Chris Rosenbaum is currently a catcher in the LA Angels of Anaheim organization. In 2008, he caught for the Rancho Cucamonga (California) Quakes and the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Kernels, Class A-Advanced and Class A affiliates, respectively, of the LA Angels. Rosenbaum resides in Tampa, FL, in the offseason, where he is working on his MBA and training. The Quakes' website is www.rcquakes.com and the Kernel's website is www.kernels. If anyone has any questions for Chris, email him at christopher.rosenbaum@gmail.com and he will try to respond to as many questions as possible, either by personal email or in the blog.

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It took a few years, but Amy Gunnells finally inherited her parents' love of history, museums and "educational stuff," as she would have called it growing up. Now in her free time, Amy can often be found eagerly doing the same things she would have dreaded as a kid. If you have a suggestion of things she should do or places she should visit, email her at agunnells@IndeNews.com.

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HILLSDALE-The state Education Department has finally released the overdue 2006-07 school report cards, which document the performance of each school in every school district in the state outside New York City.

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. Or at least show me how to get there.

Chatham Main Street reopens

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