On the right side of the law: Hands-on exposure helps South Hadley criminal justice students
SOUTH HADLEY — High school students aren’t the only ones learning from South Hadley High School’s criminal justice vocational program.During the spring semester, members of the class of 23 students will be at the Police Academy in Holyoke to act out...
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Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Lessons of the playground
There was a vacant lot on the corner of 10th Street and Avenue H. I learned to play there, meeting up daily with other children in the neighborhood after school. There is something irreplaceable about unsupervised play; many lessons are learned. We...
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...
Your Daily Puzzles
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....
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
Southampton, MA - Kathleen Nancy Forster passed peacefully after a long illness on November 18, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. "Kathy" was born on May 7, 1959 in Greenfield, MA. and grew up in Southampton, MA. She graduated from... remainder of obit for Kathleen N. Forster
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
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
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