Shutesbury News

Saturday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. Wordplay, a monthly reading series co-sponsored by Inkberry and Papyri Books , 45 Eagle Street, will present poets Janet MacFadyen, Susan Middleton, Susie Patlove, and Paula Sayword, who will read from their work.

The creation of a regional elementary school district makes little financial sense for the towns of Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury, according to a new report.

The creation of a regional school district makes little financial sense for the towns of Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury, according to a report issued by the panel charged with studying the matter.

You can join in on a traditional Native American dance, listen to songs and chants or bite into a buffalo burger this weekend when the 21st annual Intertribal Powwow comes to Haverhill.

Solar panels could be installed behind Town Hall at little or no cost to taxpayers, saving $950 a year in electricity expenses for the building, according to town officials.

Change is the order of the day in the Amherst school system this fall, with the biggest being the unprecedented reduction in staff positions and the arrival of an energetic new superintendent.

The new superintendent, Dr. Alberto Rodriquez, began the school year on July 1; Amherst-Regional Regional Schools, Amherst Public Schools and Pelham Public School.

Change is the order of the day in the Amherst school system this fall, with the biggest being the unprecedented reduction in staff positions and the arrival of an energetic new superintendent.

It's a deceptively simple question: Should the Amherst Regional public schools' sixth-graders be in middle school? The new superintendent, Alberto Rodriguez, says yes.

A second provocative report from Alberto Rodriguez, the new superintendent of schools, in his first month on the job shows that he's serious about being a "change agent." First, he brought in an outside educator to probe the school system for 10 days, culminating in a blunt report on its shortcomings.

A second provocative report from Alberto Rodriguez, the new superintendent of schools, in his first month on the job shows that he's serious about being a "change agent." First, he brought in an outside educator to probe the school system for 10 days, culminating in a blunt report on its shortcomings.

Libraries, schools and clubs in four towns want to promote a spirit of community this fall by getting more than 1,000 people to read and discuss the same book.

Campers Ben Dragon, 12, Shutesbury, center, and Ariq Welch, 12, of Amherst, on the "Wild Woozie" station of the ropes course at the University of Massachusetts and Amherst Police Youth Adventure Academy.

A local teen was thrown from her horse and injured during a riding lesson on Tuesday night.

Gov. Deval L. Patrick announces a Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency program on Tuesday that makes the American dream easier for first-time home buyers.

The following item was recorded in the log of the Newburyport police: Caitlin McGarigal, 20, 379 Leverett Road, Shutesbury, was issued a summons Monday at 6:06 p.m. on charges of shoplifting by concealing merchandise.

People from around the county expressed their dismay with their telephone service, particularly considering many of them are living in areas with limited cellular phone access.

Earlier this year, I was on one of my longer walks, following a series of back roads that included Teawaddle Hill Road in Leverett.

Richard E. Kim, 77, died Tuesday at his home in Shutesbury, surrounded by his family.

Talk may be cheap, but there were few telephone customers who turned out Tuesday night to complain about Verizon service at the first of four public hearings scheduled by the state Department of Telecommunications and Cable.