Lee High School To Meet Belchertown High School On Wgby's As Schools Match Wits
Lee High School of Lee, MA, will meet Belchertown High School of Belchertown, MA, in week five of WGBY's "As Schools Match Wits" Saturday, December 8 at 7 p.m.
Lee High School reached the semi-finals last year only to be defeated by Lenox Memorial High School of Lenox, MA.
One of the country's longest running academic quiz shows, As Schools Match Wits enters its 47th season with a roster of 48 high schools from across western New England. The top eight highest scoring teams at the end of the season will go to the finals and compete for the championship.
The show's format features area high schools competing in teams of four students each, plus an alternate. In classic quiz show style, the teams buzz in to answer questions based on school curriculum. The school getting the most points for correct answers wins.
Area writer, teacher, critic, and radio personality Chris Rohmann returns for his second year as host.
Sponsored by Berkshire Bank and Big Y Supermarkets, and now produced at the studios of Westfield State College and broadcast on WGBY, As Schools Match Wits delivers all of the fun of the classic high school quiz-show and introduces a new generation of high-school students to one of the few public competitions that stresses knowledge over physical ability.
For more than 35 years, WGBY (www.wgby.org ) has connected the people of the region with programs and services that inform, inspire, entertain and promote life long learning. From the non-broadcast Education Services used in classrooms and by childcare providers throughout the region to our unparalleled portfolio of locally produced programs WGBY is uniquely committed to our community. WGBY is a non-profit organization with over 80 percent of its revenue provided by local sources and the support of its viewers.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant
Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building.
"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu.
A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building.
White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.
He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns.
Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot.
A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use.
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