Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: Foley and his Franks: Tragedy and a new beginning for the guy with the smile
For 17 years the hot dog guy, Mike Foley, has held down this spot, out at the truck turn-around on Route 5, at the southernmost edge of Northampton. His lunch-on-the-run customers skid into the lot one after the other, grabbing dogs, burgers, chili,...
Photos: Marching into holiday season
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A Look Back, Dec. 2
A celebration of history-making women: The Rockwell Museum exhibits over 200 of Anita Kunz’s portraits in ‘Original Sisters’
Area briefs: S. Hadley Hazard Mitigation Plan; Big Y’s sack hunger campaign; Holyoke winter farmers market launches; and more
Arts Briefs: Monochrome art in Northampton, pottery in Hatfield, Welcome Yule returns, and more
Sports
UMass soccer: Minutemen continue Cinderella NCAA tourney run with 1-0 win over Virginia in Sweet 16
Three up, three down for the UMass men’s soccer team in the NCAA Division I tournament.The Minutemen’s Cinderella season continued as they defeated No. 11-ranked Virginia 1-0 in the Sweet 16 for their third win of the big dance.UMass (13-3-5) applied...
Opinion
Allen Woods guest column: Rejoining the ‘loyal opposition’
In the weeks since the gut punch of Donald Trump’s reelection, The Boston Globe reports that some fervent supporters of Kamala Harris have fully retreated from the political arena — an area that now feels like the Roman Colosseum where slaves and...
Mickey Rathbun guest column: Mismanagement imperils Jones Library funding
Leyla Moushabeck: Palestinians need our voices
Sean Meyer: Gratitude for Rep. McGovern's leadership on nuclear weapons
Matt Muspratt: Midseason losses over playoff runs?

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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. 29
AMHERST Richard Iacovelli RET and Richard Iacovelli to Alfred Nutile and Emma Quigley, 4 Dwight Circle, $392,500 Joshua M. Kranz to Seemo M. Amzil and Sylvia K. Amzil-Rolle, 170 E. Hadley Road, Lot 11, $172,000 Levin Donna J Est and Diane J....
Making news in business, Nov. 29
Sweet spot opens: Small Oven Bakery launches dessert bar in Easthampton
Learning the ropes: State labor chief touts apprenticeships in visit to woodworking company Metrica
Area property deed transfers, Nov. 22
Arts & Life
Humanity amid horrors: In her new novel, Granby author Thérèse Soukar Chehade examines the corrosive impact of the Lebanese Civil War on a number of Beirut families
War has been a regular horror in Lebanon for nearly half a century, flaring most recently this fall with Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon in attacks against the Iranian-backed paramilitary group Hezbollah, a spillover in turn from the brutal,...
Obituaries
Lynn Vernice Cowell
Haines City, FL - Lynn Vernice Cowell, was born on September 6, 1942, in Northampton, MA, and passed away on November 25, 2024 in Winter Haven, Florida. Lynn was raised in Cummington, and graduated from Dalton High School in 1960. Lynn ... remainder of obit for Lynn Vernice Cowell
William Patrick Rohan
Williamsburg, MA - Artist and psychologist William Patrick "Bill" Rohan, 89, of Williamsburg, MA died on November 19 following a stroke. Bill was a brilliant, witty, creative, and unconventional man who was frequently described as "one-... remainder of obit for William Patrick Rohan
Daniel Sharkey Esrick
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Daniel Sharkey Esrick, beloved son, brother, friend, and uncle, died on Monday, November 25, 2024. He is survived by his mother and father, Ann and Steven Esrick, his sisters, Hannah Gray (Jody Gray) and Dipti Esrick, ... remainder of obit for Daniel Sharkey Esrick
Marilyn J. Iwanicki
Marilyn J. (Koehler) Iwanicki Hadley, MA - Marilyn J. (Koehler) Iwanicki, 63, of Hadley passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, November 26th at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She was born in Northampton on July 20, 1961, to the la... remainder of obit for Marilyn J. Iwanicki


Hampshire County Jail captain earns state supervisor of the year award
AG waiting to weigh in on audit of Legislature
Trust closes on Horse Mountain buy between Williamsburg and Hatfield
South Hadley decides on 65-gallon carts for new trash system
Maple Valley Creamery plans farmstand in South Deerfield
Chad Chatlos of TurnkeyZRG talks UMass football head coaching search: “If you get it right, this is a five, six, seven, eight-year type decision”
Singing the Messiah: Annual event on Sunday to benefit Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund
Tradition lives on: Silent auction features historical cakes as part of senior class fundraiser at ARHS
With repairs complete, Northampton Bikeway set to reopen Monday
UMass football: Minutemen offense puts up season-high in points but UConn holds on for 47-42 win in finale
UMass soccer: Minutemen looking to keep magical run alive in Sweet 16 against Virginia
UMass football: Minutemen have one last shot to get first win over FBS program in finale against UConn
Thanksgiving football: Easthampton snaps 9-year drought, beats Northampton for first time ever on Thanksgiving 18-8 (PHOTOS)
Drum roll, please: Longtime UMass percussion instructor Thom Hannum inducted into Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame
Art inspiring art: Northampton resident Judy Van Heyst makes collages from children’s weather drawings
Speaking of Nature: A feast for the little guys: Planning a menu for the birds in your life
‘An oasis in the midst of a shopping center’: Resonance Hot Yoga and Massage offers serenity and relaxation for all