Leash laws and public safety: Requirements vary throughout Hampshire County communities

09-08-2024 4:01 PM

NORTHAMPTON — Give, touch, wait, OK.Winnie, a gray poodle mix with fluffy ears and a puff at the end of her tail, looks at her owner Naomi Rosenberg with big, excited eyes. She had followed each command from Rosenberg enthusiastically to get to her...


Northampton, Amherst and Pelham residents to be briefed on Valley Green Energy as launch set for November

09-07-2024 1:01 PM

Two months before the launch of a new electricity service in Northampton, Amherst and Pelham called Valley Green Energy, officials in the three municipalities are gearing up to hold three information sessions to outline the new program for residents...


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Cross country preview: Amherst, Northampton setting their sights on another deep postseason run
09-08-2024 1:00 PM

At last fall’s Western Mass. Division I championships, Amherst girls cross country barely edged Northampton by three points to win the sectional title. Three weeks later at the MIAA Division 2 championships, the Northampton girls blazed past Amherst...

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Guest columnist Sarah Manteiga: Japanese knotweed is the problem, not the solution
09-08-2024 9:18 PM

A question for Shutesbury Rights of Wetlands Initiative: Why try to reinvent the wheel? European countries have battled Japanese knotweed for decades longer; why stand in the way by not learning from their mistakes?Shutesbury Rights of Wetlands...

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HADLEY — A Jersey Mike’s Subs shop could be coming to a Route 9 shopping plaza.The Planning Board Tuesday agreed to waive additional site plan review for a change in use proposed at the 355 Russell St. strip mall to accommodate the restaurant, which...

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Decatur, GA - Edith Anne Goss passed away on June 21, 2024 at Emory Hospital in Decatur, GA. Edith was born on July 31, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA and grew up on Hillwood Farm in Goshen, MA, the daughter of Otis and Alice Goss. She gradua... remainder of obit for Edith Anne Goss

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Sunderland, MA - A celebration of life for Mark Benjamin will be held on September 21, 2024, at the family farm, 24 Russell Street, Sunderland, MA. Per Mark's wishes he wanted his memorial to take place after the harvest, in the most pe... remainder of obit for Mark Benjamin

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Lakeland, FL - Robin Marie LaFond Pa'u Leota was born to Edward and Darleen (Andre) LaFond in Northampton, MA, January 22, 1956. She passed away June 26, 2024 in Florida, after having fought a valiant fight against cancer, with seldom a... remainder of obit for Robin Marie LaFond Pa'U Leota

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WORTHINGTON, MA - Cindy R. Dubchak, 66, of Witt Hill Road in Worthington passed away on Wednesday morning after a brief illness. Cindy was born in Holyoke, the daughter of Walter and Frances "Anne" (Truszkowski) Dubchak. She grew up in ... remainder of obit for Cindy R. Dubchak

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