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Leaders at Five Colleges push back on cuts, threats
Hilchey, Wolfram up for rematch to fill Selectboard seat in Deerfield
Williamsburg residents pitch ideas for ‘rewilded’ golf course
Sunderland finds solution to omitted capital stabilization assessments
Founders Day set for Tuesday at UMass
Around the Hamptons: Repairs planned for Manhan Rail Trail
Guest columnist Joseph Blumenthal: Trump still trailing Nixon on damage meter
Deerfield Town Meeting to vote on $19.7M budget
Pitching in for art’s sake: Community brings color to transfer station in Belchertown
BELCHERTOWN — Lucky drivers on the Mass Pike may look out their windshield to see an industrial-sized recycling container with brightly-colored murals of people gardening in upcycled tire planters, critters playing on the Jabish Brook or even the beloved buildings of Belchertown rather than the typical blue, green and brown neutrals.
White House slashes funds for asthma sufferers in western Mass.
The Trump administration has eliminated roughly $1 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to the state Department of Public Health intended specifically to address asthma in western Massachusetts, according to Gov. Maura Healey’s office. This termination comes shortly after the American Lung Association reported a decline in air quality across the state and region.
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Man dies in Pelham house fire
McGovern: ‘This is beyond the pale’
Easthampton announces two finalists for police chief
Lesbian bar opens in Greenfield: Last Ditch is the new space for the Valley’s queer community
From Carolyn to Carolyn: Easthampton to swear in new poet laureate
Former UMass star Dans Locmelis making immediate impact with AHL’s Providence Bruins
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 26
Republican Mike Kennealy launches a campaign for governor
Arts Briefs: Western New England Music Festival in Holyoke, Mojofest in Hadley, and more
Holyoke career fair a ‘one-stop shop’ for young job seekers
Sports
Former UMass star Dans Locmelis making immediate impact with AHL’s Providence Bruins
SPRINGFIELD – Drafted college hockey players have the unique ability to jump to the professional ranks days after their college team’s season ends. Cale Makar did it in 2019, joining the Colorado Avalanche during the Stanley Cup Playoffs immediately following UMass hockey’s first ever trip to the Frozen Four.
HS Roundup: Smith Vocational baseball erases late deficit, defeats South Hadley in extra innings to remain unbeaten (PHOTOS)
Softball: Granby offense stays red-hot in dominant win over Smith Academy (PHOTOS)
Are goggles enough? Area girls lacrosse coaches and players weigh-in on the safety/equipment issue of their sport
HS Roundup: Frontier boys volleyball holds off Belchertown rally for five-set win (PHOTOS)Opinion
Columnist Richard Fein: Trump is a catastrophe. Look on the bright side
The first three months of the Trump administration have caused me more angst and trepidation than any time in my 78 years on Earth. What was until recently a healthy, vibrant economy is in turmoil and decline. National security secrets have been compromised. Democratic norms and the rule of law are continuously violated. The future of our country as a constitutional democracy is at risk.
Guest columnist Nathaniel Reade: How to save America by sitting on your keister
Ben Palkowski: Freedom until the end
Peter and Madeline Weaver Blanchette: Supporting Loisel for Ward 3 councilor
Matt L. Levin: Kudos to ‘We the People’ team
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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
A cleaner, quieter cut: Eco Valley Lawn Care embraces all-electric maintenance from mowing to landscaping
NORTHAMPTON — As the weather warms up and the outdoors become lush with greenery again, Cyrus Copen is looking forward to tidying up overgrown spaces.
Next Sunderland ZBA meeting on proposed Dollar General planned for May 28
Making News in Business, April 25
Area property deed transfers, April 25
A true-to-the-plant approach: Easthampton natives finding success manufacturing hemp products in hilltownse-Edition
Arts & Life
Her time in the spotlight: Amherst artist turns 90 and has first-ever public exhibit
In one sculpture made from fired terracotta, with a natural patina, life holds and cradles life. In another sculpture, life holds and grasps death.
Baking the world a better place: Local gay-owned baking company to give out free breadsticks at Hampshire Pride
Lesbian bar opens in Greenfield: Last Ditch is the new space for the Valley’s queer community
‘It won’t get safer if we don’t speak up’: Pioneer Valley Cappella to perform powerful choral work calling attention to the deaths of unarmed Black men
Speaking of Nature: Fascinated by ferns: Ferns figured out how to say goodbye to the aquatic environment hundreds of millions of years agoObituaries
Robin Forsythe-Mias
LEEDS, MA - Robin Forsythe-Mias passed from this world on April 23rd, a beautiful, warm, spring morning full of possibility, which was her favorite kind of day. Trek, her soul sister, was by her side to wish her well on her journey. ... remainder of obit for Robin Forsythe-Mias
David George Robinson
Leeds, MA - David George Robinson was born in Rochester, New Hampshire on February 15, 1944. His fraternal twin brother Stephen George Robinson was born 3 minutes later. They loved each other - of course - but Steve could outrun and out... remainder of obit for David George Robinson
Harold A. White Jr.
Harold A. White, Jr. Amherst, MA - Harold A. White Jr. passed peacefully from this earth on January 7th, 2025. He died of complications following hip surgery after a fall at his Amherst home on December 14th. He was 95 years old. Bor... remainder of obit for Harold A. White Jr.
Leslie Burnett
Williamsburg, MA - Leslie W. Burnett, of Williamsburg, MA, passed away on April 25, 2025 at the age of 70. He is deeply missed by his surviving family: his wife of 47 years, Cathleen Burnett (Gibbons); his brother William Burnett and si... remainder of obit for Leslie Burnett
