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Binky battles: Annual Belchertown baby contest the cutest competition in town
09-26-2024 3:06 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

As the last notes of the 165th Belchertown Fair’s annual parade drifts off into the autumn air — quickly replaced by the joyous screams of children on carnival rides and the soft coos of barn animals — babies from around western Massachusetts take...


South Hadley sets opt-out date of Nov. 15 for new trash system
09-26-2024 12:09 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Residents have until Nov. 15 to opt out of the town’s new trash and recycling program — which includes access to the recycling center and transfer station for yard waste — set to begin on July 1, 2025. That’s when the town officially...


A unique vibe: Keystone Vintage Market in Easthampton features 28 vendors selling their wares in a bright, modern space
09-25-2024 3:50 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

EASTHAMPTON — Vintage markets commonly feel like a grandmother’s attic: cramped and crowded with old knickknacks and collectibles stuffed into every shelf and drawer, and wardrobes full of dresses and jackets that have seen more moth balls and dust...


Granby moves to tighten leash, nuisance laws for animals
09-23-2024 5:24 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — A new animal control bylaw approved by the Select Board would impose stricter leash and nuisance laws for all domestic and personally-owned animals, from dogs and cats to ferrets and horses.The decision to revamp the laws came in the wake of...


Residents wary of zone changes in South Hadley: Planning Board holds first forums focused on Route 202/33 corridor
09-20-2024 2:57 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY— Stewart Street is a quite, family-friendly neighborhood not far from Buttery Brook Park where residents watch their children play soccer in the street from the comfort of a home their grandparents built.It’s this slice of Americana that...


Belchertown Fair this weekend will pay homage to town’s agricultural roots
09-18-2024 12:17 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — The Belchertown Fair returns to the Commons this weekend for the 165th annual celebration with a packed schedule of free competitions, demonstrations and entertainment for all ages.This year’s theme, “Barn in the USA,” pays tribute to...


UMass professor Brian Yellen named state geologist
09-17-2024 1:24 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts professor has been appointed as the state’s fifth geologist, a position that involves directing the Massachusetts Geological Survey located on the Amherst campus.In this role, professor Brian Yellen will broaden...


Showcase South Hadley aims for spring return, requests funding from town
09-14-2024 6:08 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Organizers of the town’s first Showcase South Hadley event last fall say plans are in the works to bring the event back next April, after which they will decide which season is the best time to host the festival of local arts, history...


South Hadley to unveil chair of honor for 8 residents missing in action during WWII
09-14-2024 5:55 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A chair of honor representing eight South Hadley veterans who went missing in action during World War II will permanently sit at South Hadley Sports Stadium Complex at the high school, with a Prisoners of War Missing in Action flag...


Granby alum a DC hero: 1998 grad saves man who fell on subway tracks
09-14-2024 9:21 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sometimes heroes are made by happenstance.That certainly is the case for Mike Barker, a 1998 Granby High School graduate and resident in the Washington, D.C. area who found himself at the right place at the right time late on the...


New college bar has potential, is spacious, lacks buzz: Spoke Live the place to go when Spoke is full
09-12-2024 3:02 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Spoke is a University of Massachusetts Amherst student treasure. One of the three college bars in town, Spoke offers the trifecta of a good college bar: space to dance, cheap drinks and a classic bar feel complete with a wall of fake IDs. The...


South Hadley dog owners appeal death sentence after attack
09-12-2024 2:45 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The owners of a dog deemed dangerous by the Select Board last month are appealing the board’s order to euthanize the dog, claiming the decision was not informed by a specialist’s assessment and therefore denied the dog owners due...


Wanted in South Hadley: Ideas for rezoning Route 202/33 corridor
09-12-2024 11:21 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A committee studying rezoning along Routes 202 and 33 will host the first of four public forums on Monday to gauge resident opinions on growth and development along the town’s most heavily trafficked corridor.Monday’s forum, hosted by...


Granby marks 9/11 with special memorial made out of piece of NY fire truck, rather than World Trade Center
09-10-2024 8:40 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — While making its journey to the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, a piece of a New York fire truck that melted and warped from the flaming aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks snapped in half from the vibrations from travel.Matt Bail,...


Mount Holyoke researchers unveil interactive archive, story map of US immigration sanctuary policies
09-10-2024 8:25 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — When Mount Holyoke College researchers Serin Houston and Anatasica Tucker talk about their recently completed database of migrant sanctuary policies enacted across the country, they can’t help but laugh at the sheer amount of work they...


Leash laws and public safety: Requirements vary throughout Hampshire County communities
09-08-2024 4:01 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Give, touch, wait, OK.Winnie, a gray poodle mix with fluffy ears and a puff at the end of her tail, looks at her owner Naomi Rosenberg with big, excited eyes. She had followed each command from Rosenberg enthusiastically to get to her...


Antisemitism at NHS led to training: Project Shema brought in after families reported numerous incidents last year
09-05-2024 4:48 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — As the number of antisemitic incidents began to pile up for some Jewish students at Northampton High School last school year — the complaints were far-ranging, from using “Zionist” and “Jew” interchangeably to telling Jewish and Israeli...


Granby Select Board postpones public hearing on gravel pit
09-04-2024 3:48 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — A public hearing to discuss a special permit for a controversial proposal for a gravel pit on Trompke Avenue was postponed Tuesday evening due after the applicant and representatives reported that three of them were too ill to attend the...


Granby priest tapped to lead Catholic Charities in new executive role; will continue to lead town church
09-03-2024 4:33 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Father Michael Goodreau, pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, will oversee the Catholic Charities Agency of the Diocese of Springfield as its new president, expanding his work as a Catholic and spiritual leader from his parish in Granby...


To dig or not to dig?: Granby Select Board to take up controversial proposal for gravel pit
09-01-2024 9:57 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Richard Reynolds walks through his garden of peach trees, tomato plants and to the edge of his property at the end of Trompke Avenue and gestures into a thickly wooded forest.“Twenty-five feet from here is where they can legally start the...

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