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By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — When Westminster’s Lukas Schleyer arrived at Ledges Golf Club for Monday’s U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier, he didn’t necessarily expect to beat out the nearly 70 competitors to finish in the top three – which is the requirement for advancing to play in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas, July 21-26.

By Staff Report

HADLEY — A continued decline in the number of households connected to Charter Spectrum cable is a major factor in a push by Hadley Media’s director to get both residents and others interested in public meetings and town events to subscribe to its YouTube channel.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Mount Holyoke College will indefinitely pause construction of its geothermal pump hub — the heart of its $180 million effort to build a carbon-neutral heating and cooling system — due to uncertainties with potential tariffs and economic downturn.

A good-sized group of people attended the informational session on Mount Holyoke College’s proposed Geothermal Hub/Energy Center/Power Plant, held June 5 at Gamble Auditorium, though the college did not appear to engage in widespread publicity. Citizens from the community used other methods to alert the public to this meeting. Except for one speaker, all attendees who either ventured to the microphone or spoke from their seats, praised the concept of geothermal energy, and requested that MHC relocate its Energy Center elsewhere on their vast campus. Speaker after speaker raised the following concerns: noise from this “electric power plant” with air handlers outside the building and on the roof would disturb abutters, neighbors, and patrons of nearby restaurants; air pollution from the gasoline still compacted into the soil beneath the site, which had long ago been a gasoline station, would damage the health of abutters and neighbors.

By Staff Report

HADLEY — The New England Public Media Asparagus Festival will not reschedule its event this year after weather forced organizers to cancel the popular event last Saturday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A used car business that can display up to 10 vehicles for sale at a time will be allowed to set up at a 1.4-acre parcel at the corner of Route 9 and Goffe Street.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A new two-year contract with a private ambulance service, with an option for a third year, will mean emergency medical care at the Advanced Life Support level for Hadley residents will continue to be provided by Action EMS Ambulance.

There has been, since Ivan the Terrible, in Russia a philosophy of brutalism. Its justification might be understood in terms of two approaches to taking a band-aid off of a wound: A slow removal produces somewhat less pain over a longer period of time than follows from ripping it off quickly. In this way, I imagine state-sponsored brutality is not supposed to be about being cruel per se, and there may be a certain reasoning around it. While Russians are targeting civilians in Ukraine to hurt or kill, the theory would go that this is to hasten an end to the war, after which survivors will go on to have many children.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Among the ways Hadley officials recognize farming as the backbone of the town is by charging much lower rates for water used for agricultural purposes than municipal water provided to homes and businesses.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HADLEY — Workers at the Hadley Barnes & Noble approved their first-ever union contract on Monday, capping off nearly two years of negotiating efforts with the national bookstore chain.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A search for a new town administrator to serve Hadley is being canceled after members of the Select Board opted against offering the job to either of the two finalists who returned for in-depth interviews Wednesday.

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — For the third time in just over two weeks, the Frontier and South Hadley softball teams squared off – this edition coming in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 with a trip to the quarterfinals on the line on Wednesday afternoon.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Asparagus and polka music, which have helped define Hadley culture in recent generations, are coming together during New England Public Media’s Asparagus Festival on Saturday, June 7, being held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the historic Town Common on West Street.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — When asked about the unique qualities of the South Hadley class of 2025, most graduates highlighted the diversity of interests and achievements among their peers.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Describing the 2025 Hopkins Academy senior class as one that persevered, innovated and always gave back, those who spoke during Friday evening’s graduation ceremony recognized the support received from their families, their teachers and the community.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A five-year plan for addressing the continued growth of water chestnuts at Lake Warner in North Hadley will include use of the weed killer Diquat on nearly 11 acres of the 70-acre pond.

HOLYOKE — Chelsea Salas, 2025 student class president of Dean Technical High School, was awarded a new Hyundai Venue on Thursday as part of Gary Rome Hyundai’s 15th annual car giveway to a senior in the Holyoke Public Schools.

By ALEXA LEWIS

HADLEY — Beneath rows of glowing lanterns and string lights, students of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School bustled about Wednesday evening — untangling multicolored cords, securing pins and caps, and taking photographs with both the families they live with at home and the family they built during their time at the school.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Two canoes circling Lake Warner in North Hadley on a mild and sunny Wednesday morning provided a chance for those on board to paddle the 70-acre pond and appreciate the sights and sounds of the area, from fish swimming through the water to birds flying overhead, and even a large snake briefly coming onto the lawn next to the boat launch.

By PETER B-G WELLER

Last week, my 8-year-old daughter used her school-managed internet browser to research information for a science report on cheetahs. She entered key words to discover sites describing the big cat’s sleek golden coat, tear-marked face, and explosive speed. She learned about its habitat, prey, and the unique features of its claws, designed to grip the ground like cleats. She then paused, looked up, and asked if the computer was “watching her type.” I wasn’t sure how to answer.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Two finalists remain in the running to become Hadley’s next town administrator, though after three hours of interviews Tuesday the Select Board appeared far from making a decision on whether either candidate would be offered the job.