Police urge people to lock cars after 3 vehicles stolen in South Hadley, Granby
Hadley Media aims to bring broadband to last 32 homes without it
Amherst could open door to enlarging apartment complexes
Photos: Spinning wonders
WWII vets wanted for special spring event in Valley
Democracy on the decline?: Amherst College professor tackles a question many are pondering
Property taxes ticking up in Easthampton next year as tax rate, values rise
MDAR survey to tabulate farmers’ weather-related losses
Local stores report a drop in those using HIP benefits since cuts took place
Just over a month since Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits were cut by a minimum of 50%, local businesses and advocates for the initiative are hopeful that it will be restored, as farmers, vendors and stores are seeing the effects of reduced benefits.
Highest of honors: Seven Boy Scouts from Granby, South Hadley earn rank of Eagle
GRANBY/SOUTH HADLEY — Whenever 16-year-old Thomas DeWitt passed through West Street Cemetery in Granby, he noticed gravestones sunk or slumped over, each murky with grime, among fallen limbs and a decrepit shed.
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Tax bill increases floor Northampton homeowners
Restaurant in works in Hatfield to feature pinball, pizza and beer
UMass football wide receiver Anthony Simpson no longer with program
New norovirus blamed for ‘rapidy’ spreading stomach bug
Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Northampton to close at end of March
500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls
Editors Picks
A Look Back, Jan. 13
Beacon Hill Roll Call, Dec. 30-Jan. 3
Photos: Felting friends
Photos: Bonding at the library
Sports
Victory Lap with Jessica Lapachinski: New Year, New You?
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a new monthly column that will run in print on the second Monday of each month)
Girls basketball: Mired in losing season, Amherst remaining eternally positive
UMass hockey: Inconsistency again plagues Minutemen in 3-0 loss to Northeastern
UMass basketball: Minutemen come up short in 77-70 road loss at George Mason
UMass hockey: Michael Hrabal makes 41 saves as Minutemen thump Northeastern 5-0 to open weekend setOpinion
Guest columnist Donald Joralemon: The arrogance of willful ignorance
Pam Hyjek: Mixing democracy and capitalism
Sue Donaldson: Ban fossil fuels, for all of us
My Turn: Trump and the ‘He Too’ guys
Martha Terry: Community forum on the rezoning of Routes 202/33 in South Hadley
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Business
Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Northampton to close at end of March
NORTHAMPTON — After a quarter century downtown, Ten Thousand Villages is preparing to close its Main Street store for good on March 31.
Making news in business, Jan. 10
Area property deed transfers, Jan. 10
Elements Massage studio closure in Hadley stiffs clients with thousands in gift cards
Dry Humor: Online non-alcoholic ‘liquor store’ opens retail destination in Easthamptone-Edition
Arts & Life
Making space for trans voices: Monthly women and nonbinary singer-songwriter series expands mission to include trans community
A singer-songwriter showcase series in Florence is expanding to include the trans community.
Valley Bounty: This CSA farm sets the standard: Mountain View Farm in Easthampton heads into 20th season with over 2,000 members
Let’s Talk Relationships: Your new year’s ‘evolution’: Taking stock of your relationship patterns
‘Not your mama’s ‘Newsies’’: Amherst Community Theater production updates the musical with women and nonbinary characters
Arts Briefs: ‘Rent’ actors in Amherst, Grunge Brunch at Iron Horse, and moreObituaries
Norman Edward Brown
Hadley, MA - Norman Edward Brown, 92, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025 at his home in Hadley, MA, surrounded by his family. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, "Normpy" will be dearly missed. Born... remainder of obit for Norman Edward Brown
Kenneth Hoffman
Amherst, MA - Kenneth Hoffman, of Amherst MA, died suddenly on October 17 2024. Ken was born in Pontiac, MI on March 2, 1941, to Stan and Mary Hoffman. As a child he lived in Canton, China, and Tuba City, Arizona, as his parents wer... remainder of obit for Kenneth Hoffman
Janet Hoffman
Amherst, MA - Janet Hoffman, of Amherst, MA, died on October 10, 2024, after a brief illness. Jan was born in Philadelphia to Martha and Harold Snover in 1939. She earned a BA in French literature from Wooster College in 1961 and ma... remainder of obit for Janet Hoffman
Joanne Mary Barszewski
Easthampton, MA - Joanne Mary Barszewski, 75, of Easthampton, passed away on January 4, 2025. Born on May 8, 1949, in Northampton to Edward and Irene (Yagmin) Samuel. Joanne was raised in Easthampton, she graduated from Easthampton ... remainder of obit for Joanne Mary Barszewski
