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GRANBY — A second phase of the Dufresne Park forest management plan will remove more trees than the first — 2,300 dead, fallen or infested trees — after the Select Board previously said the additional round of management would remove fewer trees compared to two years ago.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — The 90-degree weather heated the sea of camping chairs and umbrellas that covered Belchertown High School’s Stadium Field Thursday evening, and people were doing their best to keep cool.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY— Town Meeting attendees will consider a $27.5 million operating budget, a new stormwater bylaw and the future of West Street Building during the second half of the annual Town Meeting on Monday.

By EMILEE KLEIN

HADLEY — One evening years ago at a Young Life Camp in the Adirondack Mountains, Dave Wintsch and the merry band of teenagers under his watch walked into a dining hall to big bowls of spaghetti and sauce, but not a single utensil.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — When the high school’s television projected 941 votes in favor of the School Department’s $34.54 million fiscal year 2026 budget to 154 votes against, a majority of the nearly 1,100 in attendance at a packed Town Meeting on Saturday erupted into cheers.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — When asked about the unique qualities of the South Hadley class of 2025, most graduates highlighted the diversity of interests and achievements among their peers.

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BELCHERTOWN — A $66 million fiscal year 2026 operational budget, tax relief for seniors and veterans and a slew of projects funded by the Community Preservation Act are hot topics that Belchertown residents will deliberate on Saturday morning during the annual Town Meeting.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — It’s been six years since all of Granby’s East Meadow School students graced the stage to perform choral and instrumental music for their community, but the spotlight will soon shine on their faces once again.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Instead of figuratively wearing their heart on their sleeves during this momentous occasion, the 2025 graduating class of Mount Holyoke College choose to literally wear their values on their gowns.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — UMass doctoral candidate Shannon Callaham had initially planned to spend last week analyzing interview data between Holyoke community members and energy industry professionals as part of a grant-funded project that centered around environmental justice in Holyoke’s transition to renewable energy.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Residents echoed their disapproval of a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion override to renovate the West Street Building into town offices during Monday’s town elections after previously voting the project down at a special Town Meeting last month.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Voters in Monday’s town election narrowly selected incumbent Jennifer Turner and former Finance Committee member Jonathan Ritter to serve three-year terms on the Select Board.

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BELCHERTOWN — In counting that came down to the wire, voters at town election on Monday approved a $2.9 million Proposition 2½ override by a mere 21 votes, according to unofficial results compiled Tuesday morning.

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SOUTH HADLEY — Mount Holyoke College’s proposed site for a new Energy Center on Woodbridge Street — a key piece of a long-range plan to install a new geothermal heating and cooling system to serve campus — is drawing criticism from residents who worry that noise and potential gasoline fumes from the power plant will impact their health and quality of life.

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BELCHERTOWN — Since the first week in March, Belchertown has wrestled with the proper approach to the financial fiscal cliff that’s in front of them — a $1.6 million level-service budget shortfall in the school department that will eliminate 30 positions and close Cold Spring School.

By EMILEE KLEIN

“Reset!”

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Town Meeting members on Wednesday overwhelmingly supported the formal creation of the town’s first historic district, declared the town a “welcoming community,” and established an affordable housing trust.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — With two seats on the Select Board up for grabs, voters will decide on Monday which of three candidates will hold decision-making power in town for the next three years.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Ahead of an expected round of workforce reductions at the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center based at the University of Massachusetts is preparing for the worst case scenario: elimination of the entire operation.

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — People picking up their Mother’s Day flowers from longtime Northampton business Nuttelman’s Florist will notice a different type of community message greeting them on the shop’s outdoor sign that faces Prospect Street: “Whoever robbed our shop last night, karma is coming.”