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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...

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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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HADLEY — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is known to dodge parties and fanfare, favoring projects and family time.However, she got on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Monday and headed west to Hadley with a singular mission in mind — to highlight an ongoing,...

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NORTHAMPTON — The tally was typical for a two-hour cleanup “party” early Friday morning along the Connecticut River — a couch, window shades, 25 pounds of nails and part of a car bumper were just some of the items discarded along the riverbank not far...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — The city is poised to build on already tough regulations governing the sale of tobacco products if the Board of Health moves ahead with a proposal calling for a generational prohibition of tobacco products. The idea, which advocates have...

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NORTHAMPTON — State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa says doulas are the “gold standard” of birthing resources — and now access to these “birthing coaches” is set to expand thanks to provisions included in a new sweeping maternal health bill signed into law late...