Sign up for the Athol Daily News’ morning newsletter and get essential news each day. GREENFIELD — School administrators and education officials from across the Pioneer Valley convened at Greenfield Community College on Wednesday to share their experiences with implementing cellphone bans, which speakers say have largely improved the learning environment. The theme of the…
Until Sunday, Nadia Raffia had never seen her garments on the runway. The upstart fashion designer’s pieces are inspired by her background in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Raffia, 27, has been styling and making clothes for her entire life, but she began pursuing it professionally a year ago. “I felt like I’m going…
WEST LEBANON — Lebanon High School has three blocks for lunch, the first of which starts a little after 11 and is the busiest. On the second day of classes, Nehemiah Billings sat at one of the cafeteria’s round tables with a group of friends to eat and socialize, but after his friends got up…
Overview: The Athol-Royalston Regional School Committee has approved a policy that bans students from using cell phones during the school day. The policy follows a bill passed by the Massachusetts state Senate that would require all public school districts to implement cell phone-free policies by fall 2026. The policy is designed to improve student focus…