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

Back home and locked in: Sebastian Mexico thriving with Valley Blue Sox
HOLYOKE – Sebastian Mexico has a simple approach once he steps inside the batter’s box: swing early and often.

Opinion

Guest columnist Joe Curtatone: Renewable energy and battery storage is the affordable choice for families. How do we get it right?
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.





Your Daily Puzzles

An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."

A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.

Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.

Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.

Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business

Study to determine feasibility of connecting Deerfield, Whately industrial parks
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.


Arts & Life

‘I’ve met friends in my books’: Eric Carle Museum celebrates author, illustrator Grace Lin with retrospective exhibition
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.
Obituaries

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.

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

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

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