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Mount Everett Regional School has named Allison Steuernagle as valedictorian and Emily Steuernagle as salutatorian of the Class of 2024.

Bizarre Millennium Falcon / Comet Pons-Brooks in Oregon Coast, Washington Coast Skies - Also called the Devil Comet at times, it will likely get brighter

When I came to live in Mount Washington in the 1990s, I was introduced to the Taconic Plateau and the town of Mount Washington as one of “Earth’s Last Great Places,” a Nature Conservancy (TNC) program that measured and recognized ecological health—biodiversity being a prime indicator.

James R. Miller’s new local history “Roads: What’s In a Name” probes the cognomen origins of Sheffield byways from Barnum Street to West Stahl Road.

This year roughly the same number of students from each district are attending the other.

The “popular vote” in the eight towns was a 50-50 split, but all the communities had to be on board for the agreement to move forward.

After Egremont struck down the proposed eight-town merger between the Berkshires Hills and the Southern Berkshire regional school districts, Mount Everett students voiced their opposition to the proposal.

In a 143-78 vote, Egremont rejected an eight-town school district merger, which puts an end to this particular consolidation plan unless the town later reconsiders.

These neighboring communities would do well to face dwindling enrollment and other structural challenges together, which is why The Eagle editorial board supports the proposed merger between the Southern Berkshire

Mount Everett Regional Middle and High School is now one of 200 schools in the U.S. to get FAA permissions.