Community Bible Church in Northfield holds first service in its new home
Bob Emberley, pastor of the Community Bible Church, at the church’s new home at 105 Main St. in Northfield. STAFF PHOTO/MAX MARCUS
Published: 4/4/2021 3:48:19 PM
NORTHFIELD Pastor Bob Emberley was deliberate in planning his church service on Sunday, which he said was centered around a New Testament story of Jesus reviving a girl who had died.
“There’s obviously an Easter theme,” Emberley said. “And it’s kind of like our little church. Let’s wake up.”
The Community Bible Church has been on the move for almost the whole 12 years that Emberley has been its pastor. At different points in that period he has held services at Camp Northfield, Pioneer Valley Regional School, the Thomas Aquinas College campus and, more recently, in a field on Northfield’s Main Street.
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High school seniors reflect on a lost year of ‘lasts’
Greenfield High School student Ella McDaniel working from home on her first day of her senior year in September 2020. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
“At this point, I’m feeling pretty burnt out. Staring at screens all day gets to be very tiring. Online schooling seems to get harder and harder as time goes on. . Some teachers really are trying their best to make this online schooling experience as painless for students as possible.” Ruari Maloney, Greenfield High School senior CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
“Remote learning has definitely impacted my mental health and productivity in a somewhat negative way. . I think a big part of the problem is that everything is in one space, which makes it really hard to differentiate between classrooms, social media, shops and Netflix, since my laptop has all of them. With a school start time an hour later, the ability to not show my face, multiple tabs and midnight homework deadlines, it’s been g
Over 50 Pioneer school district educators receive COVID-19 vaccine at pop-up clinic
New Salem resident Karen Ellis, an instructional assistant for second grade, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Brianna Cooley at Pioneer Valley Regional School on Friday. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 3/12/2021 4:29:20 PM
NORTHFIELD More than 50 special education teachers and instructional assistants received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a pop-up clinic at Pioneer Valley Regional School on Friday.
Superintendent Jonathan Scagel said Friday was a professional development day, so no students were attending classes in person at the building while teachers and instructional assistants visited the clinic in Pioneer’s gymnasium. The clinic was organized through the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
Regional Notebook: March 11, 2021
Sliced carrots at Red Fire Farm in Montague. CISA has launched a new map to help SNAP customers earn HIP benefits by buying local produce at authorized vendors, including Red Fire Farm, throughout the Pioneer Valley.
Published: 3/10/2021 4:01:23 PM
Start ’Em Early Foundation holding T-shirt sale
SOUTHWICK The nonprofit Start ’Em Early Foundation has launched a T-shirt campaign to raise money to continue producing sensory sacks that help first responders in emergency situations involving people and patients with autism.
Items in the sensory sacks include: Rubik’s Cubes, small whiteboards for drawing and non-verbal communication, “feeling wheels” to signal emotions, coloring books, noise-canceling headphones, stress putty and other calming toys.