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By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — Growing up a Boy Scout, retired Lt. Gen. Scott Rice of Southampton learned to embrace core values including integrity, patriotism, respect and leadership at a young age.Now, he is one of only three western Massachusetts residents to...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — The smells of fried food, ketchup and hamburgers filled the air as thousands of sweaty and smiling fairgoers explored the many activities at this year’s Three County Fair over a four-day stretch that ended on Labor Day.With every whoosh...

By STEVE PFARRER

FLORENCE — The world watched in horror last month as devastating wildfires wiped out a historic community on the island of Maui, killing at least 115 people in and around the town of Lahaina and destroying an estimated 2,200 structures.According to...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A petition calling for a halt of a planned redesign of the city’s Main Street has collected over 1,000 signatures since it went live two weeks ago, but the mayor said this week she has no intention of stopping its advancement.“I stand...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — With a sunny forecast and a schedule packed with agricultural events, music, motor sport activities, food and local art, the 206th Three County Fair is set to kick off Friday and run through Labor Day on Monday.First been held in 1818,...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — With school starting this week, two new “bog bridges” will make it easier for students and families to traverse the trail from Mountain View School to Nonotuck Park.The project is an interim step in enhancing the trail while the city...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — In November, a local group of medical professionals and researchers will travel to Ghana to hold a training conference for Ghanaian midwives from rural health centers.The trip is an effort of the Midwifery Exchange in Ghana, a group that...

By Maddie Fabian

EASTHAMPTON — In the face of ongoing antisemitic incidents and as upcoming Jewish holidays approach, At-Large City Councilor Owen Zaret is continuing to call on officials, faith leaders and community members to support his resolution against...

By STEVE PFARRER

Between them, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore have released over 25 albums — and that’s not counting the eight albums Alvin made as a member of the roots rock band The Blasters.And these two roots music veterans, who have a Grammy award and a...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Flora Majumder, age 88, enjoys taking a 20-minute walk every day. Where she lives — at Lathrop Retirement Community in Easthampton — paths, trails and exercise classes that accommodate the use of a cane or walker are plentiful.But, due...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s municipal building remains closed over air quality concerns resulting from HVAC repairs, but is expected to reopen to staff and the public next week.The building has been officially and indefinitely closed since July 24, a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

With “The Holdovers” trailer giving them a sneak peak, Franklin County residents are likely to recognize many familiar locations when the film is released in November.Many scenes were filmed at Deerfield Academy and Northfield Mount Hermon School,...

By MADDIE FABIAN

HADLEY — Somewhere between 35 and 40 flyable model airplanes fill the basement, garage and two bedrooms in David Wartel’s home. And that doesn’t even account for the planes that are under repair.Wartel is just one of the 100-or-so members of the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Dubbed by current and former city officials a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity, an ambitious plan to redesign Main Street that began more than three years ago continues to be met with skep·ti·cism by several business owners and...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Five separate initiatives supporting veterans of all walks of life are included in the state’s $56 billion fiscal 2024 budget signed into law Wednesday.The budget includes around $1.7 million for programs championed by state Sen. John Velis,...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Dave Hixon always wore a suit to Amherst College’s men’s basketball games but never coached in it. He walked out of the locker room to cheers in LeFrak Gymnasium and banter on the road, shook his counterpart’s hand and chatted during shootaround. Once...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A decade ago, Highland Ambulance Services covered the Hilltowns with 48 EMTs and paramedics. Today, the company employs just 27, with only three of them full-time workers.“There’s a lot of overtime, and we’re very grateful, but that’s...

By JAMES PENTLAND

PLAINFIELD — A dispute between town officials and two residents over alleged health, building and wetlands violations at their property has devolved into a legal stand-off, with the residents flouting a court order to permit inspections.Town officials...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — As the war in Ukraine rages on and international conflicts along other contested border areas simmer, more than 100 medical journals around the world are calling for the disarmament of nuclear weapons worldwide — an unusual step for...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — On a cloudy and humid Thursday morning, John Briggs was doing the same thing he has done since 2014: placing mosquito traps and collecting them for testing in the lab.But this time, recent prolonged heavy rains and heat meant that he was...