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City Clerk Barbara LaBombard, left, swears in Father Bill Hamilton as police department chaplain Wednesday at the Easthampton Public Safety Complex. Police Chief Bruce McMahan looks on, at right. SARAH CROSBY

Rev. William Hamilton first Easthampton police chaplain

Monday, May 20, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — The newest person to wear an Easthampton Police Department badge is not a young recruit. He is a 60-year-old Catholic priest who said he will devote himself to supporting the city’s officers as they deal with a demanding, sometimes dangerous job. The Rev. William J. Hamilton, a longtime area priest now working in adminstration for the Roman Catholic … 0

Jennifer Iannaconi poses Tuesday in front of McLadden's Irish Publick House on Pleasant Street in Northampton. She is arranging a Northampton Dishcrawl, an event where participants travel to four restaurants in one city in one night. McLadden's is the first stop and the only eatery that will be revealed before the night of the event. SARAH CROSBY

Northampton 'Dishcrawl' offers four restaurants in one night

Sunday, May 19, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Jennifer Iannaconi, who is organizing the first ever “Northampton Dishcrawl,” said she gets a lot of blank stares when she tells people what she’s up to. “‘A dish-what?’ I hear that a lot,” Iannaconi said while sipping a coffee at The Foundry on Main Street Tuesday afternoon. A Dishcrawl is the … 0

Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, right, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby are shown in a scene from "The Great Gatsby." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Movie Times

Friday, May 10, 2013

Contact theaters to verify titles and times, which are subject to change. Amherst Cinema 28 Amity St., Amherst, 253-2547 www.amherstcinema.org Ain’t in It for My Health (NR) Daily 5, 7; Sat.-Sun. also 2:45; no 5 Mon. Mud (PG-13) Daily 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45; Sat.-Sun. also 11:25 The Place Beyond the Pines (R) Daily 2:10, … 0

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Samantha Manitsas of Belchertown pitches to South Hadley Monday at Beech Grounds in South Hadley. JERREY ROBERTS Samantha Manitsas leads Belchertown comeback
From left, Alyssa Kuhn, 13, left, Bobby Peterson, 14, Sam Rilpelle, 13, Ashlyn Finnessey, 13, Tess McNamara, 12, Taylor Perrault, 13 and Katie Cole, 13, all students with JFK Middle School chorus teacher Steve Hinks,, sing while washing cars Sunday on King Street in Northampton to raise money for the chorus scholarship fund. SARAH CROSBY A little help from my friends
Father Bill Hamilton is sworn in as police department chaplain Wednesday at the Easthampton Public Safety Complex. SARAH CROSBY Rev. William Hamilton first Easthampton police chaplain
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Hampshire, Franklin communities make ‘best places to live’ list

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Five towns in Hampshire County and six in Franklin County have made the Boston Globe’s “Top 25 Places to Live in Massachusetts” list. Hampshire County’s Amherst earned the No. 2 slot, followed by Chesterfield (7), Cummington (9), Northampton (13) and Hadley (15). In Franklin County, Shelburne earned the … 0

State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg honored for helping children, families

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, D-Amherst, was honored recently for his work to benefit children and families of Massachusetts during the Step Up For Prevention ceremony held April 4 by the Children’s Trust Fund at the Statehouse in Boston. Senate President Therese Murray said Rosenberg “is a leader on … 0

Greenfield gives thumbs up to biomass moratorium

Thursday, May 16, 2013

GREENFIELD — It was clear a half-hour before Town Council took its vote on a petitioned moratorium on large-scale biomass wood-burning facilities that it was going to pass. Early in the evening, the 13 councilors heard from a half-dozen residents who said they wanted them to support the … 0

MOVIE TIMES

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Movie times are for today, April 18 AMHERST CINEMA  28 Amity St., Amherst 253-2547 www.amherstcinema.org The Gatekeepers (PG-13) 5 From Up On Poppy Hill (PG) 2:45 No (R) 2:30, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Place Beyond the Pines (R) 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 Reality (R) 7:15 CINEMARK AT HAMPSHIRE MALL  367 … 0

Academy Award Winner and No Kid Hungry National Campaign Spokesperson Jeff Bridges jokes with a puppet during a program to launch the Virginia No Kid Hungry Campaign, Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in Arlington, Va. The private-public partnership is designed to help connect low-income children to federal food and nutrition programs while school is out for the summer. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

Jeff Bridges donates to Stone Soup Cafe in Greenfield  

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

GREENFIELD — On the screen he has memorably stood up to nihilists in the “The Big Lebowski” and outlaws in “True Grit,” donned a glowing track suit for the 1982 cult classic “Tron,” and battled Robert Downey Jr. … 0

Board hears opinions on Greenfield virtual school

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

GREENFIELD — Six people praised the Massachusetts Virtual Academy as the best fit for their children and four Greenfield residents expressed concerns about the school department’s cyber school future during a Greenfield School Committee public hearing Tuesday. The hearing took place two days before the committee will review … 0

Recorder/Paul Franz Greenfield Community College students Taylor Middleton and Chloe Grubbs-Saleem walk on campus on Wednesday.

Greenfield Community College to receive $1.1 million under House budget plan

Thursday, April 11, 2013

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College stands to see a funding increase of $1.1 million next year, after the state’s House Ways and Means Committee affirmed Gov. Deval Patrick’s community college budget recommendations Wednesday. This will allow the college … 0

Greenfield virtual school hearing set for next week

Thursday, April 11, 2013

GREENFIELD — Local residents will have an opportunity next week to pose comments and concerns about the school department’s plans to open a new state-authorized cyber school this July. The Greenfield School Committee will host a public hearing during a special meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the … 0

MOVIE TIMES

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Movie times are for today, April 11 AMHERST CINEMA  28 Amity St., Amherst 253-2547 www.amherstcinema.org Beyond the Hills (NR) 5:15, 8:30 From Up On Poppy Hill (PG) 2, 5, 7:25, 9:30 The Gatekeepers (PG-13) 2:30, 4:45, 7:25, 9:30 Manet (NR) 7 On the Road (R) Daily 4:30, 9:40 Quartet (PG-13) … 0

Greenfield officials say Massachusetts Virtual Academy has cost town nothing

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The Massachusetts Virtual Academy, the district’s 3-year-old cyber school, “hasn’t cost Greenfield a penny,” according to School Committee Chairman John Lunt. Every expense — the salaries of the school’s teachers, computers sent to students, curriculum run by for-profit company K12 and hours logged by Greenfield school administrators to … 0

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