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By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — Spanning a section of the Manhan River, the East Street bridge connects Route 10 in downtown Southampton to the border of Holyoke. For more than 90 years, the overpass, which was rebuilt last year, has been referred to by the name of the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee could approve a contract with a new superintendent Friday if negotiations with finalist Erica Faginski-Stark are fruitful.The committee expects to begin the remote meeting at 4 p.m. in open session, followed by a...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Following a particularly contentious discussion before a virtual audience of nearly 1,000 people Monday night, the School Committee agreed not to reenter into negotiations with superintendent finalist Vito Perrone and instead selected...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A week after the School Committee’s decision to rescind a job offer to superintendent finalist Vito Perrone because he used the salutation “Ladies” in an email, Chairperson Cynthia Kwiecinski spoke out for the first time on Thursday,...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city has adjusted its Zoom subscription to accommodate the hundreds of people who are looking to attend the city’s School Committee meeting at which it will discuss its superintendent search. That meeting is now scheduled for Monday...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — One of the two women whom superintendent finalist Vito Perrone addressed as “ladies” in an email last week is seeking to distance herself from mudslinging that has erupted after the news broke last weekend.“I want to be clear, I am a...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A School Committee meeting Tuesday night to discuss the search for a new superintendent of schools went off the rails and was canceled after hundreds of people attempted to sign into the Zoom session and were cut off when the meeting hit...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Noting that he had a unique skill set that the city’s schools need in a new leader, or what one member called that “special sauce,” the School Committee voted to hire Vito Perrone as the district’s new superintendent in the wee hours of...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — An educator with more than 30 years of experience, including four previous stints leading school districts, has been selected as the new superintendent for Northampton Public Schools. The School Committee voted 9-1 Monday to offer the...

By EMILY THURLOW

Editor’s note: The Easthampton School Committee this week is interviewing three finalists for superintendent. Erica Faginski-Stark was the second to be interviewed. EASTHAMPTON — As a self-described adaptive leader and “systems thinker,” Erica...

By EMILY THURLOW

Editor’s note: The Easthampton School Committee this week is interviewing three finalists for superintendent. Jonathan Bruno was the first to be interviewed. EASTHAMPTON — In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday night, Jonathan Bruno told the School...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee will interview three superintendent candidates in March to succeed Allison LeClair, who will retire in June.The finalists are Jonathan Bruno, director of learning and teaching at Berkshire Hills Regional School...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTH HADLEY — Nine months after being placed on paid leave, Jahmal Mosley has tendered a one-sentence resignation as superintendent. School Committee Chairperson Allison Schlachter confirmed Monday that Mosley resigned as of Dec. 31 and is no longer...

BY EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s schools superintendent, Allison LeClair, announced Wednesday her intention to retire at the end of the school year.LeClair, who has been in the education field for 35 years, said in a letter addressed to members of the School...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

AMHERST — In what is believed to be a first in the region, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee has unanimously approved a policy designed to protect undocumented students. The policy on the protection of undocumented students states that...