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A smoother road ahead: State officials launch new Unpaved Roads Program in Hatfield

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A smoother road ahead: State officials launch new Unpaved Roads Program in Hatfield

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Northampton chef nominated for state award after saving choking man

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Northampton chef nominated for state award after saving choking man

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Youth baseball: Top seed Amherst advances in Koufax playoffs after blowout win over West County

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Easthampton City Council joins regional push to hold ICE agents accountable

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Designers explore three sites for temporary DPW headquarters in Amherst

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Mount Holyoke to close language center amid budget cuts

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Area Briefs: New pastor joins United Methodist Church in Northampton

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Legion baseball: Andrew Gagne’s no-hitter extends Northampton Post 28’s win streak to eight

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Speaking of Nature: Hiding in plain sight: How an ilia underwing moth uses bright colors to escape predators

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Easthampton High School librarian seeks leave over library's future

Easthampton High School librarian seeks leave over library's future

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Search ends after body of missing Connecticut man found in Northampton

Search ends after body of missing Connecticut man found in Northampton

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Local golf: Susan Teasley takes Women’s Club title at Amherst Golf Club

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Local golf: Susan Teasley takes Women’s Club title at Amherst Golf Club

Susan Teasley secured the Women’s Club Championship at Amherst Golf Club over the weekend in a sudden-death playoff. Teasley defeated Michelle Morgan in the first hole of the playoff after…

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Sports Briefs: Amherst youth baseball heads into Koufax playoffs as top seed

Legion baseball: James Lavalle tosses two-hitter as Northampton Post 28 advances in playoffs

Youth baseball: Northampton blasts Brattleboro Maroon behind Dylan Lawrence-Riddell’s seven strikeouts

Letting it fly: Golfer Bill Wonkka wins car with hole-in-one at fundraiser for Northampton Senior Center

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Business

Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing taps into Williamsburg’s 1812 tavern

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Business

Finding a new ‘happy place’: Valley Fabrics + Yarn now open in Whately

Arts & Life

Discovering harmony in community: Easthampton’s ‘Vocal Voyagers’ create music in the moment

Discovering harmony in community: Easthampton’s ‘Vocal Voyagers’ create music in the moment

by Carolyn Brown

A spark of inspiration: Northampton artist is building a 30-foot fire-breathing gnome for the Burning Man festival

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Guest columnist Claudia Lefko: Time to reimagine Northampton’s city budget

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Guest columnist Maddie Raymond: Hiring managers must rethink roles for Gen Z

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Columnist Sara Weinberger: A building overflowing with pain and heartbreak

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Shalini Bahl: When good intentions lead to harm

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Healey seeks $100M more for schools, days after signing budget

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Healey seeks $100M more for schools, days after signing budget

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McGovern unveils bill to rein in seed monopolies

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Deerfield eyes banning sale of kratom

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Residents air PILOT program frustrations at listening session

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