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With the announcement last week that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2025-2026 year will open to all students on Dec. 1 — two months later than the usual rollout date — Hampshire College has begun to prepare for another financial...

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CHESTERFIELD — Eversource and the town’s tree warden have flagged 251 broken, damaged and diseased trees along the entirety of Ireland Street for removal to prevent the hazardous trees from falling on power lines.The trees identified as dangerous...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Residents who visit the transfer station and compost area will pay more — in some cases more than double — for recycling old electronics, mattresses, ridged plastics and other items.The increases are being implemented to help offset...

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SOUTH HADLEY — A new police staffing study recommends hiring five police officers to fill gaps in patrol coverage caused by a growing amount of specialty services and administrative work, but town officials will wait to make any decisions on public...

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WHATLEY — John Berryhill and Jesse Bellemare wade through a sea of herbaceous plants, leaves and goldenrod flowers brushing against their waist, until their keen eyes spot three 6-inch tree seedlings, barely visible through the thicket of grasses and...

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GRANBY — After 23 years as town administrator, Christopher Martin will retire on Nov. 1, leaving the Select Board to rethink the position’s responsibilities before hiring a replacement.“I’d truly like to thank you for your service to the town for...

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GRANBY — Closure for Matthew Dale meant giving his mother her name back — and he did just that on Thursday in a quiet ceremony at the West Street Cemetery.In 1978, Dale’s mother went missing when he was 5 years old. His family reported her...

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SOUTH HADLEY — After an emotional two hours of testimony Monday night from witnesses of a local dog’s three attacks from the past year, the Select Board deemed the dog dangerous and unanimously voted that it be humanely euthanized.“What’s really...

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GRANBY — The Select Board is moving ahead with plans to review and rewrite the town’s leash laws in the wake of a dog bite incident at Dufresne Park in which a resident suffered an arm laceration — with the couple who were victims of the recent attack...

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SOUTH HADLEY — Access to books in the early years of a child’s life have proven time and again to boost literacy and ensure proficiency in reading.One two-decade study found that having 500 books at home advanced a child an average of 3.2 years...

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SOUTH HADLEY — On a woody hillside in a 100-plus-acre private parcel, Phoebe Weinberg, her face blocked by a shield attached to her hard helmet, begins dismantling an autumn olive growing over a red oak sapling. The roar of the chainsaw covers the...

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NORTHAMPTON — The new coffee and chocolate shop on the corner of Main and Old South streets appears as a minimalist, trendy coffee shop, but there’s magic hiding in plain sight that requires a bit of investigation to discover.A sneaky sword mounted to...

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NORTHAMPTON — After a resident lost thousands of dollars to a scam caller claiming to be from Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Patrick Cahillane is reminding residents that his office does not request money or personal information over the...

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On Nov. 15, 2022, thousands of Taylor Swift fans glued one eye to the clock and the other eye to their computer screen, counting the seconds until their one-in-a-lifetime chance to see the artist’s cumulative career on stage in the United State’s leg...

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SOUTH HADLEY — A large pile of wood beams, wood panels, metal piping and insulation encased in four dilapidated walls is all that’s left of the historic building on the corner of Carew and West Main streets that partially collapsed last month. The...

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BELCHERTOWN — Before police officers began their patrols last Friday, each officer clipped on one of the 23 fully charged body cameras sitting on a docking station, officially launching the department’s body-worn camera program that aims to improve...

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NORTHAMPTON — For the first time since ValleyBike’s 2022 season ended, hundreds of bikes will be available on Aug. 12 to ride around the Pioneer Valley in a long-awaited relaunch of a regional bike-share program.“We are so excited to bring back this...

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SOUTH HADLEY — The state has temporarily taken over a beleaguered nursing home in South Hadley that came under scrutiny last week after a variety of complaints were lodged against it, including unpaid wages, staffing shortages and unpaid taxes to the...

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Shortly after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation allocated $123 million for passenger rail service between Boston and the western part of the state, longtime proponent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said the “reality of West-East Rail is happening...

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SOUTH HADLEY — With official approval from the Select Board and Massachusetts Historical Commission, South Hadley is moving closer to establishing its first local historic district at the Old Firehouse Museum and Fred M. Smith Memorial Green.“The...