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SOUTHAMPTON — The Southampton Police Department has issued a scam alert and is requesting information from the public after a local family was recently targeted and lost a “significant amount” of money.According to the Police Department, the family...

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EASTHAMPTON — River Valley Co-op’s more than 16,000 member-owners are being asked to participate in an advisory poll regarding the removal of Israeli products from its shelves at its Easthampton and Northampton locations.The petition supporting this...

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EASTHAMPTON — Community members are rallying to celebrate the life of Elise Ollmann-Kahle, a Williston Northampton School student and South Hadley resident who died earlier this month at the age of 17 of complications from cancer. Friends and family...

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EASTHAMPTON — Jason Vanasse stood in his driveway, washing the windows of his work vehicle, when a car came speeding down the road, jumped the curb, and crashed into his home. He says the vehicle missed him by only a few inches, and the anxiety it...

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NORTHAMPTON — A construction crew unearthed an unexpected discovery while digging at a work site in Florence: an old tombstone, and near it, bones. Workers at the site quickly called the Police Department to investigate what they had found...

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SOUTHAMPTON — A taste of pollinator-friendly gardening is coming to the Edwards Public Library. The Southampton Good Earth Gardeners were awarded a $500 “Plant Something Bee-eautiful” grant funded by Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, and plans to install...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Imaginary creatures large and small lurk among the leaves as visitors wander through the secret garden that has sprouted in Eastworks. Standing within the Monster Arts Project, it’s easy to forget that the mystical paintings, sculptures, oddities and...

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NORTHAMPTON — The far-reaching destruction of Hurricane Helene has generated a national shortage of IV fluids commonly used in hospitals, leading Cooley Dickinson Hospital and the rest of the Mass General Brigham system to postpone some elective...

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EASTHAMPTON — A new supplemental math program introduced this school year for middle and elementary school students at Mountain View School aimed at improving math comprehension in students is drawing complaints from some at the middle school who...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — At an emotionally charged meeting full of deeply personal stories from community members and officials, the City Council voted to approve a resolution supporting Question 4 on Election Day next month. The proposed law would provide...

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EASTHAMPTON — With help from the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Easthampton Council on Aging is reimagining what the future of aging looks like in the city. In a series of three forums this week, community members...

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Voters will decide on Election Day whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts, a controversial ballot initiative known as Question 5 that could change the landscape for the restaurant and bar industry and other jobs where...

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SOUTHAMPTON — As the current police and fire stations wear away with age, a new public safety complex has been high on the town’s priority list for some time now. With a parcel of land secured for the new building, attention is now focused on funding...

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As students file out of Hampshire Regional High School at the end of the day, they have to make a quick stop at one of the many magnets mounted near the exits. These magnets serve as the “keys” to the Yondr pouches their cellphones remain locked in...

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Sisters Katherine Taylor and Jessica Taylor-Mitchell were born to host, but they weren’t expecting to make a business out of it. Then, a sprawling 6,300-square-foot space with sweeping mountain views became available in Eastworks, and they saw the...

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EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Public Library will soon offer the community a new, renovated annex space that will host community meetings, events, computer classes, and fully accessible children’s activities thanks to the donation by bankESB of a...

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EASTHAMPTON — Like many who move to Easthampton, Felicia Jadczak and Steve Collicelli were struck by the small city’s vibrant arts scene, and how the creativity and vibrancy it fostered brought community members together. It was reminiscent of one of...

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EASTHAMPTON — In the heart of the Cottage Street Cultural District, something new is blooming.Mother-daughter duo Alisha and Linda Markee have created colorful floral arrangements together for years, adorning the weddings of family friends, teaching...

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EASTHAMPTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren paid a visit to Easthampton officials over the weekend, stopping in at a local home for a meet and greet on her way to open a new campaign office in Springfield. At the private meeting, on Saturday Warren spent...

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EASTHAMPTON — Computer puzzles, math skills and an animated penguin named JiJi come together with ST Math, a visual learning program being lauded across school districts for its interesting approach to math education.This school year JiJi arrived at...