Mass-Care’s ballot effort gives single-payer health care a boost
A statewide group that for years has pushed for a single-payer health care system in Massachusetts is buoyed by the fact that voters in nearly a dozen legislative districts during the last election cycle, including the district that includes all of Southampton, voted in favor of a nonbinding ballot question that instructs the representative of their district to vote in favor of a single-payer system of universal health care.
Highest of honors: Seven Boy Scouts from Granby, South Hadley earn rank of Eagle
GRANBY/SOUTH HADLEY — Whenever 16-year-old Thomas DeWitt passed through West Street Cemetery in Granby, he noticed gravestones sunk or slumped over, each murky with grime, among fallen limbs and a decrepit shed.
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High schools: Holyoke’s Kiara Perez scores 15 points in loss to SICS (PHOTOS)
The Holyoke girls basketball team had its hands full on Monday night, hosting Springfield International Charter School for the two teams’ first of a pair of meetings this season. Despite a strong effort early on, the Bulldogs overwhelmed the Purple Knights en route to a 66-28 Holyoke loss on its home floor.
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Guest columnist John Varner: Where were you when repression took hold?
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Business
Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Northampton to close at end of March
NORTHAMPTON — After a quarter century downtown, Ten Thousand Villages is preparing to close its Main Street store for good on March 31.
Arts & Life
Making space for trans voices: Monthly women and nonbinary singer-songwriter series expands mission to include trans community
A singer-songwriter showcase series in Florence is expanding to include the trans community.
Obituaries
Hadley, MA - Norman Edward Brown, 92, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025 at his home in Hadley, MA, surrounded by his family. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, "Normpy" will be dearly missed. Born... remainder of obit for Norman Edward Brown
Amherst, MA - Kenneth Hoffman, of Amherst MA, died suddenly on October 17 2024. Ken was born in Pontiac, MI on March 2, 1941, to Stan and Mary Hoffman. As a child he lived in Canton, China, and Tuba City, Arizona, as his parents wer... remainder of obit for Kenneth Hoffman
Amherst, MA - Janet Hoffman, of Amherst, MA, died on October 10, 2024, after a brief illness. Jan was born in Philadelphia to Martha and Harold Snover in 1939. She earned a BA in French literature from Wooster College in 1961 and ma... remainder of obit for Janet Hoffman
Easthampton, MA - Joanne Mary Barszewski, 75, of Easthampton, passed away on January 4, 2025. Born on May 8, 1949, in Northampton to Edward and Irene (Yagmin) Samuel. Joanne was raised in Easthampton, she graduated from Easthampton ... remainder of obit for Joanne Mary Barszewski