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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Franklin Tech golf team has played its best under the brightest lights the last few seasons. The Eagles have reached the state tournament the past two years after strong showings at the Western Mass. Div. 3 championship — where they placed third...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Amid a spike in kindergarten enrollment at the city’s three elementary schools, Superintendent of Schools Karin Patenaude said the district has hired three additional kindergarten teachers.Patenaude said Wednesday that there were 110...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — With the start of the academic year, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School will offer paid internships that certify students to work in the wastewater industry.Elizabeth Zielinski, entering her fifth year as superintendent of the Ralph C. Mahar...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD – Frontier Regional and Union 38 students walked into their buildings Tuesday morning, kicking off the 2024-25 school year in the Pioneer Valley.Smiles were everywhere as staff invited students in and friends reunited for another year...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE – Shawn Rickan has started as the new principal of Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School as the school year begins for the Gill-Montague Regional School District (GMRSD).During a School Committee meeting on Tuesday, GMRSD...

By DOUG SELWYN

Singer-songwriter John Prine painted a grim and honest picture of trauma associated with war in his song “Sam Stone.”Sam Stone came home / To his wife and family / After serving in the conflict overseas / And the time that he served / Had shattered...

The Greenfield High School football team joined the other Recorder area programs — Franklin Tech, Frontier, Athol and Mahar — in kicking off the 2024 high school football season on Friday.Schools moved through conditioning drills in preparation of the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD – Citing precedent set last year, the Frontier School Committee declined to dedicate its volleyball court to longtime coach Sean MacDonald, who retired after the 2023-24 school year, capping off 21 years and a whole slew of sectional...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — The 54 members of the Pioneer Valley Association of Support Personnel (PVASP) will see what administrators say is a “record” pay increase for the union following the approval of a three-year contract.The contract, which was approved by...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Greenfield's MacKenzie Paulin grew up dreaming of playing softball at the Division I level. This month, she made that dream a reality. Paulin committed to continue her softball career at Merrimack College, as the rising senior at Greenfield High...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — Town and school officials are seeking solutions to provide child care following the elimination of the before-school and after-school programs that were available at the elementary school.Low enrollment numbers at Bernardston Elementary...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

WARWICK — Just one year after it reopened its doors to students in kindergarten through sixth grade, Warwick Community School is adding a preschool program to serve children ages 3 to 5.“The preschool will be following the same mission and vision —...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Frontier boys soccer team capped off its summer on a high note over the weekend.The Redhawks competed in the Pioneer Valley Summer Soccer League to prepare for the upcoming fall season and had great success in the B Division. During the regular...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Another $800,000 in Community Preservation Act money is being recommended by Amherst officials so the $4.41 million plan to rebuild and reorient the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School’s track and its interior field can proceed.While...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

The town of Charlemont and the Frontier and Union 38 regional school districts will further their efforts to protect against the growing risk of cyber attacks thanks to a pair of grants awarded through the state’s Municipal Local Cybersecurity Grant...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

SHELBURNE FALLS — Community members enjoyed dinner on the scenic Iron Bridge overlooking the Deerfield River on Sunday, all while raising money for local athletic programming.“This is our biggest event that we spearhead for the year for fundraising,”...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Following an overall decline in teacher retention in 2023, Franklin County and North Quabbin school districts saw a mix of increased and decreased retention rates in the 2023-2024 school year, according to data from the state Department of Elementary...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Three years after the idea was tabled, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee voted to reinitiate discussions regarding the transition of the district’s sixth grade classes from the elementary schools up to Pioneer...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the middle of summer vacation approaches, most Frontier Regional School students are likely working, taking trips with friends and enjoying all their free time.For Connor Mabius, however, this break serves as a chance to sit in the...