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UMass Football: Minutemen gird for battle against No. 21 Missouri
Plainfield to take action against marijuana grower for back taxes
Belchertown police chief appeals gun license ruling
Photos: Paradise City Arts Festival turns 30 this weekend
Gun law opponents say volunteers got 90K signatures to repeal
Around Amherst: Trivia Bee fundraiser moving to The Drake in 30th year
Columnist Bill Newman: The day of decision nears
$1M in grants to repair regional dams flow to region
Hatfield Historical Society to honor longtime curator
Justices in action: Supreme Judicial Court holds Hampshire County session for Smith Voc, UMass students
NORTHAMPTON — Students from Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School and from UMass Amherst got to see the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices in action on Friday, as the court held a special sitting at Hampshire County Superior Court...
End in sight for four years of dirty, noisy, Routes 5 and 10 project
HATFIELD — Four years of water and sewer infrastructure upgrades on Routes 5 and 10, creating constant noise, dust and assorted other problems for residents and businesses along the state highway, is approaching the finish line.With a project...
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Leena’s Place in Belchertown faces state alcohol violation for allegedly serving 22 shots of liquor to underage employees
Emotional testimony as Easthampton council backs psychedelics ballot initiative
Fresh start for familiar restaurant: Former Taipei and Tokyo reopens in Northampton as Taipei Hibachi
What can you expect from a Cuddle Party? Conversations about consent happen before anything else
Area property deed transfers, Oct. 11
Tent camp stand-down: Situation defused after protest greets police, city officials at deadline for unhoused encampment
Editors Picks
A Look Back: Oct, 12, 2024
Illustrating a classic: Smith professor’s artworks featured in an exhibition honoring the centennial of Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd’
Photos: Preparing early
Turning chaos into art: New documentary tracing life of acclaimed painter Gregory Gillespie previews at Academy of Music
Sports
High School Football: Amherst wallops Northampton 55-8
AMHERST — The 2024 edition of the annual “Battle of the Bridge” between the Amherst and Northampton football teams was anything but a battle.The Hurricanes scored on all six of their first half possessions, and added in a 75-yard punt return touchdown...
High Schools: Hopkins girls soccer scores eight goals to beat Wahconah
UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Omaha in overtime in Ice Breaker Tournament
UMass football legend Greg Landry remembered
NCAA's Baker opens up on athlete pay, transfer portal
Opinion
Guest columnists Molly Aronson and Louai Abu-Osba: No place for Israeli political rhetoric
We are a Palestinian parent of two children in the Northampton school district and a Jewish educator formerly residing in Northampton. We were upset to learn that at a recent professional development training for NPS teachers and staff, supposedly to...
Guest columnist Tom Weiner: Training spells out — No place for hate
Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Milleron running as antidote for MIA Rep. Neal
Guest columnist Richard Szlosek: Chopin on the ocean
Lindsey Rothschild: ST Math rollout undermines crucial non-academic time for students
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
Area property deed transfers, Oct. 11
AMHERST Philip B. Torrey and Nancy G. Torrey to Nicholas Day, 1450 S. East St., $735,000 Thomas W. Kornack and Elizabeth L. Foley to Amy E. Watts and Regina A. Watts, 20 Sheerman Lane, $740,000 BELCHERTOWN 23 Lake Dr Nt and Jay H. Holtzman to...
Making news in business, Oct. 11
Sisters in space: Katherine Taylor and Jessica Taylor-Mitchell open the Jupiter Club in Easthampton’s Eastworks
Run nears end for Majestic Saloon: Northampton venue focused on LGBTQ community is up for sale 
Blooming in the heart of Easthampton: Mother-daughter duo open Bouquets of the Valley on Cottage Street e-Edition
Arts & Life
What can you expect from a Cuddle Party? Conversations about consent happen before anything else
As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas sprawl on a generous bed of quilts. Outside on this crisp October Saturday, the foliage is just starting to turn, its pops of color complementing the painted...
Valley Bounty: Plant medicine for the people: Local herbal company grows their own ingredients
Only Human with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: Ear candy better than real candy: Exploring ways to divert sugar cravings
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Appreciating the aster: The cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until hard frosts set in
‘One sentence can change the course of a relationship’: Valley Players stage first full production, ‘Constellations,’ this weekend and nextObituaries
Janet L. Kelly
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Janet Lee Kelly, aged 69, of Northampton, Massachusetts, passed away on September 16, 2024. She was surrounded by loving family and friends. Born on October 11, 1954 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Janet was a devoted wife, m... remainder of obit for Janet L. Kelly
Raymond Edward Marois Jr.
Raymond Edward Marois, Jr. Pinehurst, NC - Raymond E. Marois Jr., 83 of Pinehurst NC passed peacefully to our Lord on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Peak Resources Pine Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage, NC. Raymond was bor... remainder of obit for Raymond Edward Marois Jr.
Barbara A. Tetrault
Granby, MA - Barbara A. (Nicholoplus) Tetrault, 70, died October 4, at her home. She was a longtime resident of Granby, and was a paraprofessional in the Granby Public School System for 31 years. Her favorite moments were those spent pu... remainder of obit for Barbara A. Tetrault
Thomas Roman
East Longmeadow, MA - Thomas Theodore Roman, 81, passed away on October 5, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Torrington, CT on February 23, 1943, he was the son of the late Theodore and Emily (Radocy) Roman. He attended Becker Co... remainder of obit for Thomas Roman
