Photos: UMass salutes some 6,800 graduates at its 154th commencement

05-18-2024 4:22 PM

AMHERST – The University of Massachusetts Amherst celebrated the graduation of approximately 6,800 students before a gathering of 20,000 family and friends at the 154th UMass Amherst Undergraduate Commencement ceremony Saturday at Warren P. McGuirk...


Mayor’s budget boosts schools 8.5%: Advocates protest coming job cuts as spending falls short of demands

05-17-2024 5:29 PM

NORTHAMPTON — Weeks of debate over the Northampton school budget neared a conclusion Thursday night after Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra unveiled a nearly $137 million fiscal 2025 budget to the City Council that calls for an 8.5% increase in the city’s...


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Scott Brown: Road to ruin for Northampton schools
05-17-2024 8:01 PM

Many thanks to Lander-Grinspoon Academy for its brutal candor. In a recent recruiting missive, the private day school did a very 2024 thing and said the quiet part out loud: “As the Northampton public school system is introducing inevitable budget...

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Multiverse of style: Volante Design in Easthampton has a mission to make jackets that anyone can wear anytime
05-15-2024 3:30 PM

EASTHAMPTON — When David Volante posted a photo to his blog of a custom jacket he was working on in 2012, he wasn’t expecting it to go viral.The interest in his design made him realize that people wanted what he was selling, and he could sell even...

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Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams

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Florence, MA - It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Rene T. Lamontagne of Northampton, MA aged 94, who departed this world on February 24, 2024. Rene was born on June 30, 1929, and his life was a testament to resilien... remainder of obit for Rene T. Lamontagne

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Goshen, MA - (12/14/41 – 2/3/24) It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Rosemarie Frances Clark, affectionately known as Rose, and Mega. Rose was the daughter of the late Theresa and Myron Fisher Clar... remainder of obit for Rosemarie Frances Clark

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Hatfield, MA - Daniel Kodis, 77, of Hatfield, formerly of Harwich, passed away on Thursday May 9, 2024, at his home with his family surrounding him and with his true marine spirit intact forever. He was born in Northampton on September... remainder of obit for Daniel Kodis

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