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Leader of Food Bank of Western Massachusetts worried about SNAP reductions
‘Budget buster:’ Spiking health insurance costs burdening local municipal budgets
Amherst councilor to seek revisions to budget guidelines so schools can get more money
Holyoke mayor pitches PILOT policy for tax exempt properties
Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
Area property deed transfers, March 21
Making News in Business, March 21
Guest columnist Dr. Julia Fischer: Forgotten foes — The return of preventable infections
Smith College reaches Div. III National Championship Game for second straight year following 49-47 victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh
It’ll be a rematch in the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball National Championship game.
It’s all about the Irish: Holyoke ready for annual St. Patrick’s Day road race, parade this weekend
HOLYOKE — The city’s population this weekend is expected to go from 50,000 to half a million, as the Irish, and those who are Irish for the weekend, get ready to run, march, and drink in honor of Ireland’s patron saint.
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The ills of a billion-dollar enterprise: The slow-death of the cannabis industry, and what might be done to reverse the trend
Northampton woman jailed in dog death
Activists arrested after occupying L3Harris lobby in Northampton
Jam-packed McGovern town hall calls for resistance to Trump moves, stronger Dem Party
Belchertown rolls out welcome mat for businesses
UMass diverting money to new fund that will cover federal funding losses
Editors Picks
A Look Back, March 21
Arts Briefs: Silent film in Florence, McCartney’s music in Northampton, and more
Macbeth, up close and personal: Second annual Montague Shakespeare Festival puts a new spin on the ‘psychological dark power drama’
Inspired by late civil rights activists, Good Trouble Democracy Brigade forms
Sports
Amherst College women’s hockey to host Colby in quarterfinal matchup on Saturday
AMHERST — A week of rest and recovery should help the No. 2 Amherst College women’s hockey team in its quest for the Division III NCAA Tournament Championship title, which begins with a quarterfinal round matchup against No. 8 Colby on Saturday at Orr Rink.
UMass women’s basketball: Minutewomen cruise past Stonehill, 86-40, in opening round of WNIT 
UMass Hockey: Standout forward Cole O’Hara in the mix for Hobey Baker Award
Smith College heads to Final Four to face familiar foe University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Former Smith College hoop stars turned coaches help team in quest for first national titleOpinion
Janet Gary: Calling the non-emergency number works
At 4:30 in the morning, my husband was drinking his first cup of coffee, yes, really that early. He heard a sound that wasn’t part of the normal din of an old house. So he went down to the basement to investigate. He found water spraying all over from the outside water service line. It had a hole ahead of the shutoff valve, so there was nothing he could do except seek help.
Mark Paglia: Time for senators to act
Michael Klare and Andrea Ayvazian: Mayor Sciarra a competent, compassionate leader
Douglas Beattie: Raising a stink and beating our drums
Joe Gannon: Like chickens coming home to roost
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Business
State pilot program puts restaurant takeout meals on food aid menus around region
NORTHAMPTON — More than a half-dozen restaurants in Hampshire County are partnering with survival centers in Northampton and Amherst to provide free meals to those facing food insecurity in the region as part of a larger initiative taking place statewide.
Mill River Music jams: Northampton guitar shop relocates to larger digs on King Street
The Roost set to close in Northampton after 14 years
Compassionate barbers: Easthampton shop Hero Barber is growing thanks to its inclusive atmosphere
Area property deed transfers, March 14
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: The bluebird of happiness: Finding solace in the birds at my feeders
As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am also stuck on “teacher time” and I can’t seem to sleep past 5 a.m. With the recent changing of the clocks this puts me in the unhappy position of being awake while it is still dark outside; annoying on a work day, positively miserable when not going to work.
The Oxbow over time: New book, ‘The Oxbow Since Thomas Cole,’ examines how the area has and hasn’t changed in the last 200 years
Amherst Oyster Bar pushes opening day to April 1
From the field to your screens: Two seniors take Frontier Community Access Television’s sports broadcasting to new heights
They ‘don’t come to play around’: Ten local students will compete in Third Annual Academy Regional Youth Poetry Slam next monthObituaries
Guy Russell Marrocco
Northampton, MA - Dr. Guy Russell Marrocco, MD, MPH April 2, 1938 January 10, 2025 On January 10, 2025, Dr. Guy Russell Marrocco passed away at Baystate Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, following a brief sta... remainder of obit for Guy Russell Marrocco
Robert M. Allen
Fort Worth, TX - Robert Madison Allen Jr. Robert "Bobby" Allen, of Fort Worth, Texas and formerly of Southampton, Massachusetts, born 05/26/60 in Northampton, Mass. to Robert Allen Sr. and Ann Bristol, and a graduate of Hampshire Regio... remainder of obit for Robert M. Allen
David Carl Schmittlein
David Schmittlein Boston, MA - David Carl Schmittlein passed away peacefully on March 13th after a battle with cancer. Dave was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on April 15th, 1955 to Theresa and Carl Schmittlein, the oldest of six. ... remainder of obit for David Carl Schmittlein
Charles B. Hunter
Leeds, MA - Charles B. Hunter of Leeds, age 78, passed away Monday March 17. Charles (Charlie) was born on December 12, 1946, in Springfield, Ma, the Son of Mary D. and Almon P. Hunter. Charles lived in Longmeadow Ma. until enlisting in... remainder of obit for Charles B. Hunter
