SOUTH HADLEY — The South Hadley School Committee hosted its fiscal year 2027 budget hearing on March 11, where a $27.5 million budget was proposed to the committee by Superintendent Jennifer Voyik.
NORTHAMPTON — Play Incubation Collective’s 2026 Kids Play Lab Residency at Jackson Street School will expose three third grade classes to PIC’s collaborative playwriting process.
NORTHAMPTON — In recognition of the 67th anniversary of the National Tibetan Uprising Day, the Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts led a “Walk for Tibet” on March 10, starting the day long-trek in Amherst, stopping in Northampton and ending the day in Easthampton.
EASTHAMPTON — Riane Nash, a Pre-K through grade 2 school adjustment counselor at Mountain View Elementary School, was honored with the 2026 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award by Easthampton Public Schools.
EASTHAMPTON — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey made a stop at Easthampton’s CitySpace during a March 7 visit to Western Massachusetts to officially announce a $3.5 million earmark from the federal government to help bring the building’s renovation project to the finish line.
EASTHAMPTON — In a relatively short meeting March 4, the Easthampton City Council transferred money for legal fees and received a few short updates from Mayor Salem Derby.