Fresh numbers show sharp decline in opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts
Columnist Tolley M. Jones: In the name of the law
Guest columnists Jennifer Core and Claire Morenon: Immigrants — the heart of our local food system
Schermerhorn’s restaurant reopening delayed by permitting snags
Holyoke man admits harassing FBI agent
Amherst eyes creation of third local historic district
Baystate Franklin Medical Center not at risk of closure, CFO says
South Hadley man faces charges in crash, police pursuit
Former Tapestry manager Whynott to lead regional training, assistance on overdose prevention
1875 Holyoke church fire gave push to modern safety codes
HOLYOKE — Building codes in Victorian America were antiquated, but the nationally circulated story of a fire in Holyoke is a large part of the reason why the doors of public buildings, even today, open outward, allowing people to flow out of a building and not get caught behind doors in case of an emergency.
A concept for years, Lichter & Levin Delicatessen opens in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The opening of the Lichter & Levin Delicatessen is proof that, in Emily Lichter’s words, “sometimes the silliest ideas become your greatest.”
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Sports
92nd Mass. Girls Junior Amateur: Granby’s Regan impresses in state debut, falls short in match play
BERNARDSTON — The pressure of playing in her first-ever Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship didn’t seem to bother Granby’s Ryley Regan, as the eighth grader who plays on the Hopkins Academy golf team cruised to a 3-up start through five holes.
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Mary Hall: Understanding the complexity of interconnected things
There are limits to what any of us can do to help any others of us. In Plato’s “Theaetetus,” Socrates says “I am like the midwife, in that I cannot myself give birth to wisdom”; and he then says, “The many admirable truths which they bring to birth have been discovered by themselves from within.” Our law schools are supposed to base their pedagogy on the Socratic method, whose applicability to real life situations might not always appear very great. That people cannot always argue their way to the establishment of abiding truths may be seen with the great eloquence of speechifying in Congress in the years leading up to our Civil War.
Columnist Karen Gardner: It can’t happen here, but it is
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Business
Easthampton planners OK karaoke concept for dormant property; review housing project at closed Notre Dame church
EASTHAMPTON — Rhythm Section Music has remained permanently closed since 2020, but with site plan approval from the Planning Board on Tuesday night, the property at 24 Cottage St. is set to keep music in a different form — karaoke.
‘We’re trying a new adventure’: International Cafe and Deli opens in South Deerfield
Making News in business, July 4
Area property deed transfers, July 4
Provisions to occupy former Cornucopia space in Thornes Marketplace in Northampton e-Edition
Arts & Life
Rock On with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: Lonely too long
My big “a-ha” moment came from hearing the Young Rascals song “Lonely Too Long” on New Year’s Day. Ah, how Felix Cavaliere’s soulful voice made kids like me feel seen in 1967! And here I was, decades later, experiencing a wild sense of déjà vu.
Speaking of Nature: The big beautiful world —A baby nuthatch ventures out
Arcadia’s Art House is a dream realized
Around and About with Richard McCarthy: Of lone walkers and tolling bells
Finding belonging through nature: Leverett exhibit showcases linoleum block printsObituaries
Adeline Murray
Northampton, MA - Adeline Murray passed away July 2nd, after a very brief illness. She had an amazing 103 years of life. Born in Northampton on November 21, 1921 to Charles and Stella (Stanislova Majewski) Jasinski. She attended local s... remainder of obit for Adeline Murray
Thomas Gagnon
Florence, MA - Thomas H. Gagnon, 81, of Florence, died at home on Sunday, July 6, 2025. He was born May 1, 1944, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA. He was the son of the late Ernest and Margaret (Devlin) Gagnon. He is pr... remainder of obit for Thomas Gagnon
Norah Burns
Millis, MA - Norah Burns, 74, of Millis, formerly of Easthampton, passed away Thursday, July 3, with family at her bedside. She was born March 20, 1951, in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland to the late Patrick and Bridget (Sullivan) Cah... remainder of obit for Norah Burns
Sidney Zachary Moss
Northampton, MA - Sidney was born in New York City on April 1, 1925, to parents Sabina and Zachary Moss. After a short marriage, his parents divorced. At age two and a half, Sidney moved to Chicago with his father and his father's new w... remainder of obit for Sidney Zachary Moss
