SOUTH HADLEY Andrew Yee, the prominent local restaurateur and businessman, whose contributions to the Valley’s hospitality scene were far-reaching, has died at 59.In an announcement on social media, Yee’s business, Bean Restaurant Group, said Yee.
Dozens quarantined after COVID cases emerge at South Hadley middle school
The Michael E. Smith Middle School playground in South Hadley. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 5/6/2021 8:17:20 PM
SOUTH HADLEY Six positive COVID-19 cases were identified last week at Michael E. Smith Middle School, leading to dozens of students being quarantined.
Interim schools Superintendent Diana Bonneville said Thursday that the six positive cases were “attributed to sleepovers and traveling sports teams.” After the cases were discovered, the schools identified a large number of others who came in close contact with the students who tested positive.
“The high number of close contacts at middle were attributed to desks being 3 feet apart and two PE classes combined,” Bonneville wrote in an email. “Since we weren’t positive who was within 6 feet in an athletic situation, we wanted to be safe.”
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Kristen Smidy named Gateway Regional School District superintendent
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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 Wednesday with the aim of finalizing it that night.
“I am really proud of the district and the committee for running a really open-minded process,” Crane said.
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) Supervisory Union Superintendent William Bazyk and East Longmeadow High School Principal Gina Flanagan.
The finalists were selected by the Superintendent Search Subcommittee of the Gateway Regional District School Committee.