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Sisters Katherine Taylor and Jessica Taylor-Mitchell were born to host, but they weren’t expecting to make a business out of it. Then, a sprawling 6,300-square-foot space with sweeping mountain views became available in Eastworks, and they saw the...

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EASTHAMPTON — At an emotionally charged meeting full of deeply personal stories from community members and officials, the City Council voted to approve a resolution supporting Question 4 on Election Day next month. The proposed law would provide...

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EASTHAMPTON — With help from the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Easthampton Council on Aging is reimagining what the future of aging looks like in the city. In a series of three forums this week, community members...

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Voters will decide on Election Day whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts, a controversial ballot initiative known as Question 5 that could change the landscape for the restaurant and bar industry and other jobs where...

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SOUTHAMPTON — As the current police and fire stations wear away with age, a new public safety complex has been high on the town’s priority list for some time now. With a parcel of land secured for the new building, attention is now focused on funding...

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As students file out of Hampshire Regional High School at the end of the day, they have to make a quick stop at one of the many magnets mounted near the exits. These magnets serve as the “keys” to the Yondr pouches their cellphones remain locked in...

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EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Public Library will soon offer the community a new, renovated annex space that will host community meetings, events, computer classes, and fully accessible children’s activities thanks to the donation by bankESB of a...

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EASTHAMPTON — Like many who move to Easthampton, Felicia Jadczak and Steve Collicelli were struck by the small city’s vibrant arts scene, and how the creativity and vibrancy it fostered brought community members together. It was reminiscent of one of...

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EASTHAMPTON — In the heart of the Cottage Street Cultural District, something new is blooming.Mother-daughter duo Alisha and Linda Markee have created colorful floral arrangements together for years, adorning the weddings of family friends, teaching...

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EASTHAMPTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren paid a visit to Easthampton officials over the weekend, stopping in at a local home for a meet and greet on her way to open a new campaign office in Springfield. At the private meeting, on Saturday Warren spent...

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EASTHAMPTON — Computer puzzles, math skills and an animated penguin named JiJi come together with ST Math, a visual learning program being lauded across school districts for its interesting approach to math education.This school year JiJi arrived at...

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NORTHAMPTON — Research by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that about 6% of Americans, and about 7% of military veterans, will experience PTSD in their lifetime, while veterans with higher combat exposure are three times as likely to...

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EASTHAMPTON — Bill Burgart has spent most of his life enjoying the outdoors, traveling the world and giving back to his community. Now, at 82 years old, he hopes to give back to the Pascommuck Conservation Trust, of which he is one of the founders, by...

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NORTHAMPTON — A city man originally facing a first-degree murder charge for the killing of his roommate in 2022 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in an emotional court proceeding Wednesday afternoon in Hampshire Superior Court.Devin R. Bryden,...

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NORTHAMPTON — A Westfield man pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence for his alleged role in the overdose death of a South Hadley woman in May. Christopher Halla, 42, allegedly sold the 57-year-old...

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For decades, Northampton resident Robert Meeropol and his brother Michael Meeropol have been pleading the case that their mother, Ethel Rosenberg, was not a spy. Armed with newly declassified documents that shed more light on their mother’s case, the...

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EASTHAMPTON — With fanfare and oversize ribbon-cutting scissors, the WorkHub on Union, a community co-working space at 33 Union St., celebrated its awaited grand opening on Friday evening.The WorkHub, home to The Chamber of Greater Easthampton, hopes...

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SOUTHAMPTON — The Southampton Police Department is warning community members to be aware of an ongoing scam. Residents have reported receiving an email detailing their name, phone number, address and an image of their home. The author of the email...

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EASTHAMPTON — After enjoying the music and refreshments offered at this year’s River Roads Festival, artists and community members banded together for a noble cause: picking up trash to preserve clean waterways. Nearly 40 volunteers made it out to...

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EASTHAMPTON — One blood donation takes about an hour out of a donor’s day, yet it has the ability to save the lives of up to three patients. But blood donations tend to slow down in the summer — people get busy, and they’re usually thinking about...

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AMHERST — “Growing up poor, all I’ve ever wanted was financial freedom,” said Beatrice Rogers, a third-year psychology and holistic health major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. But that freedom might be far away for Rogers, whose college...