Speaking of Nature: Until we meet again — The eastern chipmunk descends underground until spring
Around the Hamptons: Easthampton family seeks help after car crashes into home
Gravel pit plan near Montgomery-Southampton town line worries homeowners
Antisemitism panel chair expects ‘strong, clear’ recommendations
State doles out $3.4M to regional farms for infrastructure work
New town administrator Rebecca Torres to lead Sunderland beginning Nov. 12
Area briefs: Family gives $210K to Friends of CDH; Hilltown Holiday Help is accepting applications; Sen. Mark to hold November office hours
Photo: Precision painter
Northampton fire crews contain brush fire in Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area, work to put out blaze that swept through 52 acres
NORTHAMPTON — A brush fire that began late Friday afternoon burned through 52 acres in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area over the weekend, but fire crews announced Sunday that a fire line established Saturday successfully contained the fire. In a...
Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: A heartful of sound: Band Day with the ‘power and class of New England’
There will be tears shed on this day, by grown men and women alike, not of sadness nor of defeat, but of the kind very hard to put into words.Joyful noise Turning the corner onto University Drive in Amherst on a brisk and golden Saturday on Oct. 26,...
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Northampton fire crews contain brush fire in Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area, work to put out blaze that swept through 52 acres
Northampton gateway properties near I-91, primed for development, bought as group
Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: A heartful of sound: Band Day with the ‘power and class of New England’
Judge rules in favor of Northampton boys, girls soccer teams; forfeits in sectionals overturned
Filling the java void: Amherst resident opens West Street Coffee & Tea
‘Everyone is nervous’: Anxiety high as many Valley residents worry about voting results, fallout as election nears
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A Look Back, Nov. 4
Photo: Celebrating fall
Photo: Fern inspiration
Question 4: A new chapter for psychedelics?
Sports
MIAA tourneys: Smith Academy, Granby boys advance in Div. 5 tourney
Two goals from Cajun Benson helped the Smith Academy boys soccer team advance in the MIAA Division 5 Tournament on Sunday.Benson tallied twice, and assisted on another as the 29th-seeded Falcons notched a 4-0 win over No. 36 Upper Cape Cod Tech in a...
UMass basketball: New-look Minutemen eye opener with UNH to kick off final Atlantic 10 season
UMass basketball: Minutewomen turn to new, familiar faces in hopes of taking big step forward
UMass football: Minutemen lead 10-0 after one quarter before Mississippi State charges back for 45-20 win
UMass hockey: Big first period propels Minutemen past AIC, 4-3 Opinion
Guest columnist Janine Roberts: Counting down to GO with help of Cadence
When my granddaughter, Cadence, was 3½, the first story she wrote and illustrated on her own was “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” on lined paper. The 7 was backwards, the 8 snowperson-like. She printed the word GO and drew a square with a round opening in its...
My Turn: Electoral College not best idea to start with
Lawrence Pareles: Election Day isn’t a single day anymore
Susan J. Tracy: The Washington Post struggles in Bezos’ darkness
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Area property deed transfers, Nov. 1
AMHERST Nicholas S. Diehl and Laura B. Balzer to Jasmine Syrotchen and Subhana Begum, 103 Larkspur Dr., $750,000 Howard C. Siddall and Mark H. Siddall to Jennifer E. Siddall, 129 Strong St., $290,000 David T. Washburn and Laura S. Washburn to...
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: Scams hit home as fraudsters use card skimmers, impersonate sheriff’s departments
Making News in Business, Nov. 1
Easthampton treasure to close: Sonnet and Sparrow’s owner to retire at end of year
Building community: Cummington Supply celebrates 50th year
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Arts & Life
How free speech is won: Former NHS teacher, others turn book-banning case into documentary ‘Banned Together’ at Bombyx
When director Kate Way, a current UMass Lowell assistant professor and former Northampton High School teacher, had just finished teaching a course on book banning in the fall of 2022, the very subject she was teaching became, to her surprise, the...
Valley Bounty: Robariah Farms takes chicken to the next (kosher) level
Richard McCarthy: Tortured artists’ deaths no blaze of glory
Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner — John Coan of Leeds
Highlands operetta: Valley Light Opera staging Gilbert and Sullivan classic ‘Mikado,’ Scottish-styleObituaries
Charlotte Battisti
Amherst, MA - Charlotte Florine Battisti, 91, of Leverett, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2024 surrounded by loving family. She was born on May 7,1933 in West Eaton, NY to Sterling and Leah Tayntor. Charlotte was known for her ki... remainder of obit for Charlotte Battisti
Lawrence S. Trinceri
Hampton, NH - Lawrence S. Trinceri, 81, of Hampton, formerly of Southampton, MA, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. He was born on December 16, 1942, in Westfield, MA, the son of the late Lawrence J. and Emielia (Rzonc... remainder of obit for Lawrence S. Trinceri
Phyllis E. Cove
Phyllis E. (Slobodkin) Cove Amherst, , MA - Phyllis Slobodkin Cove died peacefully at home on October 31 in Amherst, MA, surrounded by loved ones. She was 82. Phyllis was born March 30, 1942, in Lynn, Massachusetts, where she lived ... remainder of obit for Phyllis E. Cove
James Adams
Ashfield, MA - The long and adventurous life of James Carmalt Adams came to a peaceful end on the 20th of July at his home in Ashfield. Jim, or Jimbo as he was also known, had been lovingly cared for by Susan Mailler, his partner of 33 ... remainder of obit for James Adams
