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By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Mount Holyoke College will indefinitely pause construction of its geothermal pump hub — the heart of its $180 million effort to build a carbon-neutral heating and cooling system — due to uncertainties with potential tariffs and economic downturn.

A good-sized group of people attended the informational session on Mount Holyoke College’s proposed Geothermal Hub/Energy Center/Power Plant, held June 5 at Gamble Auditorium, though the college did not appear to engage in widespread publicity. Citizens from the community used other methods to alert the public to this meeting. Except for one speaker, all attendees who either ventured to the microphone or spoke from their seats, praised the concept of geothermal energy, and requested that MHC relocate its Energy Center elsewhere on their vast campus. Speaker after speaker raised the following concerns: noise from this “electric power plant” with air handlers outside the building and on the roof would disturb abutters, neighbors, and patrons of nearby restaurants; air pollution from the gasoline still compacted into the soil beneath the site, which had long ago been a gasoline station, would damage the health of abutters and neighbors.

By Staff Report

HADLEY — The New England Public Media Asparagus Festival will not reschedule its event this year after weather forced organizers to cancel the popular event last Saturday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A used car business that can display up to 10 vehicles for sale at a time will be allowed to set up at a 1.4-acre parcel at the corner of Route 9 and Goffe Street.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A new two-year contract with a private ambulance service, with an option for a third year, will mean emergency medical care at the Advanced Life Support level for Hadley residents will continue to be provided by Action EMS Ambulance.

There has been, since Ivan the Terrible, in Russia a philosophy of brutalism. Its justification might be understood in terms of two approaches to taking a band-aid off of a wound: A slow removal produces somewhat less pain over a longer period of time than follows from ripping it off quickly. In this way, I imagine state-sponsored brutality is not supposed to be about being cruel per se, and there may be a certain reasoning around it. While Russians are targeting civilians in Ukraine to hurt or kill, the theory would go that this is to hasten an end to the war, after which survivors will go on to have many children.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Among the ways Hadley officials recognize farming as the backbone of the town is by charging much lower rates for water used for agricultural purposes than municipal water provided to homes and businesses.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HADLEY — Workers at the Hadley Barnes & Noble approved their first-ever union contract on Monday, capping off nearly two years of negotiating efforts with the national bookstore chain.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A search for a new town administrator to serve Hadley is being canceled after members of the Select Board opted against offering the job to either of the two finalists who returned for in-depth interviews Wednesday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Asparagus and polka music, which have helped define Hadley culture in recent generations, are coming together during New England Public Media’s Asparagus Festival on Saturday, June 7, being held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the historic Town Common on West Street.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A five-year plan for addressing the continued growth of water chestnuts at Lake Warner in North Hadley will include use of the weed killer Diquat on nearly 11 acres of the 70-acre pond.

HOLYOKE — Chelsea Salas, 2025 student class president of Dean Technical High School, was awarded a new Hyundai Venue on Thursday as part of Gary Rome Hyundai’s 15th annual car giveway to a senior in the Holyoke Public Schools.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Two canoes circling Lake Warner in North Hadley on a mild and sunny Wednesday morning provided a chance for those on board to paddle the 70-acre pond and appreciate the sights and sounds of the area, from fish swimming through the water to birds flying overhead, and even a large snake briefly coming onto the lawn next to the boat launch.

By PETER B-G WELLER

Last week, my 8-year-old daughter used her school-managed internet browser to research information for a science report on cheetahs. She entered key words to discover sites describing the big cat’s sleek golden coat, tear-marked face, and explosive speed. She learned about its habitat, prey, and the unique features of its claws, designed to grip the ground like cleats. She then paused, looked up, and asked if the computer was “watching her type.” I wasn’t sure how to answer.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Two finalists remain in the running to become Hadley’s next town administrator, though after three hours of interviews Tuesday the Select Board appeared far from making a decision on whether either candidate would be offered the job.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — An historic school building in town center that has been vacant for a decade could be rehabilitated into micro apartments, office space or classrooms and art studios at a cost of less than $10 million, according to a report presented to the Select Board last week.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Instead of figuratively wearing their heart on their sleeves during this momentous occasion, the 2025 graduating class of Mount Holyoke College choose to literally wear their values on their gowns.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Site plans for a 55-and-over residential development on a 45-acre parcel between North Maple Street and Rocky Hill Road, expected to feature around 50 single-family homes, are expected to be filed with the Planning Board sometime this fall.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A senior planner in Amherst, Williamsburg’s town administrator and the director of the Leominster Public Library are finalists for the Hadley town administrator position, with Select Board interviews scheduled for Tuesday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Service, sacrifice, the commitment of veterans and active military service members from across Massachusetts and support from their families should always be recognized, says retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A sewer backup that caused wastewater to enter a Hadley apartment building on Greenleaves Drive Wednesday morning temporarily displaced more than 30 residents, and likely will force most first-floor tenants to seek other living arrangements for several days.