Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: Foley and his Franks: Tragedy and a new beginning for the guy with the smile

12-01-2024 2:00 PM

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,...


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12-01-2024 1:39 PM


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UMass soccer: Minutemen continue Cinderella NCAA tourney run with 1-0 win over Virginia in Sweet 16
11-30-2024 9:09 PM

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...

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Allen Woods guest column: Rejoining the ‘loyal opposition’
12-01-2024 8:08 PM

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...

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Area property deed transfers, Nov. 29
11-28-2024 3:10 PM

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....

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Obit photo for Lynn Vernice Cowell 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

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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

Obit photo for Daniel Sharkey Esrick 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

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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

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