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Restoration in high gear for hard-hit hilltowns
PLAINFIELD — Prospect Street, Hallockville Road and Gloyd Street all remain closed in Plainfield as cleanup continues following a devastating wind storm that swept the hilltowns Monday on the heels of a snow and ice storm, but roads in Cummington have been opened. At least 101 customers in Plainfield remained without power, as well as 71 in Cummington, as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Ice-covered roads challenge Pioneer Valley residents, town crews
Harsh weather conditions of significant snow combined with freezing rain, a lack of adequate salt supply and a shortage of available workers has left residents up and down the Pioneer Valley in slippery situations.
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Youth hockey: Nonotuck Valley U12 Knights capture Ocean State President’s Classic title
The Easthampton-based Nonotuck Valley Hockey Association U-12 PeeWee hockey team participated in the Ocean State President’s Classic in Warwick, R.I., this past weekend from Feb. 15-17. The team celebrated President’s Day by bringing home the tournament championship after going undefeated – a perfect 4-0 – over the three-day span.
Opinion

Jack Tulloss: Horse sense
‘Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!” Thus spaketh the Trojan priest, Laocoön, upon observing an enormous wooden horse left at the gates of Troy as a peace offering by the city’s mortal enemies. Disregarding the soothsayer’s wariness and in a triumph of optimism over experience, the Trojan leaders ordered the gates opened and had the exotic gift wheeled into the city.





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business

Embracing used clothing: UMass students finding success with new thrift, consignment shop
AMHERST — A consignment store to serve college campuses, offering inexpensive clothes and low-priced household items, was an idea hatched by students in a University of Massachusetts classroom.




Arts & Life

Speaking of Nature: A decade of waiting: Remembering my last visit from the Northern shrike
The kitchen windows face due east. The narrow writing desk is as wide as the double windows and looks out at my deck. Ten feet away is the deck railing and a collection of different feeders. The Birch Perch is there and another five feet away there is a giant lilac bush that fills the yard with perfume in May. But this is wintertime and the only thing the yard is full of now is the hustle and bustle of hungry birds as they bicker with one another over food.
Obituaries

South Hadley, MA - Pamela Jean Bak passed away, after a ruthless battle with cancer, on February 12, 2025 with loved ones by her side. Pam was born on September 9, 1958 in Worcester, MA, daughter of the late Kenneth and Janette (Christi... remainder of obit for Pamela J. Bak

Westhampton, MA - Rose Geryk (nee Wiesztort), 94, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2025 at Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation of South Hadley. She is the daughter of the late Vincent and Anna (Mish) Weisztort and grew up in F... remainder of obit for Rose Geryk

Gerard "Jerry" Ethier Greenfield, MA - Gerard "Jerry" Richard Ethier, 79, passed away on February 7, 2025, at CareOne in Northampton after an illness and declining health. Jerry was born on February 26, 1945, to Rudolph and Anna (Kiefer... remainder of obit for Gerard Ethier

Westfield, MA - Lawrence Bernard Roberts, 83, of Westfield, passed away peacefully, Monday, Feb 10, 2025, at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Lawrence was born in Northampton, March 5, 1941, the son of the late Leo H and Laur... remainder of obit for Lawrence Bernard Roberts