Lawmakers spell out priorities as next legislative session gets underway

01-06-2025 6:53 PM

NORTHAMPTON — Lowering higher education costs, supporting K-12 public education, confronting climate change, creating more housing and protecting and expanding health care and reproductive care are among the priorities this year for the legislative...


‘A fun surprise’: Granby family welcomes Isla Veronica McCarthy as Hampshire County’s 1st baby born at Baystate in 2025

01-06-2025 3:21 PM

SPRINGFIELD — While the country celebrated the New Year with fireworks, champagne and sparklers, one Granby family started 2025 with an even greater milestone: a new addition to their growing family.Isla Veronica McCarthy, Hampshire County’s first...


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High schools: Olivia Athas, South Hadley wear down Pope Francis in 58-40 win (PHOTOS)
01-06-2025 9:30 PM

SOUTH HADLEY — All signs are pointing to yet another dominant regular season from the reigning Division 5 state finalists.The South Hadley girls basketball team put its versatility on full display in front of its home fans during Monday night’s 58-40...

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Columnist Joanna Buoniconti: Growing pains
01-06-2025 10:39 PM

I felt tears pricking my eyes. “We’re just talking in circles now,” he said, as he got up from the sofa to leave.I’d been crying a lot the past week and a half after the first guy I had ever seriously dated got a job offer that he needed — a job offer...

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Dry Humor: Online non-alcoholic ‘liquor store’ opens retail destination in Easthampton
01-05-2025 12:01 PM

EASTHAMPTON — Elizabeth Mutti is moving her online non-alcoholic beverage brand into a brick-and-mortar environment downtown — a transformation she hopes will capture the frivolity of the drinking culture but do so with beverages that have been...

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Renald (Ron) Cajolet Westford, MA - We remember Renald "Ron" Guy Cajolet of Westford, MA who passed away peacefully on Thursday January 2, 2025 at Care Dimensions Hospice in Lincoln, MA. Ron was 94 and was surrounded by his loving family... remainder of obit for Renald Cajolet

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Amherst, MA - Robert passed away on October 3, 2024 at the age of 71 due to complications from a massive stroke. Born in Decatur, Alabama his family moved back to New York, NY where Robert attended PS6 and Horace Mann. He graduated summ... remainder of obit for Robert Speiser

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NORTHAMPTON, MA - Marsha Elefterakis, 87, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning with her daughters at her side. Marsha was born in Westfield. She was the daughter of Harry J. and Jean (Novak) Saltus. She is predeceased ... remainder of obit for Marsha Elefterakis

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Ormond Beach, FL - Robert "Bob" Zuczek, died very suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, December 20, 2024. Robert was born on October 28, 1948, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA. He was the son of the late Henry Stanley... remainder of obit for Robert Zuczek

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