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By JACOB NELSON

Every piece of farmland has its strengths and weaknesses. Often, the most successful farmers are those that learn to see their land’s potential clearly and — with other things in mind like finances and what customers want — build a business around...

By JOHN SHEEHAN

 On Good Friday, I decided to do something different. Instead of going to church, I went to stand in solidarity with people involved in the struggle for peace and justice at Smith College and the Coolidge Bridge in Northampton.John Donne’s poem has...

Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed executive pardon of incarcerated people and those previously convicted of simple marijuana possession is fair, humane and definitely will save significant taxpayer funds.From all perspectives this is a commendable...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SOUTHAMPTON — There’s a lot of movement going on these days behind an unremarkable building facade at the Southampton Shopping Center.Inside spacious studios, 160 young dancers are learning jazz, contemporary, theater, ballet and other styles and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SOUTHAMPTON — The Southampton Select Board agreed last week to withhold paying its quarterly assessment to the Hampshire Regional School District in response to ongoing challenges in the school district’s business office that are putting the town’s...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

WESTFIELD — State law requires the overdose prevention drug naloxone — known by its brand name, Narcan — to be always be available over the counter, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed it to be sold directly to consumers since last...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — Over the years, Scott Szczebak has hung a painting that overlooks Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton and the Oxbow in his office. That painting will soon have a new home in Southampton’s Town Hall, where next month Szczebak will step...

By CYNTHIA LORING MACBAIN

For 32 years, I was a volunteer with the Alternatives to Violence Project in New York State maximum security prisons: Sing Sing, Elmira, and the last years in Auburn Correctional Facility.A mantra among men incarcerated for violent crimes is “A man’s...

Awaiting the outcomes of a vast array of criminal and civil cases filed in state and federal courts, it becomes apparent that Donald Trump will appeal every conviction, monetary award and motion denied, thereby delaying any accountability and ensuring...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — By the end of the year, a large-scale solar project at Bashista Orchards could be completed, generating nearly 2 megawatts of electricity and helping provide some stability to the farm in the face of climate change.The project was...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The city has launched an Ad Hoc Senior Center Building Committee that will meet for the next year before a future building committee is formed to advance plans for a new senior center. The ad hoc committee will review collected material...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

SOUTHAMPTON — The town is a step closer to constructing a long-awaited multi-use path linking the Manhan Rail Trail closer to the Columbia Greenway Trail in Westfield after securing a $100,000 state grant for the project.The grant will help purchase...

By MICHAEL CONNORS

NORTHAMPTON — A Southampton man was sentenced Monday to four to five years of incarceration for assaulting and raping two children in two separate cases between 2015 and 2017.Under a plea deal, Joshua Leblanc pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court...

By M.J. TIDWELL

SOUTHAMPTON — The Opa Opa Steakhouse and Brewery in Southampton is getting a fresh concept and a facelift, according to new owner, manager, and executive chef, John Piskor.“I’m a young man who has basically decided to bet the family farm and open my...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — The Opa Opa Steakhouse and Brewery on College Highway is up for sale for $799,000.The listing on Canon Real Estate’s website describes the offer as a “unique opportunity” with “many possibilities.” The business, on-site brewery...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — Trapeze rings, a mix of monkey bars and other climbing apparatuses make up the main play structure at the William E. Norris School.While the playground can be a blast for kids, for the younger children at the school, around 3- to...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — A tall, sandstone monument stands by the front entrance to Southampton Center Cemetery, dedicated to “brave volunteers of Southampton whose lives were sacrificed in defense of Liberty and Union during the great rebellion.” A sandstone...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — A vacant seat on the Select Board will likely remain unfilled until next May.In an informal 2-2 vote earlier this month, the board’s four remaining members decided that it would be too expensive to hold a special election in October to...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — The town is growing, says Select Board chairman and lifetime resident Charlie Kaniecki. A baseball field draws people into the area and residences are popping up.Kanieck says it’s time for the rest of Southampton to catch up.Projects...