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SOUTH HADLEY — A 21-year-old man was killed early Thursday in a single-car crash on Lodge Road in South Hadley, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.The crash occurred around 7 a.m. when the vehicle, in which the man was a...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — Four towns were disincorporated and dismantled, and another eight had land stripped from them, to create the Quabbin Reservoir in the first half of the 20th century.People were forced to find new homes and the valley was flooded with water...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY – The 30 extra feet between a softball and baseball first base line allows Jessica Nelson to translate.She coached South Hadley’s softball program for more than a decade and played in college before joining Matt Foley’s varsity baseball...

SOUTH HADLEY — Voters in Fire District 2 will be asked to approve a $1,729,147 fire department budget and a $981,128 water budget at their annual meeting May 1.The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at 20 Woodbridge St.Voters will be asked to approve 23...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SOUTH HADLEY — Fire District No. 1 voters will be asked to approve a $5,184,876 fire department budget and a $2,940,672 water budget at the district’s annual meeting next week.The warrant for the annual meeting contains 38 articles, including a...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Emma Sanford has been a mainstay on the South Hadley track team for her entire high school career, rapidly climbing the ranks to becoming one of the best multi-event athletes in Western Mass. But while she’s been making every event she competes in...

By RUSSELL POWELL

Wild-looking creatures roam Eric Weiss’ unassuming South Hadley home. But there is no reason for the neighbors to be alarmed. The creatures are puppets made by Weiss, owner of Homeslice Puppetry, a portal to a wide world of puppets, from workshops to...

By JAMES LEVINE

‘Childhood trauma.” We hear these words so often that they’ve lost any kind of concise meaning. Virtually all children confront disturbing experiences, and rates of their diagnosed mental struggles have increased significantly, but not every one of...

I am writing this letter in support of Kari Scytkowski who is running for clerk/treasurer for Fire District 1 in South Hadley on April 11. I worked with Kari when I was chairman of the Prudential Committee and I found her to be very knowledgeable,...

We in South Hadley are blessed by a municipal electric company that produces 90% non-emitting, highly reliable and relatively cheap electricity. At the same time we are using gasoline to power our cars. The oil from which gasoline is made is a...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTH HADLEY — When Jim Bouchard returned to the United States after serving as a medic in the Vietnam War, he was called a “baby killer” by a stranger in a bar.On Wednesday, he was one of many veterans recognized in a Vietnam Veterans Day...

SOUTH HADLEY — Know Your Town of South Hadley will host a candidates’ night Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Main Public Library.The town election is April 11. The following candidates for public office have agreed to appear:Andrea...

I recently attended a tour of the Jones Library in downtown Amherst. It was quite a journey through the labyrinth of the library. Remarks by capital campaign co-chair Kent Faerber highlighted the library's intense use — nearly a quarter million...

NORTHAMPTON — A Hampshire County grand jury has indicted a South Hadley man in connection with the slaying of his father, David Weise Sr., 70, in September, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Craig R. Weise, 35, is expected to be...

Although not so much of a “Super-Adult” (that is, not so old) as many others, I am glad to attend civic meetings in the evenings by Zoom. Driving at night always entails added risk, and my eyes are not so young as they once were.Disrespect for elders...

I am writing to alert the citizens of South Hadley to a public hearing on March 13, at 6:30 p.m., in front of the Planning Board, regarding the request by Robert Bolduc to change the zoning at the northeast corner of Routes 202 and 33 from current...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A South Hadley driver who last August struck and killed two city residents crossing Route 10 near Burger King will face negligent vehicular homicide charges next month.An investigation into the crash found that Stuart A. Larkin, 64,...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY – Colin Quinn flexed his arms as the basketball dropped through the hoop and bounced off the floor.The South Hadley senior guard fought off two Lunenburg defenders in the air and finished a layup that put the Tigers ahead by double digits...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY – Facing Pope Francis for the second time in three games allowed the South Hadley girls basketball team to rectify mistakes.The Tigers fell against the Cardinals in Springfield during the Western Massachusetts Class B quarterfinals Feb....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SOUTH HADLEY — An existing pay-as-you-throw system that includes curbside collection of trash and recyclables could remain in place for two more years, even as private vendors push for a transition to using toters, a more expensive but also more...