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‘Telling is healing’: New audio-video podcast gives voice to survivors of sexual violence

‘Telling is healing’: New audio-video podcast gives voice to survivors of sexual violence

by Carolyn Brown November 6, 2026November 6, 2026

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: ‘The Preferred Flower’

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: ‘The Preferred Flower’

by Mickey Rathbun

News

Amherst councilors cool to tax override as town grapples with $1M structural deficit

News

South Hadley TM: Food trucks, school bus stop-arm cameras, farm zoning on Monday’s warrant

News

Belchertown voters to decide how to spend $340,896 in unexpected state aid

Police-Fire-Courts

State Police, Holyoke police arrest suspect in string of 6 outdoor fires

News

Around Amherst: Town soliciting parking, transportation ideas

Sports

MIAA girls volleyball: South Shore Tech shocks South Hadley in Div. 4 Round of 32

News

Question 7 lot-size vote still undecided statewide, but Hampshire County split along urban-rural lines

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Atkinson Family Practice founder abruptly departs after 21 years; Northampton office closes

Atkinson Family Practice founder abruptly departs after 21 years; Northampton office closes

UMass wide receiver Dallas Elliott out for season with rare cancer diagnosis

UMass wide receiver Dallas Elliott out for season with rare cancer diagnosis

Big E’s in Easthampton to be sold to another family, will stay open

Big E’s in Easthampton to be sold to another family, will stay open

2026 Midterm Election Results: Live Updates

2026 Midterm Election Results: Live Updates

Sports

MIAA releases state tournament brackets with 25 Hampshire County teams qualifying

Sports

MIAA releases state tournament brackets with 25 Hampshire County teams qualifying

Fall sports in Massachusetts have officially entered the postseason as the MIAA unveiled its state tournament brackets for boys and girls soccer, field hockey and girls volleyball this week. Hampshire…

by Ryan Ames

UMass football: Pop Watson propels Minutemen past Ball State in 31-30 OT victory

UMass men’s basketball topples Troy, 71-60, in 2026-27 opener

‘We can keep this going’: Hampshire girls soccer trio eyes one last state tournament run

WMass boys soccer: Will Senn-McNally stars for Northampton in 1-0 win over Agawam for Class A crown

WMass boys soccer: Gateway downs Hopkins in PKs, earns fifth sectional title in program history

Business

Area Property Deed Transfers, Nov. 6

Area Property Deed Transfers, Nov. 6

News

The gentle art of grooming: A stress-free approach at Furry Cheeks in Hatfield

Arts & Life

Raising up untold stories: David Ruggles Center nears fundraising goal for exhibit overhaul

Raising up untold stories: David Ruggles Center nears fundraising goal for exhibit overhaul

by Carolyn Brown

‘What kind of mug person are you?’: Deerfield family puts spin on book exchange concept with ‘mug library’

Outdoors

Speaking of Nature: Daredevils: The blue jays are all grown up

Outdoors

Health damages from climate change are increasing faster

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Opinion

Columns

Guest columnist Brian Cooper: Picture Main Street a case study in heels-dug-in stubbornness

by Brian Cooper

Columns

Guest columnist Merriam Ansara: We must act and condemn the slow genocide of Cuba

Columns

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: What then must we do?

Columns

Guest columnist Tristram W. Metcalfe III: Don’t demolish the Gare garage — Reuse it

Local Government

Northampton data center moratorium: Planning Board, council committee unanimously back yearlong pause

News

Northampton data center moratorium: Planning Board, council committee unanimously back yearlong pause

by Anthony Cammalleri

Town-City-Government

After positive PFAS tests, Sunderland residents demand action

Town-City-Government

Northampton mayor seeks path forward for Smith College’s Fort Hill closure

News

South Hadley holds off on data center moratorium as officials weigh effects on utilities, tax base

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Photos: Best of October

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by Daniel Jacobi II and Carol Lollis

News

MWRA withdraws request to take 20M more gallons a day from Quabbin

by Emilee Klein

Policymaking or investigations? For McGovern, the answer is both

Policymaking or investigations? For McGovern, the answer is both

By Katie Castellani

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Easthampton’s Eastworks mill to host Open Studios with art, food trucks and new murals

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