Joshua Klafter
Joshua is a reporter for WUFT News who can be contacted by calling 954-895-3983 or emailing jklafter@ufl.edu.
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The Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center at the University of Florida will be hosting the largest Seders in Florida. The synagogue has been prepping for months to welcome more than 1,000 people over the course of two nights.
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Despite a decline in popularity nationwide, the Pokémon GO Community in Gainesville is still active. A Facebook group of over 700 members unifies the community, allowing Gainesville residents and employees of all different walks of life to collaborate in their common goal to “catch them all.”
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In the wake of the San Bernardino, California and Orlando attacks, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office has increased its counterterrorism efforts. This push includes more training courses for different departments, equipment acquisitions and more citizen-involvement initiatives.
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Alachua County Public Schools announced the three finalists for the 2017 Teacher of the Year program to represent the county in the statewide Teacher of the Year contest.
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Students in a sixth-grade class at Shadowlawn Elementary School will have their writings added to the Kerlan Collection, an archive of children's literature at the University of Minnesota.
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Two hundred collectors participated in the 38th annual Collectors Day at the Florida Museum of Natural History on Saturday. Four share their collections' stories.
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The University of Florida's Gator Gaming club held its third free gaming event of the year, GatorLAN Fall 2015. The event brings gamers from all over the Southeastern U.S. to compete in large video game console tournaments, trivia competitions and fan art exhibitions.