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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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