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‘Like I'm standing in a room of giants’: Meet Elana Casey, new associate director of the Augusta Savage Gallery at UMass Amherst
Elana Casey, the new associate director of the Augusta Savage Gallery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is new to the Pioneer Valley, but not to promoting art – especially Black art – in the community.

Nonprofit BHN lands $1M to expand child mental health support throughout WMass
Regional nonprofit Behavioral Health Network has landed a nearly $1 million state grant to expand its work supporting the social-emotional development and behavioral health of children in early education and care programs throughout much of the four counties of western Massachusetts.
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Greg Carvel and select UMass hockey players gather at Crumpin-Fox Golf Club Friday for annual golf outing
BERNARDSTON — The 2025-26 season is fast approaching for the UMass hockey team and head coach Greg Carvel and a collection of current players were on hand at Crumpin-Fox Golf Club for the team’s annual golf outing on Friday.

Opinion

Columnist Richard Fein: Twelve Day Iran War — Why it happened and what’s next
Last month Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran’s facilities for making nuclear weapons. The war lasted 12 days and ended with a ceasefire orchestrated by President Donald Trump.





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business

Area property deed transfers, July 25
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Arts & Life

Valley Bounty: The joy of blueberry season: Sobieski’s River Valley Farm in Whately has been growing blueberries since 1977
Blueberry season is here. Whether from farm stands, farmers markets, or in the fields for pick-your-own, the beloved berry freezes well, dries well and makes sublime jams and preserves — if they last beyond being eaten fresh.
Obituaries

Northampton, MA - Warren Hubley, 84, Northampton, MA., died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on July 20, 2025 of complications from several health issues which developed recently. He was the youngest son of Bert and Hazel Hubley of Waltham.... remainder of obit for Warren Hubley

Cummington, MA - Judith A. Hinton, 79, of Cummington passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025. She was born June 2, 1946, to the late Raymond and Dorothy (Murphy) Young in Northampton. Judy grew up in Northampton and attended local schoo... remainder of obit for Judith A. Hinton

Easthampton, MA - Edward J. Boisjolie, Sr., 101, of Easthampton, MA passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at his home in Easthampton. Born in Holyoke on March 26, 1924 he was the son of Aldorf and Doris (Hamel) Boisjolie . Ed was a gra... remainder of obit for Edward J. Boisjolie

Hadley, MA - Mary L. Byron, of Hadley, Massachusetts passed away on July 15. She was born in Northampton, the daughter of the late Norman Meakim and Louise (Dec) Meakim. Mary graduated from Hopkins Academy and Mercy Hospital School of N... remainder of obit for Mary Louise Byron