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GRANBY — The former principal of Granby Junior/ Senior High School has filed a lawsuit against the town, superintendent and members of the School Committee over what he claims was a breach of his contract and a violation of wage laws.Jonathan Cavallo,...

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NORTHAMPTON — For those reading the Daily Hampshire Gazette on mobile devices, that experience is getting an upgrade.The Gazette has launched a new version of its app that will allow readers to access either a digital copy of the newspaper, or a live...

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AMHERST — Tensions ran high at an Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee meeting Tuesday as school officials and community members continued to discuss the superintendent’s recent decision to pass over a search committee’s recommendations for the...

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HAYDENVILLE — The Hilltowns have a new Catholic priest.The Rev. Richard Bondi, who has worked in parishes up and down the Pioneer Valley, officially took over as the pastor of Our Lady of the Hills on Aug. 15.His new parish is a large one — stretching...

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HATFIELD — A driver crashed his car into a utility pole Wednesday morning on South Street, snapping the pole in half, police said.Patrick Ryan, 70, of Hatfield, was taken in an ambulance to Cooley Dickinson Hospital after crashing into the pole just...

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NORTHAMPTON — When Smith College astronomy professor James Lowenthal got images back from the Hubble Space Telescope this year, his initial response was simple: “Wow!” What he was looking at were the brightest infrared galaxies in the universe —...

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As enrollment or funding — or both — drop in their districts, leaders of rural schools are starting to organize and push back against the downward spiral.Some hope that important fixes are on the way.“I decided to stand and fight rather than bail on...

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AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst’s provost and senior vice chancellor is stepping down from her position to transition to the role of senior vice president for academic affairs, student affairs and international relations in the...

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NORTHAMPTON — Two accident victims were taken to the hospital, including one pulled from a burning vehicle, after a man fleeing police on Interstate 91 in Northampton crashed into a truck and a construction sign that struck a police cruiser, according...

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AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts Amherst geosciences assistant professor has won one of the field’s most prestigious awards for those early in their career.The American Geophysical Union’s Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Focus Group...

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The Interstate 91 northbound Exit 21 on- and off-ramps in Northampton and Hatfield will be closed on Monday from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to road work, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.The work is part of a $10.8 million...

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NORTHAMPTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has detected West Nile virus in the state’s mosquitoes for the first time this year in a sample collected on June 27 in Berkshire County.There have been no confirmed human or animal cases of...

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NORTHAMPTON — A bill making its way through the state Legislature would create an automatic voter registration system in the state, changing the current opt-in format to an opt-out system.State Rep. Peter Kocot, D-Northampton, has presented the bill...

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AMHERST — A small section of a local school was on lockdown Monday as a principal stalked the halls, BB gun in hand.He made his way past the dark green lockers and into two classrooms, where 13 adults were doing their best to hide. He walked up to the...

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A bill that would ban the use of all handheld electronics by drivers has passed the state Senate, and will now move onto the House where its passage remains uncertain.The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mark Montigny, D-New Bedford, would make it illegal for...

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AMHERST — Longtime Amherst educator Mary Custard won the 2017 Louise Gaskins Lifetime Civil Rights Award from the Massachusetts Teachers Association on Friday.The dean of students and former athletic director at Amherst Regional High School, Custard...

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EASTHAMPTON — An Easthampton woman with an expertise in medieval textiles will be the latest Pioneer Valley resident to appear on “Jeopardy!”Lisa Evans, a 1982 Smith College graduate who works at Regional Economic Models, Inc. in Amherst, will be one...

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AMHERST — Hundreds of family members and friends crowded into the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Mullins Center for the 153rd Amherst Regional High School graduation on Friday. Buying flowers and snacks in the lobby before taking their seats,...

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State Attorney General Maura Healey and advocates have called on lawmakers to approve a tuition recovery fund for students who incurred debt at for-profit education chains that engaged in unlawful practices or closed their doors, including one campus...

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NORTHAMPTON — After more than 30 years of stylishly dressing Northampton area residents, J. Rich Clothing for Men will close at the end of July.The store is one of three Northampton clothing businesses, including 2nd Time Around and Ci Ci Boutique,...

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WARE — Residents can safely drink town water again.An order issued Tuesday advising them to boil their drinking water due to contamination ended Wednesday.A collection of five samples analyzed for the offending bacteria showed the water system to be...