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Powell abruptly resigned last month over committees choice for superintendent.  Slaughter is the Central Massachusetts regional director for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and as a Pittsfield native has "strong relationships with several children, families, elected officials, and community leaders in the city." "I am a Black educated woman who is a confident, passionate, determined, organized leader and team player," she wrote in her letter of interest. "Joining the Pittsfield School Committ...

Mackin’s Global Partnership with Ad Fontes Media to Provide 130,000 K-12 Schools with Access to In-Depth News Literacy Curricula and Data Share Article Timely News for Educators Seeking News Literacy Solutions “Partnering with a leader like Ad Fontes Media was an easy choice because they are a true leader in both news literacy content and media source bias/reliability data,” said Randal Heise, co-owner of Mackin. WESTMINSTER, Colo. (PRWEB) ...

The School Committee and City Council will hold a joint session Wednesday evening to fill a vacancy on the school committee.  EAGLE FILE PHOTO PITTSFIELD — Four people are interested in filling a School Committee vacancy due to the abrupt departure of Dennis Powell, whose resignation letter was deeply critical of the committee. They include two candidates who pulled papers to run for School Committee in this fall’s municipal elections, Karen Reis K...

In This Installment of Access the Experts In this installment finance, banking, and real estate lecturer Laura Beal answers the question: “What are some good tips for someone looking to enter the stock market for the first time?”   About Beal A chartered financial analyst who earned an MBA from UNO, Beal is an expert in areas that include the principles of financial management, financial reporting and analysis, business ethics, behavioral finance, and investments. In addition to teaching ...

Are you ready for the final chapter in the Great COVID-19 Limerick Challenge? That began by accident early in winter when Gary Hunt took fingers to keyboard, doodled out some pandemic limericks and posted them to Facebook. He encouraged others to weigh in with their own. When they did, he passed them onto yours truly. “Maybe you could get a column out of this,” Hunt suggested. That ended with Hunt collecting scores of limericks from dozens of doggerel divas. The winner of the Great CO...

Murray’s Soup for the Soul awarded $5K donation The award includes a $5,000 donation with a chance to double the amount to $10,000 that will directly benefit Soup for the Soul. (Source: Murray Soup for the Soul) By Jessica Ladd | April 5, 2021 at 3:23 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 3:23 PM MURRAY, Ky. (KFVS) - Peel & Holland Insurance has earned a 2021 Make More Happen Award, which recognizes its exceptional volunteerism with Soup for the Soul, a nonprofit organization dedicated to se...

Meet your neighbor: Q & A with Evelyn Kormanik, founder of Staten Island Giving Circle Updated Mar 17, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In January 2008, Evelyn Kormanik, an Advance Woman of Achievement, and her husband, Mike Kormanik, invited 24 neighbors, tennis and church friends together for “cake and coffee” and discussed ways to help the community better by assisting underserved children, seniors, military and the homeless. Evelyn had read a 2007 “Family Circle” articl...

Lunch 4 Literacy turns 30; goes virtual because of the pandemic D. Ray Smith/Historically Speaking One of the most enjoyable and highly successful annual events in Oak Ridge celebrates its 30th anniversary with its Tuesday, March 23, 2021, virtual event at 11:30 a.m. It is the Lunch 4 Literacy event co-sponsored by Altrusa International of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club.  Our speaker this year, Ruta Sepetys, is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction, a No.1 New Y...

Benita Raphan, visionary filmmaker, dies at the age of 58 Benita Raphan was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019. by Julia Rock & Miriam Kuznets NEW YORK, NY .- Benita Raphan, visionary filmmaker, died in January 2021 at the age of 58. Her lifes work about geniuses garnered multiple awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019. Her visual portraits examined the eccentric and brilliant inner lives of iconic figures, including R. Buckminster Fuller, John Nash, and Helen Keller. Her most r...

Managing our own finances marks the start of independence and adulthood. As you start earning your keep, you have full liberty on how to spend your money. Shiok right? But with great power comes great responsibility. As new apparel or cafes catch your eye, it is wise to not turn away from “boring” financial management. After all, your bank account is not a bottomless pit of money, and an overindulgence in what you want right now may compromise your ability to meet your needs in the future. ...