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Several farms in the region have landed grants awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to help meet strict food safety standards, improve soil health and management through composting and adapt to changing climate conditions.

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SOUTH HADLEY — Gov. Maura Healey will give the commencement speech to Mount Holyoke College’s Class of 2025 at the 188th graduation ceremonies in May.

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HADLEY — Drainage work on South Maple Street, near the entrance to the Popeye’s restaurant, marks the resumption of the ongoing Route 9 widening project Tuesday morning.

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HADLEY — With less than 10 days for residents to decide if they want to run for elective office at town election this spring, contests could be developing for some positions.

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NORTHAMPTON — Northampton firefighters put out a fully involved Toyota pickup truck on Interstate 91 Friday afternoon, a fire that caused significant traffic backups on the highway as spring break began at the local colleges and University of Massachusetts.

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LEVERETT — An outdoor maple syrup boil is being blamed for causing a brush fire that consumed about 3 acres of land near the intersection of North Leverett and Richardson roads on Friday afternoon, according to the Leverett Fire Department’s Facebook page.

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AMHERST — A portion of Henry Street in the Cushman section of town will be temporarily closed on some evenings as a way to protect salamanders, frogs and amphibians that will be migrating during cool and rainy weather, as well as the human volunteers who will be assisting them to get across the road.

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HATFIELD — Residents interested in running for elective office at the May 20 town election can pick up nomination papers at Memorial Town Hall weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Wednesdays.

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Several communities in the region are opening warming centers for the first part of this week, as a cold front swoops in on the heels of a snowstorm Sunday night.

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EASTHAMPTON — A 72-year-old Easthampton man walking on Route 10 was killed after being struck by a car traveling south late Tuesday afternoon, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.

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NORTHAMPTON — The city will officially reopen the Northampton Bikeway on Monday after the 2.5-mile section of the Mass Central Rail Trail had been closed for the last month for repairs. The stretch of trail extends from the rotary in front of Look...

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AMHERST — A South Amherst apartment was left uninhabitable after a fire caused extensive damage Thursday morning, according to the Amherst Fire Department.Firefighters responded at 9:59 a.m. to the 911 call from maintenance personnel at Butternut...

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AMHERST — An interim director of finance for the Amherst, Regional and Pelham public schools is to be appointed during a joint school meeting Friday.The virtual meeting of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee and Union 26 Committee, to convene...

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SPRINGFIELD — As it continues to recover from more than $300 million in operating losses over the past few years, Baystate Health this week took a first step in what it calls “transformational change” by eliminating 134 leadership positions.That...

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LEVERETT — Leverett’s 250th anniversary as a town, marked with various events throughout 2024, continues Sunday with an interfaith service bringing together 12 interfaith communities with music and wisdom.“Sharing Divine Love for Peace,” free and open...

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NORTHAMPTON — A brush fire that began late Friday afternoon burned through 52 acres in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area over the weekend, but fire crews announced Sunday that a fire line established Saturday successfully contained the fire. In a...