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Narcan distribution growing at UMass as campus embraces harm reduction philosophy
Michigan man indicted on alleged $1M construction fraud of Northampton company
Leadership change coming at South Hadley middle school as principal, assistant principal set to depart
Two new faces poised to join Belchertown Select Board, election set for Monday
Amherst Regional’s track project likely in council’s lap
Columnist Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: Divided city? Pride brought us together
Banner time for Hadley veterans: Pennant portraits hung along town streets will honor 82 service members past and present
Around Amherst: High school sleuths point out $2M mistake in town budget
Proposal would add office/apartment building to Pomeroy center
Mayor’s budget boosts schools 8.5%: Advocates protest coming job cuts as spending falls short of demands
NORTHAMPTON — Weeks of debate over the Northampton school budget neared a conclusion Thursday night after Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra unveiled a nearly $137 million fiscal 2025 budget to the City Council that calls for an 8.5% increase in the city’s...
A call for housing help: Easthampton meeting explores challenges, potential solutions to acute state shortage
EASTHAMPTON — Local and state housing advocates, legislators and state agency leaders meeting with seniors earlier this week addressed the acute lack of housing in Massachusetts — especially affordable and accessible housing needed by seniors —...
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The Mill River Flood 150 years later: ‘The whole valley was a wild torrent’
Iron Horse gets its liquor license just in time for Wednesday opening
Multiverse of style: Volante Design in Easthampton has a mission to make jackets that anyone can wear anytime
Area property deed transfers, May 16
UMass chancellor defends protest crackdown, arrests
Amherst neighbors balk at duplex conversion of old farmhouse
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‘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 May
The Beat Goes On: The Iron Horse comes back to life, Joni Mitchell’s music is celebrated in Turners Falls, and more
Rattling those musical bones: Folk/blues veteran Chris Smither releases his 20th album ahead of 80th birthday
Sports
UMass baseball: Amherst’s Justin Masteralexis tosses shutout as Minutemen earn doubleheader split with Saint Louis
It’s the biggest series of the season for the UMass baseball team, and the Minutemen opened with a doubleheader split against Atlantic 10-leading Saint Louis on Friday at Earl Lorden Field in Amherst.UMass fell, 8-3, in game one before claiming a 6-0...
High schools: Jason Kim backstops Amherst boys lacrosse to impressive win over Northampton
Track & field: Hampshire County expected to fare well at Western Mass. Championships this weekend
Largest ultimate tournament in New England set for this weekend as Pioneer Valley Invitational returns to the Oxbow
The Real Score: Will AI necessarily make sports better? Will AI make the sport experience better?Opinion
Scott Brown: Road to ruin for Northampton schools
Many thanks to Lander-Grinspoon Academy for its brutal candor. In a recent recruiting missive, the private day school did a very 2024 thing and said the quiet part out loud: “As the Northampton public school system is introducing inevitable budget...
Nancy Lacey: Holyoke Girls Track 4x1 needs community's help to get to Nationals
Lora Wondolowski: Condemning the UMass response to student protests
Margaret Mastrangelo: Vote ‘yes’ for Hadley firetruck
Business
Multiverse of style: Volante Design in Easthampton has a mission to make jackets that anyone can wear anytime
EASTHAMPTON — When David Volante posted a photo to his blog of a custom jacket he was working on in 2012, he wasn’t expecting it to go viral.The interest in his design made him realize that people wanted what he was selling, and he could sell even...
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: AT&T breach a cautionary tale
Making news in business, May 16
Area property deed transfers, May 16
Area property deed transfers, May 2
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Arts & Life
Rendevous with the paper of record: Northampton artist Katy Schneider paints official portrait of New York Times publisher
Growing up in New York City, Katy Schneider recalls that the New York Times was pretty much sacrosanct in her home. Her late parents read the paper closely, her father often cutting out articles he particularly liked, and both referred to the...
Valley artists offer new sounds for spring: Singer-songwriter Lisa Bastoni and folk-rockers Eavesdrop release new records
Speaking of Nature: Surprised by strawberries in the grass: Flowers will bloom whether you pay attention or not
Dreams take flight (some assembly required): Local pilots build and help build their own aircraft
Connected through art: Rocky Hill Cohousing community participates in art exchange with group from AustraliaObituaries
Eli Knapp Abrams
Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams
Thomas P. Tudryn
Chicopee, MA - Thomas P. Tudryn, age 75, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024 after a short illness, surrounded by family. Born April 24, 1949 to John and Elizabeth (Mayoski) Tudryn in Chicopee, MA. Tom was raised in Northampton and attended... remainder of obit for Thomas P. Tudryn
Cecile G. Molina
Easthampton , MA - Cecile G (Pariseau) Molina, 83, of Easthampton passed away May 7, 2024, after an extended illness at the Linda Manor Nursing Home in Leeds. She was born in Chicopee, MA, October 8, 1940 the daughter of the late Edward... remainder of obit for Cecile G. Molina
Robert A. Zimmermann
Florence, MA - Robert A. Zimmermann, 86, passed away suddenly at his home in Florence on May 9, 2024 with his wife by his side. Robert was born July 17, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late William and Margaret (Leukens) Zimme... remainder of obit for Robert A. Zimmermann
