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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — In an increasingly polarized country, schools have often become battlegrounds for issues relating to free speech and academic freedoms.As the nation prepares for the presidential election — amid continued fallout from college campus...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Heading into the final round of the 43rd Massachusetts Amateur Public Links Golf Championship at Ledges Golf Club on Wednesday afternoon, Dedham’s Joseph Lenane held a three-shot lead thanks to a low round of 8-under 64 on Tuesday.On...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An online petition is appealing to the Town Council to put an end to the Jones Library expansion and renovation project, citing the growing price tag, the possible impacts on the original 1928 portion of the Amity Street building and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A proposed expansion of a farmhouse at 180 North Whitney St. creating a non-owner-occupied duplex will not move forward after the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals nixed the project, citing potential dangers to pedestrians from adding more...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — The new coffee and chocolate shop on the corner of Main and Old South streets appears as a minimalist, trendy coffee shop, but there’s magic hiding in plain sight that requires a bit of investigation to discover.A sneaky sword mounted to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — University Motor Lodge, a 1960s-era hotel at the north end of downtown near Kendrick Park, could be converted into 16 apartments for college students.Amherst Development Associates, LLC, which owns the 345 North Pleasant St. property, is...

AMHERST Annie E. Nelson and Nathaniel Smith to Daniel J. Babineau and Nutcha Wattanachit, 463 Bay Road, $535,000 Mark A. Mcdonald and Sharon S. Mcdonald to Mary A. Royle, 11 Pine Grove, Lot 11, $398,750 Anne M. Messmer and Michael Messmer to...

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AMHERST — Delays and detours are taking place along Belchertown Road this week and into the fall as Caracas Construction begins installing storm drainage, reconstructing sidewalks and eventually repaving the road.Work on a section of Belchertown Road,...

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CHICOPEE — A South Hadley man is being charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol following a two-car crash on Memorial Drive that killed the driver of the other vehicle on the evening of July 25, according to Chicopee...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed an attachment to the fiscal year 2025 budget banning municipalities from taking the entire equity in a home in the event of a tax lien foreclosure, a practice detractors call “home equity theft.”The budget attachment,...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

HOLYOKE – The Valley Blue Sox have clinched a playoff berth as the No. 7 seed in the NECBL playoffs.The Blue Sox end the regular season with a 21-22 record. As the No. 7 seed, they’ll face the Newport Gulls (27-16), winners of the Coastal Division, in...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — There’s nothing quite like competing at home, regardless of the sport.And Cody Miller couldn’t have felt more comfortable during the first round of the 43rd Massachusetts Amateur Public Links Golf Championship at Ledges Golf Club on...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

NORTHAMPTON — While Olympic rowers race at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium outside Paris, Hampshire County rowers are doing their best impression on the Connecticut River.Northampton Community Rowing, a non-profit rowing club with a boathouse...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A recent visit to Brookfield Farm gave Bronx, N.Y., teens Emily Robinson and Royale Cash Panchoo an opportunity to see baby pigs, pick blueberries and make flower bouquets, one of their several excursions around town and the region while...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — A young Northampton man was struck and killed Monday evening on Interstate 91 near Exit 25, authorities have confirmed.At roughly 9:40 p.m. on Monday, State Police say the crash was reported, drawing State Police detectives attached to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Educators who work with the most vulnerable students in the Hadley public schools are getting a pay increase as the result of recently completed mid-contract negotiations between the Hadley Education Association and school and town...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Local Burger’s Easthampton location is gearing up to celebrate an exciting new expansion: the opening of Beveridges Cocktail Lounge.Beveridges is already open for business, but its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 6...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — An award of $16,204.87 from the state’s Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program will allow the city Police Department to expand its existing body-worn camera supply and related infrastructure, which will enable it to outfit all officers...

By BILL DANIELSON

Sometimes the photos and the ideas pile up so quickly that it can take weeks to clear the decks. Such is the case this week. I went to Cape Cod at the beginning of July and I had three wonderful visits to a magical place called First Encounter Beach....

By Colin A. Young

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey gave her OK to sweeping statewide policy changes Monday afternoon as part of the overdue fiscal year 2025 budget, signing free community college, online Mass. Lottery products, free rides on regional transit authorities and...