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Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz appointed Donna LaScaleia public works chief Monday.

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Northampton mayor names city’s first woman DPW director

by Stephanie Murray @StephMurr_JourMay 3, 2016

A flag representing the transgender community, right, flies next to the Massachusetts state flag, left, and the American flag, behind, in front of Boston City Hall, Monday, May 2, 2016, in Boston. Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a supporter of transgender rights, said Monday the flag will continue to fly until everyone is equal under the law in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Transgender pride flag raised at Boston City Hall

by Steve LeBlanc Associated PressMay 3, 2016

Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman details the evidence against defendant Lonnie Franklin Jr. in Los Angeles Superior Court during closing arguments of Franklin's trail Monday, May 2, 2016, in Los Angeles. The “Grim Sleeper” serial killer trial is coming to a close in Los Angeles after months of testimony. Franklin is charged with killing nine women and a 15-year-old girl between 1985 and 2007. They were shot or strangled and their bodies dumped in alleys and trash bins in South Los Angeles and nearby areas. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)

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Prosecutor: Evidence speaks for 10 ‘Grim Sleeper’ victims

by Brian Melley Associated PressMay 2, 2016

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Opioid-related deaths up again

by Steve LeBlanc Associated PressMay 2, 2016

A May 31, 2007, file photo shows a view of the Large Hadron Collider in its tunnel at the European Particle Physics Laboratory, CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. It’s one of the physics world’s most complex machines, and it has been immobilized — temporarily — by a weasel.

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Physicists abuzz over possible new particle

by Jamey Keaten Associated Press, and Frank Jordans Associated PressMay 2, 2016

In this Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 photo, American flags fly in front of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. A strong report on job creation pushed stock indexes higher Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, even though the figures may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than anticipated. The dollar rose as traders anticipated more robust growth in the U.S. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

US stocks rise as some tech companies recover

by Ken Sweet Associated PressMay 2, 2016

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett talks while being interviewed with Microsoft co-founder and Berkshire board member Bill Gates, unseen, in Omaha, Neb., Monday, May 2, 2016, during an interview with Liz Claman on the Fox Business Network. The annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting took place over the weekend in Omaha with over 40,000 in attendance. (AP Photo/John Peterson)

Buffett praises Fed, urges caution

by Josh Funk Associated PressMay 2, 2016

A sign outside the Emily Williston Memorial Library encouraging people to donate to the Easthampton library on Valley Gives Day.

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Valley Gives aids nonprofits on Tuesday

by Chris Lindahl @cmlindahlMay 2, 2016

DAN LITTLEMothers Hillary Halpern, from left, Brianna Sloane, and Amanda Lamontagne talk with each other as their children Marlowe Halpern, bottom left, Edwin Roberts, and Will Lamontagne play during the "Over the Hump" class for mother's with infants between ages around 6-12 months at the Cooley Dickinson Center for Midwifery Care in Northampton.

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Support groups, health resources and more

by Staff Report May 2, 2016

Jimmy Burgoff pointed out these bumper stickers that his vehicles now sport after his company's recognition by the subscription-based review service Angie's List.

Bassist Jimmy Burgoff has 38 years in hauling business

by Chris Lindahl @cmlindahlMay 2, 2016