In the coming days, families will gather on high school athletic fields across the Pioneer Valley to celebrate graduating seniors, many of whom just recently returned to in-person learning after more than a year of taking remote classes because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I feel incredibly blessed to be able to have a somewhat normal end to a year that was anything but,” said Julia Calderon, .
Construction delays prevent opening of Chicopee elementary school, children moved to other buildings to meet state mandate
Updated Apr 02, 2021;
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CHICOPEE – Construction delays are causing students from one school to be shifted to two other buildings, as the state orders elementary-aged children to return to full-time classes next week.
Air quality testing in Chicopee schools this summer uncovered inadequate ventilation at Patrick E. Bowe School, forcing the city to replace the entire system before children returned to class during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work on the about $600,000 project began in the fall and original projections estimated construction would be completed in early February. Now that has been pushed back until mid-May if everything goes well.