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By EMILEE KLEIN

HADLEY — Pam Victor had exhausted every fundraising idea she could imagine to raise $115,000 for Happier Valley Comedy’s new theater, and after a year and a half of balancing this job with her other roles teaching, performing and running the improv...

’Twas the fifth day before Christmas when a notice was delivered to each and every home of the Hadley Housing Authority, home to 40 elderly and disabled people. Lights were blinking it must be the season!But bad news was on its way, it wasn’t St. Nick...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — As Leon Davis walked up to the podium to accept the first place medal at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s World Tournament on Dec. 13, he hadn’t yet realized that the victory made him one of just 17 Grand Slam...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A former farmstand and ice cream shop at 10 Rocky Hill Road, closed for most of the past 33 years, and the 1.4 acres of land on which the vacant 2,445-square foot building sits, are heading to a foreclosure auction in January.Aaron Posnik &...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Residents with a disadvantage in getting reliable digital service, mostly through broadband supplied by Charter Spectrum, are the focus of a municipal digital equity plan being developed by the town’s Digital Equity Steering Committee.On Jan....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A new security system to identify if a firearm is brought into the public schools, alerting specific local school and law enforcement personnel in these circumstances, will be installed at both Hopkins Academy and Hadley Elementary...

South Hadley is a very good place to own an electric vehicle. This is because we are a municipal light plant town, as are Holyoke and Chicopee, so our electric rates are about half those of investor owned utility (IOU) towns. In addition, electric...

Not a wreath nor a tree, or even a poinsettia to signify the Christmas holiday at the Hadley Housing Authority. On Dec. 20, notices were placed door to door, stating that all outdoor Christmas lights and holiday decorations must be removed by...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The 205-acre Lauzier Farm off Alvord Street is the last large farm property in South Hadley, and it will remain so for generations to come as permanently protected agricultural land.That’s because the farm now has an agricultural...

For two years I have had cancer treatments at Dana Farber in Boston. Their treatments primarily are not what you normally would infuse into your body. These poisons are regularly infused into cancer patients. They cause hair loss and nausea.CT scans...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Nationwide testing of all dairy herds for the bird flu, testing already completed four times so far in Massachusetts, is winning praise from state agricultural officials and local farmers.The virus, also known as Type A H5N1, or Highly...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Putting standing seam sheet metal or synthetic slate on the roof of the Hadley Public Library, or making significant modifications of the roof’s perimeter to allow better venting, could address problems in the 4-year-old building, including...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A smaller increase in municipal revenues, while the ambulance fund is being incorporated into the town’s operating budget for the first time, are among challenges Hadley officials anticipate as they prepare a fiscal year 2026 spending...

By GRANT DONTA-VENMAN

 Growing up in Hadley, I know just as well as any other Pioneer Valley resident that farm towns across the country are in dire need of environmental support. Because of their amplified use of fossil fuels, they experience increased effects of climate...

RFK Jr.’s plans for eliminating both vaccinations and fluoride in drinking water are dangerous and radical ideas that will make the American population, especially our children, less healthy and will cause catastrophic medical problems. The vaccines...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — In both Hadley and Northampton, as well in as other communities throughout the Connecticut River Valley, Black women were among those enslaved by the region’s European settlers in the 1600s and by those living in Massachusetts until slavery...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Two Hampshire County organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with homelessness during the cold winter months are receiving a combined $1.25 million from the state to expand services.The recipients, Craig’s Doors of Amherst and...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

BELCHERTOWN — A 26-year-old woman who allegedly robbed a bank in South Hadley last week with the help of an unwitting getaway driver is facing charges of armed robbery and making a bomb threat.Rosa Murillo of Springfield pleaded not guilty to those...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — When a team reaches the state championship game, it’s typically led by a group of seniors – veteran players that have accumulated experience and played in pressure situations throughout their careers. They’re unfazed when playing in big...

For the past two years, I have been engaged in an arduous journey to compel the South Hadley Water District 1 Board to comply with Secretary of State Determination SPR 22-1997 regarding cell phone records. This battle for transparency has escalated to...