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UMass geothermal power project alarms residents
Columnist Razvan Sibii: This is all about immigrants, not just undocumented ones
State reports 100% negative results for bird flu in dairy herds
Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton
Area briefs: I-91N to close at Exit 14 in Holyoke; Mount Holyoke panel to discuss election; Paper City Food Festival coming up
Photos: Light up the night
Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day
Cooley Dickinson puts off elective surgeries amid national IV fluid shortage
NORTHAMPTON — The far-reaching destruction of Hurricane Helene has generated a national shortage of IV fluids commonly used in hospitals, leading Cooley Dickinson Hospital and the rest of the Mass General Brigham system to postpone elective surgeries...
Honoring heritage and a hero: Pulaski Parade capped by wreath-laying at memorial to Revolutionary leader
NORTHAMPTON — Stanley Fil was born in 1921 in Hadley, the town he has lived in all his life, to parents who originally immigrated from Poland in 1909. Eight years after Fil’s birth, Northampton named a one-acre park in its central downtown Pulaski...
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‘We do not want your kind here’: Hatfield family receives anonymous letters about yard signs, political views
Easthampton students, parents say new math program infringes on middle schoolers’ creative time
Northampton heads back to drawing board in effort to sell old Registry of Deeds building
What can you expect from a Cuddle Party? Conversations about consent happen before anything else
UMass Football: Missouri overwhelms Minutemen 45-3
Leena’s Place in Belchertown faces state alcohol violation for allegedly serving 22 shots of liquor to underage employees
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Photos: Preparing early
Turning chaos into art: New documentary tracing life of acclaimed painter Gregory Gillespie previews at Academy of Music
Sports
UMass Football: UMass sets sights on Wagner with bye week ahead
AMHERST — It’s been a few days since the UMass football team played in its most prominent FBS home game to date, a contest in which Missouri roughed up the Minutemen en route to a 45-3 drubbing last Saturday.The Minutemen and head coach Don Brown have...
UMass Hockey: Minutemen score three goals in second period, defeat Air Force 5-1
High School Football: Smith Voc cruises past Drury 30-0
UMass Football: Missouri overwhelms Minutemen 45-3
High School Football: Amherst wallops Northampton 55-8
Opinion
Henry Morgan: Why democracy should be on your shopping list
As a lifelong River Valley Co-op member, I’ve learned that democracy is as essential to our community’s well-being as the food we buy. But my recent board candidacy experience revealed we might need to restock our commitment to this ideal.Advocating...
Michael Kowalchuk: Vote Socialist 2024
Olivia McClurken: Help save the North Atlantic right whales
Deb Katz: We can do better than false solutions
Diane Kolakoski: Bold climate action needed
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Business
After health code violations, BBA Deli Market owner pledges to clean up South Deerfield shop
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The BBA Deli Market’s owner pledged Monday to address the numerous health code violations that led to its closure in late September.In a brief hearing held by the Deerfield Board of Health last week, Alex Gjekaj, the Polish deli’s...
Area property deed transfers, Oct. 11
Making news in business, Oct. 11
Sisters in space: Katherine Taylor and Jessica Taylor-Mitchell open the Jupiter Club in Easthampton’s Eastworks
Run nears end for Majestic Saloon: Northampton venue focused on LGBTQ community is up for sale e-Edition
Arts & Life
What can you expect from a Cuddle Party? Conversations about consent happen before anything else
As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas sprawl on a generous bed of quilts. Outside on this crisp October Saturday, the foliage is just starting to turn, its pops of color complementing the painted...
Valley Bounty: Plant medicine for the people: Local herbal company grows their own ingredients
Only Human with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: Ear candy better than real candy: Exploring ways to divert sugar cravings
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Appreciating the aster: The cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until hard frosts set in
Illustrating a classic: Smith professor’s artworks featured in an exhibition honoring the centennial of Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd’Obituaries
Janet L. Kelly
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Janet Lee Kelly, aged 69, of Northampton, Massachusetts, passed away on September 16, 2024. She was surrounded by loving family and friends. Born on October 11, 1954 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Janet was a devoted wife, m... remainder of obit for Janet L. Kelly
Raymond Edward Marois Jr.
Raymond Edward Marois, Jr. Pinehurst, NC - Raymond E. Marois Jr., 83 of Pinehurst NC passed peacefully to our Lord on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Peak Resources Pine Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage, NC. Raymond was bor... remainder of obit for Raymond Edward Marois Jr.
Barbara A. Tetrault
Granby, MA - Barbara A. (Nicholoplus) Tetrault, 70, died October 4, at her home. She was a longtime resident of Granby, and was a paraprofessional in the Granby Public School System for 31 years. Her favorite moments were those spent pu... remainder of obit for Barbara A. Tetrault
Thomas Roman
East Longmeadow, MA - Thomas Theodore Roman, 81, passed away on October 5, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Torrington, CT on February 23, 1943, he was the son of the late Theodore and Emily (Radocy) Roman. He attended Becker Co... remainder of obit for Thomas Roman
