North County Notebook: April 5, 2021
Duncan, the concrete “Moore-ish Terrier” statue that is the focus of the annual Ice Out Contest, pictured in late February, took his plunge into Moore’s Pond in Warwick on March 20, at 1:42 p.m. Warwick resident Barbie Zucchi had the closest guess as to when the statue would fall through the ice. She won a hand-painted candy dish and a Dunkin’ Donuts gift card. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 4/4/2021 3:00:25 PM
School Committee to reconvene on FY22 budget
NORTHFIELD Because the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget for the Pioneer Valley Regional School District did not pass on March 23, the School Committee will reconvene to discuss the budget and potentially vote on a new one on Thursday, April 8, at 7 p.m.
North County Notebook: Feb. 3, 2021
Published: 2/2/2021 2:51:38 PM
Parents to protest moving sixth-graders to Pioneer
NORTHFIELD A group of concerned parents will gather outside the Northfield Town Hall on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in protest of a recent decision by the Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee to move sixth-graders from the two district elementary schools to Pioneer Valley Regional School in the fall.
The group of parents has requested that the School Committee delay this move to allow for a thorough planning process and assessment of students’ needs after reduced learning time resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The parent group is also requesting that the School Committee implement further public input processes from families.