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By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Asparagus and polka music, which have helped define Hadley culture in recent generations, are coming together during New England Public Media’s Asparagus Festival on Saturday, June 7, being held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the historic Town Common on West Street.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A ceremonial groundbreaking for the $46.1 million expansion and renovation of the Jones Library, which is already closed to the public to make way for the project, is set for June 18.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Describing the 2025 Hopkins Academy senior class as one that persevered, innovated and always gave back, those who spoke during Friday evening’s graduation ceremony recognized the support received from their families, their teachers and the community.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Police Chief Kristin Burgess has been placed on administrative leave, according to a message sent to the community by the Select Board on Friday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A five-year plan for addressing the continued growth of water chestnuts at Lake Warner in North Hadley will include use of the weed killer Diquat on nearly 11 acres of the 70-acre pond.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst’s strong financial position and prudent fiscal management are being recognized by S&P Global Ratings, which recently gave the town an AA+ bond rating with a stable outlook, the second highest rating it assigns.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Mediation in mid-July could resolve an ongoing Land Court lawsuit, filed nearly a year ago by the owners of a Shutesbury Road property against the town and its Conservation Commission, that has prevented the public from using the easiest access to 65 acres of town conservation land in East Leverett.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Even though located at the edge of the Quabbin Reservoir that provides drinking water for millions of residents in and around Boston, Shutesbury has no municipal water supply and has spent almost $700,000 to address contamination from PFAS, or forever chemicals, in private wells.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A water purification startup business that has been operating from the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst will be moving into a nearly 30,000-square-foot building in the Northampton Industrial Park, the next step in the evolution of Elateq Inc.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst officials are notifying the community about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in which two individuals were taken into custody, in separate incidents, Wednesday between 7 and 8 a.m.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Buried on the grounds of Fort River School in 1994 to mark the 20th anniversary of the school’s opening, a time capsule is being uncovered Sunday afternoon, 11 years after the original scheduled date to dig it up.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Two canoes circling Lake Warner in North Hadley on a mild and sunny Wednesday morning provided a chance for those on board to paddle the 70-acre pond and appreciate the sights and sounds of the area, from fish swimming through the water to birds flying overhead, and even a large snake briefly coming onto the lawn next to the boat launch.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst should aim to have 700 to 900 new housing units constructed by 2030 to confront an existing demand that is pricing many families out of town and limiting what is available for student tenants, according to contents of a final draft housing production plan.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Two finalists remain in the running to become Hadley’s next town administrator, though after three hours of interviews Tuesday the Select Board appeared far from making a decision on whether either candidate would be offered the job.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — An historic school building in town center that has been vacant for a decade could be rehabilitated into micro apartments, office space or classrooms and art studios at a cost of less than $10 million, according to a report presented to the Select Board last week.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Eight staff positions across Amherst’s three elementary schools would be lost if a $28.32 million budget, a 5% increase over this year’s $26.97 million budget, is adopted by the Town Council, according to school officials.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

EASTHAMPTON — In early 1969, Easthampton residents Cpl. Donald M. Ashton Jr. and Chief Warrant Officer George F. Lapan were killed in action while serving in the Army during the Vietnam War.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Site plans for a 55-and-over residential development on a 45-acre parcel between North Maple Street and Rocky Hill Road, expected to feature around 50 single-family homes, are expected to be filed with the Planning Board sometime this fall.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Affordable homeownership opportunities for a handful of families near Amherst center is a vision for the nonprofit Amherst Community Land Trust in acquiring an Amity Street property.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Prioritizing purchase of zero-emission vehicles, supporting municipal decarbonization by 2050 and opting into the state’s specialized energy code, while enhancing the existing safe community bylaw and adopting a town spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, are among articles voters will decide at annual Town Meeting Saturday.