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NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Lions Club — in collaboration with the Fire Department — this week gave automated external defibrillators to both Lilly and Forbes libraries as a way of bolstering the immediate emergency response for library patrons and...
By EMILEE KLEIN
NORTHAMPTON — The Pioneer Valley Regional Agricultural Conference this Saturday presents three guest speakers on low-impact forestry, cheese making and maple forestry production for agricultural professionals looking to diversify their production.The...
By EMILEE KLEIN
SOUTH HADLEY — Town officials launched a redesigned town website on Friday to increase accessibility on mobile devices and draw attention to services used most often by site visitors.The site’s biggest changes are on the front page. A menu of commonly...
By EMILEE KLEIN
BELCHERTOWN — Since Arcpoint Brewery partners Chris Peterson, CJ Eldridge and Dave Pare began their mission to open a brewery and taproom several years ago, all three men were determined to put it in Belchertown.Following their slogan “brew with...
By EMILEE KLEIN
AMHERST — As debate continues over how best to develop solar throughout the state to help meet an ambitious net-zero emissions goal, representatives from Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest are touting a recently completed report that details how solar...
By EMILEE KLEIN
SOUTH HADLEY — It’s common during heavy rains to witness water lapping at the back doors of 85 Main St.—headquarters for the town’s longtime electric light department.“I’m fearful we’re gonna be under water. I’ve watched the water come up to SHELD’s...
By EMILEE KLEIN
AMHERST — Three faculty at the University of Massachusetts are joining the state’s new Climate Science Advisory Panel, a group of 21 experts who will attempt to bridge the communication and knowledge gap between policymakers and scientists. The UMass...
By EMILEE KLEIN
The final clumps of melting snow in the backyard are no indication of snow on the slopes.With the power of snowmaking, gone are the days when winter sports relied on Mother Nature to provide powder for skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Ski resorts in...
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...
By EMILEE KLEIN
SOUTH HADLEY — The state attorney general’s office has sided with a resident and former member of the Fire District No. 1 Prudential Committee, who filed a complaint saying that he was unfairly removed from a meeting last March after he continued to...
By EMILEE KLEIN
SOUTH HADLEY — One of South Hadley’s most popular parks will undergo a second round of renovations later this year thanks to a $500,000 state grant the town received last month. The town intends to use the money to expand and upgrade Buttery Brook...
By EMILEE KLEIN
NORTHAMPTON — New York resident Cara Erdman can’t drive to her family’s home in Northampton for the holidays.Erdman lives in the city and rides public transit for transportation. Since she doesn’t own a car, Erdman often rides Amtrak’s Vermonter line...
By EMILEE KLEIN
BELCHERTOWN — A Brooklyn company’s plans for a 108-unit housing complex at Carriage Grove, the former Belchertown State School, is drawing concerns about traffic from planners and some residents.Developer Brisa Ventures LLC presented its design for...
By EMILEE KLEIN
NORTHAMPTON — Anthony Martinez called Vuthy Chhum about 10 times on Tuesday seeking reassurance that his speech and shirt were ready for his graduation.Martinez met Chhum 15 years ago when the Nurturing Fathers’ program facilitator began at Hampshire...
By EMILEE KLEIN
GRANBY — After 13 years, Granby will finally have a dedicated town hall.A majority of voters at a special Town Meeting on Monday approved spending roughly $5.36 million to renovate the old West Street Building, the former elementary school, into town...
By EMILEE KLEIN
AMHERST — Ice once both founded and hindered research for glacial geologist Julie Brigham-Grette.As a graduate student working off the coast of Alaska four decades ago, loose sea ice would accumulate onto the shores of Brigham-Grette’s campsite and...
By EMILEE KLEIN
Grab your favorite drink and raise a toast on Dec. 5!The 90th anniversary of Repeal Day, when the 18th Amendment that codified Prohibition was officially repealed, takes place this month. Without the 21st Amendment, the United States would still be in...
By EMILEE KLEIN
AMHERST — The number 8 featured prominently outside the UMass Campus Center Thursday afternoon, where dozens of faculty and staff gathered for an eight-minute protest calling on some of the state’s top lawmakers to follow through with 8% raises for...
By EMILEE KLEIN
FLORENCE — Carolyn “Sissie” Horrigan remembers one December years ago when Santa Claus strolled down Main Street with Mrs. Claus, greeting people and delivering presents to those naughty and nice.She said a young boy in the window of Fitzwilly’s...
By EMILEE KLEIN
SOUTH HADLEY/AMHERST — One of the region’s largest independent and assisted living communities is in the middle of a significant renovation at its Amherst and South Hadley locations that it says will provide more apartments, add community spaces and...
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