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By ALEXA LEWIS

Paul Zononi was shocked to find that when he started tapping trees for the 2025 sugaring season at Paul’s Sugar House in Williamsburg, the sap came at a trickle — and with only half of its typical sugar content.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Veteran Michael Slater left the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night feeling like he witnessed the taping of an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show” — a long-running tabloid talk show known for its sensationalistic topics — rather than a presidential address.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — J. Crew Factory, a national clothing retailer, will be coming to Mountain Farms Mall later this year.

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Paul Dubuc thought he wrote Cara Dean’s name down on the board as part of the list of starters for the third quarter on Tuesday night. Dean, a sophomore, is a regular in the South Hadley girls basketball team’s starting lineup. Dubuc turned to his bench and asked, “where’s Cara,” after the first possession of the second half. She was sitting down waiting patiently to get subbed back in.

By RYAN AMES

SOUTH HADLEY — Fans in South Hadley Friday night were treated to an all-time classic.

By LISA GOODRICH

For local farmers, winter is a time for planning the next growing season, catching up on small business tasks, and maintaining structures and equipment. For the local community, winter is the time to lock in prices on produce for the growing season by signing up for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — PiNZ, a business featuring an eight-lane bowling alley, more than 40 arcade games and a restaurant and bar with seating for about 150 people, has closed at Hampshire Mall, 367 Russell St.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School’s enrollment can increase by 100 students after the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Tuesday narrowly supported acting Commissioner Russell D. Johnston’s recommendation allowing the K-12 school to have up to 684 students.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A Worcester company denied permission to place a standalone battery in a Breckenridge Road gravel pit is suing the town’s Planning Board, contending its Jan. 7 decision is legally untenable and “unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious.”

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Before a decision is made on whether to bring a $20.3 million, 23,247-square-foot Department of Public Works headquarters project before voters, as early as annual Town Meeting in May, the Select Board will be getting more information about financing the building and the potential impact on property taxes.

By RYAN AMES

HOLYOKE – In a rematch of last year’s PVIAC Class B girls basketball final, South Hadley couldn’t go back-to-back as it was edged by Pittsfield, 52-47, Saturday afternoon at Holyoke Community College.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The state’s acting education commissioner is recommending a 100-student increase in the enrollment at the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, which would allow the school to have as many as 684 K-12 students at its existing 317 Russell St. campus and a second campus on Venture Way.

By GARRETT COTE

A trio of Hampshire County basketball programs have made it to championship Saturday, as the Northampton and South Hadley girls teams and Granby boys team will compete in their respective title games looking to raise hardware. These same three squads all competed in the Western Mass. finals last winter and are once again back in the big game.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The Select Board is contemplating raising fees for trash and recycling over the next two fiscal years, a decision that if approved would come on the heels of a $100 increase this fiscal year to fund implementation costs for a new automated, cart-based trash system.

By EMILEE KLEIN

Fifth grader Hattie Griffin rubs the soft, thin tree trunk with one piece of sandpaper before switching to a different piece with a softer grit, hoping to make her already-velvety broom handle even smoother. 

By RYAN AMES

SOUTH HADLEY – Cara Dean’s 22 points helped the South Hadley girls basketball conquer Sprinfield International Charter School, 62-46, during the semifinal round of the PVIAC Class B girls tournament on Wednesday night.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A new Department of Public Works headquarters, featuring 23,000 square feet of office space and bays to store, service and wash vehicles, could be constructed for around $21.6 million.

By ANDY MORRIS-FRIEDMAN

I promised the editor that I would not write another letter about Trump for four years, because he (Trump, not the editor) is just too depressing.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — After three years of discussion and fundraising, Plains Elementary School will officially change its name to Henry J. Skala School to honor of the school’s late principal.