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  1. Convicted felon Fred Allen Swan named top administrator of Robert...

    Tuesday Dec 1 | MassLive.com

    ... people are saying," Smith said. Janet J. Henry But in a five-page letter sent to Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester and The Republican, Henry said she was pressured to hire Swan, despite his pleading guilty in a $900,000 bid-rigging case in ...

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    Related Topix: Springfield, MA, Boston, MA

  2. Robert Hughes Academy Charter School principal Janet Henry placed on...

    Wednesday Nov 25 | MassLive.com

    ... of Springfield, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. In a prepared statement, Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester said state investigators are trying to complete their review without disrupting the students. "I take these matters very ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Springfield, MA

  3. Q&A Education chief talks to The Eagle

    Saturday Nov 14 | Berkshire Eagle

    During his visit to Pittsfield on Friday, Mitchell Chester, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, responded to several education questions posed by The Eagle. 1 comment

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  4. Kirk Yamilkoski, 49, of EasthamptonRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Daily Hampshire Gazette

    ... on Nov. 8, 2009. He was born in Holyoke on Sept. 10, 1960, the son of Joan Cantin Yamilkoski and the late Chester Yamilkoski. He attended Easthampton schools and graduated from Easthampton High School's Class of 1978. He also graduated from ...

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  5. Today in local history

    Wednesday Nov 4 | North Adams Transcript

    Airman Francis Alibozek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Alibozek of 53 East Hoosac St., has been assigned to a unit of the Continental Air Command at Mitchell Air Force Base, N.Y., for training and duty as a roads and grounds specialist.

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, Adams, MA, North Adams, MA, Williamstown, MA, Cheshire, MA

  6. Today in local historyRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | North Adams Transcript

    Airman Francis Alibozek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Alibozek of 53 East Hoosac St., has been assigned to a unit of the Continental Air Command at Mitchell Air Force Base, N.Y., for training and duty as a roads and grounds specialist.

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, Adams, MA, North Adams, MA, Williamstown, MA, US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro

  7. Kelly leads win by MinutewomenRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 2, 2009 | Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Kim Young, left, of the University of Massachusetts and Patti Loughlin of West Chester go after the ball Sunday at Garber Field in Amherst.

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  8. King scores four to lead MinutewomenRead the original story

    Oct 31, 2009 | Daily Hampshire Gazette

    ... made two saves in goal for the Minutewomen. UMass is in fifth place in the Atlantic 10 standings and hosts West Chester in the final regular-season game at noon Sunday at Garber Field. The top four teams in the conference will play for the Atlantic ...

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  9. Western Mass. job fair comes as state reports increase in jobless rate from 9.1% to 9.3%

    Oct 15, 2009 | MassLive.com

    Porter and Chester Institute career program specialist in admissions Rosa M. Alves, left, talks with Choyce M. McIntosh and Brian A. Danish, both of Chicopee, at the Best Local Job Fair at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center in Holyoke on Thursday.

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    Related Topix: Chicopee, MA, Holyoke, MA, Massachusetts, Greenfield, MA, Belchertown, MA

  10. Courtney S. Brough,,Read the original story

    Oct 6, 2009 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    ... brother of Alice M. (Brough) LeBlanc and her husband Rene, their daughter Kathryn. He was the brother of the late Chester James Brough. Courtney was a collector of watches, avid movie goer, beach lover and ardent fan of rock and roll music. He ...

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  11. Courtney S. Brough,,Read the original story

    Oct 6, 2009 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    ... brother of Alice M. (Brough) LeBlanc and her husband Rene, their daughter Kathryn. He was the brother of the late Chester James Brough. Courtney was a collector of watches, avid movie goer, beach lover and ardent fan of rock and roll music. He ...

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  12. Lorraine F. Mackowiak,, 84Read the original story

    Sep 30, 2009 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    ... of 64 West Main Street, died Monday, September 28, at UMass/Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. Her husband of 50 years, Chester M. Mackowiak, died in 1997. She leaves 2 sons, Daniel C. Mackowiak and his wife Maryann J. Mackowiak of Northborough and ...

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  13. Lorraine F. Mackowiak,, 84Read the original story

    Sep 30, 2009 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    ... of 64 West Main Street, died Monday, September 28, at UMass/Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. Her husband of 50 years, Chester M. Mackowiak, died in 1997. She leaves 2 sons, Daniel C. Mackowiak and his wife Maryann J. Mackowiak of Northborough and ...

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  14. Watch The StoryRead the original story

    Sep 24, 2009 | CBS 3

    ... media contact Wendy Long. Gateway encompasses the communities of Blandford, Russell, Worthington, Huntington, Chester, Middlefield and Montgomery. After looking at some early projected numbers from Beacon Hill, the district is staring down a ...

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    Related Topix: Worthington, MA, Russell, MA, Blandford, MA, Huntington, MA, Middlefield, MA

  15. Hilltown Schools Consider Major Merge

    Sep 23, 2009 | CBS 3

    ... media contact Wendy Long. Gateway encompasses the communities of Blandford, Russell, Worthington, Huntington, Chester, Middlefield and Montgomery. After looking at some early projected numbers from Beacon Hill, the district is staring down a ...

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    Related Topix: Blandford, MA, Worthington, MA, Huntington, MA, Russell, MA, Middlefield, MA

  16. MCAS scores lag at 14 area schoolsRead the original story

    Sep 17, 2009 | North Adams Transcript

    ... that have been identified are making tremendous academic gains," said state Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester during a test score release event held in Brockton on Wednesday. Beyond the data, the superintendents of the Adams-Cheshire Regional ... 14 comments

    Related Topix: Berkshire County, MA, Education Etc., Brockton, MA, Cheshire, MA

  17. More MA schools need improvement

    Sep 16, 2009 | WBZ-AM Allston

    ... list after showing sufficient progress for two straight years. The department says Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester is currently redesigning its academic support and intervention programs. The goal is to more closely align the programs with ...

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  18. Helen T. (Kaminski) DiPasquale, 96Read the original story

    Sep 14, 2009 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    ... Louis G. DiPasquale died in 1997. She leaves four daughters, Marilyn DiPasquale of Worcester and her close friend Chester Hoyle, Carol Schmid and her husband, Walter of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., Lois Kasprzak and her husband, Edward of Coventry, Ct., ...

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  19. Parents plead with Gateway Regional School District Committee not to...

    Sep 10, 2009 | MassLive.com

    ... in local assessments of $2 million, officials said, with those assessments per town equaling: Blandford, $266,040; Chester, $334,120; Huntington, $492,460; Middlefield, $106,100; Montgomery, $169,440; Russell, $418,060 and Worthington, $213,780. ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Blandford, MA, Worthington, MA, Kids, Family, Huntington, MA

  20. Janet F. Pieleski, 88Read the original story

    Aug 31, 2009 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    ... Center. She is survived by a sister, Florence P. Phelps, widow of Paul H. Phelps, of Whitinsville; two brothers, Chester Pieleski, and his wife, Marjorie, of Hudson, FL, and Walter Pieleski, and his wife, Bernice (Bunny), of North Grafton; many ...

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