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BELCHERTOWN — A house fire on Daniel Square claimed the life of one resident early Monday afternoon as firefighters battled the blaze for about two hours before bringing it under control, according to the state fire marshal’s office.The Belchertown...

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The Summer Eats program is in full swing across Massachusetts, providing free meals to children and teens 18 years old and younger at hundreds of meal sites statewide, including many in Hampshire County and Holyoke. Throughout the school year,...

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GRANBY — A 28-year-old Granby woman died as a result of a motor vehicle collision early Saturday morning. The crash occurred near the intersection of Pleasant and Barton streets when a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling northbound on Pleasant Street lost...

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NORTHAMPTON — A Chesterfield man with 11 previous drunken-driving convictions has been sentenced to five to six years in state prison after pleading guilty this week in Hampshire Superior Court to a 2020 charge of operating under the influence of...

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AMHERST — The Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts will celebrate the 88th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama over the next week by sponsoring free meals for people in need locally.Millions of people, including Tibetans in diaspora, celebrate...

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FLORENCE — Florence Bank is pledging $50,000 to Grow Food Northampton that will help provide healthy, local food to area residents who are food insecure at a time when federal food benefits are scaling back to pre-pandemic levels.Helen Kahn, the...

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HOLYOKE — Construction plans for a new $85.5 million middle school in the city can move forward now that the Massachusetts School Building Authority has agreed to pay for a portion of the costs to build the school.The MSBA voted Wednesday to reimburse...

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BELCHERTOWN — A former parish priest at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Granby has been charged in connection with the theft of more than $100,000 in parish funds over a period of three years, the Northwestern district attorney’s office...

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WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional High School officially sent off its 100 graduates from the Class of 2023 in an outdoor ceremony on Saturday night. Salutatorian Riley Smith and Valedictorian Ellia Masenior were the featured guest speakers. For more...

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SOUTH HADLEY — The body of a man missing since the personal watercraft he was operating collided with a boat on the Connecticut River Sunday evening was found Tuesday afternoon, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Carlos...

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GOSHEN — Voting in the town election is set for Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the John James Memorial Hall.There are no contested elections on the ballot, and no names have been put forward for some positions.Kristine Bissell is seeking...

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WESTHAMPTON — Two candidates have put themselves forward for the Select Board seat being vacated by Philip Dowling, who is stepping down after nine years on the board.Voting in the town election is June 3 from 8 a.m. to noon at Town Hall.Jonathan...

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Graduation season officially begins this weekend, when three of the five colleges will hold commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Up first is Hampshire College, which will cap off three days of graduation events with an 11 a.m....

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NORTHAMPTON — Easthampton’s CitySpace, the Downtown Amherst Foundation and the Emily Dickinson Museum are among the major recipients in the latest round of Massachusetts’ cultural facilities grants announced Tuesday.MassDevelopment and Mass Cultural...

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AMHERST — Early morning paving is taking place this week around town in an effort to get work done before the University of Massachusetts commencement on May 26.After a gravel section of Northampton Road between South Prospect and Dana streets...

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WORTHINGTON — Incumbent Stephen Smith overcame two challengers to retain his seat on the Select Board in local voting Saturday.In voter turnout of 26%, Smith received 106 votes, Ron Sampson garnered 87, and Ned Ferguson took 60.Write-in Ryan Neuhauser...

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HOLYOKE — The city of Holyoke is requesting proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of the following properties: 736 Dwight St., 107 Clemente St. and 267 Elm St. The 736 Dwight St. and Dwight Street Parcel are vacant land lots with a combined...

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AMHERST — Both Amherst College and the town’s Public Shade Tree Committee will join together to mark Arbor Day with events on Friday.The celebration will have tree enthusiasts and green industry professionals over the course of the day.Arbor Day comes...

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HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College has received a pledge of more than $10 million, the largest single gift commitment in the college’s 77-year history and one of the largest gifts ever to any community college.The pledged gift is included in the...

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NORTHAMPTON — Ten communities in Hampshire County and five in Franklin County are participating Saturday in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.People are encouraged to clean out medicine cabinets and drop off unneeded drugs — for humans or...