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 Administrator 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 members of the committee are standing with community members 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, support 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 administrators, 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.
