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Guest columnist Matteo Pangallo: MCAS testing requirement imposes constraints, not standards
10-07-2024 5:36 PM

By MATTEO PANGALLO

 It is difficult to imagine a more condescending and erroneous take on Question 2 than the one Ed Lambert of the Boston-based pro-business group Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education attempts to articulate in his Oct. 5 letter [“Weakening...

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Schools, town of Amherst look to formalize building use
11-09-2024 6:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst Regional Middle School’s swimming pool is regularly used for aquatics programming by Amherst Recreation, a town department that also has its administrative offices in the building.Yet for many aspects of the relationship between the...


New town administrator Rebecca Torres to lead Sunderland beginning Nov. 12
11-03-2024 10:13 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With a contract executed by the Selectboard, Sunderland’s next town administrator will step into the role on Nov. 12.Rebecca Torres, Shutesbury’s longtime town administrator, will serve in Sunderland’s position following a search process...


Anti-bias training gears up in Amherst regional school system
10-26-2024 3:11 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Anti-bias training throughout the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, under the Welcoming Schools Seal of Excellence Track, will soon be getting underway, continuing an effort to create a safe, positive and more inclusive...


Committee on board with Amherst Regional school merger proposal
10-10-2024 2:30 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The idea of moving seventh and eighth graders to Amherst Regional High School, potentially turning the Amherst Regional Middle School building into an innovation center, is being greeted with cautious optimism by members of the Regional...


Shutesbury town administrator offered job in Sunderland
10-10-2024 1:52 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — After four consecutive interviews with finalists for the vacant town administrator position, the Select Board has settled on Shutesbury Town Administrator Rebecca Torres.In a unanimous vote, the Sunderland Select Board voted to put...


Amherst Regional board backs ending MCAS requirement for graduation
10-09-2024 4:20 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A referendum question on the state’s November election ballot seeking to eliminate the requirement that public high school students pass the MCAS test to graduate is being endorsed by the Amherst Regional School Committee.The committee on...


South Hadley High School named a School of Recognition by state
10-09-2024 3:21 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The Massachussetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has named South Hadley High School one of the 2024 Schools of Recognition for their improvements in attendance and academic performance over the past three years....


Amherst schools roll out new online bullying reporting system
10-03-2024 1:22 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A new bullying reporting system is on the websites for the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools, providing an improved process for notifying school officials about possible incidents and ensuring prompt investigations....


New super pitches merging Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools in face of shortfall
09-30-2024 3:38 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A significant deficit anticipated in the fiscal year 2026 budget for the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools, amid continued enrollment declines in grades 7-12, is prompting Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman to propose consolidating all secondary...


Shutesbury considers gazebo, plexiglass as ways to protect historic guideboard currently under repair
09-30-2024 1:04 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — An open-air gazebo is being proposed to protect the town common’s historic guideboard, an artifact that dates to 1837 and continues to be refurbished and restored at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center.While the Historical Commission...


Amherst-Pelham Regional super warns of funding shortfall
09-26-2024 5:37 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Should the four towns in the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District limit their assessment increases next year, 35 middle and high school staffers, or 10% of the 350-member workforce, could lose their jobs, leading to what Superintendent E....


School boss gets marching orders: Committees set four main goals for new Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools superintendent to work on this academic year
09-12-2024 11:44 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — New Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman must strive to rebuild community trust so healing and stabilization take place this academic year in the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, one of four broad goals spelled out this week...


Guest columnist Sarah Manteiga: Japanese knotweed is the problem, not the solution
09-08-2024 9:18 PM

By SARAH MANTEIGA

A question for Shutesbury Rights of Wetlands Initiative: Why try to reinvent the wheel? European countries have battled Japanese knotweed for decades longer; why stand in the way by not learning from their mistakes?Shutesbury Rights of Wetlands...


Shutesbury Elementary School named Attendance All-Star
09-05-2024 9:42 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — State education officials have recognized Shutesbury Elementary School’s success in reducing chronic absenteeism by students with the presentation of a signed, gold-colored basketball from the 18-time NBA champion Boston Celtics at a...


Amherst regional budget fears prompt early four-towns meeting
08-29-2024 1:37 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Responding to written appeals from both Amherst and Pelham officials to begin discussions about the fiscal year 2026 operating budget for the regional schools, members of the Amherst Regional School Committee are committing to having a...


Three Shutesbury residents recap arrests at NYC fossil fuel protest
08-27-2024 5:21 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

For Shutesbury resident Bert Fernandez, climate change “may be the most important issue of our time.”“We’re seeing all these disasters happening all around the country,” Fernandez said. “Storms are different than they used to be. The ocean waters are...


Shutesbury petition: No toxic chemicals in fight against Japanese knotweed invasive
08-24-2024 12:15 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Invasive and destructive, the growth of Japanese knotweed along town roads and municipal rights of way is an increasing concern for some residents, due to its potential for reducing animal and insect biodoversity, lowering water quality...


Former counselor sues Amherst-Pelham school district, adding to complaints in wake of Title IX investigations
08-20-2024 7:10 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A federal lawsuit brought against the Amherst-Pelham Regional school district, as well as several current and former staff members, by a former middle school counselor contends that she and other counselors were targeted by colleagues and...


Shutesbury, Leverett among four towns looking to share fire resources
08-15-2024 2:52 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Continued staffing challenges for small-town fire departments that depend on on-call and volunteer firefighters to respond to emergencies is prompting officials in Shutesbury, Leverett, Wendell and New Salem to examine ways to potentially...


Release conditions set for former Shutesbury man facing 29 charges, including rape and strangulation
08-15-2024 2:38 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A local man facing 29 charges, including rape and strangulation, will be released from custody if he can identify an appropriate residence to stay at, a Franklin County Superior Court judge has decided.Branden M. Eugenio, 31, appeared...

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