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GCC to expand HVAC training program
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (324+ words) GREENFIELD " With an $810, 000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Greenfield Community College plans to expand its HVAC training program. GCC's $810, 000 award is part of $13. 4 million being divided among 13 community colleges across the state to encourage students to pursue careers…...
Mohawk Trail Regional School's 28 grads reflect on 'the strongest of roots"
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (539+ words) BUCKLAND " The 28 graduates of the Mohawk Trail Regional School Class of 2026 were told to keep their roots in mind as they crossed the stage and entered their next chapters during Friday's graduation ceremony. "But what really pulls us all together…...
Greenfield High School's Class of 2026 reflects on bonds that carried them to graduation
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (549+ words) GREENFIELD " The 76 newest Greenfield High School graduates were told Saturday to cherish their school memories and use what they've learned to face challenges that may lie ahead. The high school auditorium was filled with proud families, bouquets and well-wishers who…...
'We've earned it': Mahar celebrates 87 Class of 2026 graduates
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (334+ words) ORANGE " The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School commencement exercises on Friday offered a joyous and triumphant occasion for the 87 graduates, who carried with them the solemn understanding that it should have been 88. Victoria Rose Gaignard perished in a house fire, which…...
Franklin Tech's 50th class honors past, embraces future in heartfelt ceremony
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (535+ words) MONTAGUE " Franklin County Technical School's 50th graduating class honored their past with eyes to the future during their commencement ceremony on Thursday. The class of 147 graduates gathered on the football field during a breezy, partly sunny evening to hear from their…...
Drawing from the heart: Northfield Mount Hermon students sketch deep personal memoirs as comic panels
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (722+ words) Instead of pages, the final project for one English seminar at Northfield Mount Hermon took the form of panels " comic panels, to be exact. To tell the stories of family histories, hidden feelings, deep relationships and newfound callings, students returned…...
The silent cost of budget cuts: Why defunding school librarians hurts our kids
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (983+ words) Greenfield Recorder It is budget season once again and schools in Franklin County and across the state are facing financial conditions that are forcing them to make cuts they don't want to make in personnel, programs or other essential services....
Leyden Town Meeting to tackle $2. 35 M budget, school assessments
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (493+ words) LEYDEN " In anticipation of a lengthy discussion, the Selectboard will present the $160, 837 Franklin County Technical School assessment and $1. 02 million Pioneer Valley Regional School assessment as independent articles, rather than including them in the total operating budget at Monday's Annual Town…...
Turners Falls High School celebrates largest cohort to earn biliteracy seal
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (532+ words) MONTAGUE " For these five seniors at Turners Falls High School who earned the Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy, speaking Spanish means more than just speaking a language. "Speaking Spanish isn't just speaking it," Yolvin Ovalle Mejia said about what it means…...
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Honor Roll, Third Quarter
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (274+ words) High Honors: Nova Faye Bariloni, Lexi Lynn Bass, Nathan Christopher Bernard, Avery Morgan Berthiaume, Zander Ethaniel Bowers, Daniel Augustus Briand, Khalissa Calypso, Quincy Quinn Jensen, Charlotte Sofia Mundell, Amaya Anne Munoz, Abel Andrew Omundsen, Micaela Grace Riel, Serenity Jeanne Savoy,…...