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By MADDIE FABIAN

As many Easthampton residents do, Marjory Zaik has deep ties to the historic New City Neighborhood. A 1930s family photograph pictures her aunts Stella and Helen laughing while cheerfully leaning against the rail of their Federal Street home porch in...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s newly formed Division of Community Care held an opening ceremony for its new community space in Roundhouse Plaza on Friday, capping 2½ years of efforts by both city and local state officials to bring an alternative emergency...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — When she was in first grade, Kristal, a transgender girl, was pushed down a rocky hill by a schoolmate while playing basketball, leaving her with a large scar on her back. Another time, a classmate pushed her down in gym class, causing a...

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 — Growing up during the violent and corrupt patriarchal regime known as “Trujillato” in the Dominican Republic, the late Elena María Candelario Cáceres was forced to flee to the United States at 22 years old with just $40 to her...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — After three long summers of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lifeguard shortages, the Easthampton Community Pool is filling up with swimmers again.“I’m so excited. I plan on being here four or five times a week,” said resident...

By MADDIE FABIAN

WESTHAMPTON — Following in the footsteps of many other Massachusetts cities and towns, Westhampton is taking its next step toward implementing a Community Choice Power Supply Program, which would bring together the buying power of participating...

By EMILY THURLOW

HATFIELD — As a volunteer for several organizations, president of her high school class and a student leader on Student Council, Hadley Szynal has been active in her service to others.Her understanding of the power of giving and compassion stems from...

By Melissa Karen Sances

SPRINGFIELD — “Make some noise! Yeah, make some noise!” yelled an excited father from the rafters. On cue, the Holyoke Community College band began playing “Pomp and Circumstance” while 686 students proceeded to their seats. Each time the revved-up...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — While it was a gloomy Saturday afternoon, no amount of cloud cover could block out the bright futures of the 135 Greenfield Community College graduates.Speaking to the graduates in front of their loved ones under a tent on the school’s...

By Naylynn Tañón Reyes, Swaha Bhattacharya, and Tint Tha Ra Wun

NORTHAMPTON — Chuck Bayliss, now an Ada Comstock scholar at Smith College, started her own woodworking business in 2006 in Leeds via a trade program at Seattle Central Community Colleges in downtown Seattle. Due to health concerns, however, Bayliss...

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College has landed a $1.28 million grant to launch a free new certificate and internship program intended to help address a shortage of workers in the human services industry.The grant, from the Massachusetts Executive...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — For Christina Royal, the power to help students realize their full potential is just like magic. In front of a group of former graduates, state dignitaries and city officials gathered at Holyoke Community College last week to bid Royal...

By STEVE PFARRER

Amy Johnquest has had a number of different gigs during her life, from designing posters for Downtown Sounds in Northampton, to painting signs and creating window displays for other businesses, to creating her own mixed media art.But later this...

Staff Report

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College has received a pledge of more than $10 million, the largest single gift commitment in the college’s 77-year history and one of the largest gifts ever to any community college.The pledged gift is included in the...

By Maddie Fabian

NORTHAMPTON — Dane Kuttler, one of about 30 people who volunteer for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program run by Community Action Pioneer Valley, thinks doing taxes is fun. More than that, she loves helping low-income taxpayers in the...

STAFF REPORT

HOLYOKE – Holyoke Community College has announced four finalists to succeed Christina Royal as its next president.The HCC search committee evaluating candidates whittled down a field of 50 candidates to four. All four finalists have many years of...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city has found a leader for its fledgling new department that will soon provide alternative responses to some public safety calls.Kristen Rhodes has been named director of the Division of Community Care, which is part of the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College (GCC) is developing a paraeducator training program that administrators hope will address vacancies in the field across the state and locally, while also reconceptualizing the role as a first step in a career....

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Dan Rist, the longest-serving member of the City Council first elected when the council form of government was adopted in 1996, will not seek reelection when his term ends at year’s end.An emotional Rist shared his decision with his...