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SHEFFIELD — Isabella C. Kemp, a recent Mount Everett Regional High School graduate, is the recipient of a $20,000 Henry David Thoreau Scholarship. She is one of eight Thoreau Scholars entering college this autumn. The scholarship, named for the 19th-century naturalist and author Henry David Thoreau, is a prestigious award given annually to top Massachusetts high school seniors focused on environmental leadership. The daughter of Angela Cardinali and John Kemp, Kemp credits her early intro...

See more photos of the graduation here.  SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The 48 graduates at Mount Everett Regional School were urged to find their truth and not to race too...

  "I think the automatic response people have is, This is devastation, this is apocalypse," Henry Art said. "Yet, its not. Its part of what that system is adapted to do.   "For me, its part of nature. I think its entirely appropriate to make fire lines around Mass Avenue where the fire could really do some harm."   But deep in the woods of East Mountain and Pine Cobble, where firefighters battled a wildland fire for four days this month, fire can be restorative to the ecosystem and ben...

Longsjo Middle Schools Becky Colo named 2021 Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year May 05, 2021 at 11:59 AM Copied! FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Longsjo Middle Schools (Fitchburg, Mass.) Becky Colo has been named the Patriots Hall of Fame presented by Raytheon Technologies Massachusetts STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Teacher of the Year. Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft announced Colo as the STEM Teacher of the Year today, and her school wil...

As the coronavirus pandemic threatens to widen college completion gaps, advocates say the present moment calls for greater state investments in early college programs. Those programs, which give students a chance to take courses for college credit before receiving their high school diploma, provide a key strategy for addressing preexisting and pandemic-exacerbated struggles related to college affordability and access, observers say. The pandemic’s economic impact further has fueled fears o...

March 31, 10:30 p.m. — Threats reported on North Main Street SE. 9:57 p.m. — Animal complaint reported on Richardson Drive SE. 8:46 p.m. — Animal complaint reported on North Main Street SE. 5:39 p.m. — Crash with reported injuries on U.S. Route 62 / Bedford Road SE. March 30, 11:31 p.m. — Missing person reported on Wick Campbell Road SE. 11:43 a.m. — Suspicious vehicle reported on Trumbull Avenue SE. March 29, 5:09 p.m. — Suicide reported on Brookside Drive. March 28, 8:34 p.m. �...

  On Thursday, The Trustees of Reservations announced that it has officially changed the names of its two Monument Mountain trails as a result of working with indigenous descendants of the Mohican Tribe who first settled in the Southern Berkshires nearly 300 years ago.     "We have worked for a long time with them, and have a relationship going pretty far back," Director of Southern Berkshires Properties Brian Cruey said in regard to the collaboration. "Theyre making sure that what we a...

SHEFFIELD — Isabella Cardinali Kemp is passionate about local food, composting and recycling. Anything that makes the Earth cleaner. Now, the Mount Everett Regional High School senior is “super excited” to spread her passion in the larger community with a virtual series of six speakers to expand on problems and household solutions for water-quality declines, the importance of local food and “the interconnectivity of soil.” Kemp, 18, had this idea, and she and Cecelia Ca...

You Can Take Part In A Series On Sustainability The Sustainability Coalition of The Southern Berkshire Regional School District is presenting a FREE virtual speaker series featuring six influential leaders in various sustainability fields that aim to inspire action and raise awareness in building a better future for generations. The sessions are presented by students at Mount Everett Regional High School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. They will be accessible to the public via Zoom as grant suppo...