Latest News
UMass geothermal power project alarms residents
Columnist Razvan Sibii: This is about all immigrants, not just undocumented ones
State reports 100% negative results for bird flu in dairy herds
Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton
Area briefs: I-91N to close at Exit 14 in Holyoke; Mount Holyoke panel to discuss election; Paper City Food Festival coming up
Photos: Light up the night
Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day
Cooley Dickinson puts off some elective surgeries amid national IV fluid shortage
NORTHAMPTON — The far-reaching destruction of Hurricane Helene has generated a national shortage of IV fluids commonly used in hospitals, leading Cooley Dickinson Hospital and the rest of the Mass General Brigham system to postpone some elective...
Honoring heritage and a hero: Pulaski Parade capped by wreath-laying at memorial to Revolutionary leader
NORTHAMPTON — Stanley Fil was born in 1921 in Hadley, the town he has lived in all his life, to parents who originally immigrated from Poland in 1909. Eight years after Fil’s birth, Northampton named a one-acre park in its central downtown Pulaski...
Most Read
‘We do not want your kind here’: Hatfield family receives anonymous letters about yard signs, political views
Easthampton students, parents say new math program infringes on middle schoolers’ creative time
Northampton heads back to drawing board in effort to sell old Registry of Deeds building
After health code violations, BBA Deli Market owner pledges to clean up South Deerfield shop
What can you expect from a Cuddle Party? Conversations about consent happen before anything else
Canine companions: Five College students foster, train puppies to become service dogs through Diggity Dogs partnership
Editors Picks
Photos: Preparing early
Turning chaos into art: New documentary tracing life of acclaimed painter Gregory Gillespie previews at Academy of Music
Sports
UMass Football: UMass sets sights on Wagner with bye week ahead
AMHERST — It’s been a few days since the UMass football team played in its most prominent FBS home game to date, a contest in which Missouri roughed up the Minutemen en route to a 45-3 drubbing last Saturday.The Minutemen and head coach Don Brown have...
UMass Hockey: Minutemen score three goals in second period, defeat Air Force 5-1
High School Football: Smith Voc cruises past Drury 30-0
UMass Football: Missouri overwhelms Minutemen 45-3
High School Football: Amherst wallops Northampton 55-8
Opinion
Michael Kowalchuk: Vote Socialist 2024
This November, I will proudly vote for Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.Claudia and Karina are activists who know what it’s like to struggle, both personally and politically. Unlike Donald Trump or Kamala...
Olivia McClurken: Help save the North Atlantic right whales
Henry Morgan: Why democracy should be on your shopping list
Deb Katz: We can do better than false solutions
Diane Kolakoski: Bold climate action needed
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
After health code violations, BBA Deli Market owner pledges to clean up South Deerfield shop
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The BBA Deli Market’s owner pledged Monday to address the numerous health code violations that led to its closure in late September.In a brief hearing held by the Deerfield Board of Health last week, Alex Gjekaj, the Polish deli’s...
Area property deed transfers, Oct. 11
Making news in business, Oct. 11
Sisters in space: Katherine Taylor and Jessica Taylor-Mitchell open the Jupiter Club in Easthampton’s Eastworks
Run nears end for Majestic Saloon: Northampton venue focused on LGBTQ community is up for sale e-Edition
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: An exceptional evening extravaganza: An entire yellow-rumped warbler flock threw a party on my deck
I realize that I wrote a column on the yellow-rumped warbler just last week, but I had an encounter with this species that was as wonderful as it was unexpected. I very rarely feature a particular species in consecutive columns, but this was an...
What can you expect from a Cuddle Party? Conversations about consent happen before anything else
Valley Bounty: Plant medicine for the people: Local herbal company grows their own ingredients
Only Human with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: Ear candy better than real candy: Exploring ways to divert sugar cravings
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Appreciating the aster: The cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until hard frosts set inObituaries
Rick Keller
Hatfield, MA - Robert R. Keller Jr., "Rick," passed away peacefully at home on October 7, 2024, at the age of 79. Rick was born on May 24, 1945 in Greenfield MA, the son of Robert R. and Agnes Keller. Rick lived a full life, finding ha... remainder of obit for Rick Keller
Sonia Denise Tassin
Baltimore, MD - Artist Sonia Denise Tassin, known to most by her middle name Denise, died September 16, 2024 surrounded by her family at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD. She was 57. The cause was an inexorable cascade of events that had s... remainder of obit for Sonia Denise Tassin
Robert Seney Berniche
Northampton, MA - Robert Seney Berniche I (Dad/Papa) of West Suffield, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2024. Born on May 15, 1931, Bob lived a life marked by dedication, hard work, and unwavering love for his family. Bob was a... remainder of obit for Robert Seney Berniche
Frances Hankinson
Frances "Frankie" Hankinson Leverett, MA - Frances "Frankie" Rae (Castine) Hankinson, a beloved educator and vibrant community member, passed away on October 7 of cardiac arrest after prolonged and multiple medical issues. Raised in the ... remainder of obit for Frances Hankinson
