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Hilltown shepherd: Church pays tribute to the Rev. Philbrick, who for 30 years has been a community cornerstone
02-02-2025 3:01 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CUMMINGTON — The Rev. Stephen Philbrick’s congregation knows him as a man of stories. But the story they came to hear at a recent Sunday service was that of Philbrick himself.

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Holyoke eyes new signs downtown, will hold forum to gather ideas from public
02-09-2025 8:55 AM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — The city’s director of planning and economic development believes the time is right to invest in new wayfinding signage downtown, as part of a broader “refresh” reflecting a changing part of the city.


Pinball revival: City brewery new local hub for vintage arcade game’s return to the spotlight
02-05-2025 3:25 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — “It’s back. It’s back in a big way,” says Jamie Fleming, enthusing over the swelling popularity of pinball at Progression Brewery’s monthly pinball tournament — a competition that started underground in Fleming’s basement and has found a new home above ground as the vintage arcade games trend toward a revival.


Efforts to save Goldendoodle who fell in Mill River in Northampton prove unsuccessful
02-04-2025 4:04 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Emergency personnel were unable to save a 4-year-old Goldendoodle that fell into the Mill River behind Federal Street shortly after noon on Tuesday, despite rescue efforts that lasted more than an hour.


Holyoke Country Club fined $19K by state for air poolution control, storage tank violations
01-30-2025 1:14 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Country Club is facing $19,000 in state fines for air pollution control and storage tank violations at its property at 2 Country Club Road.


Treasurer no longer an elected post in Holyoke after Tuesday’s special election
01-29-2025 12:31 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — For the first time in the city’s 175-year history, the mayor and City Council will have power over the city’s treasurer after voters at a special election on Tuesday agreed to change the position to appointed from elected.


Therapeutic learning: J.S. Bryant School at Cummington Inn will serve LGBTQIA+ youth
01-28-2025 5:28 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CUMMINGTON — J.S. Bryant School will welcome its first student body next September in the former Cummington Inn — offering a private school setting specifically aimed at welcoming LGBTQIA+ high schoolers struggling in their current academic environment.


New Plainfield firetruck replaces 33-year-old warhorse
01-27-2025 4:22 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

PLAINFIELD — After 33 years, the town’s International-brand fire engine is being retired, making way for a 2024 Spartan.


Push to legalize psychedelics returns: After defeat in November, 10 legislators file bills more limited in scope
01-24-2025 4:17 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

BOSTON — Less than three months after voters rejected a ballot measure to legalize certain natural psychedelic substances and introduce therapeutic care, legislators have filed 10 bills at the start of this legislative session hoping to push the cause forward.


Eventide Acupuncture and Integrative Health seeks to blend eastern, western medicine in new space in Haydenville
01-23-2025 2:47 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HAYDENVILLE — On Dec. 10 Angelique Britt opened her first business, Eventide Acupuncture and Integrative Health, in the Brass Works building at 132 Main St.


Celebrating King’s legacy at UMass: National journalist Yamiche Alcindor urges US to live up to its promises
01-22-2025 5:15 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

AMHERST — Yamiche Alcindor’s “ah-ha” moment came when she was in high school and heard the story of Emmett Till, a Black teen from Chicago who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman.


In announcing bid for a second term, Holyoke Mayor Garcia says ‘work is far from over’
01-22-2025 3:16 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Saying that serving as mayor has been the greatest honor of his life, Joshua Garcia intends to seek a second term this fall.


‘A great comeback story’: Valley residents celebrate Trump’s return to White House on Inauguration Day
01-20-2025 4:08 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WESTFIELD — Minutes after noon on Monday, repeated chants of “USA” filled East Mountain Country Club after Donald J. Trump took the oath of office, officially making him the 47th president of the United States.


South Hadley unveils zone changes in works for busy Route 33/202 corridor
01-19-2025 3:40 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SOUTH HADLEY — As they head toward finalizing proposed rezoning regulations along the Route 202/33 corridor, town officials invited residents to weigh in on the plans at a public forum late last week, and weigh in they did, citing concerns about traffic, affordable housing, pedestrian safety and housing density.


Saying goodbye to Vox: Hilltown Sleddogs lose Alaskan husky to cancer
01-17-2025 4:00 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Vox, an Alaskan husky who raced with the Hilltown Sleddogs, died last Friday after a GoFundMe account raced to raise funds for surgery to remove his spleen cancer that had been uncovered just days before.


Granby Select Board appoints new town administrator
01-17-2025 2:51 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

GRANBY — For the first time in 23 years, Granby has a new town administrator after the Select Board this week unanimously agreed to appoint Shelley Poreda to the position.


Planting the ‘care farm’ seed: ServiceNet touts its therapeutic farm in Hatfield a model for first-ever conference at UMass
01-16-2025 9:17 AM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

AMHERST — As visitors from throughout the country toured ServiceNet’s successful Prospect Meadow Farm in Hatfield on Monday to learn about “care farming” — a therapeutic approach that combines agriculture and health care — Shawn Robinson shared the story of an employee who was thriving while working at the 18-acre property.


Holyoke treasurer hopes to be fired, urges voters at special election to make position an appointed one
01-13-2025 4:25 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE – City Treasurer Rory Casey is making the case for voters ahead of a Jan. 28 special election that he should be fired.


WWII vets wanted for special spring event in Valley
01-12-2025 2:01 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — When he was growing up, Daniel Nye says the presence of World War II vets had been “pretty ubiquitous.” Now he says, “they seem to have disappeared.”


Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Northampton to close at end of March
01-09-2025 4:59 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — After a quarter century downtown, Ten Thousand Villages is preparing to close its Main Street store for good on March 31.


Habitat erects temporary memorial door in Northampton to honor Carter’s legacy
01-08-2025 4:52 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100 years old, has often been labeled exceptional, or different among his presidential peers in that his legacy is tied not so much to his politics, but his heart.

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