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From Carolyn to Carolyn: Easthampton to swear in new poet laureate
Founders Day set for Tuesday at UMass
Around the Hamptons: Repairs planned for Manhan Rail Trail
Guest columnist Joseph Blumenthal: Trump still trailing Nixon on damage meter
Deerfield Town Meeting to vote on $19.7M budget
MassDEP issues water quality certification to FirstLight, with conditions
UMass basketball: Minutemen land UMBC guard Marcus Banks Jr.
Man dies in Pelham house fire
PELHAM — A man in his 30s was killed in a fire early Friday morning at a two-family, two-story home at 109 North Valley Road, according to town and state officials.
White House slashes funds for asthma sufferers in western Mass.
The Trump administration has eliminated roughly $1 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to the state Department of Public Health intended specifically to address asthma in western Massachusetts, according to Gov. Maura Healey’s office. This termination comes shortly after the American Lung Association reported a decline in air quality across the state and region.
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Easthampton announces two finalists for police chief
A trail through time: Hilltown Land Trust debuts new, 2½-mile hiking loop
Man dies in Pelham house fire
In letter to Trump, DOGE, Jones Library opponent seeks cancellation of grant for humanities center in building
Lesbian bar opens in Greenfield: Last Ditch is the new space for the Valley’s queer community
Gov. taps two from western Mass. for Superior Court bench
Editors Picks
PHOTOS: Armenian remembrance
Amherst Sustainability Festival postponed to May 10
Arts Briefs: Western New England Music Festival in Holyoke, Mojofest in Hadley, and more
Lesbian bar opens in Greenfield: Last Ditch is the new space for the Valley’s queer community
Sports
HS Roundup: Smith Vocational baseball erases late deficit, defeats South Hadley in extra innings to remain unbeaten (PHOTOS)
Another game, another win for the Smith Vocational baseball team on Friday afternoon in South Hadley, but the Vikings had to work extra for this one.
Softball: Granby offense stays red-hot in dominant win over Smith Academy (PHOTOS)
Are goggles enough? Area girls lacrosse coaches and players weigh-in on the safety/equipment issue of their sport
HS Roundup: Frontier boys volleyball holds off Belchertown rally for five-set win (PHOTOS)
Hampshire Regional softball coach Brian McGan to be inducted into New York Baseball Hall of FameOpinion
H. Leslie Wolfe: How big is it?
The apartment building proposed for the corner of Hawley Street and Phillips Place in Northampton has a footprint of 11,537 square feet and a mass of 58,250 square feet, with 70 bedrooms in 5 stories. The proposed development occupies the entire site. There is no green space. All existing trees bordering the site were cut down before a permit was submitted. This is not in-fill; it’s invasion.
Letter: Effort to thwart Jones Library federal grant an ‘affront’
Jeff Lee: No qualms about highlighting ‘mismanagement, waste and deception’
Jody Nishman: Our democracy needs us
Margaret Riddle: Appreciating VINS volunteers
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
A cleaner, quieter cut: Eco Valley Lawn Care embraces all-electric maintenance from mowing to landscaping
NORTHAMPTON — As the weather warms up and the outdoors become lush with greenery again, Cyrus Copen is looking forward to tidying up overgrown spaces.
Next Sunderland ZBA meeting on proposed Dollar General planned for May 28
Making News in Business, April 25
Area property deed transfers, April 25
A true-to-the-plant approach: Easthampton natives finding success manufacturing hemp products in hilltownse-Edition
Arts & Life
Her time in the spotlight: Amherst artist turns 90 and has first-ever public exhibit
In one sculpture made from fired terracotta, with a natural patina, life holds and cradles life. In another sculpture, life holds and grasps death.
Baking the world a better place: Local gay-owned baking company to give out free breadsticks at Hampshire Pride
‘It won’t get safer if we don’t speak up’: Pioneer Valley Cappella to perform powerful choral work calling attention to the deaths of unarmed Black men
Speaking of Nature: Fascinated by ferns: Ferns figured out how to say goodbye to the aquatic environment hundreds of millions of years ago
Reel talent: Easthampton Film Festival returns for fourth year, May 1-4Obituaries
Robin Forsythe-Mias
LEEDS, MA - Robin Forsythe-Mias passed from this world on April 23rd, a beautiful, warm, spring morning full of possibility, which was her favorite kind of day. Trek, her soul sister, was by her side to wish her well on her journey. ... remainder of obit for Robin Forsythe-Mias
David George Robinson
Leeds, MA - David George Robinson was born in Rochester, New Hampshire on February 15, 1944. His fraternal twin brother Stephen George Robinson was born 3 minutes later. They loved each other - of course - but Steve could outrun and out... remainder of obit for David George Robinson
Harold A. White Jr.
Harold A. White, Jr. Amherst, MA - Harold A. White Jr. passed peacefully from this earth on January 7th, 2025. He died of complications following hip surgery after a fall at his Amherst home on December 14th. He was 95 years old. Bor... remainder of obit for Harold A. White Jr.
Leslie Burnett
Williamsburg, MA - Leslie W. Burnett, of Williamsburg, MA, passed away on April 25, 2025 at the age of 70. He is deeply missed by his surviving family: his wife of 47 years, Cathleen Burnett (Gibbons); his brother William Burnett and si... remainder of obit for Leslie Burnett
