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500 sign petition asking Northampton High School to cancel training with Project Shema
08-30-2024 6:14 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Editor’s note: The description of Project Shema has been updated in the lead to clearly define the organization’s mission. Other additions to the story include more information about Project Shema’s mission as stated on the organization’s...


A new beginning: Thousands of UMass students descend onto campus during move-in week
08-29-2024 4:05 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Compared to her small high school in Southampton, New York, UMass’s large rural campus is a major change for freshman Bebe Willemse, yet once she arrived on campus this week, she couldn’t stop smiling.“I’m excited for really meeting a lot of...


Emily Dickinson Museum beings reconstruction of Carriage House
08-28-2024 5:00 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Emily Dickinson once said: “They say that ‘home is where the heart is.’ I think it is where the house is, and the adjacent buildings,” and soon her homestead will see one of those adjacent buildings revived.The Emily Dickinson Museum spent...


Work continues at 2 busy intersections in Granby
08-27-2024 5:24 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — A new roundabout is taking shape along Route 202 at its intersection with School Street — not far from The MacDuffie School — one of two busy intersections undergoing renovations under a combined $4.2 million project led by the Massachusetts...


Belchertown rallies behind rising high school senior facing sudden cancer diagnosis
08-24-2024 12:14 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — When a Belchertown teenager faced a sudden cancer diagnosis at the beginning of the summer before her senior year, the community at large came out to support her by raising $40,000 through GoFundMe to support her medical treatments and...


Judge overturns Belchertown police chief’s denial of firearms license to resident
08-23-2024 4:49 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Saying that Police Chief Kevin Pacunas’ decision to deny a firearms license to a resident earlier this year was “overly broad, vague and therefore arbitrary and capricious,” a judge last month ordered the town to grant the license.In...


House fire in South Hadley caused by smoker, prompting safety reminder from officials
08-23-2024 4:34 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A porch fire early Sunday was most likely caused by smoking materials, prompting fire officials to remind smokers to use caution when disposing of cigarette butts.Fire District 1 responded to the fire at 3 Warner St., in the town’s...


Belchertown to ask voters to reduce speed limits on roads it controls
08-23-2024 2:06 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Speed limits on town-controlled roads in thickly settled areas or business zones might see a decrease by five miles per hour, dropping from 30 mph to 25 mph, if approved at the annual Town Meeting.Police Chief Kevin Pacunas and...


Belchertown to create capital planning blueprint
08-21-2024 3:51 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — After years of rubber-stamping capital projects as funds become available, leaving critical infrastructure work to pile up and deteriorating buildings to wait for repairs, Belchertown this week adopted the town’s first capital planning...


Friends tap into a dream: Arcpoint brewery opens in Belchertown
08-21-2024 2:40 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Brewed with tenacity, poured with purpose.The two slogans of Arcpoint Brewing Company, Belchertown’s first brewery located at 30 Front St., stand out in bright red letters against the blue grey walls painted the same color as the skins...


An old garden’s revival: Path at former Belchertown State School a labor of love for the volunteers who maintain it
08-19-2024 4:55 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — The only structure that appeared still intact from the first superintendent’s home at the Belchertown State School was a century-old stone wall outlining a small grassy plot at 47 State St.At least that’s what residents believed until...


Belchertown raises stormwater rates slightly this fiscal year after they dropped for three straight years
08-17-2024 3:01 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Despite stormwater rates dropping over the past couple years, residents won’t see similar savings on their stormwater bills for the upcoming year. The Select Board approved a stormwater rate of $6.62 for fiscal year 2025, up 78 cents...


Colleges holding breath on FAFSA financial aid fix
08-16-2024 5:13 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

With the announcement last week that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2025-2026 year will open to all students on Dec. 1 — two months later than the usual rollout date — Hampshire College has begun to prepare for another financial...


Chesterfield preps to cut down 250 hazard trees
08-16-2024 1:01 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

CHESTERFIELD — Eversource and the town’s tree warden have flagged 251 broken, damaged and diseased trees along the entirety of Ireland Street for removal to prevent the hazardous trees from falling on power lines.The trees identified as dangerous...


South Hadley OK’s sharp jump in recycling fees for first time in decade
08-14-2024 1:54 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Residents who visit the transfer station and compost area will pay more — in some cases more than double — for recycling old electronics, mattresses, ridged plastics and other items.The increases are being implemented to help offset...


Report: South Hadley Police need more officers, dispatchers
08-12-2024 5:50 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A new police staffing study recommends hiring five police officers to fill gaps in patrol coverage caused by a growing amount of specialty services and administrative work, but town officials will wait to make any decisions on public...


Smith profs as tree saviors: Scientists creating botanical garden in Whately of mountain magnolia, an Appalachian species susceptible to climate change
08-12-2024 7:05 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

WHATLEY — John Berryhill and Jesse Bellemare wade through a sea of herbaceous plants, leaves and goldenrod flowers brushing against their waist, until their keen eyes spot three 6-inch tree seedlings, barely visible through the thicket of grasses and...


Granby Town Administrator Christopher Martin to retire
08-09-2024 11:34 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — After 23 years as town administrator, Christopher Martin will retire on Nov. 1, leaving the Select Board to rethink the position’s responsibilities before hiring a replacement.“I’d truly like to thank you for your service to the town for...


‘Granby Girl’ gets her name back: Family unveils new tombstone for Patricia Ann Tucker, who’d been missing for 44 years
08-08-2024 5:09 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Closure for Matthew Dale meant giving his mother her name back — and he did just that on Thursday in a quiet ceremony at the West Street Cemetery.In 1978, Dale’s mother went missing when he was 5 years old. His family reported her...


South Hadley orders dog put down: In emotionally-charged hearing, victims recount June attack that killed small dog
08-06-2024 5:13 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — After an emotional two hours of testimony Monday night from witnesses of a local dog’s three attacks from the past year, the Select Board deemed the dog dangerous and unanimously voted that it be humanely euthanized.“What’s really...

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