Two more candidates announce bids for Northampton School Committee’s at-large seats >Published: 7/6/2021 7:57:45 PM
NORTHAMPTON Two new candidates have emerged in the election for School Committee, but it remains unclear if there will be enough people to fill the nine-member committee after November.
Gwen Agna, the longtime principal of Jackson Street Elementary School who retired last year, has announced her candidacy, while Longmeadow Public Schools teacher Aline Davis has pulled nomination papers, according to the city clerk’s office.
Agna and Davis are running for the committee’s two at-large seats, while at-large member Roni Gold has taken out nomination papers to seek a second term. If all three candidates, or more, are certified for the Nov. 2 ballot, the two with the most votes will win the seats.
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Pittsfield principal to lead Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School in Longmeadow
Updated May 12, 2021;
LONGMEADOW Jared Materas has been named the new principal of Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School.
Materas, who is currently the principal at Egremont Elementary School in Pittsfield, succeeds interim Wolf Swamp Road School Principal Marie Pratt, who had come out of retirement to lead the elementary school last year. Pratt retired as principal of Blueberry Hill Elementary School in 2017.
Pratt replaced Elizabeth Nelson, who was named principal of Wolf Swamp Road in 2016. In September 2020, Nelson accepted the role of principal of Williams Middle School.
The principal search committee was comprised of Wolf Swamp Road School parents, teachers and staff. Dr. Marty O’Shea, superintendent of the Longmeadow Public Schools, described the screening process as thorough and lasting many weeks. Though the applicant pool had several experienced and qualified educators, Materas rose to the to
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home veterans will get hundreds of Valentine’s Day cards, thanks to these grade school students
Updated Feb 07, 2021;
Posted Feb 07, 2021
Tierney Chrusciel, 11, and her 6-year-old sister Elizabeth stand outside East Longmeadow s Meadow Brook School Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The sisters led an effort to collect hundreds of Valentine s Day cards for veterans at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican)
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EAST LONGMEADOW Veterans at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke are in for some big love ahead of Valentine’s Day this year.
An East Longmeadow family with two late loved ones who had strong ties to the beleaguered long-term care facility spearheaded a Valentine card drive, enlisting the help of many classrooms in town’s public schools.