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Monday, January 28, 2013

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Five Things You Need to Know Today in Norwood: FAFSA Night, Senior Suppers

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Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. The Norwood Recreation Department is looking for great staff members to work as lifeguards and Playcamp counselors this summer. Applications available at the front desk of the Civic. 2. Attention NHS seniors and parents: FAFSA Night is tonight at Massasoit Community College (the Brockton Campus) at 6:30 p.m. Trained professionals will provide free assistance to students and families seeking to complete the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 3. Did you know that holiday lights are recyclable? The Norwood…

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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Five Things You Need to Know Today in Norwood: FAFSA Info Night, Missing Dog

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Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Worried about how to keep that New Year's resolution? Check out some tips here. 2. There will be two financial aid for college nights at Blue Hills Regional Technical School, 800 Randolph St., Canton, in January 2013. Both events are free and open to the public. The first is TERI (The Education Resources Institute) FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) completion night on Wednesday, January 2 at 6:30 p.m. Representatives from TERI provide individual assistance with the FAFSA. People can bring their documents …

Friday, January 7, 2011

Blue Hills Regional Hosts Financial Aid Night

A representative from the state's college financial aid authority explained the process and shared tips with parents and students at Blue Hills Regional Technical School on Thursday.

January brings cold mornings, ice storms and the dreaded FAFSA. Across the country, high school students and their parents are braving the complications of college financial aid along with the occasional blizzard. At the Blue Hills Regional Technical School on Thursday night, several dozen of them -- drawn from a district consisting of Braintree, Canton, Milton, Norwood, Westwood, Dedham, Avon, Holbrook and Randolph -- filed into the cafeteria to learn more about the process from a Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) representative. Bradley Finger, an independent financial aid lecturer who has given similar presentations in 40 states over the past decade, encouraged his audience to keep on track and offered tools to do so…

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