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Lenox Superintendent Marc J. Gosselin has appealed to parents to overcome COVID concerns and send their kids to school since cases have been few and mostly occurred during the holiday

McKinleyville Middle School was closed today due to a COVID-19 caused “significant staffing shortage.” An email from Superintendent Heidi Moore-Guynup went out to parents around...

In the wake of the recent school shooting in Oxford, Mich., Lenox Police and school officials detail their "safety reset," urging the public to communicate anything that might need an

The Lenox School Committee gratefully accepted the donation of two standard poodles from Lee Kohlenberger of Berkshire Dogs Unleashed.

National Movement Supports Future of Outdoor Recreation and Health Habits for Youth...

LENOX — Six candidates vying for three School Committee slots called for a wide range of educational options and equal opportunities for all students, whether or not they are college-bound, during a remote campaign forum this week. Also vigorously debated was whether to continue grouping students in classes according to academic ability through a “tracking” system. Several candidates emphasized a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. At least 110 people viewed the Zoom s...

LENOX — Six candidates vying for three School Committee slots called for a wide range of educational options and equal opportunities for all students, whether or not they are college-bound, during a remote campaign forum this week. Also vigorously debated was whether to continue grouping students in classes according to academic ability through a “tracking” system. Several candidates emphasized a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. At least 110 people viewed the Zoom s...

Poll: Are Teachers Underpaid? So, according to a recent survey, 28% of people in this profession have second jobs. Answer: Teachers. Maureen Kennedy, a teacher from Morris Elementary in Lenox, got the answer correct. Listen below. "Im a teacher with a second job, so I feel it. Marjo is spot on, we dont get paid enough to live, so we have to work a second job." -Maureen Kennedy But, "Enough to live" can be subjective, right? I asked Kennedy if her second job is a "must". She replied, "I dont kn...

The Bondurant-Farrar school board voted Monday night to hire three interventionists for the 2021-2022 school year to help with learning loss related to the pandemic. One interventionist will be assigned to the middle school, Morris Elementary and Anderson Elementary School. Each will be responsible for supporting student achievement in reading and math — two subject areas that have shown a proficiency decrease among students in the last year. "Over the past 13 months the educational system ...

By Brittany Polito 10:39AM / Sunday, April 11, 2021 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local environmentalists are taking a stand against air pollution from power plants that are hardly used.   A Berkshire Environmental Action Team campaign "Put Peakers in the Past" is demanding that the three peaking power plants located in Berkshire County revert to only renewable and clean alternatives. "Peaking" plants are used to meet periods of high energy demand.   The decades-old plants at Pittsfield Generati...