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Bridge to Wellness
The Art of Loving Well: A Look into Healthy Relationships by Kara Nold & Sarah Wilczynski February, for many, marks the start of a month full of celebrating love and the relationships we have with others. Coinciding with the celebration of love, February is also Healthy Relationships Month. A healthy relationship does not necessarily mean […]
From CADL Stockbridge
Learn all about birds with help from the library by Sherri McConnell CADL Stockbridge Head Librarian The Great Backyard Bird Count is Feb. 14-17, and it’s easy to do. Pick a spot. Watch birds for 15 minutes or more at least once over the four-day period. Identify all the birds you see or hear during […]
Outreach in Action: If buying food is putting a hole in your pocket, help may be on the way.
UPDATE: This Outreach in Action column in the February edition of the Stockbridge Community News mistakenly attributed the food distribution on first Fridays from 1–2 p.m. to the wrong program and neglected to specify who is eligible for this food distribution program. CORRECTION: The First Friday distributions from 1 to 2 p.m. are part of the […]
Clyde’s Corner: Good ol’ Katz Elementary School, we miss you
by Clyde Whitaker Hello again, everyone. Here we go, full speed ahead into February 2025 already, and I’m happy! Golf season is just around the corner, I hope 😊. As I was thinking about my story for February, I was drawing a blank, which happens to us writers once in a while. So, I did […]
UNCAGED NEWS: AGAINST THE ODDS
Stockbridge marching band shows that skill overpowers numbers by Daniel Villegas, Uncaged Reporter This article is being reprinted, with minimal edits, from the Uncaged Student News October 2024 edition. On September 25th, the Stockbridge marching band played at the Chelsea Marching Band Expedition. During the expo, the band’s goal was to make sure they did […]
Rural Perspectives: House finch likely to be found near buildings, homes
by Diane Constable The non-native house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is seen frequently at our bird feeders year-round. They have naturalized without competing or displacing our native birds and are often seen with our native goldfinches. The first word of the scientific name, Haemorhous, means blood red for the male’s color and the second word, mexicanus, […]
Staff Spotlight: Alexandra Doering inspires passion and purpose, two qualities that make students unstoppable
by Mary Jo David In 2021, Alexandra (“Alex”) Doering had some pretty big shoes to fill when she began teaching first English 11, and then AP Language and Composition, in Stockbridge following the departure of veteran teacher Elizabeth Cyr. But Stockbridge wasn’t Doering’s first rodeo; she had previously taught middle school in Chelsea and Adrian […]
Reading Between the Lines
From cave paintings to the Muggles, ‘What an Owl Knows’ explains infatuation with these birds of prey by Chuck Wisman “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds” is a delightful and thoroughly engaging book by Jennifer Ackerman, a New York Times bestselling author. Ackerman travels the world observing owls […]
Positive Parenting: With creative thinking, recycled materials can spell F-U-N for youngsters
by Nicole Ryder As the holidays are wrapping up, you can find lots of useful material collecting rapidly in your garage or recycling bin. Specifically, look for empty boxes; empty egg cartons; and tubes from wrapping paper, paper towel, and toilet tissue. Instead of taking these materials to the trash or the recycling center, think […]
From CADL Stockbridge
Want to fight clutter or read more in 2025? The Stockbridge Library can help by Sherri McConnell CADL Stockbridge Head Librarian Now that the big-box stores have replaced winter and holiday decorations with storage bins, many people attempt to fulfill that common New Year’s resolution, eliminating clutter. It always helps to start with a plan […]