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SANDISFIELD — Climate activists continue to stand their ground against preliminary construction of a pipeline in the Otis State Forest.Police arrested six more over the weekend, including five from the Pioneer Valley. All members of the Sugar Shack...

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NORTHAMPTON — Election papers became available Monday in the city clerk’s office, and candidates new and old began to emerge.Mayor David Narkewicz took out papers for a third term, and Roy Martin took out papers for a ninth — and, he says, final —...

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NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee ratified several contracts last week, including an unusual contract extension for Superintendent John Provost.Superintendents typically sign on for three years at a time, but the committee approved a five-year...

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EASTHAMPTON — Many yoga teachers encourage a sense of childlike play in the practice, and what better way is there to do that than yoga with kids — the furry kind.Yeah, the goat yoga phenomenon has (of course) reached western Mass., and it’s doing...

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NORTHAMPTON — The city is seeking residents interested in filling a vacant seat on the Northampton School Committee.The seat opens up Friday following the resignation of Tom Baird, who represented Ward 6. He issued his letter of resignation last week,...

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NORTHAMPTON — The previous 48 hours were fraught, with a heroin overdose, a bald eagle rescue and a man with a gun. These events, Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper said during opening remarks at a police department ceremony, exemplify the different...

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HOLYOKE — Milton Galarza and his wife, who is seven months pregnant with their son, almost didn’t make it out of their fourth-floor apartment alive when a fire ravaged the building on New Year’s morning.He said his friend Trevor Wadleigh of...

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NORTHAMPTON — City property owner and founder of the Iron Horse Jordi Herold said his decision to donate one of his rental units to incoming refugees spawned from a New Year’s resolution.Each year during Hanukkah, Herold said his family takes time to...

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AMHERST — In an ongoing effort to persuade Hampshire College leadership to once again fly the American flag, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno is scheduled to meet with the college president on Thursday.Sarno pushed for the meeting with President...

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CUMMINGTON — By the middle of next month, the property that housed Swift River Academy will once again help people find their way.The former school for troubled youths, whose acreage extends into Plainfield, was bought and renovated by a Tennessee...