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Senate may reform trio of consumer laws: competitive electricity, used car sales, heating oil leaks
Granby man admits guilt, gets 2½ years in vehicular homicide
South Hadley residents will pay more for trash, wastewater rates next fiscal year
Area briefs: Transhealth to celebrate 3 year; Holyoke to plant tree at museum; Documentary film about reparations focus of Unitarian talk
Leverett Town Meeting voters will decide cease-fire call, budgets, town elections
UMass set to inaugurate Javier Reyes as chancellor on Friday
Amherst seeks public input on opioid settlement money
Amherst officials examine Quincy shelter for ideas to develop former VFW property
LightHouse Holyoke to buy Gateway City Arts, expand offerings and enrollment at alternative school
HOLYOKE — After months of work on securing a new home elsewhere, LightHouse school plans to buy Gateway City Arts in a move that will allow the burgeoning alternative secondary school to meet its growing demand and expand its offerings.LightHouse...
Neighbors lifting neighbors: Demand at South Hadley’s food bank spiking as more families seek help
SOUTH HADLEY — Never go hungry.It’s the one rule that must not be broken at Neighbors Helping Neighbors, the organization that over the last 14 years has helped thousands of people from South Hadley and surrounding towns keep food on the table during...
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Holyoke man finds bear paw in his yard
Fearful Belchertown residents blame stray bullets on nearby gun club, appeal to town for help
South Hadley man fatally shot in attempted robbery
Guest columnist Bill Dwight: How to make sense of Northampton’s school budget dilemma
Deerfield residents petitioning to fix ‘dangerous’ intersection
Boards balk at limiting use of Hadley Town Common
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A Look Back: April 23
Photos: Hangers for history
Best Bites: A familiar feast: The Passover Seder traditions and tastes my family holds dear
The Beat Goes On: Album release shows by Barnstar! and Lisa Bastoni, a Young@Heart Chorus concert with new special guests, and more
Sports
South Hadley’s Lauren Marjanski signs National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Siena College
SOUTH HADLEY — Lauren Marjanski panicked for a brief moment.The South Hadley senior and College of Saint Rose commit had just found out the school she was going to play soccer at next fall would be shutting down after summer classes at the end of June...
DeBrusk nets 2 power-play goals, Swayman saves 35 as Bruins win 5-1 to open series with Toronto
High schools: Ella Schaeffer sets South Hadley strikeout mark in 5-4 win over Frontier (PHOTOS)
Baseball: James Lavallee tosses no-hitter as Smith Vocational blanks Mahar 7-0
Softball: Franklin Tech’s Hannah Gilbert holds Hopkins to two hits, leads Eagles to 7-1 victory (PHOTOS)Opinion
Guest columnist Oriel Strong: Think impossible thoughts
Mariel E. Addis’s April 17 guest column “Under siege from all sides” was heartfelt and thought-provoking. I share Addis’ foundational ethic that we must resist ranking any human being as better or worse than another. Trans and gender-nonconforming...
Guest columnist Barry Hirsch: Palestinians should turn to Israel for real path to peace
Patricia Crosby: Meeting of Friends call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Columnist Richard Fein: National debt — A threat to our nation’s future
My Turn: The pecking order revolution: Massachusetts’ fight for animal rights
Business
Petition to block auto dealership on King Street falters in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — A joint meeting between the Northampton City Council’s Committee on Legislative Matters and the city’s Planning Board heard public comments on a petition to ban further automobile dealerships near the city’s downtown, an issue that...
Flair and flavor: Couple draws on European, regional travel and food expertise to bring gourmet Aster + Pine Market to Amherst
Prices up, sales down in early spring housing market
Area property deed transfers, April 18
Tea Guys of Whately owes $2M for breach of contract, judge rules
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Arts & Life
Hitting the ceramic circuit: Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail turns 20 years old, April 27-28
A lot can change in 20 years: Presidents and other politicians come and go, new cultural fads and technologies emerge, clothing styles morph, and music and movies take on different dimensions.In these parts, one tradition hasn’t changed. Since 2005,...
Valley Bounty: Your soil will thank you: As garden season gets underway, Whately farm provides ‘black gold’ to many
Painting a more complete picture: ‘Unnamed Figures’ highlights Black presence and absence in early American history
Earth Matters: From Big Sits to Birdathons: Birding competitions far and near
Speaking of Nature: Indulging in eye candy: Finally, after such a long wait, it’s beginning to look like spring is hereObituaries
Crystal L. Bergeron
Crystal L Bergeron Easthampton, MA - Crystal L Bergeron, 39, of Easthampton sadly left us as she passed away peacefully at home on April 11th, 2024. She was born July 18, 1984, to Roger J Bergeron and Darlene J Bergeron. Crystal had the ... remainder of obit for Crystal L. Bergeron
Richard A. Weber
Richard A Weber Shutesbury, MA - In the earliest hour of Saturday, April 13, 2024, surrounded by the tremendous love of his family, Richard Weber, 60, gently left this world. Rich leaves behind an amazing group of folks who loved him wh... remainder of obit for Richard A. Weber
Daniel James Moriarty
Granby, MA - Daniel J. Moriarty, 66, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2024. He was born January 12, 1958 in Holyoke, MA. to the late Donald and Marie Moriary. Daniel grew up in South Hadley and graduated from South Hadley High Scho... remainder of obit for Daniel James Moriarty
Jack Glickman
Florence, MA - Jack Glickman passed away peacefully, with three of his daughters by his side, after a period of failing health on April 18th just days short of his 96th birthday. Jack was born at home on Ventnor Ave, Atlantic City, NJ ... remainder of obit for Jack Glickman
