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By NYSSA KRUSE

NORTHAMPTON — More than 30 students held a sit-in Thursday morning at JFK Middle School to raise awareness about sexual harassment they say students have experienced from their peers.Those involved said participants — boys and girls — sat in a hallway...

As communities confront the opioid epidemic in their homes, on the streets and in treatment centers, a new program aims to widen the prevention effort to middle schools through a public-private partnership.Attorney General Maura Healey this month...

By EMILY CUTTS

SOUTH HADLEY — Berkshire Hills Music Academy hosts 140 music lessons a week. That’s 28 a day, all done in four hours. That’s a lot for five practice rooms.With the ribbon-cutting of the new Bernon Music Center on the school’s campus Thursday...

By ANDY CASTILLO

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Parents of Elementary School students feel disenfranchised and unheard by the administration — that was the consensus among the roughly two dozen parents who publicly voiced their concerns at Wednesday night’s School Committee...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HADLEY — Just a month after her son had begun first grade at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Shoshona King says Dimitri was already being pushed out the door.Dimitri, who is on the autism spectrum, started classes at the school in...

By CHANCE VILES

AMHERST — Families filled white tents at Hampshire College Saturday to watch the 306 graduating students finish a four-year trek to getting a degree.Mild warmth and a light breeze kept the shaded tent temperate, raising spirits of students, faculty...

By CHANCE VILESFor the GazetteAMHERST — Amherst College was bustling with graduates and their families Sunday for the school’s 196th commencement.The excited sounds of a graduating crowd filled the campus’ main quad as about 480 seniors filed into...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — Like most youth of her generation, Rylie Simmons, 8, is adept at using today’s technology to watch gymnastics on YouTube or to research do-it-yourself projects like how to make such as how to make slim foam. But, like many youngsters —...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

AMHERST — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren took aim at Donald Trump and his administration during Friday’s keynote address at the University of Massachusetts Amherst commencement ceremony, where she pushed students to engage in politics.Making jokes at...

By JACK SUNTRUP

SOUTH HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School trustees voted Tuesday to place Head of School Scott Goldman on paid administrative leave after staff leveled three grievances and two petitions against him.Now, a select panel from...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

LEEDS — Just about everyone at Leeds Elementary School knew Phyllis Ryan.Always the first person at school and the last to leave, Ryan was there to greet the early-bird students with a hug at 7 a.m. and say goodbye to the after-school students at 5...

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — More than two months after the cancellation of High-Five Friday rattled Northampton, the school district announced Monday a permanent police liaison to its elementary schools.The four district elementary schools have lacked a steady law...

By EMILY CUTTS

SOUTH HADLEY — For Sen. Elizabeth Warren, this is the moment the country is being tested.“It’s a moment about what kind of people we are, what kind of country we are going to build … It’s like a test of character and this is what I believe,” she told...

In the wake of parking lot violence and complaints of racism and harassment, Easthampton High School administrators have work ahead to improve the school’s climate and rebuild trust with students and parents.The walkout staged by hundreds of high...

By EMILY CUTTS

HOLYOKE — “Nothing about us without us.”The slogan used in the disability rights, identity and populist movements was echoed Wednesday morning by Daisy Hernandez, of Voices From Inside and Voices Carry, during an almost two-hour discussion on criminal...

By JACK SUNTRUP

HADLEY — In politics, sometimes a handful of votes makes the difference.In this case, all it took to propel 38-year-old Keith Shannon to the School Committee were three write-in votes — from himself, his wife Geri Labay and a family friend. He said...

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — Parents, staff and students gathered outside the Upper School building at the Montessori School of Northampton for its official ribbon-cutting Tuesday — and, in line with the sunny day, ice cream sandwiches.The 7,400-square-foot...

By EMILY CUTTS

Internships are increasingly becoming a required part of the college experience, and many say that’s a good thing.Through internships, college students gain not only experience to add to their resume but tools to help prepare them for the workforce...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON — The alleged failure of school administrators to act on reports of bullying and harassment has led parents of Easthampton High School students to urge the School Committee to investigate Principal Kevin Burke.Wednesday’s School Committee...

SOUTH HADLEY — Replacing or repairing Mosier Elementary School, open communication and a desire for public service has drawn a crowd for the opening election for School Committee.Incumbents Eric Sarrazin and Barry Waite will face challengers Carly...