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The proposed school budget is up by more than 5 percent, and taxpayers could be on the hook for a similar hike in their property tax bills.

With town leaders urging protection for senior taxpayers on limited, fixed incomes, two education spending proposals include 3.7% to 5.5% increases over current funding.

Job loss, high inflation, lack of affordable housing and the end of the pandemic-era eviction moratorium or all fueling an increase in homelessness.

Interim Superintendent “Jake” Eberwein touted the Lenox school district’s tradition of excellence, but Lee, a former superintendent and principal in the town, acknowledged some students still feel unsafe at the

Darion Boone doesn’t mind stepping up.

Berkshire Museum has received a grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation to continue bringing mobile museum units into area schools and other locations.

With the return of some who enrolled elsewhere during the pandemic or were homeschooled, the Lenox public school district is seeing a surge. Some parents worry that class sizes at Morris Elementary may be too large.

The gathering is one of the first hosted by the Bondurant Historical Society, which is working to gather photos and memories of the towns past.

The sudden departure of new Principal Sal Frieri and the release of a critical bullying-prevention report with no advance warning caused faculty and staff to feel blindsided.

Robert Morris Elementary was forced to evacuate Friday afternoon after a small electrical fire.