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Smith College lands $51M bequest from anonymous donor, its largest ever planned gift
Report sheds light on cannabis trends: More than $8B in sales, with prices down and potency up
Strange start for region’s sugaring season: Sap coming in slower, with less sugar content
State agency gives Jones Library project more time to settle details, sign contract
Area briefs: PVTA lands $435K in state grants; Artist in spotlight at Amherst Town Hall’s gallery; Cuppa Joe in Amherst; Phenom luncheon Sunday
Area property deed transfers, March 7
Making News in Business, March 7
A green revival? Plainfield unveils $1.1M plan to reshape village center encompassing church, Town Hall
PLAINFIELD — Whether it’s for a meal, gathering after a Memorial Day service, a concert or town meetings, village greens have long served as a magnet for community life in New England towns.
Hampshire College development calls for 140 housing units, commercial space at Atkins Corner
AMHERST — A three-building development featuring 140 residential units, 12,000 square feet of commercial space and 180 parking spaces is being proposed for 7.7 acres of vacant land owned by Hampshire College in the Atkins Corner area of town.
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Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Amherst for 45 years ID’d for closure
Closure looms this summer for Fish & Wildlife Services HQ in Hadley; 36 probationary workers already fired
54-unit apartment complex in works near former St. John Cantius Church in Northampton
UMass cites policy in ordering Pride flag at campus transit center taken down
Fired Granby veteran suffers through Trump’s speech, equates experience to ‘Jerry Springer Show’
Chester woman buys $2M lottery ticket at King St. Cumby’s in Northampton
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A Look Back, March 7
‘On Golden Pond,’ directed by a therapist: Easthampton Theater Company will stage play about complex relationships later this month
Arts Briefs: Magical opera at UMass, ‘Hedwig’ filmmaker at Mount Holyoke, and more
Photo: Bridge rider
Sports
UMass basketball: Minutewomen eliminated by Saint Louis in Atlantic 10 second round, 67-57
The UMass women’s basketball team went one-and-done in its final Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament after falling to Saint Louis, 67-57, Thursday night at the Henrico Sports Event Center in Glen Allen, Virginia.
UMass hockey: Huge weekend pair with Maine on tap to close Minutemen’s regular season
Women’s basketball: Smith, Amherst could set up all-Pioneer Valley NCAA tourney showdown
High schools: Top-seeded Williston cruises past St. Paul’s, into NEPSAC Class A semis (PHOTOS)
“Instilling an expectation of success:” How Greg Carvel became UMass hockey program’s all time winningest coachOpinion
Guest columnist Joseph Blumenthal: What’s U.S. word worth with Trump shredding contracts?
Columnist J.M. Sorrell: Jewish neshamah
Jennifer Dieringer: Northampton Athletic Booster Club thanks community
Milton Hanzel: What Ukraine would look like under Russian rule
W. Michael Ryan: Grateful Cooley baby
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
Food is in their DNA: New Holyoke restaurant Casa del Pollo offers African American soul food and Latin cuisines
HOLYOKE — While Casa del Pollo just opened last month, its soul food menu has been developing for generations — a business built to model the childhood dinner table, and revive expressions of comfort, joy and community that comes from cuisine.
Clothing retailer J. Crew eyes summer opening at Mountain Farms Mall in Hadley 
Collective Copies renovating Florence store into new headquarters, will close Amherst location 
Business of video games: Digital Development Management has found success helping game developers find larger audience
Area property deed transfers, Feb. 28
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Opportunity taken: Omnivorous scavengers eat just about anything during the tough months of winter
Last week I regaled you with a story about a red-tailed hawk. This bird kept showing up in my yard and forlornly staring out across my back yard in the hopes of finding something to eat. At the time, the problem was one of precipitation, or, rather, the precise combination of temperature and precipitation. Snow, followed by rain, followed by prolonged temperatures below freezing had resulted in a landscape that was covered by a thick shell of ice.
Climb every mountain: Valley photographer’s new book chronicles transformative Appalachian Trail thru-hike
Aging With Adventure: The challenge of caring
Valley Bounty: Makes sense, saves cents: Local CSA programs advantageous for farms and consumers
Back Porch Festival returns next weekend: Tribute to Neil Young, ‘Bluegrass Spectacular’ and Lucinda Williams will headlineObituaries
Claudette Piekarski
Easthampton, MA - Born on July 19,1948 in Berlin, NH. She was the daughter of Simone and Emile Deschene. Claudette quit school in the 7th grade and went to work in a laundry facility with her mother. By the age of 18 she had married the... remainder of obit for Claudette Piekarski
Carole Skubiszewski
Florence, MA - Carole (Pothier) Skubiszewski passed away on February 22, 2025 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Born on February 4, 1943 in Northampton to Frances and Stacia (Popiolek) Pothier. Carole attended Northampton schools. She spen... remainder of obit for Carole Skubiszewski
Lawrence Birkholz
Amherst, MA - Lawrence C. Birkholz, 86, passed away peacefully at the Fisher House on February 27, 2025. He was surrounded by family and excellent hospice caregivers. Larry was born in 1938 in Minnesota and raised on a family farm, own... remainder of obit for Lawrence Birkholz
Betty Jean Grayson
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Betty Jean Grayson, 66, of West Street in Northampton passed away on Feb. 11, 2025. She lived in Boston and worked as a certified nursing assistant. She moved to Northampton in 2006, and attended Holyoke Community Coll... remainder of obit for Betty Jean Grayson
