Friday, February 10, 2012
Area school leaders welcomed the announcement Thursday that Massachusetts is among 10 states the U.S. Department of Education freed from some of the stricter requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The change gives them needed leeway and sets more meaningful targets for student progress, they said.
• Waiver details
Friday, February 10, 2012
Here are some key facts from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education about the No Child Left Behind waiver the U.S. Department of Education granted Massachusetts on Thursday.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Home, vehicle breaks probed in Amherst
AMHERST - Police are investigating break-ins to an Amherst home and two vehicles Wednesday night.
The first incident was reported at 8:45 p.m., when a Woodside Avenue resident told police a television set was stolen from his apartment. Detective Richard MacLean said there were no signs of forced entry.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
EASTHAMPTON - Andrea Nuciforo Jr. told city residents Wednesday that he will work to reverse the direction of an economy that is "rigged against ordinary people" if he is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
EASTHAMPTON - On his last day as Easthampton's city planner on Feb. 2, Stuart Beckley reflected on how he felt when he first took the job as in 1989. "It was intimidating," he said. "It was not knowing the people, not being totally familiar with the public process."
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The following local residents have been named to the fall semester dean's list at American International College in Springfield:
Ryan Boisjolie, Taryn Crisafulli, Anne Feliciano and Eric John Koloski of Easthampton, andRyan Baker and Morgan Bean of Southampton.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
EASTHAMPTON
Note: Events and programs take place at the COA Enrichment Center, 19 Union St., unless noted otherwise. For more information call 527-6151.
February movies: "Taming of the Shrew," today, 12:30 p.m.; "Seven Years in Tibet," Feb. 16, 12:30 p.m.; "The Visitor," Feb. 23, 12:30 p.m.