Students sweat it out in summer dorms: Limited air conditioning forces cooling workarounds at area colleges

08-11-2025 3:19 PM

SOUTH HADLEY — When a July heat wave settled over the Northeast, Mount Holyoke College student Gillian Kurgman sweltered as her room on the third floor of the 1873 dormitory climbed to 100 degrees.


UMass study to test if bike maps boost ridership

08-11-2025 4:55 PM

AMHERST — Traffic counters being installed on two area bike paths by University of Massachusetts researchers could help demonstrate that simplified schematic maps, outlining optimal routes and points of interest like grocery stores and cafes, may get more people using bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters.


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Palmer, MA - John B Banack passed away Friday, August 8 surrounded by his family at the Fisher Home for Hospice. Born Nov. 15, 1943 he was raised on the family farm in Hadley. John attended the Hadley schools, graduating from Hopkins Ac... remainder of obit for John Banack

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