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By MELISSA KAREN SANCES

As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas sprawl on a generous bed of quilts. Outside on this crisp October Saturday, the foliage is just starting to turn, its pops of color complementing the painted...

By JACOB NELSON

Sometimes, medicine comes from a pill bottle. Other times, it grows right in your backyard, if only you knew how to access it.Blending modern chemistry with traditional wisdom, Blue Crow Botanicals puts locally grown herbal medicine right at people’s...

By JOAN AXELROD-CONTRADA

My sweet tooth has a sensory cousin: ear candy.And nothing tickles my ears when they’re screaming for delicious choruses and yummy hooks like the song “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies, Billboard’s top hit of 1969. This feel-good alternative to songs of...

By MICKEY RATHBUN

Many gardens go drab this time of year after summer flowers have faded away. But in fields and along roadsides, swaths of native asters add explosions of color to the transitioning landscape, with their golden centered, star-shaped flowers ranging...

Alison and Bruce Kriviskey of Easthampton picked up this bounty from specialty shops and farm stands in and around the Valley “on one beautiful autumn Saturday.”How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Repair and removal of existing dams in Hampshire and Franklin counties, along with improvements to Holyoke’s levee control system and repairs to the pump station, are being supported by more than $1.04 million from the state’s Executive...

By Scott Merzbach

HATFIELD — A final open day for the Farm Museum on Saturday will also serve as a way to honor longtime curator George Ashley, who has overseen the Hatfield Historical Society’s agricultural collection for more than 30 years.From noon to 2 p.m., Ashley...

50 Years Ago ■Irving Jacobs, the new superintendent of Northampton State Hospital, assumed his job here on May 1 with little fanfare. A 45-year-old clinical psychologist, he replaced Harry Goodman, the former superintendent who retired last...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — The Belchertown football team had a chance to erase its previous mistakes with under four minutes to play, as the Orioles trailed Easthampton 20-19 but had possession of the ball and hopes to drive down the field for the win.After...

Hampshire’s Chloe Moynihan scored twice and Ryleigh Fennessy assisted her both times, as the Raiders field hockey team picked up their second victory of the season on Thursday evening, 2-1 over Holyoke.Kylie Blaha scored for Holyoke. Hampshire goalie...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

HADLEY — With the postseason approaching, every win is critical for teams on the bubble of making it into the Western Mass. tournament. The Athol and PVCICS boys soccer teams entered Thursday’s showdown both on the outside looking in, and after a 1-0...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — For months, head coach Don Brown has said he doesn’t need to hype up his team as much when they play big-time schools. Saturday’s noon kickoff against No. 21 Missouri figures to be UMass’ biggest at McGuirk since the transition to FBS.UMass...

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

If you follow national politics, then you know how dysfunctional Congress is. The 118th congressional session has been one of the most unproductive in history; it only passed 27 pieces of legislation in 2023.While some may be quick to blame...

By RICHARD SZLOSEK

 All four of my grandparents were born in Poland, and my father’s parents actually lived with us. Because of that fact, there was often polka music playing on the radio in our house when I was a young boy in the late 1940s.The most popular station was...

While the article ”Making math visual” [Sept. 30] highlights the benefits of ST Math, it overlooks a critical issue in its implementation, particularly at the middle school level. Students are being required to complete this program during the first...

J.D. Vance and Donald Trump have been traveling the United States attacking Haitian American immigrants with disinformation and racist fantasies. According to the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots immigrant advocacy group that has filed...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Opening arguments in the trial of a city man accused of murder in 2021 are set to begin on Tuesday, as selection of the 12 jurors for the case wrapped up in Hampshire Superior Court on Thursday.Steven Malloy, 35, of Northampton, was...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — At an emotionally charged meeting full of deeply personal stories from community members and officials, the City Council voted to approve a resolution supporting Question 4 on Election Day next month. The proposed law would provide...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The UMass hockey team is hoping its good fortune can continue in the desert this weekend. After knocking off Bentley in their season opener on Saturday, the Minutemen traveled to Las Vegas on Wednesday and are set to open the Ice Breaker Tournament...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After hearing from more than a dozen speakers Tuesday night, as well as submitted written comments, Frontier Regional School’s policy regarding homeschooler participation in extracurricular activities will remain the same.Following...