Q: Arts helped coach the youth on an eighth-grade football team at Lombardi Middle School in Green Bay .

The boy was a student at Lombardi Middle School in Green Bay .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: no
Q: Buyers can purchase a Windows- and Office-loaded desktop for $ 298 , excluding taxes , the report said .

Buyers can now choose a Windows- and Office-loaded desktop for 12,390 baht ( US $ 298 ) , excluding taxes , the report said .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: yes
Q: Montgomery was one of the first places to enact such a law , but many places , including New York City , now ban smoking in bars .

While Montgomery was one of the first to enact such a law , it 's now relatively common - even New York City bans smoking in bars .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A:
yes