UMass Medical School professor co-recipient of Nobel Prize
Guest columnist Matteo Pangallo: MCAS testing requirement imposes constraints, not standards
Federal review of Jones project in Amherst gets underway
Goshen begins search for new administrator
Area briefs: Applications ready for senior, veteran tax work-off in Northampton; Wastewater station work in Amherst; Free youth coaching clinics
Virtual event Tuesday to launch Hands Across the Hills book
Leverett to consider CPA requests that include Rattlesnake Road fix, historic schoolhouse repairs
Tent camp stand-down: Situation defused after protest greets police, city officials at deadline for unhoused encampment
NORTHAMPTON — In a small wooded area off of Cooke Avenue, people living in camp tents spent Monday morning scrambling to collect whatever belongings they had in anticipation of what the day might bring, and writing phone numbers on their forearms in...
Preserving the past: Daughters of the American Revolution dedicate monuments as a gift for the future
GOSHEN — It wasn’t long ago that the memorial ellipse within the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) State Park — the oval-shaped area that honors people and historical events related to the American Revolution — was falling apart and in dire...
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On anniversary of Israel-Hamas war, local profs cast grim view of conflict’s future
Tent camp stand-down: Situation defused after protest greets police, city officials at deadline for unhoused encampment
A cartoonists’ cartoonist: Florence’s Hilary Price won the highest honor awarded by the National Cartoonists Society
Southampton family gives $1 million toward public safety complex
Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: Contemplating eternity in rarefied air
Another busy weekend for Amherst Police with 200-plus calls for service
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A Look Back, Oct. 8
Photo: Boost for plant research
A strike on a mosque kills 19 as Israel bombards northern Gaza and southern Lebanon
Turning chaos into art: New documentary tracing life of acclaimed painter Gregory Gillespie premieres at Academy of Music
Sports
High School Sports: Smith Voc volleyball rallies past Franklin Tech
Smith Voc came back from down two sets to one against Franklin Tech in Northampton on Monday, winning 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-11.Heidymar Diaz-Lopez led the Vikings with another stellar all-around performance – 15 assists, 20 digs and 11 kills....
Field hockey: Addie Harrington scores twice to propel Frontier past Greenfield, 2-0 (PHOTOS)
UMass Basketball: Minutemen picked 9th, Minutewomen 13th in A-10 preseason poll
UMass Football: Minutemen face big test against No. 21 Missouri on Saturday
UMass hockey team hangs on for 5-4 win over Bentley
Opinion
James Drisko: Please repave Crescent Street
Our street is one huge poorly filled pothole! It’s bone-jarring to drive on the street. There are also many drainage issues. One half of Crescent Street was repaved about 20 years ago and it would be good to have the other half done. We pay taxes...
Penny Schultz: MCAS to graduate? No thank you
Colleen C. Currie: Northampton needs joint shelter and housing
Lee Armstrong: Is nuclear power really ‘filthy’?
Daniel S. Miller: One percent: What's the problem?
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Business
Sisters in space: Katherine Taylor and Jessica Taylor-Mitchell open the Jupiter Club in Easthampton’s Eastworks
Sisters Katherine Taylor and Jessica Taylor-Mitchell were born to host, but they weren’t expecting to make a business out of it. Then, a sprawling 6,300-square-foot space with sweeping mountain views became available in Eastworks, and they saw the...
Run nears end for Majestic Saloon: Northampton venue focused on LGBTQ community is up for sale 
Blooming in the heart of Easthampton: Mother-daughter duo open Bouquets of the Valley on Cottage Street 
STCC and partners cut ribbon for Neal Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
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Arts & Life
Arts Briefs: Arts fest, toy fest and classical music on the horizon
Live classical musicOn Sunday, Oct. 20, members of the Israeli Chamber Project (pianist Assaff Weisman, violinist Carmen Zori, and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan) will perform three works: “Duos for Violin and Cello” by Jörg Widdman, “Violin Sonata in D...
Northampton writer Cleo Rohn wins 2024 Beals Prize for Poetry
Speaking of Nature: Still going strong after summer: Common chicory a hot spot for pollen and nectar-seekers
The long march to minority rule: David Daley’s new book, ‘Antidemocratic,’ says the Republican Party has fundamentally undermined free elections in the US
Six Valley authors receive awards: Massachusetts Book Awards announces 2024 winners and honoreesObituaries
Mary Elaine Kohler
Amherst, MA - Mary Elaine Kohler peacefully passed away on September 20, 2024 at the age of 87. Some of her many interests included playing and teaching piano, flying a small plane, writing, photography, participating in the local a... remainder of obit for Mary Elaine Kohler
Emily Dagrosa
South Deerfield, MA - Emily Rose Dagrosa, 37, of Greenfield, passed away September 28, 2024, following a brief illness . Born June 6, 1987, the daughter of Patricia (Grybko) and Jared Dagrosa, she lived in South Deerfield most of her l... remainder of obit for Emily Dagrosa
Jean MacDonald
Amherst, MA - Anna "Jean" Turley MacDonald, 92, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2024. Jean was born August 26, 1932 to Florence E. (McBride) and Lawrence E. Turley in Logan, Utah. She had many happy memories of her young life an... remainder of obit for Jean MacDonald
Richard N. Kimball
Belchertown, MA - It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Richard N. Kimball, a beloved husband, brother, uncle, and esteemed member of the Belchertown community. Born on March 13, 1946, in Ware, Massachusetts, Richard d... remainder of obit for Richard N. Kimball
