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‘Keep on Pushing’: MLK remembered at breakfast, but speaker highlights need to address division in America
HOLYOKE — For Shannon Rudder, the theme of civil rights in the year 2025 could be summed up with a Curtis Mayfield song: “Keep on Pushing.”
Union: Faculty pay not keeping up with community college enrollment
BOSTON – As enrollment at community colleges booms under the state’s new free tuition program, the faculty that teach and support the burgeoning population are asking for their first wage equity adjustment in 25 years.
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Local high school teams compete in PVIAC indoor track meet
NORTHAMPTON — The fifth meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday, and six Hampshire County schools were in action across the two meets.
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Guest column: Coretta Scott King’s noble idea for MLK Day
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Area property deed transfers, Jan. 17
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A home with Strong character: 1768 Southampton house for sale was built by historic mill owner Ichabod Strong
One of the most prosperous individuals in early Southampton was Ichabod Strong, who dammed the Manhan River and established a sawmill there in the early 1730s; that mill complex, once known as the Strong’s Mills complex, now part of the Lockville Historic District. Strong, who was described in a genealogy book as “a man of stirring business qualities of character” and “best of all, a remarkably godly man,” also built four farmhouses in the area, which his sons and grandsons inherited. One of those farmhouses, part of the National Register of Historic Places, is on the market right now.
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Easthampton, MA - Clayton Lee Sommers (July 17, 1931 January 13, 2025). He was a beloved life partner, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Clayton was born in Chicago, ... remainder of obit for Clayton Lee Sommers
Northampton, MA - Joan Elizabeth Laird died January 17, 2025 after a short illness surrounded by many friends and family. She was known to all for her joie de vivre, her boundless generosity, intellect, humor and wit-only exceeded by th... remainder of obit for Joan E. Laird
[IMAGE]Victor F. Caputo Jr. WILLIAMSBURG, MA - Victor F. Caputo Jr., 81, of Williamsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday January 11, 2025. Victor was born in Northampton, a son of the late Victor F. and Anna (Giawski) Caputo. He gr... remainder of obit for Victor F. Caputo Jr.
Wanczyk FLORENCE, MA - Richard J. Wanczyk, 83, of Bridge Road passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital surrounded by his family. Richard was born in Northampton, a son of the late Jos... remainder of obit for Richard J.