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By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — The new coffee and chocolate shop on the corner of Main and Old South streets appears as a minimalist, trendy coffee shop, but there’s magic hiding in plain sight that requires a bit of investigation to discover.A sneaky sword mounted to...

AMHERST Annie E. Nelson and Nathaniel Smith to Daniel J. Babineau and Nutcha Wattanachit, 463 Bay Road, $535,000 Mark A. Mcdonald and Sharon S. Mcdonald to Mary A. Royle, 11 Pine Grove, Lot 11, $398,750 Anne M. Messmer and Michael Messmer to...

Kuhn Riddle rolls out new name, lookAMHERST — Kuhn Riddle Architects, an Amherst firm established in 1988 by John Kuhn and Chris Riddle, has a new name and look. The firm is now Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers and is headed by its second generation...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON/EASTHAMPTON — When Casey Flaherty started working at Nourish Wellness Cafe in 2019, she said she instantly “fell in love” with the cafe’s mission to provide the community with healthy, locally-sourced organic food. Five years later, she...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After its founding in 2002, it took the Pedal People cooperative 16 years to achieve the milestone of the 250,000th pickup for trash, recycling and compost from one of its human-powered collection bikes. On Monday, the co-op reached...

AMHERST Robert C. Stebbins and Susang Stebbins to Lia Barssord, 88 Blue Hills Road, $640,000 Kristine E. Larson to Sadaf B. Rathod and Bharat K. Rathod, 63 Curtis Place, $399,000 Jacqueline K Tuthill RET and Jacqueline K. Tuthill to William...

Downtown Northampton EV charging stationsNORTHAMPTON — The electric vehicle charging stations behind Whalen Insurance, located in the lower parking lot at 71 King St., Northampton, are available for public use once again. There are six Level 2...

Longtime UMass employee joins Willie Ross School LONGMEADOW — Willie Ross School for the Deaf has hired Alyssa Kristek as its new director of operations and chief financial officer. Kristek most recently served as the director of administration and...

One consumer matter the Northwestern District Attorney’s Consumer Protection Unit worked on last year involved a local man who purchased a new vacuum cleaner that did not work.He complained to the manufacturer, who promised to replace the machine....

AMHERST Steve A. Ozcelik and Nuray Ozcelik to Harkness Rd LLC, 850 Belchertown Road, $120,000 Wendy Stayman to Yg Jeffey Ln LLC, 15 Jeffrey Lane, $435,000 BELCHERTOWN Eric J. Pacheco and Emilie K. Surapine to Nathan Evancic and Ana Evancic, 24...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HADLEY — Elements Massage studio in Hadley closed recently after it was issued a stop-work order by the state for operating without workers compensation insurance.The state Department of Industrial Accidents ordered the studio at 379 Russell St....

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AMHERST — A Sunderland contractor is facing a state fine of almost $30,000 for violations that occurred during asbestos abatement work at the University of Massachusetts, authorities announced Friday.The state Department of Environmental Protection...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Herrell’s Ice Cream, a mainstay on Old South Street at Thorne’s Marketplace in downtown Northampton, will be opening a pop-up shop in the North Square at the Mill District in North Amherst by the end of July, with plans to have a permanent...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — A state grant program intended to spur manufacturing, particularly in clean technologies, shone a spotlight Thursday on a Holyoke startup working to reduce food waste.“The goal is to fund investment in awesome companies,” Yvonne Hao,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, Yankee Candle’s parent company, announced Monday that Sept. 9 will be the last day of operations at its distribution facility at 27 Yankee Candle Way.The news of an official date to end distribution operations there...

By JANE KAUFMAN

ASHFIELD — Friday fish fries, burgers and Steel Rail extra pale ale from Berkshire Brewing Co. will soon be on tap under the Ashfield Lake House’s new ownership and management.Ashfield resident Gretchen Gerstner, who owns Baked in Shelburne Falls,...

AMHERSTLasalle David E Est and Wayne A. Johnson to Jennifer J. Meyer and Paul G. Meyer, 117 Chestnut St, $475,000Karen L. Ching to Charles Dana and Ruoq Zhong, 10 Hitching Post Rd, $535,000Carlos Santiago and Mary Santiago to Xiaowei Chen and Celia F....

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Building 8 Brewing, one of the area’s premier craft breweries, has permanently ceased operations after almost a decade in business, the owners announced in a Facebook post this week.The post stated that the brewery, co-owned by Meghan...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

The federal government has proposed the first national safety standard meant to keep workers safe from excessive heat in the workplace and made $1 billion available to hundreds of projects – including 30 in Massachusetts – that try to mitigate climate...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A drive-thru shop offering coffee, infused energy drinks, Italian sodas, smoothies, teas and milkshakes is being proposed for a vacant, mostly wooded parcel on Route 9 in front of Mountain Farms Mall.Plans for 7 Brew Coffee, brought before...