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Editorial: Town Meeting gives residents a voice

by Staff Report June 4, 2018

Lourdes Jean-Louis, 19, a senior at Amherst Regional High School, received a $1,000 scholarship at the 16th annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Celebration on May 27 in Florence.

Editorial: Monday mix on student awards; civics lesson; Toskis honored

by Staff Report June 3, 2018

Jeff Podos, is a biology professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is an expert in the field of bioacoustics. He received a Fulbright Scholar award to do research in the Amazon with his friend, Mario Cohn-Haft, a graduate of Northampton High School.

Editorial: Birding pals to reunite in the Amazon

by Staff Report June 1, 2018

These roosters are among 427 birds taken from Ravenwold Greenhouses at 1095 Florence Road in Northampton during a police raid last week. The vast majority of the birds were purposefully bred for cockfighting, according to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The alleged cockfighting operation remains under investigation by the Northampton Police Department.

Editorial: Sickening evidence of cockfighting

by Staff Report May 31, 2018

Editorial: Senate provides help for rural school districts

by Staff Report May 30, 2018

Holbrook Hall at Mount Ida College in Newton. The University of Massachusetts Amherst acquired the campus after college last month abruptly announced its closing.

Editorial: Mount Ida College closing a wake-up call

by Staff Report May 29, 2018

A side view of the rectory outside St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Northampton, which the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has listed for sale.

Editorial: Must preserve character of St. Mary’s Church in Northampton

by Staff Report May 28, 2018

President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt K. Slabinski, who grew up in Northampton, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.

Editorial: Monday mix on Memorial Day; Medal of Honor; library bird feeders

by Staff Report May 28, 2018

Rita Dove, two-time U.S. poet laureate and recipient of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry, speaks May 20 during the Smith College commencement in Northampton.

Editorial: Commencement speakers choose substance over abstract sentiment

by Staff Report May 25, 2018

Moderator Jim Pistrang, top, speaks during Amherst Town Meeting on April 30 at Amherst Regional Middle School. Members of the Select Board and other officials are seated below.

Editorial: Fitting conclusion to Amherst Town Meeting

by Staff Report May 24, 2018