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On the debate at the River Valley Co-op, a seeming tempest in a locally sourced teacup, one statement in the recent guest column, “Co-op members should reject divisive, anti-Israel petition,” stood out to me. “The petition to boycott Israeli products...

As an Arab-Muslim and employee of River Valley Co-op, I had the instance of recently receiving a disciplinary action for wearing pins that read,“Free Palestine” and “Remember Gaza.” This reprimand was part of a larger roll-out banning any staff...

Since I worked in consumer protection for many years, I know how easily a skilled con artist can fool smart, well-meaning people. That is what Donald J. Trump just did in the presidential election.I’m not blaming the victims, but I’m confident that...

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

I know that many reading this were shocked to find out that Donald Trump managed to pull off a victory on Tuesday. Many are bewildered as to how someone with such a criminal record and history of disrespecting democratic ideals could land in the White...

Parents, grandparents, family all help to defray the cost of approximately $200 for cleats, uniform and etc. for football players at Easthampton High. Additionally, players are ask to sell 15 gift cards at $10 each to raise $150.Team bonding at...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Even as about a third of eligible voters in the region and across the state have already cast their ballots in the presidential election, many more voters are expected to come out to the polls on Tuesday to decide national, state and local races, as...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton woman originally facing murder charges for the death of her ex-boyfriend in March 2023 pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Monday and was sentenced to 16 to 19 years in state prison.Jean Marie Echevarria,...

I have been thinking a lot about this election. I am Arab American. My father was Lebanese and spent much of his life going back and forth not just to Lebanon but to all of the Middle East, and I was brought up with great love and respect for the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Pedestrian safety and utility infrastructure improvements totaling $4.4 million for an affordable housing development in Easthampton, $1.94 million to build a new roundabout in Amherst at the edge of the University of Massachusetts...

Benefit gallery showAs part of November’s Arts Night Out Northampton, The New England Visionary Artists Museum/Anchor House of Artists at 518 Pleasant St. will hold a benefit gallery show of works by the late Northampton artist Charlie Miller on...

By OWEN ZARET

 Member owners of the River Valley Co-op, please vote “no” on the proposal to deshelve Israeli products through the purported effort by the campaign’s supporters to make the co-op “apartheid free.” The River Valley Co-op, with locations in Northampton...

I am member 76 of the River Valley Co-op. I was right there in the beginning, going to fundraising pancake breakfasts. I joined the co-op as a political act, believing it would reflect my values of local food, workers rights, sustainability,...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — River Valley Co-op’s more than 16,000 member-owners are being asked to participate in an advisory poll regarding the removal of Israeli products from its shelves at its Easthampton and Northampton locations.The petition supporting this...

By SARA WEINBERGER

When I told my friends that I was taking a 10-day trip to Albania in late September, most responded with a one-word reply: “Why?”A friend and I wanted to take a trip, but weren’t sure where. I did a Google search and saw an ad for a tour of Albania....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Thousands of mail-in ballots have been sent out to voters in communities in Hampshire County, southern Franklin County and in Holyoke in advance of the Nov. 5 presidential election, with many of them already completed and returned,...

Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, should put country first, drop out of the race and direct voters to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. She has no path to the presidency. She is not on the ballot in every state, but she can tip...

By NICOLE LACHAPELLE

 At a time when misinformation and disinformation are plaguing our elections, facts should matter more than ever.When it comes to who delivers results and resources for Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District, it is an indisputable fact we are...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Imaginary creatures large and small lurk among the leaves as visitors wander through the secret garden that has sprouted in Eastworks. Standing within the Monster Arts Project, it’s easy to forget that the mystical paintings, sculptures, oddities and...

Max Roach Centennial Celebration The University of Massachusetts Amherst community will celebrate the centennial year of acclaimed bandleader, drummer, composer and activist Max Roach with a host of special events from Oct. 20 to 26.One particularly...

I don’t find the deshelving of Israeli products at the River Valley Co-op to be a comfortable tactic. But uncomfortable tactics may be the options left to us.The violence on the surface of Middle East conflict (food as a weapon of war, 2,000-pound...