Chicopee
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Mount Greylock School Committee Looks at Policy on Food in Classroom
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee this month discussed a new policy addressing outside food and beverages in the classroom. But members of the panel reflected the tricky line that schools must walk between allowing fun and enriching events on school time while protecting potentially vulnerable children in the district's care.
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Chicopee Council Backs $106M Barry School Move Despite Traffic Fears
Chicopee's City Council voted 12-1 Tuesday to approve bonding for a new Anna E. Barry Elementary School, clearing the final local hurdle for a $106.7 million project that will relocate the 1963-era school to a new site on Macek Street. The lone dissenting vote, from Ward 2 Councilor Shane Brooks, centered on concerns about heavy traffic near the new location rather than opposition to replacing the aging building itself.
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Ludlow High School Cracking Down On Personal Devices
When students were told this year that Ludlow Public Schools would be cracking down on the phone policy, not many students were surprised. However, the extent to which it has been taken is way more severe than students expected. It started off as just putting your phone in the phone...
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Chicopee City Council approves bond for Barry School’s new location
CHICOPEE — Students of the Anna E. Barry Elementary School will have a new school location in 2029. At a packed City Council meeting on Wednesday evening, all but one city councilor voted in favor of funding the new location for the grades K-through-five school that serves 331 students: a site next to the Szetela Early Childhood Center. The early childhood center will be renovated, city officials said.
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Westfield State unions vote ‘no confidence’ in academic chief William Salka
WESTFIELD — Three campus unions at Westfield State University, representing a total of 600 workers, voted last month "no confidence" in a top administrator they blame for creating a toxic work environment and undermining the university's mission. Nearly 82% of the votes expressed no confidence in Provost and Vice...
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Experts say higher education is an industry in turmoil. The collateral damage is widespread
AMHERST, Mass. — The parking lots are mostly vacant. Locked and dark, many of the buildings are lifeless but for dying plants in dusty pots. One of the few people visible is a white-bearded man on a riding mower, tending to an empty lawn as if by habit. This...
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Berkshire Music School adds five new Board Members
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Music School announced the appointments of Evan Lurie, Pam Taxel, Justin Maaia, Nicole Maaia, and Devan Gardner to its Board of Trustees. Evan Lurie is a composer and pianist who has toured internationally with the Lounge Lizards and his own quintet. He has written for film and television, providing scores for films by Stanley Tucci, Steve Buscemi, and Roberto Benigni. His television work includes music direction and composition for Nickelodeon’s Oswald, The Backyardigans, and Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.
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Bay Path University’s Longmeadow Campus Ranked Safest in Massachusetts
LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University’s Longmeadow location, home to its traditional undergraduate learners, is the safest campus in Massachusetts and the 12th safest in the nation, according to a recent list compiled by niche.com, which reviewed 1,400 schools and ranked the safest campuses in America for 2026. According to niche.com, the 2027 Safest College Campuses ranking is based on key statistics and student reviews using U.S. Department of Education data.
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Torrington overwhelms GNH in second-half rout
WINSTED — The Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic co-op football team lost 52-14 to Torrington High School Saturday, Oct. 10. What began as a back-and-forth battle turned into a second-half rout as Torrington scored 36 unanswered points after halftime.The Raiders ran for 416 yards in the win while averaging 9.2 yards per carry as a team.
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