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CHESTER – State Sens. Adam G. Hinds and Jo Comerford and state Reps. Natalie Blais and Jacob R. Oliveira gathered at Chester Town Hall on Jan. 13 to announce newly secured funding of $7.5 million in state disbursement to small towns in western and central Massachusetts for damages resulting from a J
Chester, Massachusetts officials hosted a press conference on long-awaited federal storm relief funding last week – but that’s not all that’s going on in the town known as the “Gem Of The Valley.”
Kristen Smidy named Gateway Regional School District superintendent KRISTEN SMIDY KRISTEN SMIDY Published: 4/8/2021 8:05:47 PM HUNTINGTON — The Gateway Regional District School Committee has named Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional High School, as the district’s next superintendent. The committee voted 11-1 on Wednesday to offer Smidy the job. She was one of four finalists for the position chosen from among a pool of 22 applicants and eight semifinalists. School Committee Chairwoman Michele Crane said that Smidy’s contract will be reviewed in an executive session next We...
Finalists picked for Gateway Regional, Hampshire Regional superintendents Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional, stands with her son Andrew Smidy in front of the school in March 2020. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Published: 3/1/2021 9:19:52 PM HUNTINGTON — Four finalists have been named in the search for the next superintendent for the Gateway Regional School District. The finalists include Hampshire Regional High School Principal Kristen Smidy and Gateway Regional School District Pupil Services Director Kurt Garivaltis, as well as Battenkill Valley (Arlington, Vermont) Supervisor...