Easthampton bread baker earns national recognition
Magazine picks Copoulos as top 10 in country
Julie Copoulos, 28, co-owner of Small Oven Bakery, unloads freshly baked bread to cool July 12 at the Easthampton bakery. Sarah Crosby/Gazette Staff
Robert Cobb of Easthampton enjoys a coffee and a freshly baked scone July 12 at Small Oven Bakery in Easthampton. Sarah Crosby/Gazette Staff
A coffee and freshly baked scone are shown July 12 at Small Oven Bakery in Easthampton. Sarah Crosby/Gazette Staff
Amanda Milazzo, 37, co-owner of Small Oven Bakery, pauses from decorating mascarpone tartlets with local berries July 12 at the Easthampton bakery. Sarah Crosby/Gazette Staff
There s nothing better than knowing that when your kid goes off to school, they love their teacher and are having fun. Our brand new Teacher of The Week makes sure that her kids are taken care of and that they thrive in her classroom.
Congratulations to our new Teacher of The Week Amanda Milazzo from Brookview Elementary School in Rockford! Amanda was nominated by parent Cathy Fatjo and the nomination letter reads -
My daughter and I moved back to the Rockford area after being gone for 5 years and last year was really hard on her transitioning to a new school and she did not do well last year. Fast forward to this year her 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Milazzo has been a blessing she has called me via Zoom to come up with the best plan for my daughter who has ADHD. During this pandemic meeting and communicating with teachers is challenging for us because we can t meet face to face, but she has been great. She has definitely been the bright light in my daughter s life and when we had to