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Easthampton nixes police officer in schools
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Published: 6/9/2021 7:28:14 AM
EASTHAMPTON After years of contention, a police officer will no longer be present in the city’s public schools.
The city will redirect its school resource officer positions to focus on community-based policing, according to Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle. The officers will still work with juveniles, but will not be based in the district’s schools.
“The biggest thing I think people will notice is there’s not a police officer assigned within our schools who might be walking the halls or talking to students in the cafeteria or during recess,” LaChapelle said.
NORTHAMPTON As businesses reopened in limited capacities throughout the pandemic, many town and city halls have remained closed to the public since March 2020. But with Massachusetts lifting its state of emergency order on June 15, and masks no.
The battle returns: Valley Music Showcase competition will be filmed outdoors but screened online
Gracie Day, right, and The Phantom Limbs will bring their country-pop sound to the Valley Music Showcase May 28. Photos courtesy Mark Sherry
The western Massachusetts band Driving Wheel pitches itself as a “funk and soul band devoted to keeping those great American musical traditions alive.”
Johnny Cab, a “psycho-punk rock” band from Hartford, Connecticut, plays the Valley Music Showcase May 28. Photo courtesy Mark Sherry
No Lens, out of Greenfield, plays a mix of reggae and rock.
GoldFlame, a pop-punk/alternative rock quartet from Belchertown, plays the VMS May 28.
Communities take different approaches to relaxing mask requirements
Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Northampton’s top health official said this week she is “within days” of relaxing the city’s mask-wearing rules, which require people, like those pictured here, to wear masks downtown. The state relaxed its mask-wearing rules as of Friday. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Northampton is about to relax its mask-wearing rules, which require people, like those pictured here, to wear masks downtown, in parks and on the bike path. The state relaxed its mask-wearing rules as of Friday. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS