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Oh deer, ‘ticks are winning’: Booming deer populations, shifting weather are fueling sharp rise across New England

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Oh deer, ‘ticks are winning’: Booming deer populations, shifting weather are fueling sharp rise across New England

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McGovern, Comerford celebrate DCR preserving 262 acres of Deerfield forest

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McGovern, Comerford celebrate DCR preserving 262 acres of Deerfield forest

by Aalianna Marietta

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What tick tests can — and can’t — tell you

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Health insurers again propose double-digit premium increases

Early morning Memorial Day fire destroys Granby home

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Two cars destroyed in Memorial Day fire at Amherst apartment complex

Education

Nearly 200 new graduates will ‘forever be a part of Deerfield Academy’

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26 year-old Northampton man killed in motorcycle crash

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Photos: Tradition in motion at the Odenong Powwow in Amherst

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Easthampton track team to hold 24-hour fundraiser in honor of teammate’s father killed in Holyoke shooting

Easthampton track team to hold 24-hour fundraiser in honor of teammate’s father killed in Holyoke shooting

Hampshire College initiates sale of land and assets

Hampshire College initiates sale of land and assets

David Rogers Ulen

David Rogers Ulen

Sports

MIAA girls lacrosse: Northampton’s second half surge leads to 12-9 victory over Ashland in D2 prelims

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MIAA girls lacrosse: Northampton’s second half surge leads to 12-9 victory over Ashland in D2 prelims

NORTHAMPTON — The No. 30 Northampton girls lacrosse team pulled away in the second half to defeat No. 35 Ashland 12-9 in the MIAA Division 2 preliminary round on Monday…

by Mike Maynard

Northampton boys, girls teams place at Massachusetts Ultimate Championship

Sports Briefs: Jim, Brad Worthley win Richard Garber Memorial 4 Ball

WMass softball: Hampshire Regional claims back-to-back Class B championships with win over Frontier

WMass baseball: Hopkins takes down Ware for first Class D title since 2021

WMass outdoor track and field: Northampton girls get upper hand over Amherst, reclaim Large School title

Business

Whately ZBA reviewing proposal for explosives storage

Whately ZBA reviewing proposal for explosives storage

Business

Sounds like longevity: Downtown Sounds celebrates 50 years in business in Northampton

Arts & Life

Speaking of Nature: Too bee or not to bee?: Why I’m swapping ‘No Mow May’ for a ‘Low Mow’ spring

Outdoors

Speaking of Nature: Too bee or not to bee?: Why I’m swapping ‘No Mow May’ for a ‘Low Mow’ spring

by Bill Danielson

From Hawaiian royalty to CIA spy, Plainfield homes reveal hidden history

Reenactment group showcases family life in 18th-century Belchertown

Food

There is a Season with Molly Parr: A tasty twist on leftovers

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Opinion

Columnist Richard Fein: Iranian nuclear weapon — Would it really matter?

Columns

Columnist Richard Fein: Iranian nuclear weapon — Would it really matter?

by Richard Fein

Columns

Guest columnist William Lambers: The Memorial Day before D-Day

Columns

Columnist Sara Weinberger: Trump’s anti-trans agenda and the many patterns of genocide

Columns

Guest columnist Liz Kocan: A ‘no’ vote in Easthampton will still have its cost

Local Government

Northampton City Council passes two-family home construction ordinance

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Northampton City Council passes two-family home construction ordinance

by Anthony Cammalleri

Town-City-Government

Deerfield rejects two overrides, elects School Committee write-in candidate

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Four candidates vie to lead troubled Northampton Housing Authority

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Building inspector uncovers widespread safety issues in Amherst rentals

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‘The legacy lives on’: Medal of Liberty honors Northampton soldier killed in WWII crash

‘The legacy lives on’: Medal of Liberty honors Northampton soldier killed in WWII crash

by Samuel Gelinas

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Easthampton track team to hold 24-hour fundraiser in honor of teammate’s father killed in Holyoke shooting

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Shutesbury residents demand rural post office stays open

Shutesbury residents demand rural post office stays open

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Jones Library weighs selling portrait of English nobleman

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