Brooks Holmes is a retired educator (2022) who taught instrumental music for grades 5-12 over the past 31 years. Brooks’ Concert & Jazz Bands were well known throughout the local…
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Jillayne Flanders
Jill Flanders served as Principal at Plains Elementary in South Hadley and Hadley Elementary for a total of 27 years. Prior to that, she taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades…
HEC Academy in Northampton Celebrates Graduates of 2024
…presented the Key Club Charter to our school, and David Starr presented the Key Club service pins to Zoe and Aidan. The HEC Academy KEY club’s goal is to increase…
Heath, Mohawk reach agreement on school closure
…Task Force and Mohawk’s Heath Ad Hoc Committee settled on conditions Thursday, according to Mohawk Trail Regional School District Committee Chairwoman Martha Thurber. Pending a full Mohawk School Committee vote…
Early Childhood Programs Reduce Need for Special Ed
…by Duke University. The findings were released just days after the North Carolina university announced that it was opening a data analytics center focused on answering early childhood questions about…
Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth
…conceal — even in a school. Juuling is also known as vaping. “I know a lot of kids who Juul, almost half the kids I know,” said Bryden Ventola, a…
Amherst Mobile Market begins third year on June 7th
…at Groff Park on Tuesdays from 4 – 6 pm, Mill River Recreation Area on Wednesdays from 4 – 6 pm, Fort River Elementary School on Thursdays from 4 –…
Four Corners student fundraiser helps ailing children
…people.” Four Corners students this year are using their monthly spirit days to bring in money for St. Jude Children Research Hospital. Each month children have a chance to dress…
Schools Closed In Massachusetts Until At Least April 7th
…will work with school districts to keep buildings open whenever possible to continue to offer these services.” The order for school closings does not currently apply to daycare centers. While…
Franklin Tech steps away from musicals
…for the show. “You kind of question whether your program is going to even fly,” he said. Many kids were worried about singing and hesitant to be involved, so the…