BOSTON — As deportations and ICE presence have rocked some Massachusetts communities, activists are asking the Legislature to direct dollars to immigrant-heavy school districts disrupted by recent federal actions.
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North Middlesex Regional School District nurse named Rising Star
TOWNSEND — School nurse Amber Mendes, of Varnum Brook Elementary School, has been awarded the Rising Star Award for Region 6 by the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization.
Local students make college deans lists
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Teachers, advocates call on lawmakers for more education funding in budget process
A coalition of teachers and other unions, advocates and more called on the Massachusetts governor and lawmakers to make education funding adjustments in the fiscal year 2027 budget to address was they called a “fiscal crisis” in the state’s public schools.
Fitchburg Art Museum hosts storytelling, music showcases, open mic nights
FITCHBURG — The Openest Mic and FAM @ Night bring artists to the city, with poets, musicians and storytellers bringing their stories and art to the galleries of the Fitchburg Art Museum for consistent, quality programming for free.
MWCC partnership gets $150K grant to expand career paths in IT, health, education
GARDNER — Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) will be a workforce training partner in a $150,000 state workforce partnership grant awarded to the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation, an arm of the North Central Mass. Chamber of Commerce. Through this award, MWCC will partner with the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation and the Spanish American […]
