My Turn: We the people

Oktoberfest in Shelburne Falls to raise money for sixth grade field trip

Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School will be home to the PTO's third annual Oktoberfest, with funds supporting a sixth grade field trip to Ocean Park, Maine through Outdoor Classroom.

My Turn: Should the state fund 'the school,' and not 'the student'?

At the Sept. 10 Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee meeting, the superintendent argued that Massachusetts’ Chapter 70 formula is flawed because it funds “the student” rather than “the school” as a unit, and a school’s real costs — staffing, heating, building upkeep — don’t shrink with a smaller student body, so the state should fund the school itself. This claim is based on her premise that “a student is not a part of the educational delivery system.” Ask any teacher: students learn from each other through discussion, group work, teams, bands and social interaction. If students aren’t part of […]

Conway Festival of the Hills returns with new kids' skillet toss

Conway's Festival of the Hills returns this weekend with a variety of activities, including a new youth skillet toss, a turkey dinner, a 10K road race and a parade.

Second annual Hootenanny raising money for Just Roots in Greenfield

Just Roots will hold its second annual Hootenanny in the barn on its farm, raising funds for the organization.

With abundant material, Swanson's Fabrics expands to second location in Greenfield

Owner Kathryn Greenwood Swanson expanded Swanson's Fabrics by purchasing a 1,600-square-foot space on Mill Street in Greenfield to increase storage capacity and create a content production studio for the company's new Patreon page.