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By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Growing up, Luzed Guzman Romano was raised to believe that she could do and become anything she put her mind to.Her mother grew up in a modest home in Puerto Rico, came to New York at around 15 years old, and had Guzman Romano at 19...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

SUNDERLAND — The state Department of Environmental Protection will begin overseeing erosion and wetlands issues at Falls Farm following a unanimous vote of the Sunderland Conservation Commission last Thursday.Diane McClellan, representing Falls Farm,...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — With official approval from the Select Board and Massachusetts Historical Commission, South Hadley is moving closer to establishing its first local historic district at the Old Firehouse Museum and Fred M. Smith Memorial Green.“The...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Grants to support a rural network combating domestic violence and to help South Hadley’s two fire districts explore shared services are among numerous awards announced recently by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission through its Direct...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — Willa Polin, a junior at Northampton High School, grew up outspoken and extroverted, excited to speak her mind during class.Now that she’s a little older, Polin said she is often told to speak louder, speak quieter, or not to talk at...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s new reparations commission met for the first time Thursday night, six months after its creation and a week after the City Council approved $30,000 to help pay for a staff member to help the panel complete its work. Members of...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A significant drop in the level of Lake Wyola in mid-July, apparently caused by the intentional release of water through the dam, is prompting the Conservation Commission to issue the town a violation notice under the Massachusetts...

By Sam Drysdale

BOSTON — Cannabis control commissioners are in sharp disagreement over a new curriculum on driving under the influence of marijuana.This month, Massachusetts became the first recreational-use cannabis state in the nation to adopt a curriculum to...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

AMHERST — The first of two listening sessions on the composition of a school building committee for the Fort River site will occur next Tuesday.In May, Town Meeting appropriated $250,000 for a feasibility study that is to include an in-depth...

By Rebecca Mullen

SPRINGFIELD — After weeks of rising alarm over its proposed route cuts, the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority advisory board on Wednesday adopted a revised plan to eliminate four of its 63 bus routes and reduce service to nine more. Spared the ax were...