Farm risks rise with heat: Amid climate change, worker protections becoming more critical
Imagine this: It’s 10 a.m. and already near 90 degrees. The hot sun bakes the farm field where you and your coworkers are harvesting. With no clouds in sight or shade nearby, you wipe sweat from your brow and gulp down more water. It’s exhausting...
Farewell to the ‘Doctor of Rock’: Sept. 29 Iron Horse concert pays tribute to Smith professor before he hops the pond
After more than two decades at Smith College, a beloved music professor will say goodbye to Northampton with a farewell concert at the Iron Horse next week. Professor Steve Waksman, who has taught at Smith for 23 years, will complete his last semester...
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Football: Belchertown falls to Pittsfield on the road, 42-14
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield football team didn’t play with its food against Belchertown.The Generals didn’t punt throughout the entire first half, a half that saw PHS score on all five of its offensive possessions and get an extra score on a punt...
Opinion
Guest columnist Kate Queeney: The human cost of inaction
Over a year ago I wrote about how Northampton’s approach to road safety results in multiple people being injured (or killed) while we await fixes to known problems. Sadly, that piece was prescient. On Dec. 14, 2023, a year and one week after I was...
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
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Business
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: Funeral decisions and burial options
It’s something many people don’t like to think about — making arrangements for when we or someone we love passes away. But making decisions ahead of time can make a difficult time a little easier because it helps ensure that you are honoring someone’s...
Arts & Life
John and May: Former lover of John Lennon brings photo exhibit of their relationship to Northampton
In our 60-year obsession with the Beatles, the group’s women have always played a compelling part. Ringo’s long-lasting marriage to “Caveman” co-star Barbara Bach; the George/Pattie Boyd/Eric Clapton triangle; Paul’s heart-tugging romance with Linda...
Obituaries
Barbara L. (Hinton) Leary Hatfield, MA - Barbara L. (Hinton) Leary, 80, of Hatfield, passed away on Friday September 6, 2024, at Linda Manor Extended Care Facility. She was born in Chesterfield on August 9, 1944, to the late George and R... remainder of obit for Barbara L. Leary
Whately, MA - Irene P. Farrick, 90, of Whately, MA and Naples, Florida, passed away on September 15, 2024. She will forever be missed by her two sons, William of Boston, James of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, and many nieces and nephews whom ... remainder of obit for Irene Farrick
Gilbert (Gil) Billings Easthampton, MA - Gilbert (Gil) Billings April 17, 1934 ~ September 5, 2024 Gil Billings, 90, of Easthampton, died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on September 5th, 2024, with family members at his side. Gil was... remainder of obit for Gilbert Billings
Michael J Warren Lake Worth, FL - The family of Michael Warren, formerly of Amherst, Massachusetts is saddened to announce that he passed away on July 24, 2024, at JFK Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was the son of Arthur J Warr... remainder of obit for Michael J. Warren