South Hadley mom creates new Girl Scout troop to fill void
Baystate’s visiting nurses take message public after negotiations stall
Around Amherst: School confrontation prompts work on parental code of conduct
Photos: From bark to art for Hatfield resident
Amherst regional school board seeking to limit staff cuts by boosting spending
Federal judge orders White House to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
Olin Rose-Bardawil: Why local government matters more now
E-bike battery explodes in Holyoke apartment, prompting fire officials to issue safety advisory
Special commission gauges climate for Jews in region during visit to WMass
Members of the state’s Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism held its fifth meeting this week in the western part of the commonwealth, hearing testimony from local experts and residents, including several from Northampton, on their experience dealing with antisemitism.
Pioneer Valley upgraded to critical drought status, months of sustained precipitation needed
Despite a recent increase in precipitation, the Connecticut River Valley region has been designated as experiencing critical drought conditions, which will continue to persist until sustained precipitation over a much longer period of time is able to restore water table levels.
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Northampton City Council censures Rothenberg over storm call
Northampton council to discuss censure of member Rothenberg for behavior during dispatch call
Compassionate barbers: Easthampton shop Hero Barber is growing thanks to its inclusive atmosphere
Div. 4 girls basketball: Kate Phillips’ late bucket lifts No. 3 South Hadley past No. 2 Millis 45-42, into state title game (PHOTOS)
Area property deed transfers, March 14
Hatfield Housing Authority board presses for removal of ‘toxic’ member
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A Look Back, March 14
Amherst Oyster Bar pushes opening day to April 1
Arts Briefs: Carle puppet show at UMass, seawall paintings in Easthampton, and more
Photo: Seeds for all at Grow Food Northampton’s Winter Farmer Market
Sports
Smith College basketball heads to Maine to face top-seeded Bowdoin in NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16
When the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball bracket was released on March 3, Smith College was thrilled to be hosting yet another opening weekend, just as it had done the previous three tournaments. But despite earning the right to play first and second round games at home, the Pioneers were given an extremely rigorous path to a potential third straight Final Four.
UMass football: New defensive coordinator Jared Keyte pleased with Minutemen’s opening week of spring practice
UMass hockey: Minutemen hold off Vermont 2-1, advance to Hockey East quarterfinals
Div. 4 girls basketball: Kate Phillips’ late bucket lifts No. 3 South Hadley past No. 2 Millis 45-42, into state title game (PHOTOS)
UMass basketball: Offense sputters, Minutemen fall to La Salle in Atlantic 10 first round, 78-71Opinion
Guest columnist John Paine: No refuge from climate change
Evan Naismith: Keep funding progressivism
Suzanne Lijek: But there was no one left to speak for me
Lundy Bancroft: Negotiate, don't escalate
Guest columnist Rob Okun: Could low-wage whites spark Trump’s undoing?
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Business
Compassionate barbers: Easthampton shop Hero Barber is growing thanks to its inclusive atmosphere
EASTHAMPTON — What started out as a men’s gifts and grooming shop in Northampton has become a bustling barbershop in Easthampton that prides itself on its inclusive practices and atmosphere.
Area property deed transfers, March 14
Ashfield’s historic Elmer’s Store seeing new life with opening of Wicked Good Café 
Making News in Business, March 7
Food is in their DNA: New Holyoke restaurant Casa del Pollo offers African American soul food and Latin cuisines e-Edition
Arts & Life
The Oxbow over time: New book, ‘The Oxbow Since Thomas Cole,’ examines how the area has and hasn’t changed in the last 200 years
The Oxbow, an area in Northampton created by a branch of the Connecticut River, has seen plenty of changes since artist Thomas Cole made it the focus of a well-known 1836 painting. A new book by Northampton author Jonathan Moldover, “The Oxbow Since Thomas Cole” seeks to shed light on its history and evolution throughout the centuries.
From the field to your screens: Two seniors take Frontier Community Access Television’s sports broadcasting to new heights
They ‘don’t come to play around’: Ten local students will compete in Third Annual Academy Regional Youth Poetry Slam next month
The globalization of Irish traditional music: Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day in our own Happy Valley
Speaking of Nature: It’s enough already: Mallards bring signs of springObituaries
Kathleen M. Bergeron
Kathleen Bergeron, 60, passed away on February 20, 2025, in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Born on March 26, 1964, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Kathleen known to many as Kathy grew up with a kind and compassionate spirit that she car... remainder of obit for Kathleen M. Bergeron
Dr. Kenneth Sereno Pompilli
Florence, MA - Dr. Kenneth Sereno Pompilli died peacefully on March 11 at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Kenneth was born on May 16, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut to Ser... remainder of obit for Dr. Kenneth Sereno Pompilli
Kristopher Johnson
Westfield, MA - Kristopher Blackwood Johnson, 48, died March 4, 2025 from cardiac arrest at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Northampton on February 13, 1977 to Robert Johnson and Linda Longtin and grew up in Florence, MA. Kris g... remainder of obit for Kristopher Johnson
Wendy Walsh
Agawam, MA - Wendy Butler Walsh, 80, of Agawam, recently of Northampton, and formerly of Madison, CT, peacefully passed away on February 22, 2025, surrounded by family. Wendy was born at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton on Septe... remainder of obit for Wendy Walsh
