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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Community Preservation Committee has unanimously recommended $200,000 in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding for the first phase of an extensive playground renovation and repair project at Deerfield Elementary School.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A Greenfield resident hired by the town to compile minutes for meetings, including Town Council sessions, is contending that Amherst officials are violating the state’s Open Meeting Law by not posting minutes in a timely manner.

By GARRETT COTE

BOSTON — The Amherst girls were the No. 1 seed coming in, and they left no doubt in a dominant showing in the 4x200-meter relay at the MIAA Division 3 Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center.

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

On Feb. 8, I was asked to speak at a rally in front of City Hall in Northampton intended to energize our common resistance to the multiple horrors being unleashed by Donald Trump and the oligarchs who surround him. After I spoke, several people suggested that my speech should be published because it had been helpful to them. My thanks to those who sought me out to say: Share your message.

By ALEXA LEWIS

HATFIELD — Cannabis cultivator River Valley Growers of Hatfield is suing neighboring Whately berry farm Nourse Farms for $17 million for allegedly contaminating thousands of pounds of crops with “negligent” spraying of pesticides.

By TOLLEY M. JONES

Resistance is not new to Black people. White people who profited from their abuse and dehumanization of every aspect of our people — from the horrors of the Middle Passage, to the beating, branding and lynching of Black humans, to the use of our hair and skin to make furniture and shoes that still exist to this day — believed that applying enough torture and inhumanity toward these stolen people would crush our spirits and provide them with a docile flock of Black slaves forever.

When Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, became a medical doctor in 1983, earning a degree from LSU School of Medicine, he had to have sworn to uphold some iteration of the Hippocratic Oath. Not all medical schools share the same language, though most people assume that “do no harm” is elemental. Perhaps it’s only aspirational; after all, everyone — no matter their profession — inevitably does harm in the execution of their work.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Family members, friends and colleagues gathered in Greenfield Community College’s Cohn Family Dining Commons Monday night to mourn the loss of change-maker, activist and beloved community member La Wanza Lett-Brewington.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Massachusetts Association for Community Action has launched its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program that helps low-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

By DOMENIC POLI

Don’t talk to the American people until they’ve had their coffee.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Flooding from Bloody and Blacksmith brooks has long been a problem, but town officials and residents are hoping a relatively unused federal grant program may be the key to unlocking enough money to fund projects that could mitigate future flooding.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — SunnyDayz Cannabis is making steady progress on its three-building site at 105 Greenfield Road (Routes 5 and 10) and is aiming to open its doors to the public this summer.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SPRINGFIELD — A South Deerfield resident was arrested this week on assault charges for allegedly spitting in the face of a federal agent.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Clare Higgins, executive director of Community Action of Pioneer Valley, will retire this summer after nearly 14 years at the helm of the nonprofit anti-poverty agency, marking an end to a career — she previously served as Northampton’s mayor and on its City Council for about 18 years — that has enabled her to make a difference in the lives of residents up and down the Pioneer Valley for the last three-plus decades.

By AL NORMAN

By DOMENIC POLI

AMHERST — As a teenager, Skye Wellington frequented Kelly’s restaurant, a nearly 30-year mainstay of a College Street business plaza until closing near the end of 2022.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Eternal Life Yoga & Wellness is putting down roots in the valley.

The Supreme Court created an individual, who by virtue of his elected office, can now consider his actions above the law that governs our rules and norms. The court expected possible exceptions to be judged by the court. Tradition says others should bring those cases to the court.

By Staff Report

HATFIELD — Residents interested in running for elective office at the May 20 town election can pick up nomination papers at Memorial Town Hall weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Wednesdays.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Long-dormant plans for Elm Street upgrades are soon coming to the village, as the town received a $500,000 Complete Streets construction grant.