Aalianna Marietta

WHATELY — When Jonathan Edwards’ fifth-grade daughter returned from a field trip to Boston several years ago, her review disappointed her father, a lifelong history buff. After hearing about guided tours, headphones and “looking at a building around a bunch of other tall buildings,” Edwards came away with a different conclusion. “Oh, we’re using 20th-century technology to deliver 21st-century content to 21st-century … students or adults,” Edwards remembers thinking.

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier Regional School District School Committee’s recent decision not to move a plaque honoring fallen soldier Gregory Belanger from the old scoreboard to the new scoreboard has sparked unrest, with one organization considering no longer donating to the school and some residents calling for reconsideration.

DEERFIELD — The Select Board decided to not move forward with leaving the South County Senior Center agreement last week, a decision that sparked applause from the audience at Town Hall, and board members are instead suggesting that the towns issue a request for proposals for a leased programmatic and administrative space. Select Board Chair Blake Gilmore first floated the possibility of Deerfield leaving the agreement at the June 1 meeting.