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Bridge Street School 4th-grader Elizabeth Watts draws, Wednesday, alongside classmate Finn Puckett, 8, at the school. The Watts family, who are from Holyoke, have chosen to attend Bridge Street School in Northampton.

SARAH CROSBY

Options help families find schools that meet student needs

Friday, May 24, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — When Mark Watts’ oldest daughter reached school age five years ago, he and wife Deborah Miller wanted to enroll Pippa in public school. Some of the other families in their Holyoke Highlands neighborhood were sending their children to private schools, but the Watts-Miller family didn’t like that option. Still, with Holyoke public schools struggling, Watts, a partner at … 2

A common nighthawk

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Migrants in area, nesting birds settle in

Friday, May 24, 2013

The Audubon Society has reported a variety of recent bird sightings in western Massachusetts. Some uncommon migrants found in the region over the weekend were common nighthawk, olive-sided flycatcher, Swainson’s thrush, Cape May warbler, Tennessee warbler, bay-breasted warbler, Wilson’s warbler, Lincoln’s sparrow, white-crowned sparrow and pine siskin. Uncommon nesting birds reported were American … 0

Jennifer Lawless speaks during a graduation ceremony for the Women's Fund Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact Wednesday at the Log Cabin in Holyoke.JERREY ROBERTS

Institute graduates latest class of 34 women leaders

Thursday, May 23, 2013

HOLYOKE — When Florence resident Kristen Elechko shifted her career focus from business to social change, she looked to the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts to prepare her to make that leap. Johanna Andreoli, 31, of Easthampton, decided she might like to run for political office one day. Andreoli and Elechko were among … 0

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Arrests in drug trafficking ring stretching from Holyoke to Florida expected to reduce oxycodone sold on streets

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Thursday’s dismantling of a drug trafficking ring stretching from Holyoke to Orlando, Fla. is expected to put a significant dent in the supply of oxycodone sold on streets in dozens of communities throughout western New England. “This is a significant crew in our area,” said Easthampton Police Detective … 0

Clubland: Summer on the brain - Chicago, Yes scheduled for Mountain Park concerts

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Recent gloriously sunny days had me walking around with Biz Markie in my head crooning, “It’s spring again,” but summer’s been on the brain since the first two Mountain Park concerts of the 2013 season were recently announced. … 0

Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech consultant Ashley Kachelmeyer, right, assists four Clarke alumni, from left, Mareo Fabozzi, Yolyanna Hernandez, Mikaila Fini and Weyehn Reeves, during an American history class at Hampshire Regional High School where they are freshmen.
KEVIN GUTTING

Hampshire Regional program new home for deaf students

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

WESTHAMPTON — In a recent American history class at Hampshire Regional High School, four deaf teens were among the students going over the answers to a quiz on the Mexican-American War. But it wouldn’t be easy to pick … 0

Video helps deaf students tell their story

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

WESTHAMPTON — In addition to the everyday challenges of trying to understand mumbling classmates or keep up with teachers using new words, the four deaf freshmen at Hampshire Regional High School needed to find a way to educate their peers about hearing loss. Then everyone would feel more … 1

Maria Cartagena speaks to a group of students and faculty from Amherst College and Holyoke Community College Wednesday during a bus tour of Holyoke. The tour was part of a class on Holyoke's immigrant history.
JERREY ROBERTS

College students explore Holyoke's immigrant heritage

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

HOLYOKE — Far from the classroom, a busload of college students steps out onto a sidewalk on East Dwight Street in South Holyoke. Students clutch notebooks and look around at aging multi-family apartment buildings and the community garden … 0

Amherst College courses seeks to get students into community

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Through the Immigrant City course, Amherst College and Holyoke Communty College students are spending a lot of time in archives, learning about the lives of Holyoke’s immigrants a century ago. But they don’t have to spend hours in museum archives to learn about the largest minority population in … 0

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Sunday, April 7, 2013

UMass programs listed in U.S. News rankings AMHERST — Each year, U.S. News ranks professional school programs in several fields, including business, education and engineering. The Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is ranked among the best business schools in the country and its … 0

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at sunrise...the Mt. Tom Station Coal Plant on Route 5, Holyoke as seen from the railroad bridge next to the Conn. River. This is a 0 degree morning which shows water vapor ( not pollution) coming form the stack

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