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Northampton teachers union is latest to vote no confidence in superintendent
The Northampton Association of School Employees, or NASE, voted no confidence in the district’s superintendent, Portia Bonner, amid an ongoing budget dispute. The union delivered a statement at a meeting of the city’s school committee on Thursday night, saying that 96%, or 348, members who voted in the poll had voted that they no longer had confidence in Bonner’s ability to lead the district. NASE President Andrea Egitto said the total represented an “overwhelming majority.”
No. 6 Pittsfield baseball falls against No. 4 Seekonk in D-IV state championship
WORCESTER — Javy Borges etched his name in the history books on Saturday as he pitched a gem en route to leading the No. 4 Seekonk baseball team past No. 6 Pittsfield by a final score of 8-0 to claim their second consecutive Divison IV state championship at Polar Park.
After Tough April, Generals a Juggernaut Going to Saturday's Title Game
WORCESTER, Mass. – For the Pittsfield High School baseball team, a trip out of state may have helped spur a trip to the state championship game. On April 30, the Generals had a record of 5-4 and had lost three of their last four games. At about 5:45 p.m....
Mount Greylock Committee Accepts ARPA Offer, Sets Vote on Latin
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday moved forward with a proposal to fund a consultant with about $66,000 of Williamstown's American Rescue Plan Act funds. Meanwhile, it held off on a decision about whether to resuscitate the middle-high school's Latin program, scheduling a special...
Retired teacher continuing education mission through South Deerfield shop
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A longtime teacher in western Massachusetts has opened a dinosaur shop to help educate the public in a fun environment. The Rock Fossil Dinosaur Shop in South Deerfield - owned by Gina Bordoni-Cowley, a retired first grade teacher at the Campus School of Smith College - is bringing extinct creatures back to life.
BCC Faculty Members Win HIM Team Excellence Award
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Laurie Vilord and Marsha Estabrook-Adams, two Berkshire Community College (BCC) adjunct faculty members in the Business & Computer Information Systems department, have been awarded a the Health Information Management (HIM) Team Excellence Award from the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association (MaHIMA). Vilord and Estabrook-Adams, along with...
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