Columnist Joanna Buoniconti: Today’s the day — Use your opportunity
Energizing viewers, voters: Local adults and children star in short get-out-the-vote video
Fire danger remains high statewide: Fitzgerald Lake blaze in Northampton one of 200 statewide in last month
Amherst police arrest, ticket dozens for noise, drinking over weekend
Amherst planners consider modifying University Drive rezoning to protect shopping plaza
Deerfield’s sewer rate to increase 9.8% in November
Speaking of Nature: Until we meet again — The eastern chipmunk descends underground until spring
Gravel pit plan near Montgomery-Southampton town line worries homeowners
Decision time: Big day expected at Pioneer Valley polls
Even as about a third of eligible voters in the region and across the state have already cast their ballots in the presidential election, many more voters are expected to come out to the polls on Tuesday to decide national, state and local races, as...
Easthampton woman pleads guilty to fatal stabbing of ex-boyfriend, sentenced to 16-19 years for manslaughter
NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton woman originally facing murder charges for the death of her ex-boyfriend in March 2023 pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Monday and was sentenced to 16 to 19 years in state prison.Jean Marie Echevarria,...
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Northampton fire crews contain brush fire in Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area, work to put out blaze that swept through 52 acres
Easthampton woman pleads guilty to fatal stabbing of ex-boyfriend, sentenced to 16-19 years for manslaughter
Around the Hamptons: Easthampton family seeks help after car crashes into home
Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: A heartful of sound: Band Day with the ‘power and class of New England’
Northampton gateway properties near I-91, primed for development, bought as group
UMass basketball: New-look Minutemen eye opener with UNH to kick off final Atlantic 10 season
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A Look Back, Nov. 5
Photo: Future garlickly goodness
Photo: Fern inspiration
Question 4: A new chapter for psychedelics?
Sports
UMass basketball: Rahsool Diggins pours in career-high 26 points, newcomers also shine as Minutemen rout UNH in season opener 103-74
AMHERST — It can be a difficult task for college basketball fans to learn the players on the teams they root for year in and year out. Every season, programs across the country are gutted and rebuilt.UMass men’s hoops fans got quite the introduction...
Boys soccer: Jack Mandeville pitches shutout as Belchertown edges Watertown for spot in Div. 3 Sweet 16 (PHOTOS)
MIAA tourneys: Milton strikes twice, eliminates Northampton boys soccer in Div. 2 Round of 32
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Light Meat or Dark Meat?
Girls soccer: Late goal lifts Smith Vocational past Franklin Tech, into MIAA Div. 5 Round of 32 (PHOTOS)Opinion
Stella Jane McHugh: Draining Paradise Pond — a necessary but painful ritual
For students, faculty, and residents of Northampton, Paradise Pond is more than a picturesque landscape; it’s a natural haven offering respite from daily stresses. Each winter, however, this serene body of water is drained, and sediment is scraped...
Amy Jo Mitrani: Wishing hope and renewal
Dale Melcher, Martin Wohl, and Megan Rubiner Zinn: NEF is G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L for our community!
Julie Brand Asbornsen: Schools deserve better
Ed Ryan: Vote accordingly
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Business
Area property deed transfers, Nov. 1
AMHERST Nicholas S. Diehl and Laura B. Balzer to Jasmine Syrotchen and Subhana Begum, 103 Larkspur Dr., $750,000 Howard C. Siddall and Mark H. Siddall to Jennifer E. Siddall, 129 Strong St., $290,000 David T. Washburn and Laura S. Washburn to...
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: Scams hit home as fraudsters use card skimmers, impersonate sheriff’s departments
Making News in Business, Nov. 1
Easthampton treasure to close: Sonnet and Sparrow’s owner to retire at end of year
Building community: Cummington Supply celebrates 50th year
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Arts & Life
How free speech is won: Former NHS teacher, others turn book-banning case into documentary ‘Banned Together’ at Bombyx
When director Kate Way, a current UMass Lowell assistant professor and former Northampton High School teacher, had just finished teaching a course on book banning in the fall of 2022, the very subject she was teaching became, to her surprise, the...
Valley Bounty: Robariah Farms takes chicken to the next (kosher) level
Richard McCarthy: Tortured artists’ deaths no blaze of glory
Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner — John Coan of Leeds
Highlands operetta: Valley Light Opera staging Gilbert and Sullivan classic ‘Mikado,’ Scottish-styleObituaries
Constance Rackliffe
Northampton, MA - Constance L. Rackliffe,89, passed away on October 30, 2024 in Northampton, MA. Born April 28, 1935 in Springfield, MA. The daughter of the late Harold and Jeannette (Mainville) Jeannotte. Constance graduated from Spri... remainder of obit for Constance Rackliffe
Theresa Pickett
Easthampton, MA - Theresa Pickett, 52, of Easthampton, MA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 surrounded by those who loved her dearly. She was born to Linda and Laurence Pickett on February 27th, 1972 at Cooley Dickins... remainder of obit for Theresa Pickett
Charlotte Battisti
Amherst, MA - Charlotte Florine Battisti, 91, of Leverett, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2024 surrounded by loving family. She was born on May 7,1933 in West Eaton, NY to Sterling and Leah Tayntor. Charlotte was known for her ki... remainder of obit for Charlotte Battisti
Lawrence S. Trinceri
Hampton, NH - Lawrence S. Trinceri, 81, of Hampton, formerly of Southampton, MA, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. He was born on December 16, 1942, in Westfield, MA, the son of the late Lawrence J. and Emielia (Rzonc... remainder of obit for Lawrence S. Trinceri
