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Hampshire Regional's $19.8M budget finalized after member towns approve dues
WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional High School’s $19.8 million budget for the upcoming school year is now official, after each member town approved its share of dues at town meetings this spring. The…
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3mPioneer Valley Chinese Immersion preps to open second Hadley campus for K-1 grades
HADLEY — A second campus for the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Public Charter School, where kindergarten and first-grade classes will be located, is opening in late August. Principal Kathleen Wang told school trustees at a meeting Thursday that the 300 Venture Way site will have six new classrooms, all of which are 1,200 square feet […]
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4mChesterfield weighs options for new offices, fire station
CHESTERFIELD — Replacing the town’s aging offices and fire station has been an effort three decades in the making. Now, with at least five scenarios on the table, officials are seeking community input on a project that could cost between $7 million and $10 million. In the town offices at 422 Main Road, town officials […]
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Guest columnist Daniel Lyons: The economic reality of net-zero ambition
Concerning Keith Hastie’s July 23 guest column, “Our path to a better energy future,” I agree that if we need to build more solar panels in Massachusetts, then some should be sited in forests. I also agree that the Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan is ambitious, but I would not describe it as magnificent. […]
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5mLeverett Select Board leaves roof funding with regional district despite cost concerns
LEVERETT — Even as the ongoing roof replacement at the Amherst Regional Middle School is expected to come in below the original $9.83 million construction estimate, Leverett officials will allow the regional schools to continue holding the town’s appropriation. The Select Board Tuesday voted unanimously to have the school district keep Leverett’s expenditure until the […]
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5m'Finding the freedom within': Stomping Grounds Dance Festival returns to 33 Hawley in Northampton
A festival of contemporary dance by local creators will soon return to its rightful stomping grounds. The Stomping Grounds Dance Festival, a showcase for original, movement-based performance pieces, returns to 33 Hawley in Northampton on Aug. 7 and Aug. 8. “One of my favorite aspects of the festival is the breadth of styles of choreography […]