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By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The city is officially initiating its search for a new police chief, following the resignation of Chief Robert Alberti. The firm Public Safety Consultants has been selected by the city to assist in the formation of a search committee and...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — After a “rigorous” search process, the Easthampton School Committee has selected longtime Springfield Public School District educator Michelle Balch as the district’s new superintendent. The committee voted unanimously to offer the...

A ‘Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular’The Academy of Music will host “The Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular with Zara Bode” on Sunday, Dec. 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.Bode, one half of the country duo The Sweetback Sisters, is a powerhouse...

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — After a strong close to the second quarter, the Granby girls basketball team went into halftime with a 25-22 advantage on its home floor. Despite leading scorer Kalli White bouncing in and out of the game due to injury, the Rams diversified...

By TOLLEY M. JONES

The silverware family in the sink swam in the Palmolive suds sea as I stood on the wooden step stool washing the dinner dishes. At 7 years old, I was too small to be able to reach the sink otherwise. My 9-year-old sister and I were responsible for...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Tucked behind the large former factory building that makes up the Eastworks retail complex lies the entrance to Prodigy, signs indicating that only those ages 13 and up may enter, with those under 17 requiring adult supervision. After going through...

By SARA WEINBERGER

Saturday night, Dec. 6 … just as I crawled under the covers, I heard the buzz announcing a message. Reaching for the phone, I read what I never expected to receive: “The Syrian Emergency Task Force is proud to announce that the Syrian people have...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Interviews among Easthampton’s superintendent finalists concluded Thursday night with the interview of Michelle Balch, who excited the School Committee with her ability to get to know the strengths and challenges of the district...

By ALEXA LEWIS

SOUTHAMPTON — With carols, cocoa and cookies, the town gathered to welcome the holiday season with a community tree lighting on Saturday, and more festivities are right around the corner. Friends, families and neighbors flocked to Town Hall last...

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

If you look at American public health data from the past few decades, one thing will be very clear: Americans are sicker now than perhaps at any time in our history.An estimated 129 million people in the U.S. have at least 1 major chronic disease,...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — During second of three superintendent finalist interviews conducted Wednesday night, Mary Jane Rickson impressed School Committee members with her ability to easily explain complex administrative tasks.For their final interviews, the...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle notified city officials Wednesday morning of her decision to veto the salary increased passed by the City Council for the city’s next mayor. According to City Council President Homar Gomez, council...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton School Committee kicked off a series of interviews Tuesday night among finalists for its permanent superintendent post. Cynthia Kennedy, currently assistant superintendent of the Athol-Royalston Regional School District,...

Musical theater karaokeCan you sing some “Sweeney,” croon some “Cats,” or belt some “Beetlejuice?”Easthampton Theater Company will host Musical Theater Karaoke at New City Brewery in Easthampton on Saturday, Dec. 14. Sign-ups start at 7 p.m.; singing...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — In the wake of a passionate debate, City Council members approved higher than anticipated incremental salary increases for the city’s next mayor, whoever that may be.Weighing Easthampton’s comparatively low mayoral salary and the...

Let me get this straight: two rich guys, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, unelected and acting under the cover of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which sounds like a government agency that is actually fake, are going to determine which...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — From public murals and sculptures to galleries full of paintings and handcrafted items, Easthampton is known for the vibrancy cultivated by its eclectic community of artists. To show off that work, artists at Cottage Street Studios will...

By JOE GANNON

While the shock wears off, again, from our presidential election, it is a suitable time to just take a breath before we decide — that is, lock down — our reaction.And we do decide our reaction. We will throw up our hands, rip out our hair, or just...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Dozens of Easthampton residents filed into the Easthampton High School auditorium on Monday night for discussions on the U.S. flag over Nashawannuck Pond amid shifting reasons from the mayor’s office for calling for it to be taken down....

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The past decade has felt like an entire lifetime for the Easthampton football team, each crushing Thanksgiving Day loss to rival Northampton making the food slowly lose its appeal.But after nine straight losses to the Blue Devils in the...