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By ALEXA LEWIS

A virtual briefing on immigrant and refugee rights and protections hosted by state Rep. Mindy Domb and state Sen. Jo Comerford drew a crowd of more than 200 participants Tuesday night.

By ALEXA LEWIS

Paul Zononi was shocked to find that when he started tapping trees for the 2025 sugaring season at Paul’s Sugar House in Williamsburg, the sap came at a trickle — and with only half of its typical sugar content.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Public Library’s new annex space, just off the downtown rotary, is gearing up to open its doors.

By ALEXA LEWIS

Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed state budget cuts to the Department of Mental Health are raising concerns on behalf of some of the Pioneer Valley’s most vulnerable populations.

By ALEXA LEWIS

AMHERST — Varshini Prakash no longer believes that we can “stop” climate change as she did when she was an undergraduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, when she was staging sit-ins and protests to pressure her school into divesting from fossil fuels.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — A familiar face has returned to the City Council after a competitive appointment process at Wednesday night’s meeting.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — When Leslie Sharr came home to Pleasant View Apartments one day in November to find a notice taped to her door alerting her that she could either sign a new lease with a staggering rent increase or alert the new owners of her intent to leave, she immediately started researching the legality of the situation.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — An Amherst man arrested Saturday night in connection with the attempted armed robbery of CVS Pharmacy on Northampton Street pleaded not guilty in Northampton District Court to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and attempt to commit a crime.

By ALEXA LEWIS

SOUTHAMPTON — With its sights set on replacing its timeworn fire and police stations, the town acquired the sprawling property referred to as 0 College Highway to serve as the site of a new public safety complex.

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NORTHAMPTON — Commemorating the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, a handful of dedicated activists with Massachusetts Peace Action stood vigil outside of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s Northampton office on Monday afternoon to demand peace negotiations. This standout mirrored another held by the organization at the same time in Boston.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — A proposal to slow how fast people drive in Easthampton by setting a citywide speed limit of 25 mph has stalled after conflicting concerns over road safety.

By ALEXA LEWIS

Small, rural towns like many of those in the Pioneer Valley are often lauded for their sense of community. What makes that community feel so welcoming and vibrant is often a small group of hardworking volunteers — people who keep town governments running, plan local events, and make sure food pantries stay stocked with nutritious foods.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council is seeking to fill an at-large council seat vacated by former councilor Owen Zaret, who resigned from his post earlier this month amid a request for censure by the School Committee.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The city strengthened its commitment to being a welcoming community for all at Wednesday’s City Council meeting by reaffirming its Welcoming City Trust Ordinance — a move that drew mixed reactions from residents in the audience.

By ALEXA LEWIS

When Tom Condardo opened his February Eversource bill and found a whopping $894 figure staring back at him, he said it was “kind of a sticker shock.”

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Experienced business owner and economic development professional Andrea Monson has been named the new executive director of the Downtown Northampton Association.

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON/EASTHAMPTON — The River Valley Co-op has denied a request from members of the western Massachusetts branch of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) to set up information tables at its stores in Northampton and Easthampton, a decision that co-op leaders later reaffirmed when asked by JVP to reconsider their stance.

By ALEXA LEWIS

HATFIELD — Cannabis cultivator River Valley Growers of Hatfield is suing neighboring Whately berry farm Nourse Farms for $17 million for allegedly contaminating thousands of pounds of crops with “negligent” spraying of pesticides.

By ALEXA LEWIS

A plan by Gov. Maura Healey aimed at helping municipal governments reduce fiscal pressures and better serve communities at the local level is winning praise from mayors and town administrators in Hampshire County — athough like last year, the legislation is likely to face an uphill climb in the Legislature.

By ALEXA LEWIS

The story of David Heisler and Crystal Truehart Heisler is something straight out of Hollywood: A model and a photographer meet on the set of “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” reality TV show, fall in love and spend years building careers in the bustling cities of Los Angeles and Austin. Now, seeking a change of pace, the couple has returned to Truehart Heisler’s hometown of Southampton, and Heisler is looking to add a bold new edge to Easthampton’s arts scene with the opening of his new Eastworks studio space, theStudio x DavidHeisler.