Interim leader chosen to lead Granby schools while search for permanent superintendent takes place
Lamere to join Goshen Select Board; Watt to fill School Committee seat
Westhampton voters pick Milikowsky for Select Board, Hilnbrand for regional school committee
Art as healing: Safe Passage launches new anthology project to give domestic abuse survivors space to tell their stories
Around the Hamptons: Parking lot project to close Easthampton Senior Center
Municipal officials, residents air concerns with FirstLight at MassDEP hearing
44 grads carry the torch at Hopkins Academy
The future is now for Northampton High’s class of 2024 as more than 200 graduates say goodbye
NORTHAMPTON — Sunday marked a turning point in the lives of Northampton High School’s class of 2024, the day they would finish their lives as high school students and move on out into the world to start their post-secondary life. For some, it was a...
HCC graduates share stories of triumph, perseverance at 77th commencement ceremony
SPRINGFIELD — When Carineh Santana was hit by a car last summer, she doubted she’d graduate from Holyoke Community College as planned this spring. That wasn’t the only challenge she’d faced, either, identifying as a queer, Latinx, first-generation...
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State ditches bike trail plans connecting Hatfield, Northampton
Hadley asks state to probe shopping cart structure along bank of Connecticut River
Amtrak expands Valley Flyer service with evening runs to and from Valley to NYC
UMass basketball: Boston College drops out of Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase, won’t play Minutemen this season
Amherst Historical Commission to hear two demo requests on Monday
Easthampton pop-up shop to offer alternatives to alcohol
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Amtrak expands Valley Flyer service with evening runs to and from Valley to NYC
Area briefs: Belchertown Farmers Market to open; CISA gives loans to farmers; Leverett foundation awards grants to school
Resilience, hope define South Hadley High School Class of 2024
Sports
Track & field: Amherst’s Moriah Luetjen, Logan Alfandari impress at MIAA Meet of Champions
The MIAA Meet of Champions came to a close on Saturday afternoon at Fitchburg State, with three area schools fielding participants on Day 2 of the state’s biggest outdoor meet.Amherst, Northampton and Holyoke all saw athletes post strong times and...
High schools: Hopkins Academy softball eliminated by Monson in Round of 32
Div. 4 softball: Skyler Steele belts two HRs, Frontier rolls past Monument Mountain for spot in Sweet 16 (PHOTOS)
MIAA tourneys: Landon Andre’s double-OT goal lifts Belchertown boys lacrosse past Minuteman (PHOTOS)
UMass basketball: Boston College drops out of Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase, won’t play Minutemen this seasonOpinion
My Turn: Digging up lost diaries of first dogs
Note: These excerpts from recently unearthed diaries offer unique perspectives on the lives of important historical figures in American history.Sweet Lips (March 26, 1785)When I was a little pup, I kept sniffing around for Aunt Vernon. That is what I...
Guest columnists Cathleen Mitchell, Nina Mankin and Rachel Hall: Amherst schools need more
Cynthia Loring MacBain: Putin’s nuclear threat
Guest columnist Mariel E. Addis: Unconditional love and no questions asked
Joe Gannon: What to call ourselves?
Business
Valley Bounty: A farm stand in good hands: Wanczyk Produce in Hadley delivers quality, care, and has big dreams for the future
Jackie Pliska, owner of Wanczyk Produce in Hadley, has dreams of keeping the farm stand business open year-round instead of seven months each year. But first, she has to finish college.Pliska started working at the family business when she was 11. She...
Photos: End of an era: Pizza Factory in Florence to close
Le Petit Oiseau Bakery opens (camper) doors in Ashfield
Area property deed transfers, May 30
Making news in business, May 30
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Arts & Life
Stepping onto summer stage: Silverthorne Theater Company debuting three plays in its first full summer season
Time was when summer theater in the Valley was typically produced by a number of mainstays, including Chester Theatre Company, New Century Theatre, and the Ko Festival at Amherst College.But New Century Theatre shut down a few years ago, as did the Ko...
A unique Father’s Day gift: The music of 20th century pop composer Johnny Anz to be celebrated at South Hadley concert
Across the great white north: New children’s book chronicles epic Alaskan trip by dog sled
The many faces of food insecurity: Exhibit at Forbes Library shares diverse stories of access issues in our community
The Beat Goes On: One banjo master salutes another in Amherst, big stage in Deerfield opening for the summer, and moreObituaries
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
Mary F. Russell
Easthampton, MA - Mary Frances Russell, formerly of Easthampton, Charlestown, and West Concord, died April 4, 2024, at Benchmark Senior Living at Waltham Crossings, Waltham, Massachusetts. She was 90. Mary was born in Easthampton, the ... remainder of obit for Mary F. Russell
Susan Lubanski
Northfield, MA - Susan D. Lubanski, 73, formerly of Easthampton, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday May 25, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Northfield, MA. She was born in Holyoke, MA on May 3, 1951, the daughter of Romeo and He... remainder of obit for Susan Lubanski
Patricia Warner
Patricia Campbell Warner, 87, died May 13, 2024 in Amherst, MA. Born in 1936 in Toronto, Canada to William Campbell and Evelyn Wellwood, she is survived by her sister Peggy, son Geoffrey (wife Dawn and granddaughters Laurel and Alexandra) an... remainder of obit for Patricia Warner
