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How free speech is won: Former NHS teacher, others turn book-banning case into documentary ‘Banned Together’ at Bombyx
When director Kate Way, a current UMass Lowell assistant professor and former Northampton High School teacher, had just finished teaching a course on book banning in the fall of 2022, the very subject she was teaching became, to her surprise, the...
A cultural exchange resumes: Town hosts students from Japanese sister city for first time since 2019
AMHERST — Six Amherst Regional Middle School students had a unique experience for Halloween, trick-or-treating alongside a half-dozen peers from Amherst’s sister city in Kanegasaki, Japan.“It has been so much fun,” said Elaina Bust, a seventh grader...
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UMass football: Minutemen need to rise to the occasion to compete with Mississippi State
AMHERST — If there was ever a time for the UMass football team to do the improbable, it feels like Saturday would be that time.The Minutemen have struggled to win games in 2024, and although their two wins – the second coming last weekend – are both...
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Guest columnist Leigh Graham: Yes on 2 — MCAS is a benchmark, not a barrier
I’m voting yes on Question 2 because I value the MCAS as a benchmark, not a barrier. For students with disabilities, MCAS scores are an essential measure of academic progress that help with setting goals and measurable objectives in Individualized...
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.
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Area property deed transfers, Nov. 1
AMHERST Nicholas S. Diehl and Laura B. Balzer to Jasmine Syrotchen and Subhana Begum, 103 Larkspur Dr., $750,000 Howard C. Siddall and Mark H. Siddall to Jennifer E. Siddall, 129 Strong St., $290,000 David T. Washburn and Laura S. Washburn to...
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Valley Bounty: Robariah Farms takes chicken to the next (kosher) level
‘When people say our chicken is the best they’ve ever had, some of that is the breed we’re raising, some is how we’re raising them on pasture, and some is because of the koshering process,” says Robert Friedman of Robariah Farms in South...
Obituaries
Hadley, MA - Michael J. Waskiewicz, 75 years old died on October 26, 2024 while under the loving care of the Fisher Home. Michael was a lifelong resident in Hadley. He was a graduate of Hopkins Academy and Northampton Commercial Colleg... remainder of obit for Michael Waskiewicz
Easthampton, MA - It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Susan Twiss, who left us on October 23, 2024. She was a shining light in our lives and the he... remainder of obit for Susan E. Twiss
Marie (Brooks) LaPlante Hatfield, MA - Marie (Brooks) LaPlante, 66, of Hatfield, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday October 26, 2024. She was born in Northampton on February 21, 1958, to the la... remainder of obit for Marie LaPlante
LORRAINE "LAURIE" M. ROBERTS Northampton, MA - Lorraine M. Roberts Florence, MA passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA October 26, 2024 surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born to Ernest and Mary "Chagnon... remainder of obit for Lorraine M. Roberts