20+ hour, 28+ min ago   (798+ words) AMHERST — An initiative to address absenteeism by encouraging Amherst Regional High School students to participate in a new Saturday morning program is among proposals for educational improvements this school year. Known as an attendance buyback initiative, Principal Marc Gomes, who…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (589+ words) In the days since the death of country singer-songwriter, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton, 75 children have been signed up for Parton’s Imagination Library program that the New Salem Academy helps coordinate across nine towns in Franklin County and the North…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (646+ words) SOUTH DEERFIELD — Ahead of the Oct. 6 ballot vote on the proposed new building at Franklin County Technical School, about 40 Deerfield residents gathered last week to hear from a panel of town officials and Franklin Tech representatives on the ins and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (846+ words) AMHERST — After more than 25 years in North Amherst, the last 17 as a renter at Riverside Apartments, Cat Stryker never expected to own a home here. This fall, she will. Next month, Stryker will acquire a duplex at Amherst Community Homes,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) A 911 call reporting a firearm at Holyoke High School Thursday afternoon led to an hours-long lockdown and police response, according to Police Chief Brian Keenan.Shortly before 1 p.m., Keenan wrote in a public statement, police received a call mentioning that "someone…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (265+ words) NORTHAMPTON —The trustees of the Smith College recently received a $45.7 million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment to complete an array of campus renovation projects. The college will use bond proceeds to renovate its HVAC and air-handling systems at the Burton and…...