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Valley leaders weigh effect of Trump’s trans orders, from sports to gender-affirming care
The administration of President Donald Trump continues to target transgender individuals through a string of executive orders, with a more recent order likely to not just affect individuals but educational and athletic institutions in Massachusetts.

A historic 250 years: Southampton marking its 1775 founding with events throughout the year
SOUTHAMPTON — In the 1630s, proprietors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony began to settle the Northampton area, spreading into the land that would become Southampton by the 1680s.
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UMass men's lacrosse: Garber Gorillas return as Minutemen open 2025 season Saturday against Army
The ‘Garber Gorillas’ are back.


Opinion

Guest columnist Denise Lello: Moving toward an all-electric future





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

New digs: Innovintage Place moves to old Kelly’s restaurant in Amherst after six years in Greenfield
AMHERST — As a teenager, Skye Wellington frequented Kelly’s restaurant, a nearly 30-year mainstay of a College Street business plaza until closing near the end of 2022.



Arts & Life

Inside Wemelco, a Wonka works for weed: The manufacturing process of a thriving local cannabis company
The Easthampton-based cannabis manufacturer Wemelco Industries has seen notable growth in its first few years of operation — which is ironic, considering one of the only things it doesn’t do with cannabis is grow it.
Obituaries

[IMAGE]Joseph J. Bye Sr. Hadley, MA - Joseph J. Bye Sr., 84, a lifelong resident of Hadley, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at home. Joe Sr. was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Sept 15, 1940. He was the son of the late Tof... remainder of obit for Joseph J. Bye Sr.

Easthampton, MA - Deborah C. (Zononi) DeLamotte, 69, passed away at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on February 2, 2025. Born on April 20, 1955, she is the daughter of Claire (Davio) Zononi, and the late Charles G. Zononi. Deb was raised in H... remainder of obit for Deborah C. DeLamotte

Eleanor (Ellie) J. Goodman Northfield, MA - ELEANOR (Ellie) J. GOODMAN of Northfield, longtime counselor and teacher at Greenfield Community College, passed away on January 2, 2025, at 93. Born in Rupert, Idaho on June 8, 1931, Ellie was... remainder of obit for Eleanor J. Goodman

Kathleen "Kathy" Mitchell Southampton, MA - Kathleen A. Mitchell, age 63, passed away at home on the farm, on Jan 30, 2025. She was born in Nashua NH, on May 22, 1961, the daughter of James and Juanita (Nartoff) Pranes. Kathy's life was... remainder of obit for Kathleen Mitchell