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Guest columnist Larry Hott: ‘Daughter of Cummington’ brings stories to the stage
Deerfield Planning Board OKs Hamshaw Lumber expansion
Water, sewer rates may rise in Amherst
Brunelle resigns from Holyoke School Committee
Columnist Carrie N. Baker: Presidents matter — Title IX, sex-based violence and LGBTQ discrimination
PVTA, others land state grants to buy vehicles, launch programs that expand coverage
Fill returns to Hadley Select Board as Parsons reelected; $2M firetruck approved
GOP silences McGovern over Trump remarks
For the first time in his 27-year career in Congress, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern had his remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives struck from the record on Wednesday, after he criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump for his numerous...
Communities to mark Memorial Day with parades, ceremonies
The last Monday in May is Memorial Day, a federal holiday originally called Decoration Day that was formalized in 1868 and serves as the nation’s foremost annual day to honor its deceased service men and women.A bevy of parades and commemorative...
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Hadley’s Hampshire Mall faces foreclosure
Cost divides town into camps over new Jabish Brook school project
Home sales in state, Hampshire County spring to life in April
Run for, by its employees: Paragus IT completes 8-year transition to being 100% employee-owned
GOP silences McGovern over Trump remarks
Area property deed transfers, May 23
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Kayaker’s delight: Best day-paddles along the Connecticut River in Massachusetts
Photo: Balancing act
Arts Briefs: The Paradise City Arts Festival returns to Northampton, the MIFA Victory Players perform in Holyoke, and more
Rattling those musical bones: Folk/blues veteran Chris Smither releases his 20th album ahead of 80th birthday
Sports
High School Track: Amherst’s Logan Alfandari and Moriah Luetjen finish second at state meet
WESTFIELD – Northampton and Amherst athletes competed at the MIAA Division 4 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday evening, and Amherst’s Logan Alfandari (discus) and Moriah Luetjen (200) secured second-place finishes.The championships are...
High Schools: Hampshire falls to Pittsfield in Western Mass. baseball semifinals
Tennis: Seniors power Belchertown girls past South Hadley, into Class B final (PHOTOS)
High schools: Amherst baseball downs Northampton in season finale
Class B softball: Ashley Cortis’ walk-off hit lifts Hampshire past Frontier 4-3, into title game (PHOTOS)Opinion
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Birthdays to remember
Nothing surprises me more than the advancing ages of our sons. Your own age is a given, and somehow you get used to it, and in my case at least, tend to anticipate the next annual changeover. I think of myself now as 88, although that won’t officially...
Adam Siegel: Hastings store extinction is forever
Mary Ingari: South Hadley no confidence vote
John Eckstein: This country is culturally America
Sidney Moss: More communities should follow Hadley's Memorial Day example
Business
Area property deed transfers, May 23
AMHERSTGrant-Hansen Families RET and G S. Grant-Hansen to Galina Melman, 35 Canton Ave., $789,000 Keely Hartley to Minsuk Cha and Minyoung Cha, 8 Cranberry Lane, $460,000 Parisa Nassiri to Guojin He, 170 E. Hadley Road, Lot...
Hadley’s Hampshire Mall faces foreclosure
Multiverse of style: Volante Design in Easthampton has a mission to make jackets that anyone can wear anytime 
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: AT&T breach a cautionary tale
Making news in business, May 16
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Wilson’s warbler sighting my first in a decade: The story of a bird named after the ‘Father Of American Ornithology’
In 1794, a Scot named Alexander Wilson arrived in the newly-independent nation of the United States of America and got to the business of starting a new life for himself. He had been employed as a weaver back home and thought he could make a go of it...
Rendevous with the paper of record: Northampton artist Katy Schneider paints official portrait of New York Times publisher
Valley artists offer new sounds for spring: Singer-songwriter Lisa Bastoni and folk-rockers Eavesdrop release new records
‘A generational healing experience’: Exhibit documents the struggles of Cambodian families fleeing the Khmer Rouge who found refuge and a new community in Amherst
M/other’s time to shine: MICAfest runs in three Northampton venues through MayObituaries
Liv Pertzoff
Haydenville , MA - Please join us in celebration of the life of Liv Pertzoff. The event will be held Saturday June 8th, at The Florence Civic Center beginning at 1:00 PM. ... remainder of obit for Liv Pertzoff
Jonathan G. Tuttle
Shutesbury, MA - Jonathan G. Tuttle (83) of Shutesbury passed away on January 20, 2024 in Leeds at the home of his sister, Deb (Deborah L. Jacobs). Jonathan was a committed trade-union leader with a lifelong dedication to working famili... remainder of obit for Jonathan G. Tuttle
Cynthia W. Kuusisto
Amherst, MA - Cynthia Walker Kuusisto (Cindy) passed away on May 20th, 2024. She was born January 2nd, 1951 as the only child of Maynard and Katherine (Galvin) Walker. She attended a three-room schoolhouse prior to graduating from Steve... remainder of obit for Cynthia W. Kuusisto
Dan Hooker
Brooklyn, CT - Dan Hooker passed away peacefully in Brooklyn, Connecticut on May 18. Born in Barre, Vermont on June 23, 1936, Dan and his family resided in multiple Eastern states in the course of his working career. Dan was predece... remainder of obit for Dan Hooker
