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After filing legal challenges in several other states to bar Donald Trump from ballot eligibility in this year’s primaries, a Massachusetts-incorporated advocacy group with local ties has now done so in its home state.Free Speech for People, a...

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NORTHAMPTON — After a somewhat hectic start to the first formal meeting of the Northampton City Council, Ward 5 councilor Alex Jarrett narrowly emerged as the new council president, with Ward 7’s Rachel Maiore joining him as vice president.Jarrett and...

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AMHERST — Krish Poudel speaks proudly about the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Class of 2023, both for the many accomplishments its members faced and for how they dealt with the numerous challenges thrown in their way over the last four years....

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NORTHAMPTON — After exercising an option to purchase the former First Baptist Church building on Dec. 2, the city of Northampton has officially listed a price tag for the building at $3.3 million.The city held a first reading at its Dec. 15 City...

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NORTHAMPTON — For Gina and Heidi Nortonsmith of Northampton, one of the original seven same-sex couples in Massachusetts who sued for the right to marry in 2001 — and won when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage in 2004 — the...

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BELCHERTOWN — A 35-year-old South Hadley man charged with the September killing of his father in Hampshire County’s second homicide of the year, pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted arson of a dwelling in Eastern Hampshire District Court on...

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NORTHAMPTON — After 50 years of service, Alan Rubin’s career as a prolific public defender is finally coming to an end.Rubin, a graduate of Harvard Law School, has seen a lot in his long career, from scandalous judges to serial killers to an...

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NORTHAMPTON — An experienced educator with local ties has been tapped to lead Northampton High School after a monthslong search.Interim Superintendent Jannell Pearson-Campbell announced Friday that William Werhli will assume the role as principal of...

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NORTHAMPTON — The only finalist for the job as principal of Northampton High School fielded questions from the community Wednesday, saying that he was committed to support students of color, diversity and equity, while also working with the schools...

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AMHERST — An anti-war group at the University of Massachusetts Amherst called the Dissenters is demanding that the university’s business school sever its ties with the defense and aerospace company Raytheon Technologies.The university, however, says...