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By JACK SUNTRUP

ORANGE — Rodney Flagg sat under a lamp at the front of his bait and tackle shop tying up a batch of Winnie Squid flies. Every so often, the front door squeaked open, and a fisherman walked in.“That time of year!” one told Flagg, 79. The angler would...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Connecticut River Watershed Council is retiring its name and logo, but Executive Director Andrew Fisk said it will remain the same organization.Now called the Connecticut River Conservancy, the nonprofit environmental advocate, has...

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH

BOSTON — A new exhibition of Sandro Botticelli’s paintings, including some never seen in the U.S., will give museumgoers a glimpse into the artist’s own search for sanctity.The show, “Botticelli and the Search for the Divine,” opens Saturday at...

By JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is abruptly reversing himself on key issues. And for all his usual bluster, he’s startlingly candid about the reason: He’s just now really learning about some of them.“After listening for 10 minutes, I realized it’s...

By PHILIP ISSA and BASSEM MROUE

BEIRUT — A misdirected airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition earlier this week killed 18 allied fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the U.S. military said Thursday.U.S. Central Command said coalition aircraft were given the...

By Kim Palmer

What’s standing between you and your dream kitchen? Often, it’s a wall — a relic from the days when a separate dining room was a must-have in every home. Today, formal meals have gone the way of the rotary phone in most households, and a room...

The Amherst Charter Commission took a big step backward last week when it narrowly endorsed a 60-member town council as part of a package of reforms to replace representative Town Meeting and the Select Board.Establishing the largest town or city...

By JOHN PARADIS

Over eggs and bacon at the Bluebonnet Diner one recent morning in Northampton, Donald F. Moulton was smiling and talking about getting his campsite ready in southern Vermont. He was, as he has always done in his life, looking forward, not back.But to...

Observations about comics My goodness. Are we really debating the comics in the letters to the editor? Worse, here I am joining the fray.Some quick observations, before the PC police come to take me away. Wednesday’s Close to Home features a shootout...

BY MORGAN HUGHES

SOUTHAMPTON — At precisely 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., Dena trots over to the dining room, hops in her special high chair and chows down.This is part the daily routine of Dena, the 11-year-old Welsh corgi and her owner, 89-year-old Theresa St. Martin. When she...

By EMILY CUTTSStaff WriterNORTHAMPTON – Police are still asking for the public’s help  in gathering information about a fire that destroyed the playground at Arcanum field earlier this week. Northampton Police and Fire officials are calling the fire...

By DON BABWIN

CHICAGO — A passenger dragged from a United Express flight suffered a “significant” concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, one of his lawyers said Thursday.Dr. David Dao has been discharged from a hospital but he will require...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — With terms such as “grotesque,” “bizarre” and “folly” being used, the concept of a 60-member town council, a compromise proposal between those who want to preserve Town Meeting and those seeking a shift to a mayor-council form of government,...

By EMILY CUTTS

HOLYOKE — “Nothing about us without us.”The slogan used in the disability rights, identity and populist movements was echoed Wednesday morning by Daisy Hernandez, of Voices From Inside and Voices Carry, during an almost two-hour discussion on criminal...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

TURNERS FALLS — A black bear was the main attraction in town on Wednesday.Cars slowed down by the intersection of Montague and Dell streets, with some people getting out to see if the town’s sleepy neighbor was still hanging out up a tall tree in a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Six teenagers are being summoned to court for being minors in possession of alcohol after officers from Amherst and the University of Massachusetts police departments monitored a gathering in North Amherst Tuesday afternoon.With...

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Northampton’s Leila Kouakou scored four goals with an assist for the Mount Holyoke lacrosse team in a 11-6 win over Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday in New London, Conn.Kaitlin Braz and Mary Lavigne each added two goals for the Lyons (2-10).Mia...

Staff reports

Add another event to Michael Hixon’s program at the 2017 FINA World Championships.The Amherst native and his sychronized diving partner Sam Dorman will represent team USA in Budapest after winning the men’s three meter at the USA Diving Synchronized...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

For Easthampton and Northampton, a conclusion is in the works to lift the natural gas moratorium that has restricted new service to residents and business owners in the two cities for two years.Columbia Gas of Massachusetts is negotiating an agreement...

By DON BABWIN

CHICAGO — The chief executive of United Airlines said the carrier will no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights after the uproar over a man who was dragged off a plane by airport officers in Chicago.In an interview with ABC’s “Good...