originally posted in The Bristol Press by Susan Corica on October 23, 2015.   PLYMOUTH–The new Reading Garden at South Side Elementary School is like an outdoor classroom, one with grass instead of a tile floor, wooden benches and colorful Adirondack chairs instead of desks, and a brilliant orange maple tree instead of a whiteboard. […]

By Annemarie A. Smith in the Journal Inquirer Posted Thursday May 7, 2015 11:15 a.m. ENFIELD — Lorena Cisneros is a force to be reckoned with. The 36-year-old mother of two is vivacious, determined, and whip-smart. As she arrives at Thomas G. Alcorn Elementary School with her family in tow to begin setting up for the […]

Originally printed in The Bristol Press PLYMOUTH– Participants in the People Empowering People–PEP–program decided that Plymouth needs some kindness lately and each individual in town holds the key. The 2015 PEP Class invites town residents to join in the Keys for Kindness Campaign, which will kickoff with the “Kindness Hour” on Tuesday April 14, from […]

Dr. Cathy Love, PEP Program Administrator, received the Pharos Award from the APLU Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence to recognize her lifetime commitment to addressing issues of diversity, access and success. She and Dean Gregory Weidemann are shown at the November 10th, 2013 APLU meeting in Washington DC.    

Originally printed in the The Bristol Press PLYMOUTH — And the first Kindness Key goes to … Vickie Zalaski. Mayor David Merchant gave out the first key of the Keys for Kindness campaign, organized by the People Empowering People (PEP) class, at the “Kindness Hour” launch at Town Hall recently. The mission of Keys for Kindness […]