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By JAMES PENTLAND

AMHERST — Tony Creamer began his career in luthiery upstairs at 49 South Pleasant St. in 1969, and he’ll be ending it there, too, when he closes the Fretted Instrument Workshop on April 1. “I will have completed 53 years in business,” he said last...

HCC environmental science professor awarded national fellowshipHOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College’s Laurel Carpenter of South Hadley, an associate professor of environmental science, received a national fellowship focusing on STEM education at...

AMHERST Alfred J. Albano Jr. to Historic Renovations & Re, 68 Mcclellan St., $335,000 Stanley L. Warner and Signia R. Warner to Philip B. Torrey and Nancy G. Torrey, 31 Middle St., $600,000 Jeffrey P Roth-Howe RET and Jeffrey P. Roth-Howe to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With approval from the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Deerfield Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (DEDIC), a Haydenville company will move into the industrial park.Western Mass. Heating, Cooling &...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A New York City chef originally from Northampton has entered into negotiations for a partial buyout of Haymarket Cafe, with the intention of eventually taking over operations from current owner Peter Simpson as well as repaying former...

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — No dog trainers, behaviorists and even an psychic animal communicator could prevent Melissa Bekisz’s two dogs from fighting.The New York resident inherited her ex-partner’s 4-year-old Australian shepherd Marjoram after he moved out. Marjoram...

A local man signed up for cellphone service but, his phone calls kept dropping at home and he missed many incoming calls. He tried canceling the service, but every month he continued to receive a bill.Finally, he filed a consumer complaint with the...

AMHERST Ann S Campney RET and Julia C. Irving to Susan E. Donner and Frances M. Cooper, 7 Burgundy Lane, Lot 7, $445,000 Porter Annick Est and Gregory Porter to John M. Kalas and Margaret S. Kalas, 33 Gaylord St, $760,000 North Pleasant St Partner...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

Immigrants who settle and find work in Massachusetts provide “a direct economic benefit to the region in which they are working in both the value of work produced and in added local spending power,” according to a new report that lands as...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Women’s empowerment has long been one of the missions of Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Co. So having its CEO serve on the board of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance is likely a natural fit.Beth Spong was recently appointed to the board...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Massachusetts businesses kicked off the new year with a sunny disposition.Business confidence among employers surveyed by Associated Industries of Massachusetts rose in January to an 11-month high. The business trade group attributed the boost to...

AMHERSTDaniel P. Burbine to Julie A. Green and William S. Murray III, 1178 N. Pleasant St., $730,000 BELCHERTOWN Michael J. Obrien and Vicki L. Obrien to David J. Knapp and Michelle D. Knapp, Aldrich Street, Lot H, $80,000...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Following several check-ins, the Select Board has opted to loosen Club Castaway’s police detail requirements to just Friday and Saturday nights.When the club reopened in October, the board opted to require a police detail each Thursday,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — In a region where most businesses are small, with 20 or fewer employees, having an organization to advocate on their behalf, market them and assist them through unforeseen challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, says Amherst Area...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A few years back, longtime friends Miranda Brown and Lauren Clark realized that the city didn’t have its own quality wine store.“It was during the pandemic, and everybody was going and buying wine. … We were just like, ‘Why do we have to...

AMHERST Carmen Carracelas-Juncal to Trang Le, 170 E. Hadley Road, Lot 92, $317,500 Good Daves LLC to Michael M. Lee and Yong S. Lee, 221 Northampton Road, $380,000 Amir Mikhchi and Fatemeh Giahi to Xiaoqin Zhon, 21 Webster...

Bank donates $10K to housing projectNORTHAMPTON — Greenfield Cooperative Bank has donated $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity’s Victoria Bismark Farm project. This initiative calls for the construction of three single-family homes on Burts Pit Road in...

AMHERST Kord Josephine M Est and Tina Vey to John Gary Bernhard T and John G. Bernhard, 25 Green Leaves Dr., Lot 534, $360,000 Pine Street Partners LLC to Vladimir Gotlieb, 10 Pine St., $615,000 Katherine M. Arms to 17 Salem Place LLC, 17 Salem...

Staff Report

HADLEY — A federal judge has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Trader Joe’s against Trader Joe’s United, the independent union of store workers.The national grocery chain filed suit in July 2023, alleging that the union’s line of...

Enrollment opens for Girls Inc.’s Ambassador ProgramHOLYOKE — Girls Inc. of the Valley is accepting applications for its free 2024 Ambassador Program, in which the organization hosts workshops to support young professionals gain access to...