In State of the City, Holyoke mayor touts improvements, acknowledges challenges
Deerfield’s Tilton Library expansion ‘takes a village’
Area briefs: Taxiway project at Barnes; Northampton summer youth sports clinics; Holyoke group gets funding for suicide prevention
Large, loud parties in Amherst lead to arrests on last weekend before UMass graduation
Amherst neighbors balk at duplex conversion of old farmhouse
Plans to overhaul Amherst’s War Memorial Pool site questioned
Hadley Elementary School cited for STEM focus
Columnist John Sheirer: Eclipse eclipsed expectations
Jones trustees ask Amherst town manager to reject library bid
AMHERST — Trustees for the Jones Library are recommending that the lone bid for renovating and expanding the Jones Library, which is at least $6.5 million above projected costs, should be rejected.In 6-0 vote, the elected trustees advised Town Manager...
Modern homesteading at NHS: Inaugural class seeks to teach students how to live self-sufficiently
NORTHAMPTON — On a scenic, warm May day, Bob Melnik leads a contingent of Northampton High School students outside the school and down a flight of stairs toward a small charcoal smoker grill to check on its contents. Inside the smoker are nearly a...
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A rocky ride on Easthampton’s Union Street: Businesses struggling with overhaul look forward to end result
Northampton school budget: Tensions high awaiting mayor’s move
Northampton man held without bail in December shooting
Hadley eyes smart growth zoning district
‘None of us deserved this’: Community members arrested at UMass Gaza protest critical of crackdown
Extreme weather forces valley farmers to adapt
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A Look Back, May 13
Photos: Honoring moms
Connected through art: Rocky Hill Cohousing community participates in art exchange with group from Australia
Arts Briefs: Dance festival and a one-woman play in Northampton, summer music fests in Easthampton, and more
Sports
Boys lacrosse: Amherst’s Skyler Ferro records 200th career point in win over Pope Francis
Amherst boys lacrosse attack Skyler Ferro tallied his 200th career point on Friday night in a 9-4 win over Pope Francis.He needed just two points to reach the milestone, and finished with five – two goals and three assists. On his 200th career point,...
Big turnout expected Sunday for 14th annual WMass Mother’s Day Half Marathon in Whately
Northampton’s lacrosse mom: Melissa Power-Greene supporting Blue Devils on and off the field
Mother's Day extra special for Northampton girls soccer coach Vanessa Butynski
South Hadley baseball gets past Hampshire Regional in Hartford: ‘it’s almost like the big leagues’ (PHOTOS)Opinion
Guest columnist Gwen Agna: Why I voted for school board budget
I write, on my behalf and only my behalf, to clarify my reason for voting for the level services budget for the Northampton Public Schools.I did not vote for it because I think there are millions of dollars being socked away irresponsibly by our...
My Turn: Quabbin region will never see any bounty
Frank Higbie: Don’t cancel student debt
Guest columnist David Narkewicz: Fiscal Stability Plan beats school budget overreach
Columnist Bill Newman: Laurels and the laureate
Business
Area property deed transfers, May 2
AMHERST Faheem Ibrahim Lt and Faheem Ibrahim to Nan Zhao and Zhihong Ni, 16 Arbor Way, $738,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 1, $218,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 2,...
Music key to Northampton’s downtown revival: State’s top economic development leader tours city 
Locking up carbon for good: Easthampton inventor’s CO2 removal system turns biomass into biochar
Advancing water treatment: UMass startup Elateq Inc. wins state grant to deploy new technology
New Realtor Association CEO looks to work collaboratively to maximize housing optionse-Edition
Arts & Life
Dreams take flight (some assembly required): Local pilots build and help build their own aircraft
If you build it … you can fly it, too.As Peter Elsea and Jason Lorusso have discovered in recent years, there’s a special satisfaction in building your own plane — or at least assisting in that construction — that can make the experience of flying...
Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Venture beyond your garden walls: Plant sales and noteworthy gardens to visit this season
Overlooked no more: Leverett artist’s woodcut prints celebrate remarkable women of the past
Speaking of Nature: Capturing my Bermuda nemesis: The Great Kiskadee nearly evaded me, until I followed its songObituaries
Eli Knapp Abrams
Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams
Frank K. Stiebel
FLORENCE, MA - Frank Stiebel returned to the planet from which he came on May 7th of 2024 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. In his last weeks, Frank was able to be at home, peaceful and surrounded by friends and family w... remainder of obit for Frank K. Stiebel
Jean S. Miller
Jean S Miller Southampton, MA - Jean Spink Miller, of Southampton, Massachusetts, passed away in her home on April 30, 2024. She was a graduate of Amherst High School (Class of 1970), after which Jean became an editor and technical write... remainder of obit for Jean S. Miller
Carol F. Keller
Northampton, MA - Carol F. (Hirst) Keller passed away peacefully at home on May 7, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born October 31, 1934, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Carleton and Helen (Carro... remainder of obit for Carol F. Keller
