Potter seeks to fill Empty Bowls for food pantry
HUNTINGTON — Dale Rogers, proprietor of the Gray Catbird Pottery Studio, has been making bowls all summer, recently completing her 150th, which her students are glazing.
Westfield, Gateway Regional awarded state preschool grants
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced last week that 30 school districts, in partnership with over 100 community-based preschool programs, will receive a total of $20.3 million in Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative grants to expand access to high-quality, affordable preschool for children and families across Massachusetts.
Group hike Sept. 7 to Chester and Becket Railroad Granite Line
CHESTER — Western Mass Hilltown Hikers is offering a group tour of the Chester and Becket Railroad Granite Line on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Parking is on Hampden Street at the Chester and Becket Trailhead.
Overdose Awareness Vigil set for Aug. 28 in Westfield
WESTFIELD — The city of Westfield will host a candlelight vigil to honor lives lost to overdose on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Elm Street Plaza, a new location for the vigil.
New superintendent starts at Gateway Regional
HUNTINGTON — Melissa Matarazzo, chief administrative officer for Studer Education in Rochester, New York, began Aug. 18 as the new superintendent for the Gateway Regional School District.