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By ALEXA LEWIS

CHICOPEE — Imagine waking up to find that electronic technology has stopped working. Cellphones are down, traffic signals are dark and navigation systems are offline. The infrastructure behind modern life would be completely shut down, eventually...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Deerfield is working with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to address a Wetlands Protection Act violation stemming from emergency work done in the aftermath of the July 2023 flooding.MassDEP issued a notice of...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The search for a permanent superintendent is kicking off in Easthampton, and the School Committee anticipates announcing a job offer as early as December.At a School Committee meeting on Tuesday night, committee chair Laura Scott said...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A year-long trial by University of Massachusetts Transit and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is expanding weekend bus service on Route 31, bringing riders on the Amherst-to-Sunderland buses directly to the shopping malls in Hadley.The...

BELCHERTOWN Ralph P. Guisti Jr. to Alison C. Averette and Duane H. Averette, 565 George Hannum Road, $625,000 Claire A Gingras RET and Claire A. Gingras to Belchertown Town Of, State Street, $125,000 CHESTERFIELD Tessier Ft and Melissa A. Betsold...

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, JILL COLVIN and JOSH BOAK

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased starkly different visions for the country Tuesday on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for the first time for perhaps their only debate before November’s presidential...

Michael Murray and Daniel Hulmes both fired rounds of 2-over 37, helping the Belchertown golf team edge Frontier, 154-158, in action played Tuesday at Cherry Hill Golf Course in Amherst.Jared Haynes shot 38 and Ryan Shea followed with a 42 for the...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WILLIAMSBURG — Another skimming device was detected in the area, this time in Williamsburg, only a day after one had been found mounted to a cash register at a Cumberland Farms in Southampton.Officer Peter Fisher was purchasing a drink on his normal...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — While making its journey to the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, a piece of a New York fire truck that melted and warped from the flaming aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks snapped in half from the vibrations from travel.Matt Bail,...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — A course record that stood for 41 years at Amherst Golf Club was bested last week, and it perhaps couldn’t have been done by a more fitting member with familial ties to the course.Belchertown’s Michelle Morgan, the course’s 2024 women’s club...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

For the first time in 21 years, Sean MacDonald’s hulking figure won’t be patrolling the sidelines at Frontier girls volleyball matches. MacDonald retired from the girls program last year after 429 wins, 18 western Mass. titles and 11 state...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CUMMINGTON — An over 200-year-old barn at one of the town’s oldest former farms will be entering a new phase of its history, as its owners uplift and outfit the structure into a “functional” space.Built between 1812 and 1818 and originally designed...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Jones Library Director Sharon Sharry’s dedication to the Jones Library, its staff and patrons, and her continued planning for a renovated and expanded main branch, is being recognized with an exemplary annual performance review from the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the help of two grants, South County EMS is able to replace some of its aging equipment with new, modern stretchers, alongside a replacement stair chair.South County EMS received a $71,428 Federal Emergency Management Agency...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As a graduate of the School of Public Health & Health Sciences Kinesiology department at the University of Massachusetts, doctoral student Petra Ypsilantis is aware of the separation and lack of cohesiveness among the school’s six...

By BILL DANIELSON

One of the most remarkable things about birding in September is the number of strangers that you see. Having spent so much time observing the birds during the summer months, I have a very clear roster in my head of who the “regulars” are. Not only...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Most of Rocky Hill Road, an increasingly popular route for commuters between the University of Massachusetts campus and Interstate 91, as well as a growing number of commercial vehicles, will be closed to all but a limited number of vehicles...

AMHERST — Police identified a man acting in odd ways outside the downtown Amherst bars early Saturday morning, grabbing a slice of pizza from one customer and making strange comments toward several women.Police were alerted to the incident, one of 207...

Caitlin Graves probably ran out of goal celebrations midway through the second half of the Smith Academy girls soccer team’s 8-1 beat down of Mount Everett in Hatfield on Monday afternoon.The Falcons senior netted a whopping seven goals in the win,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier girls volleyball team wanted to challenge itself early in the season to prepare for tough league matches like the one it played on Monday against Amherst. Facing Dennis-Yarmouth, Nauset, Westfield and Melrose to open the...