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WHATELY — With two purchase proposals submitted for the former Whately Center School, the Select Board has convened a review committee to provide a recommendation on which one to accept.After years of trying to determine the future of the nearly...

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A trend of warm years further cemented itself in 2023, as Massachusetts experienced, on average, its warmest year on record, according to new data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.The average temperature around Massachusetts for the year...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Clearing the air ahead of a second special election on Tuesday that seeks borrowing authorization to pay off road repairs from the summer’s rainstorms, town officials this week laid out a presentation explaining why the borrowing is...

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SUNDERLAND — With Martin Luther King Jr. Day designated as the only federal holiday dedicated to volunteer service, the public is invited to join the Sunderland Human Rights Task Force’s weekly standout.Each Monday, Human Rights Task Force members...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — With Frontier Regional School’s “As Schools Match Wits” team earning a national tournament nod, it is looking to the community for a little help in getting to Illinois.After a strong performance at the Mayflower Cup tournament at...

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SPRINGFIELD — Tree House Brewing Co.’s majority owners have filed a formal response to a lawsuit brought by the brewery’s only minority shareholder, denying allegations of a breach of fiduciary duty. In documents filed in Hampden County Superior Court...

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Editor’s note: This is a story in a continuing series examining the Special Commission on Rural School Districts’ report. As rural school districts continue to work within tight budget constraints that often threaten or outright cut extracurricular...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After the death of James Pasiecnik in January, his three daughters banded together to ensure the family business, 5J Creamee and Pasiecnik Farmstand, is operating in full force this summer.Justine Pasiecnik, the oldest of the three sisters,...

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Hamshaw Lumber Inc. has acquired Leader Home Centers’ five retail locations and will be transitioning those stores over the next month.The Keene, N.H.-based lumber company, which already has a location in Orange, has purchased Leader Home Centers,...