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Deerfield Town Meeting to vote on $19.7M budget
Gov. taps two from western Mass. for Superior Court bench
MassDEP issues water quality certification to FirstLight, with conditions
Easthampton announces two finalists for police chief
UMass basketball: Minutemen land UMBC guard Marcus Banks Jr.
Hadley Select Board to delay vote on new DPW headquarters
Northampton School Committee faces heavy turnover
South Hadley mulls legal options over stalled Bardwell Street condo project
Her time in the spotlight: Amherst artist turns 90 and has first-ever public exhibit
In one sculpture made from fired terracotta, with a natural patina, life holds and cradles life. In another sculpture, life holds and grasps death.
Baking the world a better place: Local gay-owned baking company to give out free breadsticks at Hampshire Pride
One of this year’s biggest Hampshire Pride sponsors is a local company that’s giving the festival plenty of dough – in more ways than one.
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In letter to Trump, DOGE, Jones Library opponent seeks cancellation of grant for humanities center in building
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announces death of daughter, Molly McGovern, who battled cancer
McGovern: ‘This is beyond the pale’
Easthampton announces two finalists for police chief
Columnist Carrie N. Baker: First they came for Kilmar
A trail through time: Hilltown Land Trust debuts new, 2½-mile hiking loop
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 25
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
Lesbian bar opens in Greenfield: Last Ditch is the new space for the Valley’s queer community
Sports
HS Roundup: Frontier boys volleyball holds off Belchertown rally for five-set win (PHOTOS)
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier boys volleyball team watched its 2-0 lead evaporate in a heartbeat. The Redhawks led the third set 23-21 but Belchertown scored the next four points to steal the set and extend the match. In the fourth set, the Orioles squeaked out another 25-23 victory to force a fifth and final frame.
Hampshire Regional softball coach Brian McGan to be inducted into New York Baseball Hall of Fame
HS Notebook: Local tennis teams impressing during month 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 SICSOpinion
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.
Columnist Susan Wozniak: Henry VIII and violence in government
Guest columnist John Sinton: The Mump Party maelstrom
Martha Terry: New Mount Holyoke College industrial building belongs elsewhere
Norman Spier: Yes in my backyard
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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
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.
Next Sunderland ZBA meeting on proposed Dollar General planned for 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 hilltownse-Edition
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
Sheldon Cashdan
Amherst, MA - Sheldon Cashdan, age 89, passed away on April 5, 2025. Sheldon was an author, professor, and clinical psychologist, as well as an avid traveler, bridge and tennis player, and perhaps most importantly, a devoted husband, b... remainder of obit for Sheldon Cashdan
Eleanor A. Niedbala
Eleanor A. (Paradysz) Niedbala HADLEY, MA - Eleanor Niedbala, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 4, 2025. Ellie was born in Holyoke and was a daughter of Louis F. and Sophie (Twarog) Paradysz. She grew up in Westfield and received ... remainder of obit for Eleanor A. Niedbala
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
