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By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The Select Board has approved transferring a special permit and host community agreement for a proposed marijuana dispensary on Amherst Road to a family business venture.In 2022, the town initially approved a special permit for Gracious...

By Emily Thurlow

FLORENCE — A challenge in staffing has provided a new opportunity for two longtime Valley business owners.For nearly 30 years, Clara Li and Ken Cheung have relied on family members as well as a handful of locals to staff their Pine Street Chinese...

AMHERST Fred L. Perry to Amherst Bcre LLC, 650 Main St., $1,092,000 Knight Realty Group LLC to Celia Huang and Xiao W. Chen, 33 Phillips St., $995,000 Margaret E. Collins and Arlen D. Collins to Christopher Prather and Carla Carpenter, 551 South...

By Colin A. Young

BOSTON — The Massachusetts economy keeps driving ahead and that recession out on the horizon doesn’t seem to be getting any closer.Many businesses, economists and households have been girding for a downturn amid the Federal Reserve’s strategy of...

AMHERST Alexandra Barlow and Gregory Barlow to Np Amherst LLC, 90 Belchertown Road, $400,000 Ching-Tze Peterip and Qiong Chen to Nayeon Lee and Brian Lee, 7 Eaton Court, Lot 7, $340,000 Amir Mikhchi Int and Amir Mikhchi to Lincoln Ward and...

3 UMass faculty selected as fellows of the American Academy of NursingAMHERST — Three nurse educators and researchers at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing have been selected as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), an honor that...

By Emily Thurlow

GOSHEN — It’s not uncommon to see Tiffany Marcinek preparing food in a kitchen.Whether it’s her own space or at a friend’s house, Marcinek has been long dubbed the go-to person for catering.But for the past three months, she’s been focusing on her...

By Maddie Fabian

EASTHAMPTON — The city recently launched a 2023 Business Census survey for business owners, innovators and entrepreneurs in the community.The survey — in partnership with the Chamber of Greater Easthampton and Blueprint Easthampton — seeks to...

By Emily Thurlow

NORTHAMPTON — Like the name of her new business suggests, Alaina Bavelas hopes that Bam Nail Studio will have an impact on the city.But unlike the heavy sound that resonates from a falling object, Bavelas intends the sound that accompanies her “Bam”...

bankESB to host two free shred daysEASTHAMPTON — bankESB invites customers and members of the community to two free Shred Days at local offices. Events will be held from 9-11 a.m. (or until the truck is full) on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Easthampton...

AMHERSTJames J. Rutter and Leah I. Leviton to Subhransu Maji and Gayane Vardoyan, 3 Evergreen Lane, $563,000Hazel V Cardozo RET and Hazel V. Cardozo to Jennifer Gephart, 255 Market Hill Road, $520,000 Christene A. Dejong and Timothy D....

By DOMENIC POLI

If you’ve noticed more ants in your house, shed or basement this summer, you’re not alone.Heavy rain makes for the soggy conditions that are ideal for the insects, and a near-record level of precipitation in Massachusetts in July has resulted in ant...

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 Emily Thurlow

NORTHAMPTON — A Mediterranean breeze has swept through downtown, bringing a taste and feel of Morocco to Main Street with Meriyem’s Cafe.Located in the storefront formerly occupied by Dobrá Tea, the Northampton eatery offers its patrons the allure...

Florence Bank presents President’s Award to three employeesFLORENCE — Florence Bank announced that it recently presented the 2023 President’s Award to three staff members for exceptional service. Established in 1995, the President’s Award...

By Sam Drysdale

BOSTON — Some of the powerful players in Massachusetts’ business community are getting impatient for long-promised, and long-delayed, tax relief as August concludes without action.The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Massachusetts Society...

AMHERSTVictoria F. Febonio and Maureen F. Febonio to Malinda Lastowski and Michael Lastowski, 232 N. East St., Lot 17, $226,000 Abraham Marder to Lauren E. Collier and Eric M. Collier, 826 S. East St., $815,000 Judith K. Fiola and...

By MADDIE FABIAN

AMHERST — It’s fitting that new University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes, a “Star Wars” fan, invoked a quote from one of the iconic franchise’s main characters to conclude remarks at the end of his first Community Breakfast Tuesday...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Holyoke resident Jennifer Adams is just one of the many who have enjoyed the American comfort food served at Riff’s Joint Restaurant since it opened 14 years ago.She remembers Riff’s being the last place she and her husband frequented...

By Emily Thurlow

NORTHAMPTON — Yankee Mattress Company, an Agawam-based manufacturer which has gained a “cool” reputation with its gel memory foam mattresses it provides to the high-roller suites at MGM Springfield, is moving its Northampton showroom.The company,...