2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (577+ words) AMHERST " Potential funding from state legislation that would allow the University of Massachusetts to undertake major capital planning work in the coming years will include ongoing discussions about academic buildings that could be replaced or renovated. At the Faculty Senate…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (462+ words) GARDNER " Mount Wachusett Community College students Sabrina Jean-Jacques of Fitchburg and Joslynn Vautour of Winchendon have been named to the 2026 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-State Academic Team in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and community service. Jean-Jacques and…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (869+ words) GREENFIELD " Questions about the cost impact of a new $236. 6 million Franklin County Technical School building amid a difficult economy blended with comments urging support for the school's future during the final information session about the proposal this week. This latest…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (698+ words) AMHERST " A long-range, phased plan to modernize housing on the University of Massachusetts campus, including building new dormitories before others are replaced or renovated, will be undertaken through collaboration with American Campus Communities. UMass officials announced last Thursday that they…...

4+ day, 43+ min ago  (731+ words) ORANGE " Eighty-seven Annual Town Meeting voters overwhelmingly rejected Orange's fiscal year 2027 assessment to the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District on Monday, in hopes that the $5. 2 million figure might be reduced by $200, 000. The Finance Committee had recommended voting against the assessment,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (110+ words) GARDNER " Mount Wachusett Community College proudly announces the induction of outstanding students into the prestigious Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the 2025 " 2026 academic year. The ceremony, held on April 15, recognized these exceptional students for their exemplary academic achievements, leadership, and…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (647+ words) MONTAGUE " After giving a keynote presentation about Franklin County Technical School's proposed $236. 6 million new school building before the Program Advisory Committee on Thursday, retiring Superintendent Richard Martin was presented with a surprise that had been hidden under a sheet in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (529+ words) NORTHAMPTON " The U. S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College, roughly one year after the national, conservative grassroots organization Defending Education filed a complaint alleging that the women's college discriminates against biological women by admitting transgender…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (593+ words) ATHOL " The Athol-Royalston Regional School District is moving forward with a feasibility study through the Massachusetts School Building Authority to determine whether Athol High School should be renovated or replaced. The district was invited into the feasibility study phase in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (528+ words) ATHOL " With Athol High School's junior-senior prom scheduled for this Saturday, local first responders staged the biannual Arrive Alive demonstration, a mock accident meant to show the risks of drinking and driving. School Resource Officer Courtney Call said four AHS…...