Mass-Care’s ballot effort gives single-payer health care a boost

01-13-2025 4:24 PM

A statewide group that for years has pushed for a single-payer health care system in Massachusetts is buoyed by the fact that voters in nearly a dozen legislative districts during the last election cycle, including the district that includes all of Southampton, voted in favor of a nonbinding ballot question that instructs the representative of their district to vote in favor of a single-payer system of universal health care.


Highest of honors: Seven Boy Scouts from Granby, South Hadley earn rank of Eagle

01-13-2025 3:10 PM

GRANBY/SOUTH HADLEY — Whenever 16-year-old Thomas DeWitt passed through West Street Cemetery in Granby, he noticed gravestones sunk or slumped over, each murky with grime, among fallen limbs and a decrepit shed.


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High schools: Holyoke’s Kiara Perez scores 15 points in loss to SICS (PHOTOS)
01-13-2025 9:32 PM

The Holyoke girls basketball team had its hands full on Monday night, hosting Springfield International Charter School for the two teams’ first of a pair of meetings this season. Despite a strong effort early on, the Bulldogs overwhelmed the Purple Knights en route to a 66-28 Holyoke loss on its home floor.

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Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Northampton to close at end of March
01-09-2025 4:59 PM

NORTHAMPTON — After a quarter century downtown, Ten Thousand Villages is preparing to close its Main Street store for good on March 31.

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Northampton, MA - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Walsh, who died peacefully at the age of 90 on January 10, 2025 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA. He was a beloved husband, father, grandf... remainder of obit for Richard Walsh

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Amherst, MA - Avis A. Mushovic, 87, of Amherst, passed away on January 31, 2024, in hospice care at The Center for Extended Care at Amherst. Her family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the many caregivers and providers who... remainder of obit for Avis Ann Mushovic

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Easthampton, MA - Eugene R. Kozash, age 84, passed away in Cooley Dickinson Hospital on January 3, 2025. He was born in Northampton, MA on January 28, 1940, the son of Edward and Agnes L. (Gnatek) Kozash. Eugene attended public schools ... remainder of obit for Eugene Kozash

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HAYDENVILLE, MA - Douglas J. Harris of Haydenville MA passed suddenly on January 9, 2025. Doug was born at Nyack Hospital in NY. He came to Northampton prior to starting kindergarten, then graduating from Smith Vocational. He attended S... remainder of obit for Douglas Harris

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