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By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — When Mount Holyoke College researchers Serin Houston and Anatasica Tucker talk about their recently completed database of migrant sanctuary policies enacted across the country, they can’t help but laugh at the sheer amount of work they...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Maintaining and improving existing public housing properties is an ongoing challenge for local housing authorities with limited resources, an issue that housing advocates and professionals are hopeful the state’s $5.16 billion housing...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A steep drop in the number of Black students in the Class of 2028 at Amherst College compared to the preceding year’s incoming class, and less racial diversity in the first-year class, is likely a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against...

Amherst Volunteer Fair coming upAMHERST – The town invites students and community members to join its annual Amherst Volunteer Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, to explore the many volunteer opportunities available in town.The event connects community...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — The murder of six Israeli hostages on Sept. 1 is being felt by the Jewish community “in a very personal way” said state Rep. Aaron Saunders, D-Belchertown, with the impact of the murders reverberating all the way to the lawn of City Hall...

On Sunday, Sept. 22, at 9:30 a.m., runners will take their marks at the base of Mount Holyoke for the 40th annual Summit Run — a scenic and challenging 5K race to the top.Sponsored by the Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club, the Summit Run 5K begins in...

By PAIGE HANSON

Beginning on Sept. 9th, a host of new acting, singing and dancing classes will be taught at Broadway Brings Joy, a musical theatre training program for youth, teens and adults based out of Holyoke.Founded in 2022 by former Broadway professional and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — A former Holyoke city councilor who joined the Russian Army earlier this year, leaving the United States after facing felony child pornography possession charges in Rhode Island, is shown stating, in Russian, “victory will be ours,” in a new...

By EMILEE KLEIN

With the announcement last week that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2025-2026 year will open to all students on Dec. 1 — two months later than the usual rollout date — Hampshire College has begun to prepare for another financial...

HOLYOKE – City native James M. Lavelle will serve as grand marshal of the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade next spring, the highest local honor given to a person who has distinguished themselves as a loyal person to their career, their family and to their...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Bike riders in the Pioneer Valley are once again able to use the ValleyBike Share system, with transportation stations reopening from Amherst to Springfield after being shut down for more than a year.The city of Northampton held a grand...

HOLYOKE — The city is contracting with a public policy consultant to help initiate a formal policy that would ask tax-exempt property owners to make payments in lieu of taxes, also known as a PILOT.Mayor Joshua A. Garcia notes that Holyoke is home to...

By DANIELLE DELLAQUILA

 I wanted to take a second to explain why I’m so passionate about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becoming our next president. I know the news media tries to discount him, but I also know how much your generation cares about our country, so please hear me out.I...

By ALEXA LEWIS

SOUTHAMPTON — An ongoing effort to preserve 1,000 acres for environmental protection in Southampton, Westhampton and Montgomery reached a major milestone this month by acquiring an initial 387 acres. The Mountain Waters Project is a collaboration...

Northampton’s Salsa in the Park 2024 season NORTHAMPTON — Salsa in the Park kicks off next week, featuring salsa, bachata, merengue and cumbia at Pulaski Park in downtown Northampton. Salsa in the Park features McCoy Jamison, a renowned dance...

HOLYOKE — Police Chief David Pratt wrapped up his 31-year career with the Holyoke Police Department on Wednesday, opening the door for a new chief in the coming weeks.A search committee charged with evaluating candidates for the position and then...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Nine-year old little leaguers batting against Holyoke Hospital in the early 2000s faced an impossible situation.Hit the ball to second base, and it was vacuumed up by Isan Diaz, who debuted for the Miami Marlins in 2019 and played four seasons in the...

By PATRICK O’CONNOR

One way to reduce the cycle of violence we see in cities like Holyoke is to call attention to the fact that poverty — and the violence it breeds — is not caused by people who live in poverty.It’s caused by people who have the power to invest in areas...

By EMILEE KLEIN

HOLYOKE — All children deserve the best and nothing less. That’s the message LaTasha Monroe, a hip-hop artist from Springfield who performs under the name Mz. Tash, celebrates in the theme song she wrote for Parent Villages, a Springfield grassroots...

There are migrant families sleeping on mats in the international terminal at Logan Airport, and as reported in the Boston Globe, Gov. Maura Healey said that a man accused of a recent migrant crime entered the U.S. through a federal program. We are a...