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By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — In November, a local group of medical professionals and researchers will travel to Ghana to hold a training conference for Ghanaian midwives from rural health centers.The trip is an effort of the Midwifery Exchange in Ghana, a group that...

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 MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The developer proposing a controversial multimillion dollar retail and housing complex off Route 10 at the former Tasty Top site is making a pitch for the creation of a new four-way signalized intersection to handle the increase in...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Flora Majumder, age 88, enjoys taking a 20-minute walk every day. Where she lives — at Lathrop Retirement Community in Easthampton — paths, trails and exercise classes that accommodate the use of a cane or walker are plentiful.But, due...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s municipal building remains closed over air quality concerns resulting from HVAC repairs, but is expected to reopen to staff and the public next week.The building has been officially and indefinitely closed since July 24, a...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — As demand for services increases, $565,000 in federal grants will put the Easthampton Fire Department on its way to replacing old equipment including a brush truck, air filling system, and self-contained breathing apparatus.“When you...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Growing up surrounded by corn and beans in rural Iowa, Leah Nichole Ewing would wake up early to the chirps and songs of birds.Her window overlooked the outer edge of the woods where she spent her childhood exploring and enjoying the...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A new sculpture to be installed next spring along the Nashawannuck Pond boardwalk will give residents and visitors the opportunity to reflect on volunteerism in the arts and cultural sectors of the city.The sculpture, called...

EASTHAMPTON — Holyoke Street (Route 141) paving will take place Thursday and Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.The northbound lane on Holyoke Street, coming from Mountain Road, will be closed, with a detour onto East Street and Clark Street, according to...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A decade ago, Highland Ambulance Services covered the Hilltowns with 48 EMTs and paramedics. Today, the company employs just 27, with only three of them full-time workers.“There’s a lot of overtime, and we’re very grateful, but that’s...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Several staff members who work in the city’s Municipal Building began reporting symptoms related to poor air quality and other issues inside the building on July 17, a week before the city hall was officially and indefinitely closed to...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — After months of revision and debate, the City Council officially struck down an ordinance around reproductive and gender-affirming care at its meeting Wednesday when supporters could not muster enough votes to override a mayoral veto.The...

Several events in the Valley will take place in the coming days to commemorate the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Here is a rundown: ■On Saturday, from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., at the corner of King/Pleasant and Main streets in downtown Northampton there...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Groups championing reproductive rights are urging Easthampton city councilors to override the mayor’s veto of an ordinance around reproductive and gender-affirming care at Wednesday’s council.The ordinance, would protect people seeking...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Due to ongoing air quality issues, HVAC problems and safety concerns, Easthampton Municipal Building remains closed to the public and staff until further notice.“This may be an over abundance of caution, but this decision has been made...

By MADDIE FABIAN

BOSTON — Opponents of a proposed state bill that would prevent deceptive advertising at pregnancy resource centers used a lengthy public hearing in Boston on Monday to make their case why the bill is deficient.Testimony from several nonprofit groups...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton resident Daniel Williamson left an imprint on the lives of three young boys the day before he died unexpectedly on July 17, and now, they are returning the favor.During their summer vacation, a group of three boys — Anthony...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The Municipal Building will be closed this Tuesday and Wednesday for HVAC upgrades, heatwave precautions, and air quality monitoring, according to city officials.The mayor’s office cited “the anticipated heat wave, ongoing HVAC issues,...

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 — In water bodies around the world, rising temperatures are resulting in an increased occurrence of toxic algae blooms that pose health hazards to plants, animals and people.Easthampton’s Nashawannuck Pond is no exception, and for several...