Reimagining the Hampshire Mall: UMass architecture students share their visions
AMHERST — What would Hampshire Mall’s expansive 33-acre property off Route 9 in Hadley look like as mostly a housing complex? A class of budding architects and landscape architects at the University of Amherst have spent the last seven weeks imagining...
School districts in region warn they are nearing edge of ‘fiscal cliff’
BELCHERTOWN — In what has become a steady drumbeat from school officials in many Hampshire County communities this budget season, Belchertown has become the latest to stare down a significant school budget gap that could mean the “staggering” loss of...
Sports
Smith College women’s basketball reaches Div. III title game for first time in program history with 61-54 OT victory over Wartburg
Smith College point guard Ally Yamada escaped the press in the backcourt, dribbled out the final seconds of the clock and jumped into Jessie Ruffner’s arms. Then, she hopped down, violently high-fived Ruffner multiple times and jumped right back into...
Opinion
Selena Rose: The cult-like mentality of rural living
Gorgeous scenery, flowing rivers, diverse wildlife for miles — a perceived utopia to any outsider, and the very things that attracted me to western Massachusetts from a big city like Philadelphia. Imagine my dismay after finally arriving at a place...
UMass
UMass basketball: First-half hole too big to overcome as Minutemen end season with 73-59 loss to VCU in Atlantic 10 quarterfinals
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Following his fourth 3-pointer of the second half, Rahsool Diggins helped cut the UMass men’s basketball team’s once 17-point deficit to six with 4 minutes, 24 seconds remaining in the game.The Minutemen earned a stop on the other end...
Arts & Life
Arts Briefs: Two-artist exhibits in Easthampton and Amherst, the South Hadley Chorale performs, and more
Artistic minds that think alikeEASTHAMPTON — City artists Ken Gagne and Adell Donaghue share a number of traits, from an inquisitive eye to a penchant for sketching surreal or humorous scenes in their drawings, yet that also engage viewers’...
Obituaries
Seaford, DE - Mary L. Novak passed peacefully in her Seaford, Delaware home surrounded by her loving children on December 31, 2023. Mary was born on August 6, 1941 and grew up in Montag... remainder of obit for Mary Novak
Florence, MA - The family of Gol Makay Hashimi announces her untimely passing at the age of 83 on February 8, 2024, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Born March 15, 1940 in Kabul, Afghanistan, ... remainder of obit for Gol Makay Hashimi
Denison H Jones Fort Myers, FL - Denison Hartman Jones August 5, 1937 - March 9, 2024 Denison Hartman Jones, 86, of Fort Myers Fl, and Amherst, MA passed away on March 9, 2024, after a ... remainder of obit for Denison H. Jones
Easthampton/Holyoke, MA - Holyoke, MA Daniel M. Shattuck, 55, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2024, surrounded in love by his family and friends. Dan was born on July 15, 1968 to C... remainder of obit for Daniel Shattuck