried to calm Myles Garrett trade rumors, Cleveland Browns should at least think about the benefits
5 Major Brands You Might Not Realize Are Owned By Amazon
Besides the major online store, Amazon also owns IMDB, MGM Studios, Whole Foods, Ring video doorbells, and the live-streaming platform Twitch.
Hingham Schools Eye Business Curriculum Expansion as Class Size Concerns Mount
HINGHAM - March 23, 2026 - The Hingham School Committee moved to modernize its high school offerings Monday night, reviewing a comprehensive plan to expand the “small but mighty” Business Department while simultaneously grappling with data that places Hingham as an outlier in elementary class sizes. Director of Social Studies Andy Hoey presented a two-year program review that highlighted the department’s success in community partnerships but warned that high student demand is testing current staffing limits. Meanwhile, committee Chair Jen Benham presented independent research showing Hingham is the only benchmark district with second-grade classes hitting a 25-student cap, sparking a directive for the Policy Subcommittee to review class-size standards. Editors note: South Shore News is going paid in April, subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss a story. Reach out for group or organizational pricing. Subscribe The Full Story The meeting opened with a look into the future of Hingham High School’s (HHS) curriculum. Andy Hoey, who oversees the Business Department, presented the first formal program review for the department since 2009. [15:09] Hoey characterized the department as a vital elective hub that currently serves between 14% and 27% of the HHS student body in any given year. [31:31] “We are very proud of our business department here at Hingham High School... while we’re very proud of it, we are always striving to make improvements and enhancements.” [15:55] — Andy Hoey, Director of Social Studies A key highlight of the presentation was the announcement of a new AP Business with Personal Finance course launching next year, pending enrollment. [20:08] The review team found that while the program is “well-aligned” to national standards, it remains a high-school-only offering. Hoey outlined an action plan to explore “vertical articulation,” potentially introducing business or financial literacy units at the middle school level to fill a “gap” identified between fifth and eighth grade. [41:48] However, the department faces “smoke and mirrors” regarding student GPA, according to Hoey. Currently, most business courses are “unleveled” and do not count toward a student’s GPA, which survey data suggests may deter some students from enrolling. [28:15] The committee discussed the possibility of offering Honors or College Prep (CP) credit for advanced courses, such as investing or marketing, to better reflect their academic rigor. [38:27] The discussion took a sharp turn toward elementary education during an enrollment update. Superintendent Dr. Katie Roberts noted a net gain of four students mid-year, but it was Jen Benham’s “rabbit hole” data analysis that caught the committee’s attention. [50:35] Benham researched 13 benchmark towns—representing 34 elementary schools—and found that Hingham was the only district with a second-grade section reaching 25 students this year. [51:36] Benham’s findings suggested that while many districts lack formal class-size policies, Hingham’s current cap of 25 for second grade may be too high. “I think if we could at least have 23 at a cap for grade two,” Benham suggested, noting the importance of that grade level for literacy development. [53:09], [54:55] Dr. Roberts cautioned that smaller classes require more staff, which is a significant hurdle following a budget season where nine general education positions were cut across the district. [55:56] The committee also finalized the 2025 Town Report, which was updated to be more “student-centered” and highlight staff early in the document. [11:12] Additionally, a series of food service policies were approved to align with Massachusetts’ universal free school meal mandate, including new protocols for meal modifications due to allergies or religious needs. [59:23] Share Why It Matters The meeting underscored a tension between Hingham’s desire to offer elite, specialized programming and the foundational pressure of class sizes. The expansion of the Business Department—including potential Microsoft certifications and AP courses—aims to prepare students for a “real world” where credit scores and financial literacy are paramount. [46:20] However, the revelation that Hingham’s second-grade classes are larger than those in all neighboring benchmark towns suggests a potential strain on early education that could impact long-term student performance if not addressed by the Policy Subcommittee. Official Minutes & Data Key Motions & Votes Motion: To approve the Hingham Public Schools 2025 Town Report. [13:16] Vote: Unanimous (7-0) ([01:13:28]) Motion: To approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for summer counselor work regarding course placement. [57:33] Vote: Unanimous (7-0) ([57:50]) Motion: To approve Policy EFBA (School Food and Nutrition/Meal Modifications). [01:00:32] Vote: Unanimous (7-0) ([01:00:44]) Motion: To approve Policy EFC (Universal Free School Meals). [01:00:54] Vote: Unanimous (7-0) ([01:01:07]) Public Comment No members of the public spoke during the meeting or via the remote link. [01:02:30] What’s Next The Policy Subcommittee will take up the review of elementary class-size caps over the next year to determine if the Grade 2 limit should be lowered from 25 to 23. [52:18] The Business Department will monitor enrollment for the new AP Business course and continue exploring dual-enrollment partnerships with Quincy College. [38:13] Source Video: Harbor Media South Shore News is a reader-supported publication. 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