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Let them run wild: Doc from Hadley-born filmmaker explores the lives of wild horses
08-15-2024 2:57 PM

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

Growing up in Hadley, Steven Latham had a wild Chincoteague pony on his family farm, but it wasn’t until he learned about a veterans’ program pairing veterans with mustangs to train that he was inspired to create his documentary.“A couple friends told...


South Hadley OK’s sharp jump in recycling fees for first time in decade
08-14-2024 1:54 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Residents who visit the transfer station and compost area will pay more — in some cases more than double — for recycling old electronics, mattresses, ridged plastics and other items.The increases are being implemented to help offset...


Move to decertify union at Trader Joe’s in Hadley advances
08-13-2024 4:44 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A sufficient number of employees at the Trader Joe’s store in Hadley have signed onto a petition seeking to decertify the union formed two years ago, meaning the National Labor Relations Board will determine if a vote should be held on the...


Report: South Hadley Police need more officers, dispatchers
08-12-2024 5:50 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A new police staffing study recommends hiring five police officers to fill gaps in patrol coverage caused by a growing amount of specialty services and administrative work, but town officials will wait to make any decisions on public...


Rorie Woods: Stolen home equity must be returned
08-10-2024 10:06 PM

The celebration by Gov. Maura Healey and state Sen. Jo Comerford for reprimanding municipalities against controverting the U.S. Constitution by stealing equity in property tax seizures is like commending a thief for agreeing to stop stealing, but not...


Photos: Casting for solitude
08-10-2024 8:29 PM


Purple Heart proud: Hadley celebrates becoming latest community to honor those
08-10-2024 4:09 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — An Army medic in the Vietnam War who earned a Purple Heart, Hadley resident Bob O’Neil returned home more than 50 years ago with no fanfare or community celebration recognizing his service.As with fellow resident, veteran and Purple Heart...


Developers in Hadley float expansion of over-55 zoning district, rules changes
08-09-2024 11:48 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Developers interested in bringing a 55-and-over housing project to a 45-acre site between North Maple Street and Rocky Hill Road, and to a portion of the Hampton Inn Barn Shops property near the Coolidge Bridge, may seek zoning changes at...


Hadley Planning Board seeks new member after one steps down
08-08-2024 2:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The town’s Planning Board, which reviews development projects in town and proposes zoning amendments related to land use, is seeking a new member.The five-member elected board is currently down a member after Michael Sarsynski on July 18...


South Hadley orders dog put down: In emotionally-charged hearing, victims recount June attack that killed small dog
08-06-2024 5:13 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — After an emotional two hours of testimony Monday night from witnesses of a local dog’s three attacks from the past year, the Select Board deemed the dog dangerous and unanimously voted that it be humanely euthanized.“What’s really...


Hadley to become Purple Heart town on Wednesday
08-05-2024 2:08 PM

HADLEY — Hadley will officially be recognized as a Purple Heart Town during a ceremony for Purple Heart Day Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Hadley Senior Center, 46 Middle St.The ceremony, honoring recipients and including the signing of a proclamation,...


Hadley fiber optic upgrades to boost police, fire response
08-04-2024 9:55 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Fiber-optic upgrades to improve Hadley’s emergency communications network, including enhancing responses to fire and burglar alarms, are nearing completion more than three years after the town solicited bids for the work.Fire Chief Michael...


South Hadley’s Imagination Library gives youngsters free books
08-04-2024 9:52 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Access to books in the early years of a child’s life have proven time and again to boost literacy and ensure proficiency in reading.One two-decade study found that having 500 books at home advanced a child an average of 3.2 years...


Old farmhouse off Route 9 in Hadley to come down, making way for dentist office
08-02-2024 11:42 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A demolition permit could soon be issued for an 1830 farmhouse and barn at the corner of Route 9 and East Street so that a new dentist office and parking can be constructed on site.The Historical Commission at its July 23 meeting was notified...


Students on forests’ front lines: Pilot program trains next generation to control invasive plants, protect and plant trees
08-01-2024 6:21 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — On a woody hillside in a 100-plus-acre private parcel, Phoebe Weinberg, her face blocked by a shield attached to her hard helmet, begins dismantling an autumn olive growing over a red oak sapling. The roar of the chainsaw covers the...


Ellen Miller-Mack: Nurse practitioners as primary care providers
07-31-2024 6:49 PM

How is it possible that in an article about the lack of primary care in western Massachusetts [“Primary care in crisis: Doctor shortage continues,” July 26], there is not a word concerning the active role of nurse practitioners as providers of...


South Hadley man charged after crash in Chicopee killed another driver
07-31-2024 12:42 PM

By Staff Report

CHICOPEE — A South Hadley man is being charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol following a two-car crash on Memorial Drive that killed the driver of the other vehicle on the evening of July 25, according to Chicopee...


Mid-contract deal gives Hadley school paras a boost
07-30-2024 5:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Educators who work with the most vulnerable students in the Hadley public schools are getting a pay increase as the result of recently completed mid-contract negotiations between the Hadley Education Association and school and town...


Peter Scotto: Knows who he’s voting for
07-28-2024 1:33 PM

As a Democrat, I’m tired of being threatened with “civil war” by the MAGA crowd if their candidate doesn’t win. As the grandchild of immigrants with “funny names,” I’m tired of being told that I’m somehow less of an American than people with a “better...


Mary Hall: Russia and Ukraine
07-28-2024 1:33 PM

In wanting peace for Ukraine and for Russia, there are different ways of envisioning what that would look like. Some imagine a dividing line as between North and South Korea, a sort of armed truce that postpones a reconciliation of differences until...

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