Northampton reparations panel seeks extension to get more input from Black community
Amherst council inks $103M for fiscal 2026, though some want restoration of 2 community responder positions
WMass politicians slam Trump effort to shut down Westover Job Corps
Lowest bid comes in at less than $6M for Deerfield’s 1888 Building project
Columnist Tolley M. Jones: Free-ish since 1865
‘The Cost of Inheritance’ screening in Sunderland to mark Juneteenth
Amherst to solicit opinions for charter review at first of three listening sessions
Amherst girls ultimate storms to 5th at Nationals
Williamsburg developing action plan to deal with future flood threats
Breaking ground: Amherst kicks off long-awaited track and field renovation at regional high school
AMHERST — Ground has officially broken on the Amherst Regional High School track and field renovation project, following a ceremony in the school’s parking lot overlooking the complex on Monday afternoon.
Rooted in song and community: Hartsbrook School bids joyful farewell to Class of 2025
HADLEY — Fourteen high schoolers bid farewell on Saturday to the place they had called home for their academic careers — the Hartsbrook School — in a song-filled ceremony with their teachers, family and friends watching.
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Thousands turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests in WMass, say US is no place for an authoritarian
Grieving family speaks out: Two years after Northampton High grad’s tragic death, family pushes for new law
Guest columnist John Berkowitz: Ukraine War — If we don’t face the music, it could blow up in our faces
A food fest to feel good about: Inaugural Western Mass Vegan Food Fest is this Sunday, June 15
‘The end of something special’: Full-service Citgo station in Florence drops fuel pumps
Area briefs: No Kings rally in Northampton Saturday; Adult drawing for beginner classes; ARHS Class of ‘75 reunion; Historic Deerfield offers inside look at Stebbins House project
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A Look Back, June 18
Area briefs: River Valley Co-op to hold ice cream social, hero awards; Cooley Dickinson to restart shuttle to Boston for care;
Arts Briefs: Cultural Chaos in Easthampton, Chris Haynes memorial at Bombyx, and more
‘Meant to only last the summer’: Amherst artist’s wheatpaste murals among those now decorating Montague
Sports
Baseball roundup: Belchertown Post 239 gets back in win column
After suffering its first regular-season loss in nearly two years, the Belchertown Post 239 Senior American Legion baseball team got back in the win column on Monday evening.
Big moments, bright futures: Creavy, Bodnar, Schleyer earn U.S. Junior Amateur berths at Ledges GC qualifier (PHOTOS)
Dream Season Rolls On: Amherst girls’ 4x400 relay team wins New England championship, sets WMass record
Double duty, triple bond: Amherst’s Ferro savors time with sons on the field and ice
Northampton Post 28 makes a statement: 6-1 win over reigning champs Belchertown Post 239 (PHOTOS)Opinion
Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Time to enshrine Rose, ‘Shoeless Joe’
Well all I can say is, “It’s about darn time!” Pete “Charlie Hustle” Rose, and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson have been “reinstated” into Major League Baseball after committing their “heinous” crimes. They are now both eligible to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (HOF). It’s a shame that this didn’t happen while they were alive. Rose was banned, because he was caught betting on MLB games. Jackson was punished for purportedly being part of the “1919 Black Sox Scandal” where eight players were accused of throwing the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. (They were never found guilty.)
Kevin Whitney: Community made access to the best emergency care in region possible
Mandaryn Gerry: Northampton Education Foundation Plant Sale raises over $10K
Columnist Bill Newman: Signs of the time
Bethany Rochon: Proposed gutting of Dept. of Education immoral, destructive
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Business
Brutal? No, beautiful: Holyoke artist Michael Karmody has found beauty — and a decent living — in concrete creations
HOLYOKE — Artist Michael Karmody knows a hard truth about concrete — that it is often associated with sidewalks and jails, not attractive things.
Area property deed transfers, June 13
Making News in business, June 13
Apprentice mandate eyed to shore up trade workforce
Filling the soft-serve void: Sips and Scoops Cafe now open in Easthampton
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Pressure is on for the spotted turtle: Now is the point in the turtle life cycle when female turtles are most vulnerable
The story of this spring has been the weather; specifically, the rain that just keeps falling. Add in the new arrival of the hazy smoke blowing south from Canadian wildfires and you’ve got a soggy, foggy, smoky, cloudy mess. The grass in my lawn is growing like crazy and the notion of a No Mow May wasn’t even really much of a choice so much as it was foisted upon us by the weather. When I finally get a dry moment to get out into the yard I am going to have to keep my eyes open for tigers and velociraptors in the tall grass.
A food fest to feel good about: Inaugural Western Mass Vegan Food Fest is this Sunday, June 15
Valley Bounty: Rain or shine, strawberries are here: Teddy C. Smiarowski Farm welcomes another pick-your-own season
There is a Season with Molly Parr: Cheesecake sans stress: No need to track down your springform pan
Speaking of Nature: The pressures of parenthood: Bird dads, like human dads, deserve a happy Father’s DayObituaries
John J. Dymerski
Haydenville, MA - John Joseph Dymerski was born August 1, 1937, in Haydenville, Massachusetts, the fifth of six children to Joseph and Esther (Kulash) Dymerski. John loved to play in the woods in Haydenville and fish and swim in Beaver ... remainder of obit for John J. Dymerski
Michael J. Dymerski
Haydenville, MA - Michael J. Dymerski, born November 3, 1944, son of Joseph and Esther (Kulash) Dymerski of Haydenville, MA died peacefully in Baystate Medical Center on March 13, 2025. Michael was a resident of Haydenville, MA. He was ... remainder of obit for Michael J. Dymerski
John Tomasetti
Shutesbury, MA - There are lots of tears in the valley, for John Tomasetti died on June 6 in Springfield, Mass. Mr. T was known by this moniker by many of his students, a reference to the burly television character on the "A Team." The ... remainder of obit for John Tomasetti
Antonia Plehn Lake
Worthington, MA - Antonia (Toni) Plehn Lake died peacefully on June 5, 2025, a sunny summer morning, in the beautiful home she'd designed for herself in Worthington, Mass. She was 85. Toni had a rich and varied life. As a poet, she crafted ... remainder of obit for Antonia Plehn Lake
