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The welcome sign at the corner of North Street (Rt. 5) and East Street (in background) in Easthampton near the city line with Northampton.

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Campaign underway to refurbish Easthampton’s 4 welcome signs

by Caitlin Ashworth @kate_ashworthAugust 8, 2017

Flashing police lights

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Police: Westhampton man allegedly stole cruiser

by Emily Cutts @ecutts_HGAugust 8, 2017

In this Sept. 23, 2014, photo, vehicles negotiate heavily flooded streets as rain falls in Miami Beach, Fla. Certain neighborhoods regularly experience flooding during heavy rains and extreme high tides. Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, a draft report produced by 13 federal agencies concludes that the United States is already feeling the negative impacts of climate change.

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Draft US report says extreme storms driven by climate change

by Michael Biesecker Associated Press, and Seth Borenstein Associated PressAugust 8, 2017

In this Oct. 14, 2016, photo, an Amtrak Acela train travels along the shore where people are fishing in Old Saybrook, Conn. Many of the largest passenger railroads, including Amtrak, require engineers to undergo sleep apnea screening. However, U.S. officials are abandoning plans that would require companies to conduct sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk.

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Trump admin drops pursuit of sleep-test rule for train, truck drivers

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Michael R. Sisak Associated PressAugust 8, 2017

Three dozen people attended the Granby Select Board meeting Monday night, Aug. 7, 2017, to discuss concerns over noise they say is coming from the Granby Bow and Gun Club on Chicopee Street. The club's attorney, Edward George Jr. of Woburn, addressed those in attendance.

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Dozens attend Granby Select Board with complaints about gun club noise

by Emily Cutts @ecutts_HGAugust 8, 2017

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Battle over biomass subsidies at state energy resources hearing

by Dusty Christensen @dustyc123August 8, 2017

In this Dec. 7, 2013, photo, Barbara Cook arrives at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner in Washington. Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway's leading ingenues and later a major cabaret and concert interpreter of popular American song, has died. She was 89.

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Acclaimed singer and actress Barbara Cook dies at 89

by Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment WriterAugust 8, 2017

In screenshots taken from a video on Facebook, Northampton Police are seen arresting Eric Matlock, 33, outside of City Hall Monday afternoon, Aug. 7, 2017. Police said Matlock was creating a safety hazard sitting in front of the door. Matlock's partner Pamela Juda said he was silently protesting.

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Northampton Police mace, arrest man outside of City Hall

by Emily Cutts @ecutts_HGAugust 8, 2017

In this Nov. 17, 2016, file photo, security personnel stand at the front entrance of Trump Tower in New York. As President Donald Trump spends much of August at his New Jersey golf club, Democratic lawmakers are making a new push for information about how much money the federal government is spending at his for-profit properties.

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Dems seek amount of federal dollars going to Trump businesses

by Julie Bykowicz Associated PressAugust 8, 2017

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey speaks during his town hall discussion Monday at Forest Park Middle School in Springfield.

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Markey discusses health care, immigration at Springfield town hall

by Laurel Demkovich @LaurelDemkovichAugust 8, 2017