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Iron Horse gets its liquor license just in time for Wednesday opening
Columnist Johanna Neumann: One way to save the right whales
A year after antisemitic incidents rocked Jabish Brook Middle School in Belchertown, a new program is having positive effect
Bike-pedestrian crashes flagged as emerging threat as bike lanes expand
A tree whisperer: Chesterfield 16-year-old becomes youngest certified arborist in state
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: AT&T breach a cautionary tale
Making news in business, May 16
Area briefs: Sensory garden open house; Goshen tag sale; Hadley Library bake, book sale
Area property deed transfers, May 16
The Mill River Flood 150 years later: ‘The whole valley was a wild torrent’
WILLIAMSBURG — Like many mill owners before and since, the consortium that created the Williamsburg Reservoir in 1866 wanted more power for their factories, and they wanted to pay as little as possible for it.Eight years after the dam began its...
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...
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Amherst neighbors balk at duplex conversion of old farmhouse
Jones trustees ask Amherst town manager to reject library bid
UMass chancellor defends protest crackdown, arrests
Modern homesteading at NHS: Inaugural class seeks to teach students how to live self-sufficiently
School budget leads to lively debate, with a twist, at Westhampton TM
21 arrested at UMass protest last week arraigned on Monday; more to come in coming days
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A Look Back, May 15
Photos: Lasting tribute to volunteers
Opening night at Iron Horse: All systems go, but patrons will need to bring own alcohol while license snafu is sorted out
Arts Briefs: Dance festival and a one-woman play in Northampton, summer music fests in Easthampton, and more
Sports
UMass basketball: Putnam Science’s Amadou Doumbia commits to Minutemen
AMHERST — It looks as if the UMass men’s basketball team has rounded out its roster for the 2024-25 season.On Wednesday morning, high schooler Amadou Doumbia of Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut, announced on his social media pages that he would...
High schools: Easthampton softball rolls past West Springfield
Baseball: Hopkins Academy ‘happy to be home’ as new ballfield christened against Pittsfield (PHOTOS)
Boys lacrosse: Amherst’s furious comeback falls just short in loss to West Side
UMass football: Minutemen cancel 10 future games to make room for MAC scheduleOpinion
Sarah Buttenwieser: Our kids need well-staffed schools
My understanding is that increased staffing in the schools was deemed necessary as schools dealt with the impact —emotional and otherwise — of the pandemic upon our children. Now, we are post-federal emergency. However, our kids are not post-pandemic...
Alex Kent: ‘Working way through college’ relic of the past
Cheryl Muzio: Smith College owes more to the city
Michael DeChiara: Don't ‘Quabbin-ize’ push for clean energy
Guest columnist Laura Briggs: Why send police to halt a peaceful protest at UMass?
Business
Area property deed transfers, May 2
AMHERST Faheem Ibrahim Lt and Faheem Ibrahim to Nan Zhao and Zhihong Ni, 16 Arbor Way, $738,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 1, $218,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 2,...
Music key to Northampton’s downtown revival: State’s top economic development leader tours city 
Locking up carbon for good: Easthampton inventor’s CO2 removal system turns biomass into biochar
Advancing water treatment: UMass startup Elateq Inc. wins state grant to deploy new technology
New Realtor Association CEO looks to work collaboratively to maximize housing optionse-Edition
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Surprised by strawberries in the grass: Flowers will bloom whether you pay attention or not
Every week I try to end my column with an inspirational line or two in the hopes of motivating my readers to get outside and see what’s going on in their own back yards. As I sit and peck away at the keyboard this morning I realize that the...
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 Australia
Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Venture beyond your garden walls: Plant sales and noteworthy gardens to visit this seasonObituaries
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
Richard Bond
Easthampton, MA - Richard Allen Bond was born in June 29, 1949. He passed away on March 12, 2024 after a very sudden decline in his health. His loss was unexpected and his family and many close friend friends are deeply saddened. Richar... remainder of obit for Richard Bond
Dwight S. Church Jr.
Northampton, MA - Dwight "Sonny" Stanley Church Jr., a devoted family man and skilled mechanic, passed away on May 12, 2024, in Northampton, MA. He was born on July 11, 1947, in Northampton, MA to the late Dwight S. Church Sr. and Josep... remainder of obit for Dwight S. Church Jr.
Judith Hobart
Judith "Judy" Hobart Leverett, MA - Judith "Judy" Hobart, age 88, peacefully passed away on Friday April 5th at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst where she received kind, compassionate, and loving care during the last months of h... remainder of obit for Judith Hobart
