Springfield man who allegedly sexually assaulted minors arrested at Hadley hotel
Teen voting petition falls short for second year at Deerfield Town Meeting
Pelham poised to become 2nd in Hampshire County to adopt nicotine-free generation policy
Baseball/Softball Notebook: MIAA releases first state power rankings of spring, Hampshire softball No. 2 in Division 4
Couple displaced in Leverett house fire
Belchertown man guilty of murder in 2021 Springfield shooting
Northampton schools to get nearly 6% budget increase next year; amount short of demands by advocates
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: What law, what order? Who is due process?
Leverett to vote on 143-acre woodlot, $8M budget at Town Meeting
High winds send Westhampton canoer into Oxbow, where he nearly drowned swimming to shore
NORTHAMPTON — As he fought to swim to the shore along the Oxbow of the Connecticut River Tuesday afternoon, his lungs taking in heavy amounts of water, thoughts of his own mortality began to enter the mind of James Roberts.
‘More than a building’: Ancestral Bridges to open 1st location to share history of Black, Afro-Indigenous families
AMHERST — Ancestral Bridges’ first physical location at 29A Cottage St. will serve as a new cultural anchor for Amherst and the Connecticut River Valley, and a place where archives come alive through community engagement with art, culture and history, according to founder Anika Lopes.
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Planners OK five-story housing development for St. Mary’s Church site, concerns aired over Hawley Street apartment building
Pelham house fire victim ID’d
Company drops Westfield battery storage plans
Hampshire Pride going bolder: Saturday’s event will feature rally led by LGBTQ+ activists, in addition to traditional parade, entertainment
Status restored for 13 UMass international students
Amherst inks contract to expand, renovate Jones Library
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 30
Photos: Playground face-life at Buttery Brook
Arts Briefs: Western New England Music Festival in Holyoke, Mojofest in Hadley, and more
Holyoke career fair a ‘one-stop shop’ for young job seekers
Sports
Northampton Post 28 Senior Legion baseball tryouts
The Northampton Post 28 Senior Legion baseball team (19U) will be holding tryouts on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to noon, and again on Saturday, May 10 also from 10 a.m. to noon at Arcanum Field in Florence.
HS Roundup: Smith Academy baseball rallies for extra-inning win over Mahar
HS Roundup: Cassandra Dion, Hopkins softball fend off improving Northampton for ninth straight victory
Amherst College men’s ice hockey coach Jack Arena to retire after 42 years 
South Deerfield’s Keith Burch advances to Final Qualifying Round for 2025 U.S. Senior OpenOpinion
Guest columnist Anthony Fyden: A new voice on the Hadley Planning Board
What will Hadley look like in five years, or ten? What kind of town will we leave our families and the next generation? I believe that Hadley is at a crossroads, and I’m running for Planning Board to help chart a path forward. Like other western Massachusetts towns, Hadley is facing immense pressure — much of it generated from Boston — to reshape our communities, to conform to a vision driven largely by state politicians. We’re being forced to bear the brunt of economic, housing, and energy crises that we did not create and that we’re not in a position to fix. I believe that the residents of Hadley should drive decisions about our future, not state politicians who rarely, if ever, set foot in town.
Reed Schimmelfing: Why I’m OK with getting the finger
Faye Wolfe: It's just too big
Sanjay Arwade: UMass Minutemen baseball continues to up game
Steve and Bonnie Dodson: More quiet and fumeless lawn care
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Business
A cleaner, quieter cut: Eco Valley Lawn Care embraces all-electric maintenance from mowing to landscaping
NORTHAMPTON — As the weather warms up and the outdoors become lush with greenery again, Cyrus Copen is looking forward to tidying up overgrown spaces.
Next Sunderland ZBA meeting on proposed Dollar General planned for May 28
Making News in Business, April 25
Area property deed transfers, April 25
A true-to-the-plant approach: Easthampton natives finding success manufacturing hemp products in hilltownse-Edition
Arts & Life
Book Review: Meeting her where she is: ‘Aperture’ by Wally Swist details the realities of Alzheimer’s caregiving
I wrote only one poem during my stint as an Alzheimer’s caregiver. Most of my writings were either straightforward recountings of my days with my mother as she unlearned things (finding her way home, tying her shoelaces) or analyses of lessons I learned from our time together.
Arts Briefs: ‘Bard in the Bar’ in Northampton, ‘Xanadu’ at UMass, and more
Speaking of Nature: Climbing out on a limb: The Hartford fern is not your typical fern
Her time in the spotlight: Amherst artist turns 90 and has first-ever public exhibit
Baking the world a better place: Local gay-owned baking company to give out free breadsticks at Hampshire PrideObituaries
Robert W. Holden
Ashfield, MA - Robert W. Holden died on April 24, 2025, at his home in Ashfield, Mass. He was 69. It would have been to his taste to start this obituary thus: Robert's dead. If you knew him, you can make up your own obit. If you didn't... remainder of obit for Robert W. Holden
Joan Devine Nolan
Meriden, CT - Joan Devine Nolan, born in Erie, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1921, died peacefully of natural causes in Meriden, Connecticut on April 23, 2025, weeks short of her 104th birthday. She was predeceased by her parents, Grace and ... remainder of obit for Joan Devine Nolan
Grace M. Wheeler
Huntington , MA - Grace M. Wheeler, 92, previously of Huntington, passed away on April 24, just 4 weeks after losing Neil, her beloved husband of 73 years. Grace was born in Chester on July 26, 1932 to Guy and Cora (Daniels) Barr. S... remainder of obit for Grace M. Wheeler
Annette Y. Andrzejczyk
Annette Y. (Gosselin) Andrzejczyk Easthampton, MA - Annette Y. (Gosselin) Andrzejczyk, 76, of Easthampton passed away April 20, 2025 peacefully at her home. She was born in Northampton, November 3, 1948, the daughter of the late Raymond ... remainder of obit for Annette Y. Andrzejczyk
