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By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – This Saturday, residents of the town will be asked to join an open forum to discuss the direction of the community.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — A feasibility study is underway through the Massachusetts School Building Authority to explore the possibility of building a new Franklin County Technical School or renovating its existing building.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WARWICK — With a $100,000 state grant, Warwick Community School will continue to lay down the foundation for its comprehensive behavioral and mental health services program.

GARDNER – Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) has been awarded a $874,420 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey visited Athol High School Thursday, where she toured manufacturing and robotics classrooms associated with the school’s Innovation Career Pathways Program as part of an announcement of a new statewide investment.

By CHRIS LISINSKI

The Healey administration moved to overhaul the way vocational and technical schools admit students after years of criticism that the system excludes applicants from certain backgrounds, but some advocates who sought the changes are concerned the proposal will lead to “the same discriminatory selection pattern.”

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Members of the Selectboard, Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee, and Capital Program Committee met Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of constructing a new Athol High School.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – On Monday morning, state Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler and Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega visited Athol High School to meet with students to raise awareness of free and affordable college in Massachusetts.

Fifth Grade Gold Honor Roll – Olivia Bishop, Kyla Godette, Nehomi Morales Rodas, Luis Ortiz, Brady Smart, Myles Smith, Aubrey Sumner, Laurence Watson and Tyler While.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Capital Program Committee met Wednesday, Feb. 5, to discuss the Athol Royalston Regional School District’s proposal for the two towns to fund a feasibility study for a new high school.

By SAM DRYSDALE

Any selective criteria used to admit students to vocational technical schools must be actually essential to the success of the school, per new regulations the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is drafting for their board’s review in February.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Selectboard has made progress with the transfer of the former Riverbend and Bigelow schools to new ownership for redevelopment.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Selectboard had a number of questions for Athol Royalston Regional School District Superintendent Matt Ehrenworth at a Jan. 21 meeting to discuss construction of a new high school.

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Athol Royalston Regional School District Superintendent Matt Ehrenworth met with Royalston’s Selectboard on Jan. 14 to go over the initial steps involved in the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s approval process for a new high school.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — The Food Pantry at Athol High School opened its doors on Dec. 18 to talk about the services it provides to the local community.State Sen. Jo Comerford and state Rep. Susannah Whipps were on hand to voice their continued support for the food...

At its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Athol Royalston School Committee recognized those students named as Student of the Month at each of the schools. Students were nominated by their teachers, who provided comments on why they felt these students...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — After a “rigorous” search process, the Easthampton School Committee has selected longtime Springfield Public School District educator Michelle Balch as the district’s new superintendent.The committee voted unanimously to offer the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Athol Royalston Regional School District was notified this week of its acceptance into the eligibility period of the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Core Program with the goal of constructing a new high school.The MSBA...

By Carla CharterA plan to create a memorial for the Academy of the Sisters of Maria Assumpta in Petersham has begun.In 1950, the sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin purchased the former Nichewaug Inn, converting the building into the...