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The current administration’s first 100 days have passed and neither the Senate nor House has seen fit to activate or defend its constitutional role in managing the affairs of our country. The work of structured, consensus-driven decision making by our elected representatives for the benefit of our entire society has been arbitrarily dismantled by a small handful of zealots committed to governing by the few. Cruelty and revenge are now the primary drivers of daily administrative initiatives instead solving the problems posed by climate change, economic inequality, or racism. The cabinet of incompetents, appointed for their personal loyalty instead of competency to support fulfillment of their agencies’ missions, has exposed our country to further intrusion by hostile forces, alienation from our allies, and diminishment of potential for making our country even greater. Now is not the time for citizen spectators; it is time for us to persistently advocate for DEI, which harnesses everyone’s potential to keep us on the path to greatness.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — At annual Town Meeting Monday, the town’s electorate will be asked to approve a 3% budget increase that calls for boosting salaries of town employees, among other measures.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Laura Somes reclaimed her seat for three more years on the Hampshire Regional School Committee in Monday’s election, receiving 103 votes to beat challenger Jesse McMillan, the former principal of New Hingham Regional Elementary School, who received 68 votes.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Town elections, which will be held Monday, feature a single contested race for a spot on the Hampshire Regional School Committee between incumbent Laura Somes and Westfield Middle School Principal Jesse McMillan.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTER — When the retail cannabis industry was paving its way in 2019, advocates for the drug steered away from the stereotype of a reclining, Cheetos-eating stoner and instead promoted the idea that cannabis is a cure-all for a variety of ailments. “It’s natural” was a common mantra.

We all have seen years of movies about the critically important historical contributions of people of color and women to science, health, space exploration and education. But our current president, without resistance from elected Republicans, has fired Gen. Charles Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of Naval Operations; and Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, U.S. Coast Guard commandant.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Kate Reid, formerly the assistant director of the town’s Council on Aging (COA), will be stepping in as interim leader and says she will use the time to “hold place.”

By ALEXA LEWIS

Small, rural towns like many of those in the Pioneer Valley are often lauded for their sense of community. What makes that community feel so welcoming and vibrant is often a small group of hardworking volunteers — people who keep town governments running, plan local events, and make sure food pantries stay stocked with nutritious foods.

The Supreme Court created an individual, who by virtue of his elected office, can now consider his actions above the law that governs our rules and norms. The court expected possible exceptions to be judged by the court. Tradition says others should bring those cases to the court.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Vox, an Alaskan husky who raced with the Hilltown Sleddogs, died last Friday after a GoFundMe account raced to raise funds for surgery to remove his spleen cancer that had been uncovered just days before.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

CHESTERFIELD — Not many 20-year-olds aspire to launch their own nonprofit to support businesses in a developing nation. But then Forrest McSweeney isn’t like most 20-year-olds.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield’s property tax rate for fiscal year 2025 will increase by 60 cents from last year to $15.57 per $1,000 of assessed property value. This translates to the average single-family home assessed at $300,000 paying $4,671 in...

Dear Mr. Wray: Please do not resign your position. Remain in office until your term is completed. You expect your resignation to prevent the reputation of the FBI from being dragged through attacks by the incoming administration. Nothing could be...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — In its first year, the Farm Lab in Chesterfield not only has produced more than $80,000 worth of produce using experimental methods of crop production that can help local growers, but that harvest has provided a community cornucopia...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After an ordeal lasting nearly two years, Brian Camp finally heard the two words he’d been waiting to hear that entire time: “Not guilty.”Camp, 24, of Southampton, smiled in the Hampshire Superior Court courtroom on Monday shortly after...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Brian Camp took the stand in his own defense Friday, the final testimony in his trial on a charge of manslaughter in the death of Johnathan Letendre in December 2022.The trial, in Hampshire Superior Court, had previously detailed how...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Video of Brian Camp’s original interview given to the police hours after he shot Johnathan Letendre continued to be played before the jury on Wednesday, the second day of Camp’s manslaughter trial.Letendre, 27, of Northampton, died on...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Opening statements in the manslaughter trial of Brian Camp gave further insight into what happened shortly after midnight on Dec. 27, 2022, the night Johnathan Letendre, 27, lost his life after entering the house of Camp and his...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Opening arguments begin Tuesday morning in the trial of Brian Camp, a Southampton man charged with manslaughter in the killing of Johnathan Letendre of Northampton in December 2022.According to the Northwestern district attorney’s...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Longtime resident and former Chesterfield Council on Aging Director Janice Gibeau is being acknowledged by her community Saturday, after a lifetime career devoted to the elderly and 40 years of active service to the town.“I’m just a...

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...