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By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — The state has officially taken over the quarry on Mount Tom, ending a lengthy battle over control of the property and its future.After closing on a real estate deal Tuesday, the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation is now the...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — The state has reached a settlement with the company that owns the Mount Tom quarry, which it proposed filling with soils unearthed during regional construction projects.For over a year, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation has...

By LUIS FIELDMAN

HOLYOKE — On a dark, rainy night on July 9, 1946, about two dozen servicemen aboard a B-17 “Flying Fortress” were returning home from war. They had served in World War II and were flying towards Westover Field from Greenland with their final...

By Dusty Christensen

Conservationists in the state studying possible breeding sites for the endangered timber rattlesnake have added Mount Tom into the mix.The popular hiking and recreation area located in Holyoke and Easthampton joins an island on the Quabbin Reservoir...

By SARAH CROSBY

EASTHAMPTON — Decades of graffiti trickled down Mount Tom on Sunday, dissolving under the force of a pressure washer. The rock underneath remained, seemingly untouched.The charge was led by Naima Workman, a yoga studio owner with a passion for outdoor...