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Bidding farewell to Beaver Brook’s greens, fairways
WILLIAMSBURG — Beaver Brook Golf Course is officially going wild.

Worthington names Scobie police chief
WORTHINGTON — To say that Officer John Scobie was appointed police chief last week may imply that he oversees a department. But that’s not exactly the case.
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Sports

Matthew Johnson dominates stroke play as 117th Mass. Amateur heads to match play at GreatHorse
HAMPDEN — Thirty-six holes weren’t enough to decide which 32 golfers were going to make Wednesday’s match play in the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Championship at GreatHorse. After Monday and Tuesday’s first two rounds, 24 players were safely inside the 6-over par cut line while 10 players were tied at that number.
Opinion

Columnist Karen Gardner: It can’t happen here, but it is
It’s about cruelty. The sweeping new take from the poor and give to the rich budget bill, just passed by both Houses of Congress by the slimmest of majorities and signed into law by the recurrent guy, shows us just who matters in our vanishing democracy.





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

Easthampton planners OK karaoke concept for dormant property; review housing project at closed Notre Dame church
EASTHAMPTON — Rhythm Section Music has remained permanently closed since 2020, but with site plan approval from the Planning Board on Tuesday night, the property at 24 Cottage St. is set to keep music in a different form — karaoke.



Arts & Life

Arcadia’s Art House is a dream realized
Once upon a time, the Art House at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary was just a fairy tale.



Obituaries

Northampton, MA - Adeline Murray passed away July 2nd, after a very brief illness. She had an amazing 103 years of life. Born in Northampton on November 21, 1921 to Charles and Stella (Stanislova Majewski) Jasinski. She attended local s... remainder of obit for Adeline Murray

Florence, MA - Thomas H. Gagnon, 81, of Florence, died at home on Sunday, July 6, 2025. He was born May 1, 1944, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA. He was the son of the late Ernest and Margaret (Devlin) Gagnon. He is pr... remainder of obit for Thomas Gagnon

Millis, MA - Norah Burns, 74, of Millis, formerly of Easthampton, passed away Thursday, July 3, with family at her bedside. She was born March 20, 1951, in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland to the late Patrick and Bridget (Sullivan) Cah... remainder of obit for Norah Burns

Northampton, MA - Sidney was born in New York City on April 1, 1925, to parents Sabina and Zachary Moss. After a short marriage, his parents divorced. At age two and a half, Sidney moved to Chicago with his father and his father's new w... remainder of obit for Sidney Zachary Moss