Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: An old Navy guy bleeds ‘blue and gold’: A moment with Hamp native Bob Cahillane

06-22-2025 7:36 PM

NORTHAMPTON — Bob Cahillane’s lifelong ties to the United States Navy, including a recently-wrapped 15-year stint as the area’s Blue and Gold Officer, may never have happened were it not for the “pissing match” he got into with his dad, the late “Big” Jim Cahillane, then mayor of Northampton.


Hegseth: US does not seek war with Iran after attack on nuclear sites

06-22-2025 12:09 PM

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington.


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Guest columnist Joe Curtatone: Renewable energy and battery storage is the affordable choice for families. How do we get it right?
06-22-2025 10:34 AM

Massachusetts is facing a familiar crossroads: our climate is changing, our grid is under strain, and our communities are rightly asking tough questions about safety, cost, and accountability. This is what communities need to do, but those questions must be met with facts, not fear.

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Study to determine feasibility of connecting Deerfield, Whately industrial parks
06-20-2025 8:01 AM

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The few hundred feet of undeveloped land between Industrial Drive West in Deerfield and Fairview Way in Whately, which separates the two communities’ industrial parks, was once jokingly referred to as the “DMZ,” or demilitarized zone, by Whately’s former police chief in 1995.

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‘I’ve met friends in my books’: Eric Carle Museum celebrates author, illustrator Grace Lin with retrospective exhibition
06-20-2025 10:45 AM

Florence-based author and illustrator Grace Lin is known for books like “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” (for which she received a Newbery Honor in 2010), “The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon,” “The Ugly Vegetables,” and “A Big Mooncake for Little Star” (for which she received a Caldecott Honor in 2019). Now, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst is celebrating Lin’s work with a career retrospective.

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Westhampton, MA - Daniel (Danny)B. Krug, Jr. of Westhampton died unexpectedly, June 15, 2025 at age 76. He was the first son born to Daniel B. Krug, Sr and Jessie Snow Krug. He graduated from Williamsburg (Burgy) High school in 1968 and... remainder of obit for Daniel B. Krug Jr.

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Susan (Dunn) Dixon Hadley, MA - Susan (Dunn) Dixon passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025. She is reunited in heaven with her husband of 39 years, Chris Dixon. Susan was born on October 9, 1958, in Passaic, NJ. She was the daughter ... remainder of obit for Susan Dixon

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Christopher "Chris" H. Hillios Seminole, FL - IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER H. HILLIOS June 1, 2025 Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Inventor Christopher "Chris" H. Hillios, 79, passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord... remainder of obit for Christopher H. Hillios

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Elena (Lella) Gandini Little Northampton, MA - It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Elena (Lella) Gandini Little, a renowned educator, author, and tireless advocate for early childhood education, who died on June 16, 2025,... remainder of obit for Elena Gandini Little

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