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By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — The owner of Tea Guys in Whately is in hot water for not shipping products to paying customers and failing to respond to Franklin County Superior Court matters.Oliver Rich is being sued by Zest Tea LLC, a Baltimore company that alleges...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After nearly half a year of waiting, the town has issued a request for proposals (RFP) that will help decide the future of the former Whately Center School.The RFP seeks a buyer for the 113-year-old building on Chestnut Plain Road, but the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

WHATELY — A visit from two special guests highlighted Saturday’s official rebranding of three Pioneer Valley marijuana dispensaries.Happy Feelings stores in Whately, Greenfield and Northampton became Cheech & Chong’s Dispensorias last weekend....

By JAMES PENTLAND

With deer activity peaking as they move into their breeding season, officials are warning motorists to be careful to avoid colliding with the wandering ruminants, particularly during the evening commute.Vehicle-deer collisions in Massachusetts are...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — A few months after opening and with business booming, the existing Happy Feelings dispensary brand is going up in smoke on Saturday, with two familiar faces becoming the face of the company’s three stores.Next weekend, Happy Feelings stores...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A part-time behavioral health clinician is expected to soon join police officers on certain calls handled by the Hatfield, Sunderland and Whately police departments.With grant funding received by Sunderland from the state’s Department of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Amid growing safety concerns for pedestrians and cyclists on Long Plain Road, several residents appeared before the Select Board last week to recount their experiences. Joanne Ostrowski and other neighborhood residents described the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — In the wake of flooding in one resident’s yard on Christian Lane, the town and the neighborhood will undertake research to see who is responsible for repairs.Christian Lane resident Jeff Kocot appeared before the Selectboard in late July to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Years after two special permits were issued to operate marijuana dispensaries at the former Sugarloaf Shoppes, Happy Feelings opened its doors to the public last week.The store held a soft opening on Aug. 24 and is welcoming customers to the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents and business owners located in Interstate 91’s Exit 35 neighborhood met this week to share ideas and thoughts about potential development opportunities in the area.As Berkshire Design Group prepares its own recommendations —...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD – It’s an annual tradition for many student-athletes and parents: scrambling to buy a mouthguard before the season begins, boiling it and ending up with one that might not fit so well.Treehouse Orthodontics opted to help students and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — While Whately avoided the same level of devastation as neighboring Conway during July’s rainstorms, its Highway Department was still kept busy during the response.In the wake of approximately 19 to 21 inches of July rain in Conway, the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After 37 years and more than 1,300 homes built, The Home Store is under new ownership.The longtime modular home builder was recently acquired by Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania-based River Valley Builders, whose president said The Home Store’s...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WHATELY — Two men from Connecticut were arrested on several charges following a vehicle and foot pursuit near Interstate 91’s Exit 35 off-ramp Sunday evening.According to a report from Massachusetts State Police, troopers pursued a driver that fled a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Tea Guys had two bank accounts frozen last week when a Franklin County Superior Court judge granted a pair of motions filed on behalf of a Baltimore tea company that is suing the Whately business.Judge David Hodge put a freeze on accounts...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — In anticipation of Franklin County’s only strip club reopening sometime in the near future, the Select Board is sticking with the conditions it had placed on the club before it closed in 2020.The owners of Club Castaway, located at 226 State...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With South County EMS analyzing several aspects of its operations as it prepares to find a new chief, its Board of Oversight is also taking a look at the number of mutual aid calls the agency accepts.Of its 678 calls from January...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — A Northampton native has been tapped as the town’s new community development administrator.The Select Board approved hiring Sylvie Jensen late last month to fill the role vacated by Hannah Davis. The position is responsible for fostering...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After hearing from a nearly even-split community at its public forum, the Selectboard is seeking additional information from the U.S. Postal Service before making any movement on changing the town’s ZIP code.As the Selectboard explores...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seniors in southern Franklin County will soon have a new option to travel across county lines for medical appointments, shopping and recreation.Thanks to a $16,612 Service Incentive Grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and...