Three city youths won prizes as part of an essay contest sponsored by a local business owner who grew up in the Piedmont and Pleasant streets area. Simeon Matthews and Isaiah Marquez won laptops and Hector Rivera scored a $50 Best Buy gift card. They were honored at a ceremony at the basketball court on Hawley Street on Tuesday. Libis Bueno started the contest after talking with youths at the basketball court, where some of them said they were interested in technology. Bueno is the CEO and chief technology officer of Domitek at 100 Grove St. Knowing many students struggle to access technology, Bueno decided to hold a contest and award laptops as prizes. Bueno went to South High School in Worcester and earned a degree in computer science at New England Institute of Technology (NEIT). He was joined at the awards ceremony by Mayor Joe Petty and District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera.
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