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Belchertown picks artists for mural project at transfer station
01-07-2025 3:53 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Three artists will transform the Belchertown Transfer Station’s brown recycling containers into works of art that incorporate opinions from residents in the design and execution of the murals.A collaboration between the Creative Economy...


‘A fun surprise’: Granby family welcomes Isla Veronica McCarthy as Hampshire County’s 1st baby born at Baystate in 2025
01-06-2025 3:21 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SPRINGFIELD — While the country celebrated the New Year with fireworks, champagne and sparklers, one Granby family started 2025 with an even greater milestone: a new addition to their growing family.Isla Veronica McCarthy, Hampshire County’s first...


Dream theater to become reality at Happier Valley Comedy in Hadley
01-06-2025 7:01 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

HADLEY — Pam Victor had exhausted every fundraising idea she could imagine to raise $115,000 for Happier Valley Comedy’s new theater, and after a year and a half of balancing this job with her other roles teaching, performing and running the improv...


Granby Select Board to interview four finalists for town administrator on Tuesday
01-04-2025 10:09 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board will interview four finalists for the town administrator position on Tuesday afternoon with hopes of filling a vacancy as soon as possible.The finalists each have varied municipal and administrative experience. They include...


Safety net weaver steps down: Over 44 years, ServiceNet CEO Sue Stubbs has overseen tremendous expansion of social supports
01-01-2025 12:26 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Sue Stubbs isn’t afraid of taking risks — in fact, she welcomes it.In the 1980s, near the beginning of Stubb’s 44-year career as ServiceNet’s CEO, there weren’t any homeless shelters to serve Northampton’s unsheltered population. The...


Fighting his way to the top: School wrestling career gave South Hadley’s Leon Davis a leg up on winning International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grand slam
12-31-2024 1:39 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — As Leon Davis walked up to the podium to accept the first place medal at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s World Tournament on Dec. 13, he hadn’t yet realized that the victory made him one of just 17 Grand Slam...


South Hadley’s last large farm under permanent conservation
12-26-2024 12:39 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The 205-acre Lauzier Farm off Alvord Street is the last large farm property in South Hadley, and it will remain so for generations to come as permanently protected agricultural land.That’s because the farm now has an agricultural...


Granby Select Board approves Wine Haus licenses, despite questions about noise and zoning
12-25-2024 5:01 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board approved entertainment and common victualler licenses for neighborhood winery Wine Haus in a 2-1 vote, with the chair dissenting due to ongoing discussions around noise and zoning.Over the past month, residents have come...


Granby moves to fill fire chief void; retired chief blames town administration for turnover
12-18-2024 6:03 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board took several initial steps Monday to find an interim and replacement fire chief to fill the vacancy after Michael O’Neal resigned from the position suddenly at the beginning of the month.“I’m just trying to fast-track this,”...


Belchertown family gives to Sidney F. Toy Fund to honor, thank teachers
12-18-2024 2:44 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — While students shower their elementary school teachers with small tokens of appreciation during the holiday season, those coffee shop gift cards, stationary and trendy tumblers peter out as students get to middle and high school.But the...


Tattered, but still standing: Syrians, experts in Hampshire County reflect on Assad regime’s fall, look to future
12-16-2024 4:25 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

HOLYOKE — Youssef Ahmed Sabbagh remembers little about growing up under Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, but the details he can recall are memories he’d rather forget.“I used to hear and see missiles, bullets and explosives,” said Sabbagh, a...


Belchertown becomes first in WMass to phase out nicotine sales
12-12-2024 5:46 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — The Board of Health has approved regulations prohibiting the sale of nicotine products within the town’s limits to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2004, making Belchertown the first municipality in western Massachusetts and the 11th in the...


Center Pharmacy in Granby allegedly submits false claims to MassHealth, AG says
12-11-2024 7:40 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Center Pharmacy is finalizing a $230,000 settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office over allegations that the business on State Street submitted dozens of false claims to MassHealth — allegations the pharmacy’s owner...


Discover local holiday lore: Stories and symbols of Christmases past on display in Granby Historical Association’s Winter Wonderland
12-11-2024 1:19 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

The story of the holiday tune “Jingle Bells” begins in Medford, when resident James Pierpont watched annual one-horse open sleigh rides between Medford Square and Malden Square. Those bells that inspired Pierpont to write the famous song were most...


Granby fire chief abruptly quits; Select Board to discuss replacement at next meeting
12-10-2024 4:14 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Fire Chief Michael O’Neill resigned suddenly on Dec. 2, leaving the deputy fire chief and assistant chief to run the department until the Select Board finds an interim.The board approved O’Neill’s resignation letter during its Dec. 5 meeting....


Property taxes to tick up slightly in South Hadley
12-10-2024 1:10 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The owner of an average single-family home valued at $391,100 will pay an estimated $105 more in property taxes next fiscal year. Compared to the average tax bill of $5,361 in fiscal 2024, the average single-family home will pay $5,467...


Mount Holyoke College’s $180M march toward carbon neutrality
12-09-2024 4:34 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Mount Holyoke College hopes to celebrate its bicentennial in 2037 by declaring the campus carbon neutral, and the liberal arts college has already taken significant steps toward that goal as it moves into phase three of a new geothermal...


Along Route 202: South Hadley PD’s new comfort dog on board; Belchertown raises funds for high schooler with cancer
12-09-2024 3:11 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — South Hadley Police Department’s newest officer has arrived at the station, bringing all his excitement, energy and fur with him.The South Hadley Police Department will launch its comfort dog program with Office Murphy, an 8-week-old...


GoNetspeed wraps up $2.4M fiber-optic project in Granby
12-08-2024 10:01 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — GoNetspeed, a longtime internet and cellphone provider in Granby, recently wrapped up a $2.4 million project that will enable it to offer more than 2,200 homes and businesses high-speed fiber-optic internet service with faster upload and...


Climate activist Bill McKibben’s light in dark times: Solar
12-03-2024 5:14 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — The past few weeks have been tough for climate activism, and longtime climate activist Bill McKibben, who makes his home in Vermont, is feeling the heat.This year will be the hottest year on record, breaking the record-setting temperatures...

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