BY STEPHEN BEALEParents at the Villa Augustina have taken one giant leap forward in their capital fundraising campaign, considered a critical part of their bid to buy the school this year. The Villa Augustina Leadership Transition Team announced that the group has raised $500,000 for capital improvements. “We’ve completed in time for ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE The Bedford Education Foundation raised more than $75,000 for the town’s schools at its second annual gala. On Friday Nov. 2, more than 370 people attended the gala at C.R. Sparks in Bedford, including Superintendent of Schools Tim Mayes and Bedford High School Principal George Edwards. The Bedford Education ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Fifth- and sixth-graders at McKelvie Intermediate School got to skateboard, hula hoop, jog and ride scooters all at their first annual Move-A-Thon. Since Ross A. Lurgio Middle School opened to seventh and eighth grades Aug. 29, McKelvie students and staff created its own fundraiser, said teacher Marie Alsap. “We ...

BY DARRELL HALEN The sales of pink bracelets and freshly baked cookies during a school fundraiser may not bring in a lot of money, but for Taryn Kayo it’s a way to support the fight against *** cancer – a disease that struck her grandmother nine years ago. “It’s a serious issue for me,” said Taryn, 16, a member of ...

The PTO’s annual yard sale is set for Saturday, Sept. 22 at Epsom  Central  School, 282 Black Hall Road, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s time to clean out that attic, garage, basement or shed. If you are interested in donating any items to the PTO, or if you are interested in setting up your own table, contact Val Butterfield at ...

The Pembroke Action League for Schools (PALS) is raising funds by selling the Fun Pass developed and distributed by the ALANH (soon to be Breathe New Hampshire). The coupon booklet provides moe than $1,000 in discounts at more than 100 popular tourist attractions in New England. Some of the locations include Story Land, Canobie Lake Park and ...

BY DARRELL HALEN After her students raised more than $5,000 to fight diabetes, Alicia LaFrance, Pelham Elementary School’s principal, kept a promise to them to kiss a pig. Actually, she did it five times – once in front of each grade. The school not only reached its goal, it more than doubled it. In just a week, it raised ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Beads, balloons, feathered boas and Dixieland music set the mardi gras mood to help get 28 volunteers to Biloxi, Miss., to aid the Hurricane Katrina relief. The Feb. 17 Mardi Gras and silent auction celebration at Harold Martin School in Hopkinton served more than 225 people and raised about $7,000. “It’s ...