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Local ‘Hands Off!’ standouts planned as part of national effort
UMass hockey: Minutemen lose O'Hara, Suniev early to NHL deals
Guest columnist Emily Quintana, Kate Kruckemeyer, and Stephanie Baird: Fighting ICE attack on principle of sanctuary
Local proponents of medical aid in dying hopeful long-discussed legislation may finally pass
Warren forms ‘war room’ as Dems defend Social Security
Agreement clears way for Amherst to apply for federal grants, sign general contractor for Jones project
Literacy Project celebrating 40 years of education
Area briefs: Concert to benefit Transhealth; Energy fund taking applications; Northampton Elks donate to VA pantry; Mount Holyoke will celebrate alum Converse
Around the Hamptons: Four candidates advance for Easthampton police chief
Will early start on Beacon Hill bode well for aid-in-dying bill?
BOSTON — Most legislative committees are still getting organized and have not yet held their first hearing of the new two-year session. But for House members of the Committee on Public Health, the clock is already ticking on one of the most controversial matters that perennially comes before them.
Sabadosa, Velis push for state endometriosis task force to raise awareness about little-known illness
BOSTON — For a condition that affects 11%, or approximately one in 10 of reproductive age-women, endometriosis is on hardly anyone’s radar, including medical professionals.
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Nearly all of South Hadley High’s student body holds ‘walkout to walk-in’ rally to oppose cuts, call for funding reform
Northampton schools probe staff response to student’s unfulfilled IEP
Amherst’s Ryan Leonard makes NHL debut for Washington Capitals in 4-3 win over Bruins in Boston
Belchertown voters to decide on $3.3M override for schools, town, capital projects
Four Red Fire Farm workers arrested as part of ICE operation in Springfield
UMass hockey: Carvel reflects on Minutemen’s successful 2024-25 season
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A Look Back, April 3
Photo: Hickory Ridge clubhouse a thing of the past
Arts Briefs: Power of Truths Fest in Florence, dance at Smith, jazz at UMass, and more
‘Art in the Age of Human Impact’: New exhibition at UMass explores complex relationship between humans and nature
Sports
HS Roundup: Frontier baseball blanks Hopkins, 5-0, improves to 3-0 this season (PHOTOS)
Make it three wins in a row to open the season for the Frontier baseball team.
Amherst’s Ryan Leonard makes NHL debut for Washington Capitals in 4-3 win over Bruins in Boston
UMass basketball: Akil Watson, Marqui Worthy join group of Minutemen entering transfer portal
UMass hockey: Carvel reflects on Minutemen’s successful 2024-25 season
UMass basketball coach Frank Martin reflects on disappointing season: ‘I obviously didn’t do a very good job doing my job’Opinion
Carolyn Cushing: Stop perpetuating dehumanization
I have read Hannah Moushabeck’s children’s book “Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine.” It’s lovely: a story of a father sharing memories and stories with his three daughters about his family and the sights and sounds of East Jerusalem growing up.
Laurel Gardner: Are ADUs for residential housing or for profit?
Ava Gips: Join national day of protest on April 5
Aline LaBorwit Davis: Headlines ‘biased and negative’
E. Lary Grossman: Vote to remove housing authority board member ‘foolish’
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
Hopeful buyers emerge for Magic Wings butterfly conservatory in South Deerfield
SOUTH DEERFIELD — One of the prospective owners of Magic Wings often thinks back to fond memories of celebrating a life milestone at the nearly quarter-century-old butterfly conservatory and gardens on Routes 5 and 10.
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: Spam texts a growing threat to consumers
Spreading the Mexican spice: After five years in Florence, Masa Mexicano spreads its wings with second location in Belchertown 
Area property deed transfers, March 28
Making News in Business, March 28
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Stinky signs of spring: Skunk cabbage is eye candy after months of winter landscape
March Madness is a term that has been assigned to the sport of college basketball. The idea is that a huge tournament creates a frenzied “madness” of athletic exuberance as different teams from across the country compete in a clash of collegiate contenders to see who will be crowned as champion. There are brackets, debates and wagers involved and everyone seems to have a good time.
Historic speech echoes two centuries later: ‘A Light Under the Dome’ recalls the first American woman to speak to a legislative body
‘His notes will linger forever’: Remembering Young@Heart accordionist and Springfield College professor Chris Haynes
Valley Bounty: And on that farm she had a bit of everything: Little Brook Farm in Sunderland is a labor of love for farmer Kristen Whittle
Women’s history told through clothing: Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club to host ‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore’ author, April 9Obituaries
Maija Z. Lillya
Amherst, MA - Maija Zadins Lillya passed away peacefully at home on March 21, 2025, surrounded by family. Maija was born in 1939 in Smiltene, Latvia, during the brief period of independence between world wars. In November 1944 her famil... remainder of obit for Maija Z. Lillya
Raymond Kenyon Bradt Jr.
[IMAGE]Raymond Kenyon "Ken" Bradt, Jr. Amherst, MA - Raymond Kenyon Bradt, Jr., died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, in Northampton, MA, on February 10, 2025, at age 82. His partner and the hospital chaplain were by his side and Bach's cello ... remainder of obit for Raymond Kenyon Bradt Jr.
Gerard Houle
Gerard (Jerry) Houle Easthampton, MA - Gerard (Jerry) R Houle, 93 of Easthampton, passed away on March 31. Jerry was born on December 1,1931 in Holyoke, to the late Alfred and Jeannette (Loiselle) Houle. Jerry spent his early years in C... remainder of obit for Gerard Houle
Margaret L. Tudryn
Hadley, MA - Margaret (Peg) L. Tudryn, 88 of Hadley, passed away on March 29, 2025. She was born on August 1, 1936, the daughter of the late Edward W. and Josephine A. (Toole) Tudryn. Peg graduated from Hopkins Academy in 1954 and Smith... remainder of obit for Margaret L. Tudryn
