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For nearly a decade, Holyoke Public Schools have been under a receivership with the state.

The Surprise Squad is back and, this month, we headed to Stefanik Elementary School in Chicopee to surprise the school librarian.

Town by Town visited a Springfield Fire Department fundraiser, a Holyoke Hip Education Farmer’s Market, and the UMass Museum of Contemporary Art.

Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra and public schools superintendent Dr. Portia Bonner hosted a school funding presentation on Wednesday evening.

In the now Holyoke Veteran’s Home case which has caused widespread outrage, the former superintendent of the facility and a doctor changed their pleads on Tuesday in favor of a lighter sentence.