Monthly Archives: June 2016

THE MASSACHUSETTS BROADBAND INSTITUTE (MBI) HAS SET a fast pace in the weeks since it first announced a new direction and level of flexibility. For a Town like Hawley, this is the first time that Town officials and committee members have felt like they’re really “in the game,” as critical criteria have changed and a new attitude of cooperation has become apparent. Here’s a six-point analysis of actions MBI has taken to keep things moving since May 10:

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MOHAWK TRAIL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN HONORED WITH A SILVER MEDAL by US News & World Report in its annual ranking of the Nation’s Best High Schools. [Downloads: ARTICLE; SLIDE PRESENTATION. (1MB .pdf file)]

The ranking is based on a formula that incorporates a number of key variables including college readiness, Advanced Placement participation and performance, English and Math proficiency, graduation rate, progress in closing the achievement gap between different subgroups of students, and demographic composition of students.

Overall, Mohawk was ranked 74^th out of 430 Massachusetts public high schools. The survey cited Mohawk’s proficiency in English (92%) and mathematics (87%) as well as the school’s overall 4-year graduation rate of 92%.
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“FIRE” IS TOO SMALL A WORD to encompass what took place on Saturday, June 4 at Pete Mitchell’s Headwater Cider Orchard on Forget Road in East Hawley. It was a controlled burn, to be sure, with at least seven fire companies participating in addition to Hawley, but there was nothing controlled about the way the historic old house went up once the training exercises were complete, the perimeters were set and the flames were given free reign within them.

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Participating Towns included:

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