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By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — An increasing number of people driving golf carts on Hatfield streets, to get to restaurants, stores and even summer concerts in town center, is prompting officials to consider action that would bring them into compliance with state law.“It...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Smith Academy Principal Conor Driscoll will become the interim superintendent for Hatfield’s public schools early in the new year when Superintendent Michael Wood retires.The Hatfield School Committee voted unanimously this week to appoint...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — An extension of a five-year host community agreement with a cannabis manufacturing and processing company on Routes 5 and 10 could be in jeopardy as town officials informed a representative from Treeworks LLC that none of the terms of the...

Thank you for the Nov. 7 column by Joanna Buoniconti [“Finding love with disability seems nearly imposssible”].Always inspiring and heartfelt as to the world many live in that we all too often are blind to. She always opens the door and mind to issues...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A part-time behavioral health clinician is expected to soon join police officers on certain calls handled by the Hatfield, Sunderland and Whately police departments.With grant funding received by Sunderland from the state’s Department of...

One of my all-time favorite quotes comes from one of my favorite authors, Bill Bryson: “In my experience, the last people you want trying to solve any problem, but especially those involving roads, are highway engineers. They operate from the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A memorandum of understanding between officials in Hatfield and Northampton is being sought so connecting the regional rail trail system to Hatfield, a project expected to be fully funded by the state through its Transportation Improvement...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A Hadley chest engraved prominently with the initials A.M., made in 1694 as a gift from a father to his soon-to-be-married son, has been returned to Hatfield, after some 50 years of being cared for by a North Carolina couple.On Thursday,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Calling it a “big pill to swallow,” town officials are preparing for significant cost increases for a $5.1 million water and sewer extension project on West Street, mainly to cover additional expenses related to police details and...

By Scott Merzbach

HATFIELD — A sharing of resources between The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and the company that is buying its 97 North Hatfield Road warehouse, including temporary storage and cross docking, will ensure food pantries and meal sites throughout...

HATFIELD — The town’s Comprehensive Plan Committee invites the local community to a “Flood Tour” event Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. beginning at the corner of Maple and Prospect streets.Water resources and climate change specialist Rich Niles,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — After being closed for several weeks due to high water, heavy rains and unsafe conditions, six of the seven state boat ramps for the Connecticut River, including access points in Easthampton, Hatfield and Sunderland, have reopened to the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A woman-owned trucking company located in Hadley for the past decade, delivering locally grown produce throughout the region, could be moving to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts property by the end of 2023.The Planning Board...

What has long troubled my mind is our society’s aversion to elders. From my youth, my philosophy has been that of “Why not seek advice from those who have experienced it?”Our valley treasures and prioritizes progressive ideas, seemingly pushing us...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HATFIELD — Farmers who lost crops to this month’s floods, the February freeze and May frost will be able to seek compensation from a new $20 million fund announced Monday by Senate President Karen Spilka.“We have added $20 million to the supplemental...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A federal disaster area declaration for the region is being sought by the U.S. senators from Massachusetts and the U.S. representatives for the state’s four westernmost counties following the floods that have destroyed crops at a number of area farms...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Money to move the cable control room for the public access station from Smith Academy to Memorial Town Hall is included in a new 10-year contract between the town and Comcast.On Tuesday, the Select Board, acting as the Cable Television...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A large red bus designed to look like a rescue vehicle, emblazoned with Ice Cream Emergency! and the phrase “saving lives, one scoop at a time,” is popping up at events throughout the region, from field days at elementary schools to staff...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A boutique hotel to be constructed on Route 5 in West Hatfield will not be allowed to have guests stay for extended periods.The Planning Board approved plans at its June 7 meeting for the three-story, 35-room hotel at 16 West St. that will...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Damaged crops, trash and other debris disposed in agricultural fields, and signs designating protected farmland being stolen are among nuisances Hatfield farmers are facing, in some cases possibly caused by people visiting town to enjoy the...