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By HANNAH BEVIS 

Every so often, a high school team has all the pieces fall into place at the right time. They have enough veteran leadership on the team to keep them grounded, promising young athletes to step up and boost the rest of the squad, and solid coaching...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Florida man who was the subject of an hourslong search Tuesday after allegedly shooting a Turners Falls man in the thigh was arrested as a vehicle passenger in Holyoke later that day and arraigned in Greenfield District Court...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $682,085 project for watershed planning for the Mill River in Williamsburg and $304,800 for resiliency improvements on Emerald Place in Easthampton are among the $28.5 million in Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grants...

By STEVE PFARRER

Between them, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore have released over 25 albums — and that’s not counting the eight albums Alvin made as a member of the roots rock band The Blasters.And these two roots music veterans, who have a Grammy award and a...

By Scott Merzbach

HOLYOKE — More than 1,300 students age 25 and older attend Holyoke Community College, where the Itsy Bitsy child watch center, the Homestead Market and the Adult Learning Center are among the offerings aimed at improving their educational careers.With...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — University of Massachusetts researchers have landed a $1.1M grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to research ways to help lower-income households and neighborhoods make the transition to a clean-energy future.Residential buildings...

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,...

AMHERSTRobert S. Lennen and Julia S. Lennen to Minou E. Sadeghi and Charissa M. Melnik, 14 Autumn Ln, Lot 14, $415,000Joyce C. Archer RET and Paul D. Archer to Hazel V. Cardozo, 3 Burgundy Ln, Lot 3, $475,000Sarah Mckee to Bowen Lei, 9 Chadwick Ct,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — An Air Force veteran who served the United States from 1950 to 1954, Dennis Thresher was at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke when he contracted COVID in 2020, was hospitalized with the illness four times and died from pneumonia in January...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — Politicians, hospital executives and local residents celebrated the new Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital on Monday, which is expected to provide some much-needed support for mental health services in the region when it opens in...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A Northampton attorney is pursuing damages against the city and a potential lawsuit against the Northampton Police Department on behalf of a Holyoke woman who was arrested and pepper-sprayed by police in April after being pulled over for...

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...

Last week my family attended a fabulous concert at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke. It was the 50th anniversary tour of Stormin’ Norman and Suzy, a bluesy duo we had seen many times in New York City years ago. I was sad to hear however that Gateway was...

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Game 3 will decide the NECBL quarterfinal series between the Valley Blue Sox and Bristol Blues after Bristol starter Jagger Duquette threw a two-hit shutout in a 5-0 win Tuesday in Connecticut.The No. 3 Blue Sox took the opening game Monday but...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE – The last two regular season games between the Bristol Blues and the Valley Blue Sox both ended in ties. It would have been folly to believe their first postseason matchup could have been anything different. The No. 3 Blue Sox and No. 6...

By STEVE PFARRER

The Road Towards HomeBy Corinne DemasLake Union Publishing Amherst author Corinne Demas, a former professor of English at Mount Holyoke College, began her literary career writing primarily for adults, including some novels and short story...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The Valley Blue Sox clinched a playoff berth with a 12-6 road win over the Danbury Westerners on Thursday in Connecticut.Christopher Willis drove in three runs on two hits for the Blue Sox. Matthew Bergevin homered among his two hits and had two RBIs,...

By Mercy Lingle

HOLYOKE — Fifty years from now when Holyoke residents gather to celebrate the city’s bicentennial, the year 2023 will likely play a prominent role. That’s because organizers of the city’s 150th anniversary, currently being celebrated throughout 2023,...

What a wake-up call. As reported in the New York Times front page article July 17, Big Orange plans to become America’s first dictator if he manages to corrupt the election process in 2024 [“Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power...

HOLYOKE — A second Holyoke man is being held without the right to bail for his alleged role in the murder of a Chicopee man on Lyman Street on May 13.Ryan Navarro, 29, was arraigned Wednesday in Holyoke District Court on a charge of murder in the...