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AMHERST — As debate continues over how best to develop solar throughout the state to help meet an ambitious net-zero emissions goal, representatives from Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest are touting a recently completed report that details how solar...

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SOUTH HADLEY — It’s common during heavy rains to witness water lapping at the back doors of 85 Main St.—headquarters for the town’s longtime electric light department.“I’m fearful we’re gonna be under water. I’ve watched the water come up to SHELD’s...

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AMHERST — Three faculty at the University of Massachusetts are joining the state’s new Climate Science Advisory Panel, a group of 21 experts who will attempt to bridge the communication and knowledge gap between policymakers and scientists. The UMass...

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The final clumps of melting snow in the backyard are no indication of snow on the slopes.With the power of snowmaking, gone are the days when winter sports relied on Mother Nature to provide powder for skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Ski resorts in...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School scans old rosters for this year’s January’s Guest Artist Series, hiring seven alumni to bring their skills and knowledge of dance back home in a series of 11 workshop classes.Rather than...

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SOUTH HADLEY — The state attorney general’s office has sided with a resident and former member of the Fire District No. 1 Prudential Committee, who filed a complaint saying that he was unfairly removed from a meeting last March after he continued to...

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SOUTH HADLEY — One of South Hadley’s most popular parks will undergo a second round of renovations later this year thanks to a $500,000 state grant the town received last month. The town intends to use the money to expand and upgrade Buttery Brook...

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NORTHAMPTON — New York resident Cara Erdman can’t drive to her family’s home in Northampton for the holidays.Erdman lives in the city and rides public transit for transportation. Since she doesn’t own a car, Erdman often rides Amtrak’s Vermonter line...

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BELCHERTOWN — A Brooklyn company’s plans for a 108-unit housing complex at Carriage Grove, the former Belchertown State School, is drawing concerns about traffic from planners and some residents.Developer Brisa Ventures LLC presented its design for...

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NORTHAMPTON — Anthony Martinez called Vuthy Chhum about 10 times on Tuesday seeking reassurance that his speech and shirt were ready for his graduation.Martinez met Chhum 15 years ago when the Nurturing Fathers’ program facilitator began at Hampshire...

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GRANBY — After 13 years, Granby will finally have a dedicated town hall.A majority of voters at a special Town Meeting on Monday approved spending roughly $5.36 million to renovate the old West Street Building, the former elementary school, into town...

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AMHERST — Ice once both founded and hindered research for glacial geologist Julie Brigham-Grette.As a graduate student working off the coast of Alaska four decades ago, loose sea ice would accumulate onto the shores of Brigham-Grette’s campsite and...

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Grab your favorite drink and raise a toast on Dec. 5!The 90th anniversary of Repeal Day, when the 18th Amendment that codified Prohibition was officially repealed, takes place this month. Without the 21st Amendment, the United States would still be in...

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AMHERST — The number 8 featured prominently outside the UMass Campus Center Thursday afternoon, where dozens of faculty and staff gathered for an eight-minute protest calling on some of the state’s top lawmakers to follow through with 8% raises for...

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FLORENCE — Carolyn “Sissie” Horrigan remembers one December years ago when Santa Claus strolled down Main Street with Mrs. Claus, greeting people and delivering presents to those naughty and nice.She said a young boy in the window of Fitzwilly’s...

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SOUTH HADLEY/AMHERST — One of the region’s largest independent and assisted living communities is in the middle of a significant renovation at its Amherst and South Hadley locations that it says will provide more apartments, add community spaces and...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Brian Willette remembers the moment in 2010 like it was yesterday.While recovering at a small camp in Afghanistan from a head and back injury caused by an improvised explosive device that hit the gun truck he drove, the U.S. Army...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Voters will decide whether to approve a new senior tax work-off program and fund an additional assistant principal at the high school at a special Town Meeting on Wednesday.Half of the 12-article warrant establishes fees to generate...

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In the mist hovering over the 24.5 acres of Forestdale Cemetery, ghosts of Holyoke’s former folk wander through the crisp, musky autumn air. The dead are preoccupied; they seem to ignore the visitors and the constant crunch of decaying leaves or the...

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During her record-setting swim of the Connecticut River, Kari Kastango found herself joined by the wildlife who inhabit the water: a duckling splashing along the riverbank during its first swim, a long sturgeon slinking past her, three fawns dancing...