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This is going out to lovers of the outdoors, marathoners, long-distance bikers, and polar plungers. And to those who wish to express their love and solidarity for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — For Shannon Rudder, the theme of civil rights in the year 2025 could be summed up with a Curtis Mayfield song: “Keep on Pushing.”

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Area residents will have an opportunity to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., both in the lead up to the Jan. 20 holiday and during a National Day of Service on Monday, as well as participate in the National Day of Racial Healing the following day.

A ‘Rent’ reunionRentheads, rejoice! Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp (who played Roger and Mark, respectively, in the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical) will perform together at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Bowker Auditorium on Friday,...

Annual holiday tree collection eventNORTHAMPTON — The Department of Public Works will collect holiday trees for recylcing on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon. Trees should be brought to the front, right parking lot of Smith Vocational and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — Open Square, the net zero energy, mixed-use development spread across seven mill buildings, is getting a $2.5 million infusion from the state’s Housing Development Incentive Program for constructing 84 housing units.The award for the...

By CAROLYN BROWN

When the weather outside is frightful, warming up indoors, surrounded by plants, food, art and live music, is so delightful.Such is the idea behind Flora & Fromage, an upcoming plant-themed art and food experience at Mill 1 in Holyoke on Saturday,...

By EMILEE KLEIN

HOLYOKE — Youssef Ahmed Sabbagh remembers little about growing up under Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, but the details he can recall are memories he’d rather forget.“I used to hear and see missiles, bullets and explosives,” said Sabbagh, a...

By AVA LARKIN

Imagine walking into an emergency room in the middle of a mental health crisis, only to be told you’ll have to wait —possibly for days or even weeks — before receiving the care you need. This is happening every day in Massachusetts. The mental health...

By CAROLYN BROWN

At an upcoming new concert series at a recently opened venue in Holyoke, guests can listen to live music while they eat themed meals and help local students build career skills.The series, Feast & Harmony, will debut next week at De La Luz Soundstage...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — A six-month search for a police chief culminated on Thursday when Mayor Joshua Garcia named Brian Keenan to monitor the city with one of the highest crime rates in the state.“I’m an outside candidate but I’m a local guy” said Keenan,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Even as about a third of eligible voters in the region and across the state have already cast their ballots in the presidential election, many more voters are expected to come out to the polls on Tuesday to decide national, state and local races, as...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Still recovering from a devastating fire that destroyed its barn and farm store at 7 Carver St., Red Fire Farm in Granby is receiving $500,000 from the state’s Farm Security Infrastructure Grant program, money that will go some of the...

By PATRICK O’CONNOR

 We need to differentiate between general bad behavior in youth sports and outright racism.Yes, some parents and coaches lose their composure, behaving poorly at games. But that’s not what our Holyoke athletes are facing.In the past two weeks, the...

By DR. DAVID GOTTSEGEN

 As a pediatrician, I not infrequently try to help children who have been bullied. I’ve learned that the bully on the schoolyard — just like bullies at work, or in government — depend on the work of flying monkeys to maintain their power.It’s weirdly...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Pedestrian safety and utility infrastructure improvements totaling $4.4 million for an affordable housing development in Easthampton, $1.94 million to build a new roundabout in Amherst at the edge of the University of Massachusetts...

By Staff Report

HOLYOKE — A nearly $5 million award from the Healey-Driscoll administration will establish a Quantum Computing Complex at the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center in Holyoke, an intercollegiate joint venture of the University of...

By EMILEE KLEIN

HOLYOKE — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren toured the Holyoke Health Center on Thursday afternoon to meet with health care professionals and trainees who will benefit from the $1 million she helped secure in March to begin a workforce training facility....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Superior Court Associate Justice Francis E. “Frank” Flannery, appointed to the bench in 2018 after a more than 20-year career that included serving as assistant district attorney in the Northwestern district attorney’s office, died over...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — “The whole athletic landscape is changing,” says Tom Stewart, director of athletics at Holyoke Community College, as he spoke about HCC’s newest sports team — of video gamers.Now that facilities and a coach have been secured, HCC is gearing...