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By DR. CHRISTOPHER FLORY

At a recent gathering, I had on my “Medicare-For-All” (MFA) button and I was asked whether I thought it would ever pass. I found myself answering that I felt that the problems with our health care “non-system” were so deep that a fundamental change in...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

A new conservation agent has been hired to serve the towns of Williamsburg, Whately, Ashfield, Buckland and Hawley.Greenfield resident Kelly Kowal was chosen out of 27 applicants. A hiring committee consisting of representatives from each town...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WILLIAMSBURG — A new state housing law approved this summer that spells out state rules for accessory dwelling units will likely have minimal impact on the town.At a Select Board meeting last Thursday, Planning Board Chair Steve Smith said “we’re not...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Card-skimming devices that can steal credit and debit card information from customers continue to be found at numerous Cumberland Farms locations across western Massachusetts, including in several communities within Hampshire County.The gas station...

I don’t know how often an individual can submit an opinion on any one topic. The recently published article on the state’s new gun law disturbs me, and others. This state recently passed a bill that is most egregious and Draconian in content....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

WILLIAMSBURG — A brewery and taproom serving up suds in Framingham for the past eight years is relocating to Williamsburg, moving into the 4 Main St. space most recently occupied by Burgy Brews, which closed in March.Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Co. announced...

By JACOB NELSON

For some people, grocery shopping is just a chore. Maybe it sometimes feels like a race to fill a cart and get out before the fluorescent lights and dizzying array of choices become overwhelming. But not all shopping experiences are like...

Regarding July 2 article “Rail trail objections lose out,” we contest the article’s claim that MassDOT requires roads classified as arterial to separate vehicle and bicycle traffic. The engineering directive cited as the basis for this claim does not...

After the debate between incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, it’s apparent and has been apparent for some time that your publication favors a one-sided point of view favoring all that is good re: Joe Biden and the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

WILLIAMSBURG — Ten large floor looms consuming most of the space in a room would normally bring an air of intimidation, but the Swedish looms at this weaving studio instead sculpt the room into cozy nooks, decorated with plants, seven day candles and...

By STEVE PFARRER

On the morning of May 16, 1874, the dam on the Williamsburg Reservoir, up in the hills along the East Branch of the Mill River, suddenly collapsed, sending 600 million gallons of water roaring downhill.The flood, which soon became a 30-foot-high brown...

As a kid growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s in western Massachusetts, watching Malcolm in the Middle — the saga of a fourth-wall busting child prodigy and his family — was a staple of post-school hours. Jumping forward to present times, and my...

Northampton is a city of leaders. Aside from being the hometown of one U.S. president (so far), it has repeatedly stood head and shoulders above other small cities. Its dedication to social justice, climate action, and old-fashioned good governance...

This year’s spring musical at Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School is Disney’s “Newsies Jr.” Based on the 1992 film, the musical is inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City. When powerful newspaper publishers...

According to the Washington Office on Latin America, in a world filled with war, violence, and extreme human suffering, Colombia is a model for how protracted complex conflicts can be resolved through political negotiation. The historic 2016 peace...

The pothole situation is serious. It came to my mind that if the DPW provided a drop-off site, those of us who have leftover fruitcake could dispose of it there, as it has the perfect texture to be packed into the holes. Sara FredetteWilliamsburg

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SOUTHAMPTON — The Southampton Select Board agreed last week to withhold paying its quarterly assessment to the Hampshire Regional School District in response to ongoing challenges in the school district’s business office that are putting the town’s...

By BEN TOBINIt speaks to the diminished role of our school systems that we are starting to see the emergence of student-led conferences. As the recent federal probe into Massachusetts’ special education system has laid bare, our entire system has...

By JAMES PENTLAND

WILLIAMSBURG — Firefighters from six departments responded to a blaze that caused extensive damage to a Chesterfield Road home on Tuesday afternoon. Fire Chief Jason Connell said the residents were home at the time and called around 12:45 p.m. to...

If Congress fails to fully fund WIC, the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, by Jan. 19, states will need to reduce WIC participation by about 2 million young children and pregnant and postpartum adults nationwide by...