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Guest columnist Jim Palermo: Government in society’s best interests
Amherst council decision forces regional school district back to drawing board on next year’s budget
Belchertown election to feature races for Select Board, School Committee
Easthampton suspends zoning enforcement on short-term rentals
Northampton City Briefing: Family Fourth celebration faces funding shortfall; Agna won’t seek reelection to School Committee; Jersey Mike’s coming to King Street location
Area briefs: Pardon Our Progress to hold workshop for businesses; HCC gallery hosting high school artwork; Free Creative Movement series for Hilltown families; Legislators to deliver for Meals on Wheels
Guest columnist Barbara A. Rouillard: Freedom — A lesson learned
Easthampton joins suit to stop dismantling of Education Department
Federal workers, supporters demonstrate to save US Fish and Wildlife’s Northeast headquarters
HADLEY — U.S Fish and Wildlife Service employee Jackie Stephens starts her day at the Cronin Aquatic Resource Center in Sunderland by checking her email to see if she’s been fired.
Boosting a shared mission: $300K influx will expand work of Tapestry, Craig’s Doors
NORTHAMPTON — Homelessness and substance abuse are often two sides of the same coin — and a grant distribution of $150,000, matched by three municipalities, signals a focused effort to combat both in 14 Hampshire County communities.
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Families raise concerns about assault, other incidents at Fort River School in Amherst
Booster group aims to ease disruptions during Northampton’s downtown makeover
Photos: Celebrating all things Irish at Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade
NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: UMass to face Minnesota in first round of NCAA tournament on Thursday
1,000 Amherst regional students greet education officials, legislators in advance of legislative hearing on school funding
At urging of constituents, Easthampton council backs state legislation calling for rent stabilization
Editors Picks
A Look Back, March 25
Photo: Thinking spring
‘Apologizing is a courageous act’: Forbes Library to host an apology installation and workshop
‘Let’s be vulnerable together’: K and E Theater Group finds light in the darkness with ‘Spring Awakening’ performances in Northampton
Sports
A memorable run: Smith continues run of success in reaching another national title game
NORTHAMPTON — After watching for just 10 minutes, I reached for my phone, picked it up and texted as many of my friends who love the game of basketball as I could.
NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: UMass to face Minnesota in first round of NCAA tournament on Thursday
NCAA Div. 3 Women’s Ice Hockey: Amherst College defeats Colby, 4-1, heads to Final Four
NCAA Div. 3 Women’s Basketball: Smith College falls to NYU in title game, 77-49
Smith College reaches Div. III National Championship Game for second straight year following 49-47 victory over Wisconsin-OshkoshOpinion
Joseph Twarog: Praise for city dispatchers
The Northampton city dispatchers deserve recognition for their professionalism, skill, knowledge, expertise and patience in handling emergency calls. They are to be commended for their work. Great job!
Elisa K. Campbell: Thoughts on driving through Northampton
Mark S. Augarten: Insurance costs and municipalities
Alan Kanner: Comparison
Sarah Wishnevsky: Russia started it
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
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
Area property deed transfers, March 21
Making News in Business, March 21
The Roost set to close in Northampton after 14 years
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Survival of the cautious?: An argument for slowing down just a little bit
The plan was simple. Make a quick stop at a geologic feature that would provide a real-world example of topics that were being discussed in my biology classes. The topic was evolution and I was specifically looking for an example of rock formations that were being reshaped by the elements. It really couldn’t be any more straightforward, right? Well, perhaps a little background would help.
Fight like a girl: Professional boxer launches women-only, all-level classes in Greenfield
There is a Season with Molly Parr: The secret’s in the sauce: Gluten-free, dairy-free Fried Tofu with Sweet and Sour Noodles
Macbeth, up close and personal: Second annual Montague Shakespeare Festival puts a new spin on the ‘psychological dark power drama’
Arts Briefs: Silent film in Florence, McCartney’s music in Northampton, and moreObituaries
Cynthia Stoddard Ganea
Southern Pines, NC - Cynthia Stoddard Ganea (9/19/1946 - 3/20/2025) Cindy was born on September 19, 1946, in Pensacola, FL. The family moved frequently during her childhood, but eventually settled in 1961 in Amherst, MA, after her fath... remainder of obit for Cynthia Stoddard Ganea
Mildred Jane Donahoe
Amherst, MA - Mildred (Millie) Jane Donahoe died during her sleep in the early morning of March 20, 2025. She was born in 1932 in South Orange, New Jersey. Her parents were Howard Schaefer and Augusta Kornetzke of Chicago, Illinois. Mil... remainder of obit for Mildred Jane Donahoe
Herman O. Dufresne Jr.
Williamsburg, MA - Herman Octave Dufresne Jr., 85, of Williamsburg passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at his home. He was born in Northampton on September 16, 1939, to the late Herman and Charlotte ... remainder of obit for Herman O. Dufresne Jr.
Shirley M. Clough
Laconia, NH - Shirley M. Clough, 83, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at the Golden View Health Care center after a period of declining health. She was born on April 30, 1941, in North Hampton, Massachusetts, to Storrs and Ali... remainder of obit for Shirley M. Clough
