Many people in the greater Springfield area have wondered about the former MacDuffie School property. It was sold to John Foley in 2011 to continue its educational mission.

To be clear the name MacDuffie and its curriculum was acquired by a company that established a private school in Granby, MA at the site of the former St. Hyacinth's Seminary.

I recently sat down to interview Angelene Huang the woman who worked with a group of investors to purchase the school and her Head of School Beth Moriarty for Focus Springfield. We sat in Angel House one of the buildings on the campus that is being renovated. Some of the buildings have been closed and still reflect the damage of the 2011 tornado. Huang is intent on reopening all the buildings.

The two women met at the New York Military Academy where Huang had been brought in to revitalize that school. After her success there she wanted to do the same at another school.

Please watch this edition of Government Matters on Focus Springfield (it will be available on-line), but right now you can listen to our conversation.

For my tip this week, I'll tell you about two great books about aspects of movie history you may not have considered.

"Ethernight Club" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Maple Leaf Rag" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/