North Middlesex Regional High School recently held a school fair with real-world flair, a combined effort by students, faculty and administrators. School Superintendent Brad Morgan said that collaboration created the inaugural Credit for Life financial literacy fair for seniors. The April 10 event gave students an opportunity to learn about a subject not covered in […]
Public education
Integrative financial literacy fair provides an experience
TOWNSEND — North Middlesex Regional High School recently held a school fair that was the first of its kind, representing a multitiered effort by students, faculty and administrators. And due to the fair’s success, organizers have decided to make this an annual event. School Superintendent Brad Morgan said the recently created school fair was an […]
Finalists named in FSU presidential search
FITCHBURG — Three finalists have been named for Fitchburg State University’s next president. The candidates, selected in a nationwide search, will visit the university campus in the coming weeks to meet with campus constituencies including open forums with the general public. The university’s Board of Trustees will vote on the next presidential appointment and submit […]
Editorial: Towns face tough decisions in wake of override vetoes
Are we about to relive some 1980s “nostalgia” that those of a certain age would sooner forget? For municipal and school department employees, those halcyon days were anything but. Proposition 2½, which Massachusetts enacted in 1982, limits the amount of revenue a community can raise from property taxes annually to 2.5% above the previous year’s […]
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 […]
North Middlesex Regional reschedules Ashby budget presentation to April 24
ASHBY — The North Middlesex Regional School District has rescheduled a planned presentation in Ashby on the 2024-2025 District budget due to a forecasted winter storm. The presentation, originally set for April 4, has been moved to Wednesday, April 24, from 10-11 a.m., in Ashby Town Hall, 895 Main St. All Ashby residents are welcome […]
