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EASTHAMPTON — Just like their counterparts in Amherst, city councilors in Easthampton are considering a resolution calling for a peaceful resolution to the war in Gaza. Councilor Koni Denham, who submitted the resolution along with council President...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Snow forecast Tuesday for much of Massachusetts turned out to be overoptimistic after the bulk of the storm stayed too far south to bring anything but a dusting to Hampshire County.Up until Monday morning, forecasters had “pretty high...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A significant storm will bring up to 6 inches of snow to the area starting early Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service predicts.The storm arrives in Hampshire County between 1 and 3 a.m., according to meteorologist Alan Dunham in...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SOUTH HADLEY — On April 8, as the earthbound jostle to find a spot to see the total solar eclipse, Jenna Samra will be 45,000 feet above the crowds in a Gulfstream 5 jet, aiming to stay in the moon’s shadow just a couple of minutes longer.An...

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NORTHAMPTON — A Leeds man was sentenced to 3½ to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday in Hampshire Superior Court to more than a dozen drug-related counts.Casey Howard, 38, entered his change of plea before Judge Edward McDonough, admitting...

By JAMES PENTLAND

More than 60 years after he crossed his first foreign border, Gerard Simonette this month completed a mission of sorts: He checked off the last remaining letter of the alphabet of countries he has visited with a trip to Oman.Simonette, 80, who...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of area health care professionals rallied outside the federal courthouse Tuesday to demand that U.S. Rep. Richard Neal join their call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.Speakers representing the interfaith Healthcare Workers...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — Construction work on the city’s new, 550-student middle school is set to begin on schedule later this month under the supervision of general contractor Fontaine Bros. The company, with offices in Springfield and Worcester, was the lowest...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Looking to strengthen and better coordinate the work of animal welfare professionals in Hampshire and Franklin counties, the Northwestern district attorney’s office is launching a task force to share information and provide training.A...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Dining workers at Smith College voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of organizing as United Smith Student Workers (USSW), a new union affiliated with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153.“I am so...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HUNTINGTON — Presents, clothing, books and other items were delivered over the holiday season to local children under the Hilltown Holiday Help program.The Hilltown Community Health Center, along with the Gateway Regional School District National...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Two people stopped by State Police while traveling on I-91 in August were arraigned Thursday in Hampshire Superior Court on charges of cocaine trafficking and conspiracy to violate drug laws following indictment by a grand jury.James...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A 44-year-old man who allegedly traveled cross-country from his Arizona home while sending his ex-girlfriend in Northampton violent video and text message threats is in the Hampshire County jail awaiting arraignment.Anthony Hayden Jr.,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — City councilors and school committee members heard a sobering budget presentation Tuesday by Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra warning of the necessity of Proposition 2½ overrides to cover ballooning school spending.Using dozens of charts to...

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NORTHAMPTON — Fresh off his attempt to set the world record for distance traveled in a pumpkin boat, Dave Rothstein is celebrating a different kind of world championship — in snow sculpting.The Florence resident and his four-man team — Team Mexico —...

By JAMES PENTLAND

CHESTERFIELD — The Mount Cemetery is set for an expansion after voters at Thursday’s special Town Meeting approved a donation of more than an acre of land on the uphill side of the cemetery.Town Administrator Brenda Lessard said only two of the 51...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Local leaders are reacting favorably to legislation filed this week by Gov. Maura Healey that would give municipalities the authority to increase local option taxes on meals, lodging and motor vehicles.The state’s Democratic legislative...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SPRINGFIELD — A former superintendent of schools in Chicopee pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday to charges of lying to FBI agents who were investigating threats sent via text to a candidate for the city’s police chief.Lynn Clark, who was a...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — After 29 years as chief administrator of Hampshire Superior Court, Harry J. Jekanowski Jr. has announced that he will not seek reelection this year.Jekanowski was originally appointed clerk magistrate by the Supreme Judicial Court in...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A Holyoke man authorities say was driving through Northampton in an unregistered, uninsured car with a loaded Glock 19 firearm, 330 bags of heroin and his 5-year-old son was released on $5,000 following a bail hearing Thursday in...