Voters in Pepperell and Townsend spurned ballot questions to raise property and personal taxes, vetoing recent special Town Meeting votes that endorsed Proposition 2½ overrides.
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Fitchburg State presents absurdist short plays in April
FITCHBURG — Two one-act plays that point out the bizarre, delightful and surreal nature of life will be presented as Fitchburg State University’s spring theater productions in April. The performances, collectively known as “Absurdist Alert!” will be held next week in the Wallace Theater for the Performing Arts in the McKay Complex at 67 Rindge […]
Massachusetts pushes back FAFSA deadline to July 1
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has pushed back the priority deadline for the state’s largest financial aid program from May 1 to July 1 — allowing students more time as they scramble to sort through the messy rollout of federal updates to the financial aid application.
Editorial: Technically speaking, there’s no one path to success in life
The most recent ranking of the state’s best public high schools differed little from previous ratings. As expected, it was dominated by an eminent Boston institution and several well-heeled suburban standard bearers, along with a unique Worcester-based magnet school for grades 11 and 12. Niche, a company that reviews and ranks schools from elementary age […]
‘The potential to be great’
FITCHBURG — Nursing students at Fitchburg State University will benefit from cutting edge technology and next-level simulations thanks to generous grants from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation and the George I. Alden Trust. The grants will fund wearable technology to let students and instructors utilize the latest augmented reality software as well as stipends […]
Former Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis auditing safety, security at Brockton High School
The former Boston Police commissioner who led the city department at the time of the 2013 Marathon bombings is conducting an audit at Brockton High School, embroiled by student violence that officials say is starting to decline.