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By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Lucky drivers on the Mass Pike may look out their windshield to see an industrial-sized recycling container with brightly-colored murals of people gardening in upcycled tire planters, critters playing on the Jabish Brook or even the beloved buildings of Belchertown rather than the typical blue, green and brown neutrals.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — When UMass Permaculture organizes its weekly student farmers markets in spring and fall, vendors interested in selling their wares must act fast to scoop up the limited number of spots.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — After five years of little to no progress redeveloping the former Bardwell Library property into condominiums, the Select Board decided to investigate legal options against the developer for breach of contract.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — On any given night, Ted Hathaway plays board games with his two daughters, but he struggles getting his youngest to pick up a book long enough to get past the cover.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — April showers bring May flowers, but foliage isn’t the only thing blooming in South Hadley after a windy winter and early spring rain.

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NORTHAMPTON — When Kara McElhone, executive director of child welfare nonprofit Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County, searched in vain for a satellite office in Belchertown, Police Chief Kevin Pacunas personally helped her locate a place to rent.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Demolition and abatement of the environmentally-contaminated old power plant on the Belchertown State School property is underway as part of the redevelopment of the sprawling site.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The School Committee has selected interim Superintendent Mary Jane Rickson to take over the role on a permanent basis based on her extensive experience and focus on providing the best environment and education of students.

By EMILEE KLEIN

For the last two years, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment has aimed to help more than 1,000 third graders in Springfield Public Schools envision themselves as scientists and engineers.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY— The town will officially welcome Tammy Martin as its new town administrator on June 2 after a long wait and search for Christopher Martin’s replacement.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — In response to resident concerns and pleas from an April 1 listening session, the Select Board on Thursday voted to lower the Proposition 2½ override request from $3.3 million to $2.9 million in hopes that a more palatable number will pass at the ballot box.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The future of the West Street Building, once an elementary school for the town’s youngest students, remains unclear after residents voted against appropriating $10 million to renovate the building into municipal offices and a new Council on Aging.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Incumbents captured most of the votes in Tuesday’s annual town elections, which featured few contested races and drew only 1,552, or 5.79%, of registered voters to the polls.

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GRANBY — A budget shortfall is forcing the School Department to eliminate 8.5 positions next school year, bringing the district’s total staff losses to 18.5 positions in three years.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Residents at a public listening session last Thursday voiced their disappointment over the Select Board’s decision to advance a request for a $3.3 million Proposition 2½ general override to annual Town Meeting this spring, claiming the figure is too high for voters to stomach and puts school funding in jeopardy.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The School Committee will interview two finalists for Granby’s superintendent position on Monday after an hour-long meet and greet with the public, according to the district. 

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Residents will vote on a $10 million Proposition 2½ debt exclusion override to renovate half of the old West Street School into municipal offices for every department and a new senior center at a special Town Meeting on Tuesday.

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Even though they voted to put a $3.3 million Proposition 2½ general budget override on the ballot next month, Select Board members on Monday each expressed disapproval with some element of the request.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY— Almost the entirety of the 479 members of South Hadley High School student body walked out of the building on Monday afternoon to advocate for changes to the state education funding formula.

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SOUTH HADLEY — The town will break ground next week on a second round of renovations for Buttery Brook Park that will further expand recreational offerings with the addition of more pickleball courts, a disc golf course and a band shell, among other items.