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After contentious TM over easements for new rail-trail, Williamsburg Select Board poised to call special meeting
Northampton plans to add 8 firefighters in new fiscal year
Split Amherst Finance Committee endorses towns $103.3M budget, council preps to vote Monday
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Talking to Ukraine
Mount Toby Friends Meetinghouse to host panel talk on supporting immigrants
Development at Deerfield’s former St. James Church property remains in limbo
Mount Holyoke College pauses plans to build hub for its $180M geothermal heating system
Grieving family speaks out: Two years after Northampton High grad’s tragic death, family pushes for new law
Willow Vandoloski stares into the phone camera, a solemn expression on her face as she recounts the story of her brother’s death.
A food fest to feel good about: Inaugural Western Mass Vegan Food Fest is this Sunday, June 15
A new vegan food festival is about to take root in the Pioneer Valley.
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Massachusetts educators grappling with suspended high school graduation requirements
Asparagus Festival in Hadley won’t be rescheduled this year
Area briefs: No Kings rally in Northampton Saturday; Adult drawing for beginner classes; ARHS Class of ‘75 reunion; Historic Deerfield offers inside look at Stebbins House project
Northampton closes portion of Main Street sidewalk in danger of collapse
‘The end of something special’: Full-service Citgo station in Florence drops fuel pumps
Area property deed transfers, June 13
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A Look Back, June 13
Area briefs: No Kings rally in Northampton Saturday; Adult drawing for beginner classes; ARHS Class of ‘75 reunion; Historic Deerfield offers inside look at Stebbins House project
Arts Briefs: Cultural Chaos in Easthampton, Chris Haynes memorial at Bombyx, and more
‘Meant to only last the summer’: Amherst artist’s wheatpaste murals among those now decorating Montague
Sports
UMass hockey: Minutemen land NHL prospect, two more for Class of 2029
The UMass hockey team’s 2025-26 roster continues to take shape as three more recruits were announced to be joining the Minutemen this past week.
MIAA softball: Joseph Case ends top-seeded Hampshire's title hopes again with dominant 13-0 Final Four win (PHOTOS)
Northampton’s Hoogendyk repeats as MSTCA West Heptathlon champion
Legion baseball: Jake Waller drives in winning run as Belchertown Post 239 beats Westfield in extras
Built to Win: Inside Hampshire Regional’s relentless work ethic and state title pursuitOpinion
Guest columnist Joseph Levine: Antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the rights of Palestinians
The recent murder of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington and the attack on the people attending a vigil for the Israeli captives in Gaza has poured fuel on the fire consuming the movement for Palestinians rights, supposedly justifying the harshest crackdown on protected political speech since the days of McCarthy and the congressional Un-American Activities Committee. The almost universal response to these crimes – blaming the people who are protesting the unprecedented carnage wrought by the Israeli military in Gaza — highlights several troubling features of the state of debate over Israel/Palestine at this time.
Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Calling out a ‘monstrous’ war
Guest columnist Gerry Shattuck: What if this were your neighborhood?
Tom Bodo: Burgy owes us better
Betty Ussach-Schwartz: The war of the titans
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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
Brutal? No, beautiful: Holyoke artist Michael Karmody has found beauty — and a decent living — in concrete creations
HOLYOKE — Artist Michael Karmody knows a hard truth about concrete — that it is often associated with sidewalks and jails, not attractive things.
Area property deed transfers, June 13
Making News in business, June 13
Apprentice mandate eyed to shore up trade workforce
Filling the soft-serve void: Sips and Scoops Cafe now open in Easthampton
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Arts & Life
Catharsis meets comedy: ‘Customers From Hell’ show will premiere at the Shea Theater on Sunday, June 15
Most people who have worked retail and food service jobs have dealt with customers who were rude, annoying, or just plain strange. A new comedy TV series written and filmed in the Pioneer Valley wants to answer the question: what if those customers were actually from Hell?
Valley Bounty: Rain or shine, strawberries are here: Teddy C. Smiarowski Farm welcomes another pick-your-own season
There is a Season with Molly Parr: Cheesecake sans stress: No need to track down your springform pan
Speaking of Nature: The pressures of parenthood: Bird dads, like human dads, deserve a happy Father’s Day
‘Is Alice in you?’: Teens reimagine ‘Alice in Wonderland’ in ‘genre-bending’ show next weekend in NorthamptonObituaries
Blake David Keedy
Hadley, MA - Blake David Keedy, 74, died June 6, 2025 after a long illness. Blake was born in Norhampton April 30, 2025 to the late Victor Sr. and Itala {Grandonico} Keedy. He was a graduate of Amherst High School and the University of ... remainder of obit for Blake David Keedy
Neal B. Menard
[IMAGE]Neal B. Menard Haydenville, MA - Neal B. Menard, 81 passed away May 17, 2025, with his children by his side. Born in Pueblo CO in 1943 to Wilfred A Menard and Doris (Bartlett)Menard. He grew up in Haydenville, MA and attended Hayd... remainder of obit for Neal B. Menard
Peter Healey
RELUCTANT ADULT DIES AT 78 Ashfield, MA - Peter Wilson Healey, of Ashfield, Massachusetts and New York City, died on November 26, 2024. He was 78, though still "felt younger," specifically 12. Peter went by many names-P, Dad, Puppa... remainder of obit for Peter Healey
John Moran Cronin
Holyoke, MA - John "Jack" Cronin, aged 60, passed away on April 22, 2025, in Northampton. Born on July 2, 1964, Jack dedicated 27 years of his career as a Splice Technician for Verizon Communications. He was a graduate of Northampton Hi... remainder of obit for John Moran Cronin
