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Columnist Sara Weinberger: Turn toward inspiration for these times
Photos: Carving masterpieces at Northampton Ice Art Festival
Warming centers in region open as cold front enters
South Hadley unveils zone changes in works for busy Route 33/202 corridor
South Hadley adopts traffic calming policy
Belchertown launches new branding effort
Whately residents to weigh in on marijuana manufacturing bylaw change
‘Keep on Pushing’: MLK remembered at breakfast, but speaker highlights need to address division in America
HOLYOKE — For Shannon Rudder, the theme of civil rights in the year 2025 could be summed up with a Curtis Mayfield song: “Keep on Pushing.”
Union: Faculty pay not keeping up with community college enrollment
BOSTON – As enrollment at community colleges booms under the state’s new free tuition program, the faculty that teach and support the burgeoning population are asking for their first wage equity adjustment in 25 years.
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Sports on chopping block? Amherst athletic fund deficit raises tough choices
A lot of farm to love: Simple Gifts Farm assets for sale as North Amherst Community Farm seeks new tenant
For local TikTok users, angst and uncertainty as clock runs out on wildly popular app
Saying goodbye to Vox: Hilltown Sleddogs lose Alaskan husky to cancer
Girls basketball: Smith Vocational’s Makayla Tatro reaches 1,000-point milestone against PV Christian (PHOTOS)
Deerfield residents discuss noise, summer concert series with Tree House Brewing reps
Editors Picks
A Look Back, Jan. 18
Looking into the depth: Works by the late artist Daniel Feldman to be exhibited at Gallery A3 in Amherst
Arts Briefs: Crafts and cinema in Northampton, new exhibition at the Carle museum, and more
Photos: Art for all at Campus School at Smith College
Sports
Jaylen Curry leads UMass men’s basketball past La Salle, 82-60 (PHOTOS)
AMHERST — In the midst of a UMass men’s basketball second-half avalanche that catapulted it ahead of La Salle by 14 with under four minutes to go, Minutemen guard Jaylen Curry stepped into an open 3-pointer at the top of the key.
UMass hockey: O’Hara hat trick leads Minutemen over Merrimack, 5-2
UMass women’s basketball: St. Joseph’s downs Minutewomen, 67-55
UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Merrimack on the road, 3-2
High Schools: Frontier boys basketball falls to Pioneer, 70-53 (PHOTOS)
Opinion
Guest columnist Lisa Modenos: Answer the call of school climate crisis
Columnist Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: Decency: A resolution of resistance
Guest columnist Musbah Shaheen: Loving a country that doesn’t love you back — My story from Syria
King Sang Boos: Yes, Picture Main Street!
Veronica Darmon: Politically correct antisemitism in the Valley
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Business
Area property deed transfers, Jan. 17
Amherst
Making News in Business, Jan. 17
Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Northampton to close at end of March
Making news in business, Jan. 10
Area property deed transfers, Jan. 10
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Arts & Life
A home with Strong character: 1768 Southampton house for sale was built by historic mill owner Ichabod Strong
One of the most prosperous individuals in early Southampton was Ichabod Strong, who dammed the Manhan River and established a sawmill there in the early 1730s; that mill complex, once known as the Strong’s Mills complex, now part of the Lockville Historic District. Strong, who was described in a genealogy book as “a man of stirring business qualities of character” and “best of all, a remarkably godly man,” also built four farmhouses in the area, which his sons and grandsons inherited. One of those farmhouses, part of the National Register of Historic Places, is on the market right now.
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: How Emily’s flowers grew year-round: A brief history of indoor gardens
Valley Bounty: A local spot that’s easy to love: Familiars Coffee & Tea in Northampton sources local for their seasonal flavors
Marigold adds cafe: Easthampton theater’s new eatery offers snacks for hungry concertgoers
Speaking of Nature: The bird that changes outfits in the winter: The adult male American goldfinch opts for a less showy plumageObituaries
Richard J.
Wanczyk FLORENCE, MA - Richard J. Wanczyk, 83, of Bridge Road passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital surrounded by his family. Richard was born in Northampton, a son of the late Jos... remainder of obit for Richard J.
Charles Longsworth
Concord, MA - Charles R. (Chuck) Longsworth, former President of Hampshire College, who died January 8th in Concord, MA, lived an active life from boyhood in Fort Wayne, IN, and Wellesley, MA, through a high-profile career in Amherst, M... remainder of obit for Charles Longsworth
Alice Krzanowski
Easthampton, MA - Alice (Van Derlick) Krzanowski passed away in her home on January 8, 2025 at the age of 95. She was the youngest child of the late John and Clementine (Tudryn) Van Derlick. Alice was predeceased by her husband of ... remainder of obit for Alice Krzanowski
Robert Lawrence Carroll
Leeds, MA - Robert Lawrence Carroll, known affectionately as Bob or Bobby, passed away on January 11, 2025, in Leeds, Massachusetts, at the age of 79. Born on January 23, 1945, in Connecticut, Bob spent his formative years in Concord, M... remainder of obit for Robert Lawrence Carroll
