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Cannabis competitor flowering in convenience stores
Amherst’s unarmed police alternative, or CRESS, to get in-depth assessment amid tight budget next year
Amherst officials rethinking how to fix or replace bathhouse at War Memorial Pool
State taps Eastampton, Amherst and Pelham towns as climate leaders
Free history talk to delve into Hatfield’s role in King Philip’s War
New homeowners wanted for Holyoke Housing Authority development in South Holyoke
My Turn: Factories of leftist ideology?
Columnist Dr. David Gottsegen: Good self-care a strong antidote to forces of injustice
Races continue to shape up for Northampton’s fall election
Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center at UMass braces for closure by Trump administration
AMHERST — Ahead of an expected round of workforce reductions at the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center based at the University of Massachusetts is preparing for the worst case scenario: elimination of the entire operation.
Fire at downtown Amherst apartment building displaces two dozen residents
AMHERST — A Sunday afternoon fire at a four-story, nine-unit apartment building in downtown has displaced at least 24 residents, mostly college students, and closed a few businesses.
A Look Back, May 13
‘Space is the place’: Sun Ra Arkestra plays the Academy of Music, May 18
Arts Briefs: ‘Aladdin’ ballet, choral works by teenagers, and more
‘So much pride when people ask where I’m from’: ‘Hacks’ creator, Lucia Aniello, reflects on western Mass upbringingSports
Boys lacrosse: Hoosac Valley holds off Northampton 9-8 in battle of WMass heavyweights
NORTHAMPTON – Down a goal with less than two minutes remaining in regulation, the Northampton boys lacrosse team got a break.
HS Roundup: Easthampton baseball continues late-season success in win over Amhe
Amherst, Northampton players shining for Ultimate Frisbee Association’s Boston Glory
Victory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: Breaking the silence
MIAA power ranking updates for Hampshire County teams
Opinion
Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: ‘It’s the acronym stupid’
My teachers all told me throughout my 22 years as a student in academia that I’m a slow learner. After 80 years I’m still trying to learn how to tie my shoes so they remain fastened for more than an hour at a time.
Guest columnist Julia Brown: University presidents keeping Trump resistance alive
Jane McPhetres Johnson: Speaking truth
Kishore Parmar: A vision for Hadley's future
Mac Everett: Neighborhood densification
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
Making News in Business, May 9
BELMONT — Mariellen Morris of Easthampton has been appointed executive director of The LSP Association (LSPA), a nonprofit volunteer-based organization representing licensed site professionals and related practitioners including attorneys, laboratory personnel and contractors, involved with hazardous waste site cleanup in Massachusetts.
Area property deed transfers, May 9
Smithland Pet & Garden Center shutting down all 13 stores, including in Northampton and Hadley
Valley Bounty: Wild Life Flowers building community for people and pollinators
Area property deed transfers, May 2
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Arts & Life
Block and roll: Roller Derby, the ‘sport for misfits,’ finds a home in the Valley
The floor of Interskate 91 South is often filled with young skaters teetering around the track, but the athletes on it now are sure on their skates, focused and ready to battle. Two jammers sit poised, their bodies coiled in anticipation; in front of them, two bunches of blockers gaze at them intently, trying to determine the best strategy for locking them down. For a second, there’s quiet. Then a sharp whistle slices through it and the two skaters explode forward, trying to duck and weave between a mass of bodies to escape the pack and rack up points for their team. Their teammates and fans yell and cheer from the sidelines, their voices echoing around the rink, but skater Lilith of the Valley (government name: Lisa Andras) doesn’t hear any of it.
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: A blooming ribbon leads the eye: Landscape architect planted 1,500 daffodils in Amherst’s Orchard Arboretum
‘Here, Now’: Moroccan artist Younes Rahmoun holds first North American exhibition at Smith College Museum of Art
Speaking of Nature: Motivated mother mink
Sew cool: Quilting is more than ‘grandma’s little hobby’ at biennial Hands Across the Valley Quilt Guild show, May 3 and 4Obituaries
Kenneth Richard Johnson III
Kenneth Richard Johnson, III Amherst, MA - With unbearable sadness we announce the death of Kenneth Richard Johnson III, 70, who left us on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Ken bravely lived with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) for 3 years. Time... remainder of obit for Kenneth Richard Johnson III
Tommie Joyner Jr.
Amherst, MA - Tommie Joyner Jr, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by love at home on Monday May 5th, 2025 after a lengthy battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Tommie Joyner was the definition of a Gentle Giant. He was a quiet man with a l... remainder of obit for Tommie Joyner Jr.
Charles S. Talenda
Easthampton, MA - Charles Stanley Talenda age 82, a loving and devoted husband, Father and Grandfather died peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday April 30, 2025. He was a United States Airforce Veteran and a longtime employee ... remainder of obit for Charles S. Talenda
Frank Szawlowski Jr.
Hatfield, MA - Our hearts are heavy as we announce the unexpected passing of Frank Szawlowski, Jr., of Hatfield, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Born on July 2nd,1977, Frank was a true son of Hatfield, a place he called home throughout his life... remainder of obit for Frank Szawlowski Jr.
