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By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A race for a three-year seat on the Select Board between incumbent Diana M. Szynal of Straits Road and challenger Luke B. Longstreeth of Plain Road highlights the ballot for the May 20 town election.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Framed prints from Godey’s Ladies Fashion magazine hanging on the wall, what-not shelves with novels and books of poetry, a table with dishes, vases and other fine china and a sewing chest next to an upholstered chair, reflect what Sophia Smith’s 19th century parlor might have looked like.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — An elected member of the Hatfield Housing Authority is being removed from the five-member panel for alleged behavior that undermined the functioning of the board and its leadership, refusing to attend meetings and failing to stay up to date on required state certifications.

Tonight at 7 p.m. at Hatfield Town Hall, the Board of Selectmen will convene a meeting in executive session to remove an elected member of the Hatfield Housing Authority. The member, Christopher Smith, has requested that this meeting be made public and hopefully televised on cable TV.

I don’t cry often, there is so much bad news these days, I’ve built walls to distance myself. But to read of that woman stomping her dog to death breached that wall [”Northampton woman jailed in dog death,” Gazette, March 20]. I’ve heard dogs cry in fear and pain, it is a heartrending plea, not easily ignored.

On Saturday, April 12, the Smith Academy Booster Club is hosting the “Falcon 5K,” starting at Smith Academy, located at 34 School St. in Hatfield, at 9 a.m.

By EMILEE KLEIN

LUDLOW — A new regional energy manager will guide decarbonization and sustainable energy efforts for 15 communities in Hampshire and Hampden counties as part of a collaboration to bring down energy costs.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A member of the Hatfield Housing Authority who’s been absent from every meeting since September, not up to date on mandated state training, and whose behavior has concerned colleagues could be removed from the panel by the Select Board, pending a hearing later this month.

By ALEXA LEWIS

HATFIELD — Cannabis cultivator River Valley Growers of Hatfield is suing neighboring Whately berry farm Nourse Farms for $17 million for allegedly contaminating thousands of pounds of crops with “negligent” spraying of pesticides.

By Staff Report

HATFIELD — Residents interested in running for elective office at the May 20 town election can pick up nomination papers at Memorial Town Hall weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Wednesdays.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Even to this day, more than 70 years after arriving in New England following her marriage to a Hatfield man, a trace of a Southern accent can still be heard as Irma Donnis reflects on her childhood in Kentucky and her formative years in southern Ohio.

By EMILEE KLEIN

A $12.6 million grant will build out broadband internet for almost 100 underserviced communities across the state, including customers in nine Hampshire and Franklin cities and towns.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

The retirement of longtime Hatfield Department of Public Works Director Phil Genovese this month came days after members of the town Select Board became aware of Genovese’s arrest in a sting operation for allegedly trying to pay for sex.

The local theater company Valley Players will present a production of the play “Love Letters” on Feb. 7, 8, 14 and 15, each at 7:30 p.m., at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — After working as director of the town’s Department of Public Works since late 2009, Phil Genovese is retired, with a letter announcing his immediate resignation from the position accepted by the Select Board Wednesday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A local pinball player is pitching the idea of opening a new restaurant focused on pizza, beer and a number of pinball machines.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — In her dozen years as general manager at Fishtales Bar & Grill, Kerianne Kelliher has emphasized building connections with local farms, ensuring in-season produce is served at the restaurant, alongside the seafood and steaks that is a main...

HATFIELD — The town’s annual Luminarium event takes place Saturday, starting at 4:30 p.m. with a concert at the First Congregational Church and ending with the judging of floats at Smith Academy.The float contest is new this year, though Kathleen...

By JACOB NELSON

In the right hands, wine has a way of bringing people together.“Even before we started this business, we loved the wineries and vineyards we’d visit when we traveled,” says Michelle Kersbergen, owner of Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield. “Especially...

By Staff Writer

HATFIELD — A float competition is being added to the annual Luminarium, which as is customary in recent years will be held on Dec. 21, the last Saturday prior to Christmas Eve.The town’s Celebration Committee is inviting people to pre-register through...

By ALEXA LEWIS

HATFIELD/WILLIAMSBURG — Horse Mountain’s two peaks have long been recognized as a historic landmark between Williamsburg and Hatfield. Now, 150 acres at the summit of Horse Mountain have been purchased by Kestrel Land Trust, ensuring that the land...