Springfield Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award

Springfield Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award

Springfield teacher Margaret Hersey was one of forty educators nationwide awarded a prestigious Milken Educator Award this year. Hersey, a teacher at the Springfield Honors Academy, was the only educator in Massachusetts chosen. She joined Carolee McGrath in studio...
Louison House Shelter Reopens in Adams

Louison House Shelter Reopens in Adams

When the Louison House homeless shelter in Adams, Massachusetts experienced an electrical fire and flooding in the early summer of 2016, no one knew it would be almost four years before their doors would reopen. In the interim, those in need of housing assistance in...
Latinx Studies Program Launched at HCC

Latinx Studies Program Launched at HCC

The term Latinx has emerged as a gender-neutral alternative to Latino/Latina, particularly on college campuses. Here in western Mass, Holyoke Community College launched a Latinx Studies program. Program co-founder Raúl Gutiérrez and HCC students Alexandra Santiago...
The State We’re In: 2020 State of the Commonwealth

The State We’re In: 2020 State of the Commonwealth

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump took center stage in Washington D.C. this week. Closer to home, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker gave his 2020 State of the Commonwealth address on Beacon Hill. In the annual address, Baker touted strengths –...