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Guest columnist Michael Dover: What age? One’s qualified, one’s not
Northampton High School principal to retire in June
Whately town admin duties to be split in interim as officials seek new hire
Around Amherst: Tibetan march on Sunday commemorates uprising
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Become an educated gardener: Three upcoming symposia will answer all your gardening questions
Change the world in 1,000 days: It starts with supporting babies and their families
MIAA girls basketball: South Hadley buckles down in OT, gets past Cohasset for trip to Div. 4 Final Four
Exploring the timeline of events that ultimately led UMass to the MAC
A moving MAC moment: UMass formally introduced as 13th member of the Mid-American Conference
Slavery North: Researcher brings initiative, $2.65M grant to UMass to explore, tell story of enslaved people in northern U.S. and Canada
AMHERST — In film, literature, paintings and other forms of art, palm trees and warm climates are almost always the settings depicted for slavery in North America, from the plantations of the American South to the transatlantic ships transporting...
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing...
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Thrifty fabric: Former NYC costume designer, partner open Paper City Fabrics in Holyoke
UMass basketball: Shorthanded Minutemen survive, edge Fordham 66-64 to reach 20 wins
Worthington snowmobiler who crashed into Black Hawk helicopter sues government for $9.5M
Area property deed transfers, March 7
‘No preference’ vote against Biden resonates with many Hampshire County voters
Yankee Candle settles $1.2M class action lawsuit over time clock rounding
Editors Picks
Spreading message of coexistence: Palestinian, Jewish Israelis bring cause to UMass
Speaker for the whales: Indigenous artist interprets endangered right whale’s legacy and meaning
The Beat Goes On: Chamber music at The Drake, a Saint Patrick’s weekend musical smorgasbord, and more
Area briefs: Walk for Tibet this weekend; Comerford honored; change clocks, check alarms
Sports
UMass hockey: Minutemen close out regular season with pivotal series at Maine
Hockey East Tournament implications are on the line for the Massachusetts hockey team when it closes out its regular season with Maine this weekend. The Minutemen enter the weekend in a tie with Providence for fourth place in the league with 36...
Healthy again after a serious injury, Northampton’s Bri Heafey feeling rejuvenated during MIAA tourney run
MIAA boys basketball: Hopedale hands Granby 55-22 loss in Division 5 Round of 16 
MIAA girls basketball: Millbury overcomes slow start to get past upset-minded Hampshire in Div. 4 Round of 16 (PHOTOS)
UMass basketball: Minutewomen advance in Atlantic 10 tourney with 54-49 win over La SalleOpinion
Guest columnist Laurie Loisel: Calling out ‘tragic lack of humanity’
I wish Karen Becovici, writer of the column, “LGBTQ and the erasure of true female identity” would embrace the concept expressed in my favorite bumper sticker: “You don’t have to believe everything you think.”I’ll leave to others more knowledgeable...
Jeanne and Jeffrey Barron: Column was a ‘conservative rant’
Margie Riddle: VINS Dog Show a community success
Caroline Johnson: LGBTQ and the vibrance of female identity
Guest columnist Mark Karpel: On the ballot — hate and cruelty
UMass
What made UMass an appealing option for the MAC to offer its first full membership spot since 1998?
AMHERST — About a decade ago, the UMass football program wrapped up its four-year stint (2012-2015) in the Mid-American Conference having started, and finished, as one of the least successful programs during its time in the conference.Given that the...
MAC basketball coaches hope the addition of UMass raises the bar for rest of the league
UMass basketball: Minutewomen's season comes to an end with 81-57 loss to Duquesne in Atlantic 10 tourney second round
Granby’s Mike Toth leads UMass baseball to first win over ranked opponent in over 20 years
UMass basketball: Shorthanded Minutemen survive, edge Fordham 66-64 to reach 20 winse-Edition
Arts & Life
Direct from the Sunshine State: Augusta Savage Gallery celebrates its namesake with group show from Florida
Augusta Savage rose to prominence as a sculptor and educator when she moved to New York City in the 1920s, where she soon became a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.But Savage, who was also a determined advocate for equal rights for African...
Speaking of Nature: The bird that surprised me: Brown Creeper uncommon for most of year, expertly camoflauges among dead trees
Preserving a key part of Emily Dickinson’s legacy: Historic Evergreens house reopens at the Emily Dickinson Museum
The night that changed Deerfield forever: New book gives a comprehensive look at the infamous Deerfield Massacre of 1704
Arts Briefs: BIPOC poets and racy love letters in Northampton, music inspired by T.S. Eliot in Holyoke, and moreObituaries
Mary Novak
Seaford, DE - Mary L. Novak passed peacefully in her Seaford, Delaware home surrounded by her loving children on December 31, 2023. Mary was born on August 6, 1941 and grew up in Montag... remainder of obit for Mary Novak
Astrid Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Hagerstown, MD - Astrid Elizabeth Pfeiffer, 89, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 22, 2024. Born November 15, 1934, in New York, NY, she was the daughter of t... remainder of obit for Astrid Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Donald C. Upham
Florence, MA - Donald C. Upham, 95, of Northampton passed away after a short illness on 02/26/2024 surrounded by family. He passed at the home of his daughter in Texas, where he spent each ... remainder of obit for Donald C. Upham
Bev Sevier
AMHERST, MA - Bev Sevier, the most gentle, lovely, funny, and beautiful soul, passed away peacefully and easily on Thursday, February 29, 2024, after her very long struggle with Alzheimer's... remainder of obit for Bev Sevier
