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Residents petition Amherst to help curb ICE actions in town
Decision looms in Worthington on how to plug $120K gap for next fiscal year
Area property deed transfers, June 20
Student loans: Payments have restarted; here’s how to manage the impact to your credit score
Making News in Business, June 20
Along Route 202: Dwight Day returns to Belchertown; Four-town food drive coming up; New trash carts roll out in South Hadley
Read not guilty in officer death
Déjà vu vu: Northampton City Council fails to pass budget for second straight year
NORTHAMPTON — In a repeat of last year’s outcome, the City Council on Wednesday failed to approve Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s budget for next fiscal year, owing in large part to the council president’s legal inability to cast the deciding vote.
Planting for the planet: Northampton High’s Environmental Club plants pollinator garden outside school
NORTHAMPTON — In a small patch of land between Northampton High School and the Hope Northampton church, members of the school’s Environmental Club are hard at work planting several native species of fauna such as the swamp milkweed, the blue-stemmed goldenrod and the clustered mountain mint.
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Breaking ground: Amherst kicks off long-awaited track and field renovation at regional high school
WMass politicians slam Trump effort to shut down Westover Job Corps
Amherst man gets 9-11 years in state prison after admitting to six separate crimes
Rooted in song and community: Hartsbrook School bids joyful farewell to Class of 2025
Northampton reparations panel seeks extension to get more input from Black community
Guest columnist Meagan Gonzalez: A Smith alum asks — In honoring Evelyn Harris, did we miss the message?
Editors Picks
A Look Back, June 19
Photo: Downtown beautification in Amherst
Arts Briefs: ‘A Walk in the Woods’ in Amherst, ‘Guys and Dolls’ in Easthampton, Green River Fest, and more
‘Meant to only last the summer’: Amherst artist’s wheatpaste murals among those now decorating Montague
Sports
UMass basketball: Minutemen players peel back layers of farm life at Hadley’s Barnwood Valley (PHOTOS)
HADLEY – Members of the UMass men’s basketball team were anything but couch potatoes when they toured Barnwood Valley Farms on Wednesday afternoon.
Amherst girls’ 4x400 relay leads strong group headed to Nike Outdoor Nationals in Oregon
Baseball roundup: Belchertown Post 239 gets back in win column
Amherst girls ultimate storms to 5th at Nationals
Big moments, bright futures: Creavy, Bodnar, Schleyer earn U.S. Junior Amateur berths at Ledges GC qualifier (PHOTOS)Opinion
Columnist Johanna Neumann: Save Massachusetts’ native bees
This week marks National Pollinator Week. This annual celebration in support of pollinator health reminds Americans how essential bees are to our environment and our lives, and what action we can take to protect these remarkable winged insects.
Brian Cooper: Groundhog Day on opinion page
Frances Borden: What is a neighborhood?
Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Time to enshrine Rose, ‘Shoeless Joe’
Mandaryn Gerry: Northampton Education Foundation Plant Sale raises over $10K
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
Brutal? No, beautiful: Holyoke artist Michael Karmody has found beauty — and a decent living — in concrete creations
HOLYOKE — Artist Michael Karmody knows a hard truth about concrete — that it is often associated with sidewalks and jails, not attractive things.
Area property deed transfers, June 13
Making News in business, June 13
Apprentice mandate eyed to shore up trade workforce
Filling the soft-serve void: Sips and Scoops Cafe now open in Easthampton
e-Edition
Arts & Life
These ‘Amateurs’ are anything but: Comedy, tragedy and pandemic tell relatable tale in Silverthorne Theater’s latest production
In Silverthorne Theater Company’s latest production, Jordan Harrison’s “The Amateurs,” a deft cast nimbly weaves their way through a complicated but comedic script with COVID-era resonance.
Speaking of Nature: Pressure is on for the spotted turtle: Now is the point in the turtle life cycle when female turtles are most vulnerable
A food fest to feel good about: Inaugural Western Mass Vegan Food Fest is this Sunday, June 15
Valley Bounty: Rain or shine, strawberries are here: Teddy C. Smiarowski Farm welcomes another pick-your-own season
There is a Season with Molly Parr: Cheesecake sans stress: No need to track down your springform panObituaries
Ruth Owen Jones
Amherst, MA - Ruth Owen Jones died on June 11, 2025, following a brief respiratory illness. She was 81 years old. Daughter of the late Alice (Wentworth) and Roger Warren Owen, Ruth grew up on the Owen family's 100-acre poultry farm in ... remainder of obit for Ruth Owen Jones
John J. Dymerski
Haydenville, MA - John Joseph Dymerski was born August 1, 1937, in Haydenville, Massachusetts, the fifth of six children to Joseph and Esther (Kulash) Dymerski. John loved to play in the woods in Haydenville and fish and swim in Beaver ... remainder of obit for John J. Dymerski
Michael J. Dymerski
Haydenville, MA - Michael J. Dymerski, born November 3, 1944, son of Joseph and Esther (Kulash) Dymerski of Haydenville, MA died peacefully in Baystate Medical Center on March 13, 2025. Michael was a resident of Haydenville, MA. He was ... remainder of obit for Michael J. Dymerski
John Tomasetti
Shutesbury, MA - There are lots of tears in the valley, for John Tomasetti died on June 6 in Springfield, Mass. Mr. T was known by this moniker by many of his students, a reference to the burly television character on the "A Team." The ... remainder of obit for John Tomasetti
