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Head Start returns in Easthampton after five-year absence

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Head Start returns in Easthampton after five-year absence

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Rabbi says ‘shalom’ to new Northampton home

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Rabbi says ‘shalom’ to new Northampton home

by Anthony Cammalleri

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Massachusetts House passes bill on late-term abortion access, Sabadosa bill heads to Senate

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Abuse survivors say laws that failed them are now on their side

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Smith College alumna Carol Hillman named the sole Franklin County recipient of 2026 Commonwealth Heroine Award

Business

Herrell’s Ice Cream to open permanent North Amherst location

Town-City-Government

Deerfield to hold ADU bylaw hearing

Columns

Guest columnists Allison Snow and Christina White: Off-leash dogs threaten wildlife at FLCA

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Mount Holyoke to close language center amid budget cuts

Mount Holyoke to close language center amid budget cuts

Theresa A. McLoughlin

Theresa A. McLoughlin

Sports

Amherst 14U caps off incredible PVYBL season on top, claims Koufax championship

Sports

Amherst 14U caps off incredible PVYBL season on top, claims Koufax championship

In a rematch of its dramatic, walk-off victory a day prior, the Amherst 14U baseball team cruised past Brattleboro Maroon, 8-1, in the PVYBL championship game of the Koufax division…

by Ryan Ames

Legion baseball: Northampton Post 28 overpowered by Milford Post 59 in season-ending defeat

Amherst 14U wins PVYBL Koufax playoff thriller, 10-9, with walk-off bunt versus Brattleboro Maroon

TD Garden to host UMass men’s basketball for rematch with Boston College this fall

Granby’s Ryley Regan reaches quarterfinals of 93rd Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship

Legion baseball: Northampton Post 28 punches ticket to state tournament for first time since 2017

Business

Photos: Northampton sidewalks paved with savings

Photos: Northampton sidewalks paved with savings

Business

A stirring sequel: Pioneer Valley Bookstore Crawl returns with an expanded footprint

Arts & Life

Illustrating the rhythm: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art displays the visual symphony of Jerry Pinkney

Illustrating the rhythm: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art displays the visual symphony of Jerry Pinkney

by Carolyn Brown

From Western Mass to the Wild West: Author’s new book sets autistic protagonist in 1840s Sierra Nevada

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Defeating August doldrums: The essential varieties of geranium to brighten your summer garden

Food

There is a Season with Molly Parr: Just a little slice of Heaven: The Zucchini Tzatziki you’ll want to dip into daily

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Columnist Richard Fein: Water bankruptcy — horror and hope

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Columnist Richard Fein: Water bankruptcy — horror and hope

by Richard Fein

Columns

Guest columnist Brian Pearson: Two rivers, one overlooked problem

Columns

Guest column: On West-East Rail — Markey delivers, Moulton misses the mark

Columns

Local and Green: Own your power, Part 2: Microgrids needed to safeguard our future

Local Government

Public invited to Picture Main Street info session

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Public invited to Picture Main Street info session

by Anthony Cammalleri

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South Hadley considers lifting eight-year marijuana facility ban

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Amherst officials debate dispatch numbers for unarmed responders

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Around Amherst: Exhibit details evolution of U.S. democracy

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Fairways to wetlands: Restoration at old Northampton golf course is letting nature take back the land

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Community weighs in on Maines Field renovation planning

Community weighs in on Maines Field renovation planning

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MassDOT to update Routes 5 and 10 bridges in Hatfield, Whately

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