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50 Years Ago ■A single-engine plane carrying two occupants crashed in woods beyond the end of Brook Street in Easthampton Sunday afternoon. William P. Arnold Sr., 48, of Springfield, and his son William Jr., 26, escaped serious injury and were taken...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

I have no idea when or why I decided I wanted to live in Massachusetts. Maybe it was its history, or its intellectual reputation. Maybe it was the beautiful photographs that graced the calendars that oil companies handed out. The ones printed on...

By GARRETT COTE

A couple weeks ago, I sat inside Smith Academy’s Sherry Webb Gymnasium in Hatfield to cover a girls basketball game between the Falcons and Duggan Academy of Springfield. As the game progressed, the displeasure from supporters only grew louder – and...

Bank donates $10K to housing projectNORTHAMPTON — Greenfield Cooperative Bank has donated $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity’s Victoria Bismark Farm project. This initiative calls for the construction of three single-family homes on Burts Pit Road in...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — After longtime clerk Harry J. Jekanowski Jr. announced earlier late last week that he would not seek reelection for Hampshire County Clerk of Courts, state Rep. Daniel Carey, D-Easthampton announced his candidacy for the position on...

50 Years Ago ■Citing instances of deterioration of the downtown area, Wilfred Spencer Jr. of Northampton’s Historical Commission said the commission last night discussed the possibility of declaring the downtown an historical district. A committee...

By GARRETT COTE

It’s second nature for a running back to thank their offensive line anytime they’re recognized for an individual award or achieve an individual feat like rushing for 1,000 yards in a season. And while it seems like a cliche, they really couldn’t do...

50 Years Ago ■A 20th century poetry collection at Russell Sage College that began eight years ago as a simple memorial to a Northampton girl has grown in size and prestige to become one of the finest such collections anywhere in the country. The...

By ROB OKUN

Let’s start with some basic assumptions: 1) Israel is not Jewish — just as the U.S. is not Christian. 2) Palestine is not Muslim. 3) Hamas perpetrates heinous acts, puts civilian lives in peril, and regularly violates the “rules” of war. 4) Israeli...

By EMILEE KLEIN

People are being encouraged to stay home and keep their cars parked this weekend as a storm brings 6 to 10 inches of snow to western Massachusetts on Saturday evening and into Sunday morning.“For western Massachusetts, the snow comes in Saturday...

By MADDIE FABIAN

On any given weekday morning, upward of 40 people fill the Holyoke Community College gymnasium to partake in the sport that has become a favorite pastime for those looking to socialize and for people of all ages and abilities looking for a little...

This sauteed fresh spinach with lots of garlic and a few pomegranate seeds was actually the more photogenic side dish to the Tunisian-style sweet couscous with raisins, apricots, and almonds behind it, according to photographer Shel Horowitz. D. Dina...

By BERA DUNAU

WORTHINGTON — Yvonne Gittelson, an educator who works for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as the corrections program specialist for the state, will be addressing the Town Democratic Committee’s Sundays with the Candidates series...

Easthampton A parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, beginning on Clark Street, according to South Hadley-Easthampton Veterans Agent Michael Slater. The parade will travel onto Cottage Street and Union Street, turn right on Main Street,...

AMHERSTKenneth W. Samonds to Gonen Dori-Hacohen and ShiriDori-Hacohen, 86 Dana St., $496,500Loren Wellesley-Walker and Tracy Walker to Karyad B. Hallam, 710 Main St., $280,000Sand Dollar RT and Lorraine A. Hart Tr to Amherst Office Park LLC, 19...

AMHERSTBaj Rose M Est & Leslie C. Bedore Ad to David S. Willsey & Lisa H. Willsey, S, 31 Autumn Lane Unit 31, $157,000Swanson Marie Est & Joseph W. Swanson 2nd to Carey Clouse, 109 Chestnut St., $365,000Timothy Hall & Andrea Dube to Abigail D. Howard,...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — A Westfield man accused of killing his 20-year-old girlfriend in their apartment in 2019 was arraigned Thursday on three new charges after allegedly attempting to arrange for the killing of a witness and the prosecutor in his case while...

By DAN CROWLEY

Authorities arrested five men during the past week, including a Belchertown resident, and seized more than two kilograms of fentanyl as part of a lengthy investigation into a drug-trafficking organization, according to the Massachusetts State Police....

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — Sitting on her father’s lap reading a book while her younger brother only half pays attention. The scene on a recent night at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction could be happening in living rooms across the country.But for...

NORTHAMPTON — Two projects on I-91 will mean occasional delays for Hampshire County drivers through 2018, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.Resurfacing and related work between Deerfield and Northampton started last month and...