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Jessica Neiswender, store manager, and Rosie Goldstein, owner of Inspirit Crystals go through the candles at the store on Main street Northampton.

All in the family: New owners take over InSpirit in downtown Northampton

Sunday, June 16, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — When Rosie and Barry Goldstein of Northampton saw a “for sale” sign in the window of Inspirit Common late last year, they worried that the spiritual store on Northampton’s Main Street might go out of business or lose its character in a change of ownership. “This was always Rosie’s favorite store,” said Barry Goldstein, a retired school psychologist. … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Argotec Exectutive Vice Presidents Nick Filler and Bruce Wilby with some surface protecion film they produce in their Greenfield Industrial Park location.

Amherst, South Deerfield men who founded Argotec set to retire after sale

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

GREENFIELD — Argotec Inc., the plastic-film manufacturer that has seen rapid growth over the past six years at the Interstate 91 Industrial Park, has been purchased by a Chicago-based private-equity firm, Wing Point Partners, company officials announced Wednesday. The company was founded in 1988 by Richard Barnes of South Deerfield and Steven Wolkenbreit … 0

Making news

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Johnson joins environmental firm AMHERST — Steve Johnson has joined New England Environmental as a senior ecologist in the natural resource department, and he will be working to develop a wildlife and rare species division. He received a doctorate in biology from the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and he has been working in the environmental consulting … 0

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Lyn Harris Hicks, a longtime opponent of the San Onofre nuclear power plant and a nearby resident, wears a banner on her hat as she waits for a news conference in front of the plant Friday, June 7, 2013, in San Onofre, Calif. The troubled power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced Friday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Nuclear plant closures show industry’s struggles

Sunday, June 9, 2013

LOS ANGELES — The decision to close California’s San Onofre nuclear plant is the latest setback for an industry that seemed poised for growth not long ago. In Wisconsin, a utility shuttered its plant last month after it … 0

Swedish male train drivers wear skirts

Sunday, June 9, 2013

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. Train driver Martin Akersten says he and more than a dozen others at the Roslagsbanan line have started wearing skirts … 0

This April 18, 2008 photo released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a gray wolf. The Obama administration on Friday, June 7, 2013 proposed lifting most of the remaining federal protections for gray wolves across the mainland states, a move that would end four decades of recovery efforts but has been criticized by some scientists as premature. A rule being proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove most species of wolves from the endangered species list would end federal protection for any wolves that move into upstate New York or northern New England from Canada or elsewhere. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Government moves to wrap up 40-year gray wolf recovery

Sunday, June 9, 2013

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal officials are declaring victory in their four-decade campaign to rescue the gray wolf, a predator the government once considered a nuisance and tried to exterminate. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday … 0

Young adults missing out on jobs’ slow gains

Sunday, June 9, 2013

For many young people who tossed their graduation caps into the air this spring, the modestly positive jobs report for May did little to improve their employment hopes. U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, a better net gain than expected. And while the jobless rate ticked up … 0

Auto industry eyes hiring spree

Sunday, June 9, 2013

DETROIT — The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles. The new employees will be part of a larger, busier workforce. From coast to … 0

FILE - In a Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, the San Onofre nuclear power plant sits along Pacific Ocean coastline in San Onofre, Calif. Officials announced Friday, June 7, 2013 that the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant is closing, after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely returned to service. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Troubled Calif. nuclear plant to close

Friday, June 7, 2013

LOS ANGELES — The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced … 0

Feds order Boston-NY bus firm to close

Friday, June 7, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in the bottom. Boston-based Lucky Star’s … 0

FILE - In this Friday, May 31, 2013 file photo, trader Richard Cohen, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets in Europe recovered their poise Thursday June 6, 2013 despite a big retreat earlier in Asia earlier and a glitch that temporarily affected several major exchanges. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stock market ekes out modest gains

Friday, June 7, 2013

NEW YORK — An afternoon rally on Wall Street gave the stock market its best day in nearly three weeks Thursday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was down 10 points and falling at 12:30 as traders reacted … 0

Edmunds.com aims to become Amazon.com for car buyers

Friday, June 7, 2013

Edmunds.com, one of the top websites for car shopping and automotive information, is hoping to revolutionize how people buy cars and eliminate the No. 1 most frustrating part of the car shopping process. According to Seth Berkowitz, president and chief operating officer of Edmunds.com, 54 percent of car … 0

Many drivers are using West and Glendale streets to bypass the closed bridge on Route 10. Officials say it has caused congestion in an already dangerous intersection, pictured here June 5, where West and Glendale streets and Loudville and Pomeroy Meadow roads meet. PHOTO BY REBECCA EVERETT

Drivers, police deal with detours after Route 10 bridge closes in Easthampton

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — Four days into the six-month closure of the Route 10 bridge over the Manhan River, city and state officials said traffic is flowing reasonably well through two detours, though adjustments are needed. The Massachusetts Department of … 0

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