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Belchertown Select Board lowers Proposition 2½ override request to $2.9M
Northampton School Committee backs ‘strong’ budget, while acknowledging they likely won’t get it
Northampton Police search for suspect in water pellet shooting
Guest columnist John Paradis: White Rose legacy transcends, inspires
Amherst Town Council calls emergency meeting to consider rescinding funds for Jones Library project
‘Stay the course’: Amid uncertain stock market, Valley financial experts are telling their clients to have a plan, stick to it
Guest columnist U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey: Fighting for our farmers
Amherst Town Council approves University Drive overlay district
Fiber internet project moving along in Easthampton
New group, ReConnect Western Mass, takes aim at smartphones in schools, social media use among youth
NORTHAMPTON — As the movement to ban smartphones in schools gains momentum in the state, a new group of local parents and educators has been formed to highlight the dangers kids are facing from the devices, as well as to advocate for school policies and state laws around youth smartphone access.
‘Hands off our students now’: 100 at pro-Palestinian rally demand improved protections for internationals, divestment from Israel
AMHERST — Chanting “hands off our students now” and “up, up with liberation, down, down with deportation” more than 100 students, staff and faculty at the University of Massachusetts, participating in a pro-Palestinian rally and march Thursday afternoon, demanded both divestment from Israel and improved protections for international students, including those whose visas are being revoked.
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Hadley man arrested on firearms, ammunition charges after FBI searches home
Feds revoking visas, terminating student statuses of four more UMass students, bringing total to 10
Navigating neurodivergence: Mothers open The Neuro Bridge to support children and their families
FBI conducts court-authorized investigation at Hockanum Road home in Hadley
Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Cory Booker speech an authentic American moment
Area property deed transfers, April 11
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 11
Creativity empowers kids: Inaugural R.I.S.E. Fest is next weekend in Northampton
Arts Briefs: Classical at UMass, singer-songwriter in Easthampton, and more
The legend lives on: The Lightfoot Band brings the music of their late bandleader to the Iron Horse
Sports
Girls lacrosse: South Hadley’s Ava Asselin notches 100th point in win over Belchertown (PHOTOS)
SOUTH HADLEY — Needing only two points to eclipse 100 for her career coming into Thursday’s contest against Belchertown, South Hadley girls lacrosse senior Ava Asselin wasted no time hitting the century mark. Asselin scored two of the game’s first three goals, the latter coming on a free-position shot where she beat Orioles goalie Riley Nestor low, to accomplish the feat.
HS Track Preview 2025: Amherst returns state champions in Alfandari, Luetjen
High school roundup: Alayna Bailey's HR helps Hopkins Academy take down Northampton (PHOTOS)
UMass basketball: Daniel Rivera joins list of Minutemen entering transfer portal
HS Lacrosse Preview 2025: Defending champ Amherst girls looking to “reload”
Opinion
Naomi Tannen: DEI makes America great
How did it happen that diversity, equity and inclusion became a mark of being anti-American and a reason to withhold funding from business and educational institutions? I thought that these three values were the bedrock of what makes America great. We have always been proud of the Statue of Liberty with its inscription “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.” All the major religions support the concept of welcoming the stranger.
Karen Traub: What to do when tax dollars fund millionaire golf games instead of libraries
Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Cory Booker speech an authentic American moment
Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Who’s to blame in the art of persuasion?
Sam Masinter: Be wary of easy answers to school budget problems
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
With $402K grant, South Deerfield company with focus on supercapacitors poised to expand
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Over the last year, an energy storage solutions research and development company focusing on supercapacitors has been settling into its new facility off of Routes 5 and 10.
Area property deed transfers, April 11
Making News in Business, April 11
‘Delightful’ Northampton store shopping guide Jane Hertz, 88, seeking next gig
Long-vacant former Faces spot in Northampton gets new tenant
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Arts & Life
The cost of addiction: New novel draws on Valley backdrop to explore how substance use upends people’s lives
Several years ago, Mattea Kramer, an Amherst writer and researcher who’s studied and written about the federal budget as well as drug policies at state and federal levels, spent time interviewing a number of women in the Greenfield jail who were part of a recovery program for substance use.
Young filmmaker makes his debut: 16-year-old director and writer to screen his film at Greenfield Garden Cinemas
Let’s Talk Relationships: Uncovering the roots of negative self-talk: What you say to yourself echoes in your relationships
‘We’re here! We’re queer! We’re ready to cheer!’: New queerleading team hopes to perform at queer sporting events in the Valley
‘Spaces that allow the imagination to be fully realized’: 33 Hawley hosts two fundraising events this monthObituaries
Mary Goulet
[IMAGE]Mary Goulet Easthampton, MA - Mary passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on April 8th at Baystate Medical Center. Her family would like to thank the Baystate staff for their compassionate care. Born Mary Louise S... remainder of obit for Mary Goulet
Joyce Merriam
Amherst, MA - Miss Joyce Merriam, age 89, of Worcester and Amherst MA passed quietly on April 3, 2025 after a brief decline in health. Joyce was the daughter of Prof. Kenneth G. Merriam (WPI) and Alice Blandin Merriam of Worcester. ... remainder of obit for Joyce Merriam
Guy Russell Marrocco
Northampton, MA - Join us to celebrate Guy Marrocco's life this Sunday, April 13, 2025 1:00pm at St. John's Episcopal Church located at 48 Elm St. Northampton, MA 01060. Story gathering and reception to follow at Valley View Farm locat... remainder of obit for Guy Russell Marrocco
Kevin Kittredge
Leeds, MA - With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Kevin Thomas Kittredge. Born on January 25th, 1947, in Passaic, New Jersey, Kevin was the loving husband of Carol Kittredge, proud father of Kevin J. Kittredge and Adam P. Kittred... remainder of obit for Kevin Kittredge
