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By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The mother of Meaghan Burns, a Deerfield resident and U.S. Navy corpsman murdered in 2019, is bringing back a 5K walk and run this Memorial Day weekend to honor fallen American Service members.

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

The origins of Memorial Day can be found in the hearts of grieving families after the Civil War. Casualties were felt in almost every community. While the nation healed, families were trying to cope with the devastating loss of loved ones.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SOUTH HADLEY — Clyde Dechert came from his Bellingham, Washington home to stand on the side of a mountain in western Massachusetts as it rained on a Friday evening. His son Kirk held his umbrella, and around him were 30 or so community members of the Pioneer Valley.

By LIESEL NYGARD

WHATELY — While Whately’s annual Memorial Day parade came and went as is tradition on Sunday, this year’s proceedings marked a particularly special occasion for World War II veteran Walter Harubin.Harubin, 103, was honored as Whately’s oldest veteran...

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Without any money to spend on the latest 1990s entertainment, teenage Tracy Taylor amused her young son by rolling down grassy hills at the Quabbin Reservoir, giggling with big smiles once the two reunited at the bottom.“I think we just...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Thanks to a collaboration between Frontier Regional School students and the Hale-Clapp Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3295, veterans’ graves in South Deerfield’s three cemeteries got fresh American flags ahead of Memorial...

The last Monday in May is Memorial Day, a federal holiday originally called Decoration Day that was formalized in 1868 and serves as the nation’s foremost annual day to honor its deceased service men and women.A bevy of parades and commemorative...

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,...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

EASTHAMPTON — The threat of rain didn’t stop hundreds from gathering to see this year’s Memorial Day parade in Easthampton, where everyone from veterans to local baseball teams marched together to honor America’s veterans.Small groups of people...

BY MORGAN HUGHES

LEEDS — Local veterans and their families stepped away from Memorial Day celebrations to solemnly remember fallen veterans near and far at Leeds Veterans Memorial Park on Sunday.During the service, a new stone memorial and plaque were dedicated to...

Memorial Day weekend produces mixed emotions. The holiday is a time for somber reflection and remembrance of the tens of thousands who have served in our military over the centuries and have given their lives in their nation’s wars.The holiday has its...