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Hadley Select Board to delay vote on new DPW headquarters
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announces death of daughter, Molly McGovern, who battled cancer
Northampton School Committee faces heavy turnover
South Hadley mulls legal options over stalled Bardwell Street condo project
Leverett Select Board approves 14 percent school funding increase
Around Amherst: Applewood Retirement Community makes its voice heard
Area briefs: Ceremony honors Polish exile in Northampton; Candidate forum on in Deerfield; Prescription take back this weekend; Ruggles Center to mark Founder’s Day with talk
Columnist Susan Wozniak: Henry VIII and violence in government
Report: Antisemitic incidents remained elevated in Mass.; state Sen. Velis ‘outraged’ by continued acts of hate
A trail through time: Hilltown Land Trust debuts new, 2½-mile hiking loop
Trees were dotted with paint, maps went up, and a last round of trash was gathered this week as the Hilltown Land Trust (HLT) gears up to unveil a 2½-mile loop trail as part of Earth Week celebrations.
A cleaner, quieter cut: Eco Valley Lawn Care embraces all-electric maintenance from mowing to landscaping
NORTHAMPTON — As the weather warms up and the outdoors become lush with greenery again, Cyrus Copen is looking forward to tidying up overgrown spaces.
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ServiceNet launches wellness center in downtown Northampton
In letter to Trump, DOGE, Jones Library opponent seeks cancellation of grant for humanities center in building
Opposition to apartment complex next to old St. John Cantius church in Northampton mounts with 250-plus signing petition
Hadley man subject of FBI probe indicted on counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition, explosive materials
South Hadley's Lindsay Smith tops local contingent at 129th Boston Marathon
Smith College exploring new moniker to replace Pioneer
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 24
From corsets to Spanx: Historic Deerfield opens the season with ‘Body by Design: Fashionable Silhouettes from the Ideal to the Real,’ May 3
Arts Briefs: Western New England Music Festival in Holyoke, Mojofest in Hadley, and more
Photos: A voice for Earth
Sports
HS Notebook: Local tennis teams impressing during month of April
While baseball and softball typically dominate the conversation of spring sports in western Massachusetts, there have been a number of tennis teams across Hampshire County quietly putting together outstanding seasons as we close in on the end of April.
‘We knew he was going to be special’: Deerfield Academy alum Elic Ayomanor set to hear his name called during 2025 NFL Draft
Granby’s Cassie Flaherty records 100th career hit in win over SICS
Baseball/softball Notebook: Smith Vocational off to unbeaten start behind James Lavallee’s dominance
HS Roundup: Smith Vocational’s James Lavallee records 200th-career strikeout in win over Franklin TechOpinion
Letter to the editor: Letter to DOGE about Jones Library funding ‘irresponsible’
We write as individuals who have, to some extent or another, publicly opposed the Jones Library expansion/demolition project. We continue to have profound and valid concerns about the project including its negative impact on historic preservation, dramatic cuts to sustainability features, excessive and unknown costs, and the severe ramifications its inadequate funding will have on the town’s other needs for decades to come.
Guest columnist John Sinton: The Mump Party maelstrom
Martha Terry: New Mount Holyoke College industrial building belongs elsewhere
Norman Spier: Yes in my backyard
Columnist Carrie N. Baker: First they came for Kilmar
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
Next Sunderland ZBA meeting on proposed Dollar General planned for May 28
SUNDERLAND — The Zoning Board of Appeals will continue the public hearing on a proposed 9,100-square-foot retail building that is expected to house a Dollar General at the corner of Route 116 and Clark Mountain Road on Wednesday, May 28.
Making News in Business, April 25
Area property deed transfers, April 25
A true-to-the-plant approach: Easthampton natives finding success manufacturing hemp products in hilltowns
Tariffs hit home for small business in Hadley
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Arts & Life
‘It won’t get safer if we don’t speak up’: Pioneer Valley Cappella to perform powerful choral work calling attention to the deaths of unarmed Black men
Northampton choral group Pioneer Valley Cappella’s next show, “Last Words,” will call attention to the deaths of unarmed Black men through its central work, Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed.”
Speaking of Nature: Fascinated by ferns: Ferns figured out how to say goodbye to the aquatic environment hundreds of millions of years ago
Reel talent: Easthampton Film Festival returns for fourth year, May 1-4
Resonating through generations: Lady Pills releases new concept album, ‘Renowned in the Roaring Twenties’
Valley Bounty: Keeping that farming romance alive: Cara and Michael Zueger run Free Living Farm in PetershamObituaries
J. Eugene Sielski
Easthampton, MA - J. Eugene "Gene" Sielski passed away peacefully at age 98 on April 18, 2025 in his home at Lathrop Community, Easthampton, Massachusetts. During his final months, he was under the attentive care of Cooley Dickinson VNA... remainder of obit for J. Eugene Sielski
Eugene Bachand
Eugene " Tony" Bachand Easthampton, MA - Easthampton, MA Eugene A. Bachand, 77, of Easthampton, sadly passed away surrounded by his loving family on April 15, 2025. Eugene (better known as Tony) was born in Northampton, MA on August ... remainder of obit for Eugene Bachand
Michael George Kuzmeski
MICHAEL KUZMESKI NORTHAMPTON, MA - Michael George Kuzmeski, 76, passed away on April 17, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Northampton on December 21, 1948 to Alfred and Delia (Lumbis) Kuzmeski. Mi... remainder of obit for Michael George Kuzmeski
John E. Demers
Holyoke, MA - John E. Demers, passed away on April 18, 2025, surrounded by loved ones who will forever cherish the memories he leaves behind. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on March 30, 1973, to Joseph and Carol (Gula) Demers, Jr., Joh... remainder of obit for John E. Demers
