Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Amherst College Alumni Weekend keystone
AMHERST — Alumni Weekend at Amherst College, typically a celebratory occasion for members of classes marking milestone anniversaries, featured two pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including one that shut down the annual Conversation with the President...
Sustainability on menu: High school academy in Northampton recognized for garden, other ‘green’ efforts
NORTHAMPTON — In a small outdoor corridor wrapping around the school building of HEC Academy lies a garden, with various patches of land and small pots sprouting vegetation such as squash, pumpkins and zucchini. Around half a dozen students help...
Sports
Div. 5 baseball: Hopkins Academy pounds Drury 15-0, sets up quarterfinal rematch with top-seeded Georgetown
NORTH ADAMS — The No. 9 Hopkins Academy baseball team put it all together during its MIAA Division 5 Round of 16 battle with No. 8 Drury at Joe Wolfe Field on Tuesday night.With a roster chock-full of nine seniors compared to Drury’s one, the Golden...
Opinion
Guest columnist Rev. Julie G. Olmsted: Hard-won wisdom is gold for graduates
Somehow, I am filled with longing this time of year to pass on anything I can think of that might make smoother the often daunting and treacherous road that follows high school or college graduation. Many others did the same for me long ago;...
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...
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: The return of some familiar feathered faces: Tree swallows come home to the same fields they used the previous year
One of the great joys of the spring is the year’s first appearance of the tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). In my yard this event almost always occurs in the first week of April and this year was no exception. It was a close call, but the first...
Obituaries
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
Northampton, MA - Mrs. Betty Greer Powell, 94, of Northampton, MA passed away on May 21, 2024. She was born on August 25, 1929 in Pine Bluff, AK, the daughter of the late Rudolph Greer and Estelle "Honey" (Vining) Greer. Betty grew ... remainder of obit for Betty G. Powell
Northampton, MA - Richard David Putnam (Dick) passed peacefully on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the age of 95. Richard was born October 17, 1928, in Northampton, Massachusetts, to Ervin E. Putnam and Mary G. (Connelly) Putnam. After gradu... remainder of obit for Richard David Putnam
Easthampton, MA - Robert (Bob) Alexander Burke passed away on May 27th at Apple Rehab Farmington Valley in Plainville, CT. Bob leaves behind his beloved wife, Dorothy, "Dottie", (Delisle) Burke, whom he married in 1956. He was sadly pre... remainder of obit for Robert A. Burke