Area briefs: Williamsburg Cultural Council accepting applications; Quabbin Photo Group to meet; wine-tasting classes at HCC; estate planning classes
Wanted in South Hadley: Ideas for rezoning Route 202/33 corridor
Zulu Pods moves R&D facility from Amherst to Northampton
State’s abuse registry effectiveness, expansion debated
UMass grad students turn to Amherst Town Council for help with contract
Deerfield officials to begin work to address wetlands violation
Easthampton begins superintendent search with goal to select permanent leader in December
Photos: Signs of fall
PVTA pilot to expand bus service on Amherst-Sunderland line to Hadley malls
Milestone reached: Cooley Dickinson Hospital holds ‘topping off’ ceremony for expanded ER
NORTHAMPTON — City, state and hospital officials gathered in front of Cooley Dickinson Hospital on Tuesday to, quite literally, mark a major milestone toward the completion of a new emergency department and to celebrate the more than $11 million...
School boss gets marching orders: Committees set four main goals for new Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools superintendent to work on this academic year
AMHERST — New Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman must strive to rebuild community trust so healing and stabilization take place this academic year in the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, one of four broad goals spelled out this week...
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Amherst Police respond to 200+ calls over weekend, including for a man who ripped pizza out of woman’s hand
Belchertown’s Daskam brothers cherishing chance to play college football together at Western New England
Amherst regional budget fears prompt early four-towns meeting
Breaking new ground: UMass begins work on $43M ‘hub’ for School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Area property deed transfers, Sept. 12
Saving a historic barn: Couple who own former Gurney Farm repurpose antique structure, move it closer to their house
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A Look Back, Sept. 12
Photo: A good run ends
Area briefs: Amherst Volunteer Fair coming up; Mass Cultural Council launches new school grant program; HCC fall session II classes start Sept. 16
Finger-picking good: Amherst autoharp workshop hosts weekly jams for all levels
Sports
High schools: Haly Doucette-Kaplan's late goal lifts Northampton field hockey past Mohawk Trail (PHOTOS)
Haly Doucette-Kaplan netted the game-winning goal with 3 minutes, 18 seconds remaining, and the Northampton field hockey team moved above the .500 mark on the season thanks to a 2-1 Valley League victory over Mohawk Trail on Wednesday in...
‘Everything is pointing toward a sellout:’ Ticket sales going well for UMass football team’s Oct. 12 home game against Missouri
Belchertown’s Daskam brothers cherishing chance to play college football together at Western New England
Youth football: Northampton Seniors cruise to 40-0 win over Warren/West Brookfield
High schools: Murray, Hulmes lift Belchertown golf to tight win over Frontier (PHOTOS)Opinion
Guest columnist David Daley: High Court ‘truest threat’ to American democracy
During his 2005 Senate confirmation hearings, John G. Roberts Jr. introduced himself to the American people as the reasonable dad next door, who viewed his role as chief justice through our civic religion of baseball.“I will remember that it’s my job...
Guest columnist Christine Hamp: Vaccinations, public health part of Big E
Guest columnist Andy Morris-Friedman: Double down on the bubble test
Elizabeth Powers: Japanese knotweed
Columnist Karen Gardner: The emperor has no clothes
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Golden anniversary for Broadside Bookshop, a Northampton staple that’s still going strong
NORTHAMPTON — Walking downtown you might catch a glimpse of Broadside Bookshop’s front windows displaying artifacts collected over their past 50 years in operation. Once inside, you’ll find a store encapsulating the progressive, artsy vibe of Paradise...
Area property deed transfers, Sept. 12
Jersey Mike’s eyes Route 9 in Hadley
The only bookstore in town: Heritage Books, located in Southampton’s former library, keeps history alive while embracing modern technology 
Area property deed transfers, Sept. 5e-Edition
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: The great southward migration
One of the most remarkable things about birding in September is the number of strangers that you see. Having spent so much time observing the birds during the summer months, I have a very clear roster in my head of who the “regulars” are. Not only...
Arts Briefs: A little musical something for everyone in September, from country to Irish to indie punk
Exorcism = Liberation at A.P.E. Gallery aims to inspire reflections on self, community
Speaking of Nature: He’s the king of the tyrants: The eastern kingbird is an aggressive, spunky little bird with an oversized attitude
‘Rock ’n’ roll was our religion’: In the wake of his best friend’s death, Jeffrey Foucault releases ‘Universal Fire’Obituaries
Diane Appel
Diane (Boucher) Appel Leverett, MA - Diane Boucher Appel passed away on August 20, 2024. She was born on August 13, 1955, in Northampton, MA to Roger Boucher, Sr. and Margaret (Ryan) Boucher. She graduated from Amherst Regional High Scho... remainder of obit for Diane Appel
Thomas Killip M.D. III
Thomas Killip III, MD Easthampton, MA - June 18, 1927 September 8, 2024 - Dr. Killip was a physician, a scholar, an early innovator in cardiology, and a principal investigator of the CASS study of coronary artery surgery. He was a lead... remainder of obit for Thomas Killip M.D. III
Donald L. Walker Jr.
Donald L. Walker, Jr. Syracuse, NY - The family and friends of Donald L. Walker, Jr., are heartbroken. At 92 he was "ridiculously healthy," (said his PCP) and chipping away at house and garden projects after moving to Syracuse, New York,... remainder of obit for Donald L. Walker Jr.
Al Hudson
Pelham, MA - Alfred Bacon Hudson of Pelham, MA passed away on June 12, 2024, aged 92. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii on January 6, 1932 to anthropologists Elizabeth Bacon and Alfred Hudson. His aunt Koko (Katherine) Hudson was an important... remainder of obit for Al Hudson
