Westfield State University holds graduate open house
Westfield State University will host an open house for its master of arts programs in applied behavior analysis and psychology on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Garden Conference Rooms in the Horace Mann...
View ArticleUP Academy Charter School applies to inherit Springfield district middle...
UP Academy Charter School of Springfield aims to open its doors to as many as 800 students in the fall of 2016 at one of eight city schools: Chestnut (which the district divided into Chestnut South,...
View ArticlePeter and Georgette Hannoush aid Holyoke Catholic scholars
The Sponsor a Scholar program, with its founding gift from the Hannoush family, will help worthy students from socioeconomically diverse backgrounds, according to Lojko. Peter and Georgette Hannoush...
View ArticleGateway Regional Junior High students ‘mix it up’ to learn about...
“Mix it Up at Lunch Day” resulted in students – and staff – sitting at different lunch tables with people with whom they don’t ordinarily socialize. HUNTINGTON - Seventh- and eighth-graders at Gateway...
View ArticleBlack Cat Theater presents "Bye, Bye Birdie"
“No cuts, no edits. It’s a shorter script, and being a musical, the storyline moves fast,” said Donald Beach, a longtime performer with the group and first-time producer. By MARY ANN BAIL Special to...
View ArticleEveryday People: Agawam educator retires after 23 years of helping special...
Every person has a story. Everyday People is a series that seeks to highlight the stories of everyday residents in Massachusetts. AGAWAM -- A small junior high student in a band T-shirt approaches...
View ArticleKathy Viens, executive director, Holyoke YMCA: Urban bike program teaches...
In the Earn-A-Bike program, the kids are immersed in a hands-on experience within HUBS which gives students the tools necessary to successfully deconstruct, construct and repair their own bicycles....
View ArticleRobinson Gardens youth look to grow business
Led by Springfield Housing Authority youth engagement coordinator Jimmie Mitchell, the group of about a dozen teens met recently with Zephrin Mongroo, an entrepreneur in his own rights who has...
View ArticleNASA to launch new Orion spacecraft, recalls best of Apollo era
For those old enough to remember, and space enthusiasts in general, it'll be shades of Apollo all over again -- but some 40 years later. In many ways, it's "Back to the Future" with NASA's new Orion...
View ArticleWOW Express brings watershed to St. Joan of Arc students
Organized by science teacher Victoria Mitchell, the WOW Express is a mobile visitor center for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge. CHICOPEE - The Watershed on Wheels Express...
View ArticleGateway girls ‘connect’ in robotics challenge
Girl’s Connect is an all-girl introduction to the FIRST LEGO League. Teams of girls join professional computer scientists and engineers and learn how to build and program LEGO robots to complete...
View ArticleJust Folks - Neighborhoods & Metro South Plus: Area students earn awards
• Johann Graefe, of East Longmeadow, was inducted into the Colby-Sawyer College chapter of Alpha Chi on Oct. 19. Graefe is a member of the class of 2016 majoring in environmental studies at the...
View ArticleJust Folks - Chicopee Holyoke Plus: Area students achievements
• Kelly Reardon, of Holyoke, a member of the Class of 2018 at Eastern Connecticut University in Willimantic is part of this year’s women’s basketball team. Reardon is majoring in communications. She...
View ArticleViewpoint on Education: Is Taj Mahal needed for higher education?
As of 2012 some 92 colleges and universities had embarked upon over 157 recreational projects worth some $1.7 billion to provide amenities for their students – water slides, tanning decks, climbing...
View ArticleJust Folks: Hampshire, Franklin, Metro East Plus: Academic honors earned by...
• Worcester Academy Grade 12 student Aaron Kline, of Brimfield, spent a week living and learning in Denmark recently, exploring the world and leading discussions of importance to both sides of the...
View ArticleJunior Achievement program helps inspire young entrepreneurs
Students from East Longmeadow High School, Putnam Vocational Technical Academy and Agawam High School and an after-school program worked with volunteers to learn how to become entrepreneurs....
View ArticlePM News Links: Sex videos prompt cop to resign, daycare worker accused of...
A Vietnamese man who Mark Wahlberg assaulted 26 years ago says the actor did not cause him any serious harm, according to a British newspaper. A digest of news stories from around New England. Tweets...
View ArticleWestern New England University offers Mini-Law School
“After five weeks, you won’t be a lawyer,” explains associate dean for academic affairs Beth D. Cohen “but you will be able to better understand laws that have an effect on your life and, unlike...
View ArticleMinnechaug Regional and Northampton High Schools earn awards in ninth annual...
In the challenge, each team starts with a fictitious $1 million to invest. This is the first year any student team has exceeded the $3 million mark and just over $24,000 separated third-place...
View ArticlePaulo Freire Social Justice Charter School accepting applications
The school’s goal is to prepare students for college success while inspiring them to be active and effective citizens. HOLYOKE - The Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School is accepting...
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