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EASTHAMPTON — A Westfield developer is seeking to renew an existing special permit that will allow him to construct the third Dunkin’ within the city’s limits.On Tuesday, the Planning Board will review the renewal special permit application of Emanuel...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — With utility rates skyrocketing well past where they were last year, and the increased costs of food, medicine and housing, the burden can quickly become too much for those living on a fixed income.Cynthia Tarail, director of the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The 2022 Oscar-contending documentary film, “American Justice on Trial: People v. Newtown” will be shown on Sunday at Luthier’s Co-Op, followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Darryck Dean of the U.S. Department of Justice Community...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee will interview three superintendent candidates in March to succeed Allison LeClair, who will retire in June.The finalists are Jonathan Bruno, director of learning and teaching at Berkshire Hills Regional School...

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EASTHAMPTON — In what may be another indication that the region is approaching the “green ceiling” of retail marijuana sales, Pleasantrees closed its Easthampton dispensary at the end of January and is trying sell its Amherst store near the UMass...

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NORTHAMPTON — Coca-Cola, the city’s largest manufacturer, has pushed back closure of its bottling plant in the Northampton Industrial Park until December.“We still plan to close the facility, but it will continue operating at least through the end of...

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SOUTH HADLEY — The school department is looking to cement the legacy of the late Plains Elementary School Principal Henry Skala by having the school renamed in his honor.Skala, who went by “Hank,” was named the principal of Plains Elementary in 2016,...

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EASTHAMPTON — A high school student is advocating that the city require all of its employees to undergo training on microaggressions after she and others in the district have had their “ethnic hair” touched by others without consent.The Easthampton...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — With their backs against pillows and their outstretched legs crossed side by side on the floor, two kindergarten students read books out loud to one another in the corner of Jessica Sico’s classroom. All the while, their fingers follow...

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SOUTHAMPTON — A Southampton woman has shattered the glass ceiling at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, becoming the first woman from the school to receive her master plumber’s license.Becca Walunas, who graduated from Smith Voc in 2019,...

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EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton is embarking on its first-ever, far-reaching climate action plan that officials believe will help the city tackle the looming effects of climate change and, in the long run, achieve a cleaner, net-zero carbon-emitting...

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On more than one occasion, Amherst police officers have responded to calls that involve an intoxicated person stumbling into the wrong house.In one case in particular, the intoxicated person wandered into the bedroom of a child who has autism and who...

By EMILY THURLOW

On more than one occasion, Amherst police officers have responded to calls that involve an intoxicated person stumbling into the wrong house.In one case in particular, the intoxicated person wandered into the bedroom of a child who has autism and who...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTH HADLEY — Residents will have a chance to weigh at a virtual public hearing Monday on two proposed bylaws that, if approved, would allow up to 25 short-term rental licenses in town.Often referenced by online platforms like Airbnb or VRBO,...

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EASTHAMPTON — Much like her peers, 17-year-old Diya Bhatia can often be found with her head glancing down at her phone sending text messages to her friends.Unlike other typical teenagers, the subject of a majority of Bhatia’s text messages this school...

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EASTHAMPTON — With so many activities filling up the weekend calendar in Easthampton, organizers have decided to move the monthly Art Walk to Thursday nights.The event, which takes a hiatus every January, returns to the city this Thursday, Feb. 9,...

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EASTHAMPTON — The city’s downtown business district has shed one of its longtime vacant properties.The dilapidated building that previously housed the Hurry & Scurry printing and copying business at 118 Union St. was demolished early Thursday to make...

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EASTHAMPTON — Mayor Nicole LaChapelle used her recent annual state of the city address to highlight how Easthampton is building a “more resilient city for the future,” covering an array of projects and initiatives under way and in development that she...

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EASTHAMPTON — Almost every morning, Robin Bialecki is up at 5 a.m. to make her rounds at grocery stores like Big Y and Stop & Shop, salvaging unsellable food items that can be distributed to those in need through the food pantry at the Easthampton...

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — After nearly two years of training anywhere they could find space, Westhampton firefighters were finally able to hold a session for CPR in a space of their own at the town’s new 10,400-square-foot public safety complex. “This is a huge...