Lanesborough Elementary Principal Named

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LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Martin J. McEvoy Jr. has been named principal of Lanesborough Elementary School effective July 1, 2015.  

Gordon L. Noseworthy, interim superintendent of schools for the Mount Greylock Regional School District and Union 71  Superintendency Union announced the appointment on Thursday.

McEvoy is currently vice principal for curriculum and instruction at Hoosac Valley Middle and High School. The Pittsfield resident completed his  doctoral studies last year and received a doctor of education degree with a concentration in educational policy and leadership from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

He earned a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in educational policy and leadership also from UMass-Amherst, and holds a master of arts in English for teachers from Western New England University. He previously had taught English at Lee Middle and High School.



McEvoy replaces Ellen Boshe, who is retiring after eight years of leading the K-6 school.

According to the announcement, he was the "enthusiastic choice of the Search Committee and highly recommended by his employers" and blends knowledge of school leadership for the 21st century with a talent for working collaboratively in the school community.

McEvoy is excited as he anticipates meeting the students, teachers and parents at  Lanesborough  Elementary School, according to the announcement.
 


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Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation Scholarships

LUDLOW, Mass. — For the third year, Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation (BWPCC) will award scholarships to students from Lanesborough and Hancock. 
 
The scholarship is open to seniors at Mount Greylock Regional High School and Charles H. McCann Technical School. BWPCC will select two students from the class of 2024 to receive $1,000 scholarships.
 
The scholarships will be awarded to qualifying seniors who are planning to attend either a two- or four-year college or trade school program. Seniors must be from either Hancock or Lanesborough to be considered for the scholarship. Special consideration will be given to students with financial need, but all students are encouraged to apply.
 
The BWPCC owns and operates the Berkshire Wind Power Project, a 12 turbine, 19.6-megawatt wind farm located on Brodie Mountain in Hancock and Lanesborough. The non-profit BWPCC consists of 16 municipal utilities located in Ashburnham, Boylston, Chicopee, Groton, Holden, Hull, Ipswich, Marblehead, Paxton, Peabody, Russell, Shrewsbury, Sterling, Templeton, Wakefield, and West Boylston, and their joint action agency, the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC). 
 
To be considered, students must submit all required documents including a letter of recommendation from their school counselor and a letter detailing their educational and professional goals. Application and submission details will be shared with students via their school counselors. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 19.
 
 MMWEC is a not-for-profit, public corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts created by an Act of the General Court in 1975 and authorized to issue tax-exempt debt to finance a wide range of energy facilities.  MMWEC provides a variety of power supply, financial, risk management and other services to the state's consumer-owned, municipal utilities. 
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