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EASTHAMPTON — Blaise Baker’s house is chock-full of hair. Between the 17-year-old’s cache and his younger sister Serenity’s collection, the Easthampton home has hundreds of wigs.At around 6 years old, Baker started experimenting with the hair on his...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Board members, volunteers and staff at the Treehouse Foundation have been walking with swagger in recent weeks thanks to significant statewide recognition for its intergenerational community in Easthampton Meadows.Not long after the...

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EASTHAMPTON — The City Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed ordinance that one councilor estimates having spent more than 300 hours researching and holding discussions with reproductive and gender-affirming advocates over the...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Jet skis and similar watercraft are no longer allowed to be launched or retrieved from the ramps at Brunelle’s Marina. In a press release, the company stated that the action, which is effective immediately, was driven by concerns over...

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EASTHAMPTON — Though safety improvements are on tap in the near future for the sidewalks on Holyoke Street, there is often a bright spot — sometimes even a neon-colored one — decorating a section of the aging pathway.Following a recent heavy downpour...

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EASTHAMPTON — Maureen F. Binienda will take the helm as the interim superintendent of the city’s schools starting Saturday after she signed a one-year contract late last week that will pay her $157,000.The School Committee’s decision to hire a...

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EASTHAMPTON — A group of residents is now looking to recall Mayor Nicole LaChapelle for her role in the search that failed to produce a permanent superintendent this spring.In the weeks after the School Committee rescinded its job offer to...

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — With signs advocating for an “inclusive” learning environment and Taylor Swift blasting in the background, a small group of students gathered outside of Hampshire Regional Superintendent Diana Bonneville’s office after finals concluded...

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EASTHAMPTON — The city’s Police Department has expanded its K-9 unit, adding another team to its division this month. Officer Justin Malinowski and his partner, K-9 Jerry, on June 12 kicked off their first patrol shift together after recently...

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EASTHAMPTON — A former Pleasant Street package and variety store will be renovated into housing.The Easthampton Planning Board on June 6 unanimously approved a special permit to convert a former mixed-use building with two apartments and a vacant...

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HATFIELD — As a volunteer for several organizations, president of her high school class and a student leader on Student Council, Hadley Szynal has been active in her service to others.Her understanding of the power of giving and compassion stems from...

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EASTHAMPTON — The city has launched a survey to gain insight about the experience residents and business owners have related to energy usage.The survey, available at https://tinyurl.com/EasthamptonCAPSurvey, is one of several outreach methods...

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WESTHAMPTON — Susan Bronstein defeated Jonathan Albitz by four votes in the town’s Select Board race on Saturday, according to Town Clerk Katrin Kaminsky’s unofficial results.Bronstein, the chairperson of the Westhampton Planning Board, said Monday...

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EASTHAMPTON — Two former School Committee members will fill vacancies on the committee for the rest of the year, and they’re already hitting the ground running. Sarah Hunter and Laura Scott were sworn in to their new roles Wednesday night after being...

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EASTHAMPTON — Amid a backdrop of frivolity complete with music, a 360-degree photo booth, and rainbow-colored beer cans, the city on Thursday raised the Progress Pride flag in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community as part of its ongoing efforts to be a...

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EASTHAMPTON — The Chamber of Greater Easthampton is hosting a women’s leadership conference on June 16 featuring several speakers who will share their personal stories and insights on leadership, career development, and understanding the power of...

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SOUTHAMPTON — The town will soon have around the clock paramedic service and police coverage after voters narrowly approved a $332,500 Proposition 2½ override at Tuesday’s municipal election.The approval, by a vote of 441-352, will give the town the...

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SOUTHAMPTON — Susan Teece regularly wears a necklace with a chrome-colored heart charm. Though the piece of jewelry might not be considered flashy, it is attention-grabbing as many strangers often strike up a conversation about it. What many don’t...

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EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee has scheduled meet-and-greet sessions for the community to meet the five interim superintendent candidates next week.The committee agreed last week to offer interviews to external candidates Roland R. Joyal Jr.,...

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EASTHAMPTON — Investigators have ruled that the cause of a Monday morning fire that set a Riley Street garage and home ablaze and displaced a family of six is “undetermined.”Though the case will remain open, Easthampton Fire Chief Christopher Norris...

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EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee has announced that four external candidates have expressed an interest in becoming the interim leader of the city’s public schools next school year.In working with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees...