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Residents seek relief from heat dome scorching Valley; season’s first heat wave to last through Wednesday
NORTHAMPTON — Heat intensifies Evan Rudzik’s traffic enforcement shifts: his muscles get fatigued faster, his breath feels heavier and his sweat causes his florescent uniform to stick to his back and legs.

Rainbow flags, big smiles: Amherst’s inaugural pride parade draws hundreds
AMHERST — Rainbow flags flew in the air, music by queer pop artists played in the background and children giggled as they popped bubbles streaming from a bubble machine on a hot Sunday afternoon. Pride had come to Amherst for the first time.
Sports

Amherst closes out historic performance at Nike Outdoor Nationals with 5 school records
On the biggest stage in high school outdoor track and field, athletes from Amherst Regional solidified their spot among the best in the country at this past weekend’s Nike Nationals meet at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.


Opinion

Guest columnist Rob Moir: For cod and country
In 1638, it was clear to the people of Plymouth, Massachusetts, that there were fewer cod and striped bass in their coastal waters because they knew what we were capable of. They did not blame divine intervention or the biblical call to “fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”



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

Study to determine feasibility of connecting Deerfield, Whately industrial parks
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The few hundred feet of undeveloped land between Industrial Drive West in Deerfield and Fairview Way in Whately, which separates the two communities’ industrial parks, was once jokingly referred to as the “DMZ,” or demilitarized zone, by Whately’s former police chief in 1995.


Arts & Life

‘I’ve met friends in my books’: Eric Carle Museum celebrates author, illustrator Grace Lin with retrospective exhibition
Florence-based author and illustrator Grace Lin is known for books like “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” (for which she received a Newbery Honor in 2010), “The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon,” “The Ugly Vegetables,” and “A Big Mooncake for Little Star” (for which she received a Caldecott Honor in 2019). Now, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst is celebrating Lin’s work with a career retrospective.
Obituaries

Holyoke, MA - Irene Sue Grinnell Baskin ("Sue") passed away June 16, 2025 at her home in Holyoke, MA with her husband and daughters by her side. Sue was born August 9, 1949 in Miami, FL to Robert and Harriet Grinnell. She and her si... remainder of obit for Irene Sue Grinnell Baskin

Rehoboth, MA - Joseph Eugene Kielec was born on October 6, 1942, to Joseph Walter Kielec and Anna (Piekunka) Kielec in Greenfield, MA. Joseph graduated from Northampton High School and attended the University of Massachusetts graduating... remainder of obit for Joseph E. Kielec

Westhampton, MA - Daniel (Danny)B. Krug, Jr. of Westhampton died unexpectedly, June 15, 2025 at age 76. He was the first son born to Daniel B. Krug, Sr and Jessie Snow Krug. He graduated from Williamsburg (Burgy) High school in 1968 and... remainder of obit for Daniel B. Krug Jr.

Susan (Dunn) Dixon Hadley, MA - Susan (Dunn) Dixon passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025. She is reunited in heaven with her husband of 39 years, Chris Dixon. Susan was born on October 9, 1958, in Passaic, NJ. She was the daughter ... remainder of obit for Susan Dixon