Basil Pursley
News Intern- The author and professor Andrea Hairston describes her latest book, “Archangels of Funk," as "Afro-funk-tastic cyber-punk with a hoodoo twist."
- The current budget proposed by the Town Matt Fortier, and accepted by the Selectboard, has the library budget set at zero - leaving no room for even limited service.
- Lawyers for Civil Rights from Boston has filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a student victim of racial harassment and a mock slave auction in the Southwick school district.
- The Cooling Corridors program is an expansion of Greening The Gateway Cities, which has invested $30 million in planting trees in key communities across the state, including Chicopee.
- Several of the committee are standing with community who have concerns over lack of transparency and community involvement in the superintendent search.
- Many western Massachusetts schools are finalizing their budgets and facing possible cuts of teachers, staff.
- Starting next week, the Springfield Public Schools will hold meetings to hear from the public as part of its search for a new superintendent.
- At a School Committee Meeting, students and staff from several schools made public comments claiming they were completely unaware of a shooter on campus, and there was a lack of transparency between s, faculty and students.
- Students who participate in the fair are offered opportunities that help advance their scientific careers before they have even entered college.
- By choosing “no preference” rather than President Joe Biden or another Democratic presidential candidate, activists are hoping to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.