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Old farmstand on Rocky Hill Road heads to auction in Hadley
12-30-2024 3:36 PM

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 &...


Hadley to hold digital equity hearing
12-30-2024 12:49 PM

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....


Hadley schools to get new security system to ID firearms
12-27-2024 3:58 PM

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...


John Howard: Electric cars save money
12-27-2024 2:26 PM

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...


Sue Oppenheimer: Lights out and war on the elderly
12-27-2024 2:26 PM

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...


South Hadley’s last large farm under permanent conservation
12-26-2024 12:39 PM

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...


Nadine Gallo: Two cures for cancer
12-23-2024 12:13 PM

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...


State agricultural experts, farmers back federal bird flu testing
12-23-2024 11:57 AM

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...


Hadley officials review library roofing woes
12-22-2024 1:01 PM

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...


Hadley preps for leaner budget year
12-21-2024 3:01 PM

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...


Guest columnist Grant Donta-Venman: Fuel, farms and the future
12-18-2024 8:24 PM

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...


Eli Porth: RFK Jr. will undermine the health care of America
12-18-2024 8:24 PM

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...


Tracing slavery’s stain: UMass’ Slavery North initiative exploring region’s ties from new campus home
12-18-2024 2:13 PM

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...


Grants to boost beds, services for homeless during winter months
12-17-2024 5:30 PM

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...


Alleged bank robber facing charges for heist of Westfield Bank in South Hadley
12-16-2024 4:59 PM

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...


Bruce C. Forcier: 2-year struggle for transparency in South Hadley Water District 1
12-15-2024 8:34 PM

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...


Guest columnist Andy Morris-Friedman: Take the MAGA test
12-12-2024 4:07 PM

By ANDY MORRIS-FRIEDMAN

My sincere apologies to my liberal friends, our once great country and the world. I really thought that my last satire was going to keep Donald Trump (sic) from winning re-election. Instead, reality has become a satire of itself and things are so...


South Hadley police investigating robbery of Westfield Bank branch
12-11-2024 9:43 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SOUTH HADLEY – Police are investigating a bank robbery that took place Wednesday at Westfield Bank branch at 32 Willimansett St.Police responded to a report of a robbery shortly before 2 p.m. Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen confirmed the report, but...


Arts Briefs: Musical theater karaoke in Easthampton, improv in Hadley, and more
12-11-2024 1:21 PM

Musical theater karaokeCan you sing some “Sweeney,” croon some “Cats,” or belt some “Beetlejuice?”Easthampton Theater Company will host Musical Theater Karaoke at New City Brewery in Easthampton on Saturday, Dec. 14. Sign-ups start at 7 p.m.; singing...


Martin Garnar: We all benefit from the Jones Library
12-10-2024 1:25 PM

I am writing to support the Jones Library building project. Though I am a resident of South Hadley, I work in Amherst and am a regular user of the Jones Library. As a librarian myself, I am deeply concerned by the attempts to block this project when...

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