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The town of Hatfield is losing three long-serving and well-respected members of our local government. Brian Moriaty has served as both a School Committee member as well as a Select Board member for more than 20 years. Joe Lavalle has been town...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Three candidates, each of whom sees a need to enhance Hatfield’s tax base while preserving its small town vibe, are running for a position on the Select Board at Tuesday’s town election.The contest between Kerry E. Flaherty, Gregory J....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Residents gave near unanimous support to a $1.25 million Proposition 2½ general override at annual Town Meeting Tuesday, authorizing the additional town spending that will also need to be approved by voters at town elections next week.At a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Town Meeting on Tuesday will begin a process to determine whether existing school and town services and staffing levels will remain in place and be enhanced, or whether significant cuts will have to be made.Two operating budgets, one at...

By E LARY GROSSMAN

Voters in the town of Hatfield are being asked to support a Proposition 2½ budget override at the Town Meeting on May 9 and town election on Tuesday, May 16. A majority vote is required at both to pass the override.The 1980 state law automatically...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

GRANBY – Smith Academy starter Griffin Smiarowski stared down Granby hitters unflinchingly for seven innings. He struck out seven and didn’t walk any in a four-hit shutout Wednesday, as the Falcons capitalized on one Granby mistake in a 1-0 win.“I'll...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Hatfield public schools next fall could either add programming and staff to its two buildings, or reduce services and the number employees, depending on the outcome of a $1.25 million Proposition’s 2½ general override that will first come...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — The town election on May 16 will feature contested elections for three-year seats on the Select Board and Board of Health, and the three-year position as town clerk.With nomination forms due late last month, the ballot will feature a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A $1.26 million Proposition 2½ general override to support and improve town and school services will be brought to voters at both Town Meeting and the town election next month.At a joint meeting with the Finance Committee on Monday, the...

By Scott Merzbach

HATFIELD — More than 20 year of service by a Hatfield resident to those living with chronic mental illness, development disabilities and autism is leading to his recognition by the state Legislature.Shawn Robinson, director of vocational services at...

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HATFIELD — A West Dover, Vermont, man and a North Adams man were arrested on weapons charges after the vehicle they were traveling in on Interstate 91 was stopped Wednesday, according to State Police.Samuel Roman Cruz, 35, of West Dover, was arrested...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The law firm representing the family of a Florence teenager who died late Friday night in Hatfield has sought to clarify the circumstances of his death, shedding some more light on details of the case.Jesse Johansmeyer, 19, of Burts Pit...

By ALEX MACDOUGALL

HATFIELD — A Florence teenager struck by a pickup truck in a remote cornfield in Hatfield died early Saturday morning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Jesse Johansmeyer, 19, of Burts...

By Scott Merzbach

HATFIELD — Potential contested races for the Select Board and Board of Health for the next three years, and the office of town clerk, are developing for the May 16 town election.Residents who want to seek elective office have a week left before the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Residents at May’s Town Meeting will likely have a chance to weigh in on several rezoning proposals aimed at increasing the possible commercial uses of properties on and near Route 5, including a pickleball complex, a dog kennel and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A new hotel on Route 5 in West Hatfield, accompanied by self-storage units, appears to be on track to being approved by town planners after no significant objections were raised at a recent public hearing on the project.While the Planning...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — On social media channels in Amherst, photographs of firefighter/paramedics accompanied by narratives about them are revealing why they are working for the town, along with fun facts about their lives.“Amherst Fire is an amazing place to work...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A 35-room hotel and accessory self-storage units planned by a Northampton hotel management company for a Route 5 property are getting closer to realization.A year after the project at 16 West St. was first proposed by Kirit Patel, who runs...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Disruptions to the quality of life for some residents posed by tractor-trailer trucks using engine compression brakes, which cause both noise and vibration, may be confronted through a proposed municipal bylaw.As both a resident and a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Spanish instruction at the Hatfield Elementary School, more performing arts such as chorus at Smith Academy and restoring some middle school sports are being contemplated as ways to keep and attract students to the town’s public schools.The...