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Friends who co-authored ‘The Wall Between’ share how to bridge the Palestinian-Jewish divide
01-22-2025 5:19 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

Just a few days before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday, more than 120 Valley residents eagerly tuned in to a virtual presentation by authors and friends — one Palestinian and the other Jewish — who for some time have sought ways to find common ground and bridge the divide between their peoples.


Celebrating King’s legacy at UMass: National journalist Yamiche Alcindor urges US to live up to its promises
01-22-2025 5:15 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

AMHERST — Yamiche Alcindor’s “ah-ha” moment came when she was in high school and heard the story of Emmett Till, a Black teen from Chicago who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman.


Girls basketball: Belchertown takes down Hampshire, 45-31
01-21-2025 9:31 PM

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — The visiting Hampshire girls basketball team continued to hang around as it trailed Belchertown by 10 in the third quarter – looking to make a push to really put pressure on the Orioles.


Sophomore Marqui Worthy works into his role on UMass men’s basketball team
01-21-2025 7:41 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Down by three with under 15 seconds remaining in the UMass men’s basketball team’s game at Fordham on Jan. 15, the Minutemen needed a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime after being up as many as a dozen earlier in the second half.


Charter objection forces Northampton to call special meeting Wednesday
01-21-2025 5:50 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council will hold a special virtual meeting Wednesday to try and pass six financial orders relating to the city’s Capital Improvement Plan, after Ward 3 Councilor Quaverly Rothenberg raised a charter objection at the previous council meeting last Thursday that delayed a vote.


Amherst-Pelham administrators raise alarm over school superintendent’s behavior; executive session Wednesday
01-21-2025 5:45 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A dozen administrators in the Amherst and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools are accusing Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman of threats of physical harm, creating a hostile work environment, and allowing sexual and workplace harassment since she took the helm of the district last July.


Outside report calls UMass protest breakup reasonable but tweaks Reyes on handling of it
01-21-2025 5:42 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — University of Massachusetts officials acted reasonably and prudently in breaking up pro-Gaza encampments on campus last spring, but different enforcement tactics might have cut down on the number of arrests, as well as reduced the fraying of trust between students, faculty and staff and the UMass administration, according to an independent review released last week.


Easthampton School Committee wants council to censure member Owen Zaret
01-21-2025 3:41 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee is asking the City Council to censure at-large Councilor Owen Zaret, whose behavior in recent months, they allege, has “escalated to incidents of clearly unprofessional and unacceptable conduct.”


Northampton bans use of fossil fuels in new buildings, renovations; new rules start Jan. 27
01-21-2025 1:50 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A new building code kicks in citywide next Monday that effectively bans the use of fossil fuels in any new buildings or renovations of existing structures in Northampton.


Tilton Library expansion project moves forward in South Deerfield
01-21-2025 12:59 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With construction on schedule and on budget, it’s almost time for a new chapter at Tilton Library.


‘A great comeback story’: Valley residents celebrate Trump’s return to White House on Inauguration Day
01-20-2025 4:08 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WESTFIELD — Minutes after noon on Monday, repeated chants of “USA” filled East Mountain Country Club after Donald J. Trump took the oath of office, officially making him the 47th president of the United States.


Thomas Aquinas College chapel named pilgrimage site
01-20-2025 10:14 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

NORTHFIELD — The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has decreed that the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College (TAC) will be an official pilgrimage site for the people of the diocese in observance of the 2025 Jubilee Year.


Whately highway superintendent Bardwell to retire after 45 years of service
01-20-2025 9:21 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With the upcoming retirement of the town’s longtime highway superintendent, the Selectboard has kicked off the search process for a replacement.


Local high school teams compete in PVIAC indoor track meet
01-19-2025 8:38 PM

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The fifth meet of the PVIAC indoor track season took place at Smith College on Sunday, and six Hampshire County schools were in action across the two meets.


South Hadley unveils zone changes in works for busy Route 33/202 corridor
01-19-2025 3:40 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SOUTH HADLEY — As they head toward finalizing proposed rezoning regulations along the Route 202/33 corridor, town officials invited residents to weigh in on the plans at a public forum late last week, and weigh in they did, citing concerns about traffic, affordable housing, pedestrian safety and housing density.


‘Keep on Pushing’: MLK remembered at breakfast, but speaker highlights need to address division in America
01-19-2025 3:37 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — For Shannon Rudder, the theme of civil rights in the year 2025 could be summed up with a Curtis Mayfield song: “Keep on Pushing.”


South Hadley adopts traffic calming policy
01-19-2025 8:00 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Residents worried about drivers speeding through their neighborhoods now have a new way to request traffic calming measures from the town.


UMass hockey: O’Hara hat trick leads Minutemen over Merrimack, 5-2
01-18-2025 11:16 PM

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST — Cole O’Hara tied a career-high in points in the UMass hockey team’s 5-2 win over Merrimack on Saturday.


Deerfield residents discuss noise, summer concert series with Tree House Brewing reps
01-18-2025 4:01 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

DEERFIELD — As Tree House Brewing Co. prepares for its next summer concert series, company representatives recently met with residents to hear their concerns.


Girls basketball: Smith Vocational’s Makayla Tatro reaches 1,000-point milestone against PV Christian (PHOTOS)
01-17-2025 9:34 PM

By RYAN AMES

SPRINGFIELD — Makayla Tatro needed one basket to surpass 1,000 career points after one quarter of the Smith Voc girls basketball team’s game against Pioneer Valley Christian Academy on Friday.

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