Innovators Charter School pulls back amid controversy
Good morning, everyone! Here's wishing you a happy National Pizza Day today!
The group behind the new charter school proposed for either New Bedford or Fall River withdrew their application for state approval and will not open as planned. In a letter to Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley, Meg Mayo Brown, the proposed head of the proposed Innovators Charter School, said on behalf of the school's founding group that they would not continue with the application process for a new charter. Find out why, right here.
The nominations are in and, don't look now but "Don't Look Up" — the sci-fi disaster-flick comedy filmed on Battleship Massachusetts in Fall River — has nabbed four Oscar nods. We’ve got the info you need to know about the movie: who’s in it, what it’s about, and what critics and audiences are saying.
Third-generation farmer Andrew Ferry is working on the Gifford Road farm’s new product: pasteurized milk. One hundred percent of the milk comes from Westport cows, according to Ferry. He also noted that it relies on a pasteurization process that helps maintain the nutrients. Learn how you can grab a bottle and taste it for yourself here.
Weather
Join us
Not one of our beloved digital subscribers yet? You can become one right now, and join the growing team of people dedicated to preserving great local news. It’s so easy -- go to HeraldNews.com/subscribenow and check out the options. For just a few cents a day, you get all-you-can-read local news, and you’ll be keeping local journalism alive in our community!
Check out all these stories and more at HeraldNews.com.
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Innovators Charter School pulls back amid controversy
