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HWRSD School Committee discuss budget gaps, potential reductions
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (590+ words) by Peter Tuohy | Mar 9, 2026 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham WILBRAHAM " The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District could be facing a budget shortfall in fiscal year 2027 with a projected $3.5 million gap between what the towns are expected to be able to…...
Russell teen awarded $100,000 Laureate scholarship
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (639+ words) RUSSELL " Elizabeth Hanechak, 18, of Russell has been awarded a $100,000 scholarship for her project, "Solving the Plastic Problem: Developing a Microbial System for the Bioremediation of Plastic Waste into Drinkable Water and Fertilizer Material." The Davidson Fellows Scholarship is one of…...
Westfield High School to implement new cell phone pilot
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1008+ words) by Amy Porter | Jan 14, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield WESTFIELD " Westfield High School Assistant Principal Andrew Joseph and Instructional Technology Coordinator Brian Dutko informed the School Committee on Jan. 5 that the pilot program for a new schoolwide cell phone policy…...
Students engage in ‘awe-inspiring’ youth project
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (910+ words) by Mike Lydick | Jan 12, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield Two eighth graders " one from Agawam and the other from West Springfield " are among more than 300 teens from around the state who will engage in what has been called…...
Westfield High School College Fair draws 90 colleges
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) by Amy Porter | Oct 28, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield WESTFIELD " The Westfield High School guidance counselors put together its 14th annual college fair in the high school gymnasium on Oct. 21. Over 90 colleges, technical schools and military organizations filled the gym, with…...
Chicopee, Holyoke awarded funds for affordable preschool access
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (646+ words) by Tyler Garnet | Sep 23, 2025 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, More Local Headlines The Healey-Driscoll administration recently announced that 30 school districts, including Holyoke and Chicopee, in partnership with over 100 community-based preschool programs, will receive a total of $20.3 million in Commonwealth…...
Arriaga works toward four-day work week for Massachusetts
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (474+ words) by Tyler Garnet | Jul 8, 2025 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles CHICOPEE " State Rep. Shirley Arriaga is looking to implement a four-day work week in Massachusetts that will initially take place in the form of a pilot program. The bill,…...
West Springfield School Committee talks YONDR pouches, recognizes students
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (553+ words) by Dennis Hackett | Jun 3, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield WEST SPRINGFIELD " At the West Springfield School Committee's May 27 meeting, the committee received an update that West Springfield Middle School will begin the implementation of YONDR pouches…...
So That Reminds Me: raising foster care awareness
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (637+ words) May is Foster Care Awareness Month and All Our Kids launched a public service campaign aimed at raising awareness of the unique challenges faced by foster families and the state of foster care in Western Massachusetts. To highlight the campaign…...