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By AVA BERGER

Some of the financial contributions to the committees behind the MCAS question on the November ballot follow unfamiliar practices or lack transparency, experts say.Question 2 on the Nov. 5 ballot seeks to end the MCAS as a graduation requirement. The...

By Zichang Liu

As Election Day 2024 approaches, political signs are once again sprouting in Massachusetts, from residential lawns to road intersections. Yet, for many residents, these signs serve more like decorative colorful markers dotting the landscape, with...

By MIKE WALSH

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton football team took a step toward regaining the Route 9 Rumble trophy Friday night, albeit a small one.A year after getting shut out by rival Wahconah, Northampton managed to put the ball in the end zone three times in...

By MIKE MORAN

HOLYOKE — Springfield Central senior Ja’Cyion Cox returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown and the Golden Eagles cruised from there to beat Holyoke, 62-0, Friday night at the Roberts Sports Complex.“They deserve all the accolades that...

By Melissa Karen Sances

“And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” — Friedrich NietzscheI have never liked ghost stories. But when I heard about Half-Hanged Mary of Hadley, I was spellbound. Not that long ago, and not that far from here, a...

By MOLLY PARR

For the third or fourth time, I auctioned off a gourmet vegetarian meal for four as part of a fundraiser for a local synagogue. This year I offered two separate meals to bring in double the money. I cooked one of the meals last week, and the second...

By AMALIA WOMPA

Vidhi Salla, a radio host, author and journalist whose focus is on Indian cultural arts, is pioneering the introduction of Bollywood to New England theaters.Salla grew up in Mumbai and studied literature before moving to southern Vermont in 2018 to...

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

AMHERST — As they navigated the steep and rocky terrain of Mount Abraham, members of the UMass Amherst Outing Club struggled together as they carried a 150-pound dog down the mountain on a makeshift stretcher of blankets.It was a beautiful fall day in...

By BILL DANIELSON

The American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of those mammals that everyone has heard of. A humongous rodent capable of cutting down trees and damming up streams, the furry brown creature has been represented by plush toys and has long been a...

By JIM BRIDGMAN

50 Years Ago■The Northampton School Committee last night voted to support a school building program that will change the structure of education in the city by converting the high school to a four-year school and add middle schools in place of present...

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

NORTHAMPTON — Death is rarely planned, but Dan Winter knew he wanted to not only plan his death, but also share the story of it.Winter, 62, had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, and after watching his father die slowly from the same illness...

By GREG VINE

Cornelius Shea is quick to acknowledge that his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern this Nov. 5 would be considered a long shot.Shea, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, is running as an independent, though he assisted his father on a...

By GREG VINE

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern is wrapping up his 13th term in the U.S. House, but after nearly 26 years representing the 2nd Congressional District, he says he hasn’t tired of the job.McGovern, 64, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, described...

By LISA GOODRICH

As National Farm to School Month unfolds during October, the Connecticut River Valley puts the idea in action. Nationally observed since 2010, the month highlights the collaboration between farms and local schools.Simply feeding children is the root...

By AMY NEWSHORE

In my last column, I highlighted how emotional intelligence is a strong determinant of the success and flourishing of partnerships and marriages, as well as friendships, work and family relationships. Briefly, I defined emotional intelligence as...

By JENNIFER LEVESQUE

It’s always spooky season when you have a love for horror movies, scary stories and a curiosity of anything dark and morbid. And fall accentuates that spooky feeling for everyone. Finding a new horror series or collection of movies from a director you...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

As peak fall foliage season arrives, experts predict a season as brilliant as ever.“The fall in New England is notoriously beautiful, and we have no reason to doubt that we’re going to have another beautiful fall foliage display this October,” says...

By BILL DANIELSON

I realize that I wrote a column on the yellow-rumped warbler just last week, but I had an encounter with this species that was as wonderful as it was unexpected. I very rarely feature a particular species in consecutive columns, but this was an...

By MARA MELLITS

Earlier this year, a nationwide outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in cows caused panic for dairy farmers everywhere. Now, Massachusetts has become the only state to test all of its dairy herds, from 95 farms, and achieve 100% negative...

By JIM BRIDGMAN

50 Years Ago ■The Massachusetts Organization to Repeal Abortion Laws (MORAL) is sponsoring an effort in Hampshire County to organize residents in defense of safe, legal, elective abortion. The local effort will be coordinated by Betsy Guthrie and...