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Building community: Cummington Supply celebrates 50th year
10-24-2024 3:53 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CUMMINGTON — There aren’t any hardware stores for Hilltown residents for about a 20-mile radius — except for Cummington Supply, which offers construction resources “from the concrete foundation up till right before the cabinets go in,” according to a...

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Paying tribute to those served: Williamsburg veteran among those honored at annual parade in Florence
11-11-2024 7:01 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

FLORENCE — According to Vietnam War veteran Russ Warriner, the keynote speaker at Monday’s Veterans Day parade, “Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war.”The Williamsburg native, who joked that...


British paratrooper who spent his later years in South Hadley recognized with new headstone
11-10-2024 11:01 AM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SOUTH HADLEY — After years of military service — which included two captures, an occasional bayonet to the gut, various injuries and involvement in one of World War II’s more popularized battles — Hugh Adamson finally has a grave that commemorates...


Child care dilemma at UMass: Unions highlight capacity problem, while university plans for new, larger facility
11-08-2024 4:46 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

AMHERST — It can take years for University of Massachusetts faculty and staff to get child care coverage on campus — a longtime problem that union members are demanding the university address as waitlists for new parents currently stand at more than...


Tribute to vets rising like ‘phoenix’: Governor, other politicians mark ‘topping off’ ceremony for Veterans Home in Holyoke
11-07-2024 9:23 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Driving down Interstate 91, said U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, “you see the phoenix rising from the ashes,” referring to a long-awaited new home for area veterans that’s been under construction for the last 451 days.Neal admired the progress being...


Veterans being honored around county
11-06-2024 11:28 AM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

Post-election days will be filled with opportunities for celebrating the service of those who have given all for their country, as communities gear up for Veterans Day celebrations throughout the country. Here in Hampshire County, a number of venues...


Milestone decision for Holyoke: State agrees to turn over control of schools after 9 years of receivership
10-29-2024 4:50 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — The end is officially in sight for state receivership of Holyoke’s public schools, a significant achievement that advocates of local control say will have enormous positive impacts on students, educators and families for years to come. The...


Pathlight programs, personnel merging with larger ServiceNet
10-25-2024 5:39 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Regional human service agencies Pathlight and ServiceNet are merging in a move that leaders say will enable Pathlight’s programming to continue and allow ServiceNet to expand resources it already offers.The organizations’ leaders and...


Chesterfield says goodbye to a ‘force of nature’
10-25-2024 4:38 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Longtime resident and former Chesterfield Council on Aging Director Janice Gibeau is being acknowledged by her community Saturday, after a lifetime career devoted to the elderly and 40 years of active service to the town.“I’m just a...


Question 4: A new chapter for psychedelics?
10-20-2024 12:01 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

Psychedelics enter the spotlight across Massachusetts on Election Day, as voters are set to weigh in on whether to allow people 21 and older to grow, possess and use certain natural psychedelic substances.Question 4 is arguably the most competitive...


Northampton lands grant to help mitigate disruption by Picture Main Street construction
10-19-2024 2:31 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — About a year from the start of a complete redesign of downtown dubbed Picture Main Street, the city has secured funding to hire a consultant to come up with ways to ease the impact of construction on businesses, residents and...


Holyoke Community College joining esports wave
10-18-2024 8:35 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — “The whole athletic landscape is changing,” says Tom Stewart, director of athletics at Holyoke Community College, as he spoke about HCC’s newest sports team — of video gamers.Now that facilities and a coach have been secured, HCC is gearing...


Hilltown CDC to boost transit services to ‘all in need’ in rural communities it serves
10-17-2024 1:41 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Up until now, the Hilltown Community Development Corporation has offered transportation to residents over 60 who live in nearly a dozen rural communities it serves, including Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Westhampton and...


Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day
10-13-2024 10:31 AM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

BOSTON — State Sen. Jo Comerford is continuing her push to officially erase the memory of Christopher Columbus from the second Monday of October, and in its place make the day one of recognition for Indigenous peoples, as dozens of states have already...


Plainfield to take action against marijuana grower for back taxes
10-11-2024 5:46 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

PLAINFIELD — A marijuana cultivator that opened on Broom Street in 2018 is behind on property taxes in the amount of $56,458, prompting the town this week to unanimously vote not to renew the business’s host community agreement.Additionally, the town...


Garden lessons: Hampshire Regional High students cultivate, tend to crops on plots near school
10-09-2024 4:13 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WESTHAMPTON — There are a lot of green spaces framing the parking lot of Hampshire Regional High School. What in most instances would be bays of manicured lawn, for the past three years has been utilized as garden space for residents and students,...


‘Healthy escapism’: Breast cancer survivors to hold fundraising concert Sunday during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
10-08-2024 4:13 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — The words “fun” and “meditation” may seem like conflicting or dissonant experiences, but according to breast cancer survivors Andrea Kandel and Rachel Levey, dragon boating can be both.Kandel and Levey are members of Paradise City’s...


Preserving the past: Daughters of the American Revolution dedicate monuments as a gift for the future
10-07-2024 4:33 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

GOSHEN — It wasn’t long ago that the memorial ellipse within the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) State Park — the oval-shaped area that honors people and historical events related to the American Revolution — was falling apart and in dire...


Minor changes coming to Williamsburg zoning to comply with new accessory dwelling state laws
10-06-2024 10:28 AM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WILLIAMSBURG — A new state housing law approved this summer that spells out state rules for accessory dwelling units will likely have minimal impact on the town.At a Select Board meeting last Thursday, Planning Board Chair Steve Smith said “we’re not...


Event at DAR forest to highlight Goshen’s roots dating to American Revolution
10-03-2024 1:20 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

GOSHEN — The Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will acknowledge various commemorations and dedications at the DAR State Forest on Saturday, highlighting Goshen’s roots stretching back to the American Revolution.The day will...


Truck overturns, closing I-91 off-ramp in Holyoke for six hours
10-02-2024 4:33 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — An over-sized electrical contracting vehicle keeled on its side Wednesday morning while exiting from Interstate 91’s Exit 15A in Holyoke, closing the ramp for about six hours. Capt. David Rex said the fire department responded to the crash...

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