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SOUTH HADLEY — Gov. Maura Healey will give the commencement speech to Mount Holyoke College’s Class of 2025 at the 188th graduation ceremonies in May.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL,EMILEE KLEIN and SCOTT MERZBACH

In a state that prides itself on its educational prowess, Massachusetts school districts across the commonwealth are facing a crisis of ability to adequately fund their schools. Hampshire County has proved to be no exception.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SOUTH HADLEY — “No greater love.”That phrase stands out prominently at the grave of the Rev. Capt. Ignatius Maternowski, a Holyoke native who died 80 years ago on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Purple Heart recipient and candidate for sainthood was the only...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — In 1968, a young Susan Opalenik stared out of the window of her intermediate junior high school classroom at the American flag, realizing its position at half-mast was for her cousin.Robert J. Sowinski was a corporal in the U.S. Army...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — On a typical Tuesday evening, the only thing the occasional passerby can hear at The Boathouse Restaurant is the water lap against the shore.But last Tuesday, the waterfront restaurant at Brunelle’s Marina boomed with cheering and...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BELCHERTOWN — In what has become a steady drumbeat from school officials in many Hampshire County communities this budget season, Belchertown has become the latest to stare down a significant school budget gap that could mean the “staggering” loss of...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School scans old rosters for this year’s January’s Guest Artist Series, hiring seven alumni to bring their skills and knowledge of dance back home in a series of 11 workshop classes.Rather than...