by Ryan Feyre | Jun 28, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton, Photo Slider
NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee unanimously approved a statement in support of Superintendent Portia Bonner exactly two weeks after the Northampton Association of School Employees submitted a vote of no confidence in the superintendent amidst a contentious budget season.
by Ryan Feyre | Jun 27, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, More Articles, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton City Council failed to pass Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s $137 million fiscal year 2025 budget, which included $40.8 million for schools, during its June 20 regular meeting.
by Ryan Feyre | Jun 27, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton, Photo Slider
NORTHAMPTON — As a tumultuous budget season approaches its conclusion, members of the Northampton Association of School Employees voted no confidence in Northampton Superintendent Portia Bonner.
by Staasi Heropoulos | Jun 25, 2024 | Chicopee, Easthampton, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Holyoke, Local News, Ludlow, Photo Slider, South Hadley, Westfield
In May, a team of five Western Massachusetts police officers honored all fallen cops — 23,785 throughout American history, according to the memorial fund — by pedaling more than 300 miles from northern New Jersey to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
by Tyler Garnet | Jun 25, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, More Articles, South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY — The Friends of the Mount Holyoke Range, a nonprofit environmental conservation organization founded in 1982, began the Summit House Sunset Concert Series in 1987, which is hosted in Skinner State Park’s historic Summit House. This year marks the series’ 37th year.
by Trent Levakis | Jun 25, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Photo Slider, South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY — The South Hadley Plaza on June 19 was the site for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new, expanded Rocky’s Ace Hardware store.