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NORTHAMPTON — Police are investigating the cause of a collision that killed a 77-year-old Northampton man who was struck by a car while walking in the Big Y parking lot off North King Street in Northampton Saturday afternoon, according to the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

At the Walter Salvo House on Thursday, residents of the affordable senior living complex lined up inside the building’s community room, perusing several crates full of produce such as onions, carrots and Brussels sprouts.Ruth von Goeler, a food access...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — One of the banners advertising the work of the Alliance for Digital Equity depicts a web of vital life activities linked to a center point labeled “the internet.” The idea is to highlight the importance of making the internet accessible...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Brian Camp took the stand in his own defense Friday, the final testimony in his trial on a charge of manslaughter in the death of Johnathan Letendre in December 2022.The trial, in Hampshire Superior Court, had previously detailed how...

By ALEXA LEWIS

The 15th annual March for the Food Bank with Monte Belmonte will once again traverse the 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield over Monday and Tuesday.The march has become known not only for the creative costumes donned by marchers pushing decorated...

By ALEXA LEWIS

While many families are gearing up for their holiday feasts, a large number of Massachusetts residents are struggling to put food on the table. Amid unusually high prices and the conclusion of many pandemic-era supports, local food banks and survival...

By MARIEL E. ADDIS

“I drove through the valley in a car with no name ...” I can imagine these lyrics applied to the music from pop rock group America’s famous 1970s hit to describe my recent adventures in my dad’s 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88.The car, purchased new by my...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

Like many of you, I am still questioning the election. I do not understand how it is that the news media posted polls that showed Kamala Harris at 45% and Donald Trump 47%, or Harris at 49% and Trump 46%, only for Trump to garner the majority of votes...

It can be a good thing to lose an election. It can make you feel sad, disappointed, worried. You might cry, you might mourn. Crying and mourning might release something, soften something, tenderize you. In your softened, tenderized state something...

ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — An 82-year-old Connecticut man was killed late Wednesday night when his car veered off Interstate 91 and crashed onto Island Pond Road in Northampton below the highway.The crash occurred just before midnight and left the man, who was the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Dozens of markings on an oval-shaped floor model represent each of Metrica’s meticulously crafted curved furniture pieces, with each piece of concave wood paneling, doors and shelving attempting to do the impossible: turn a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Roy Martin, a candidate for Northampton mayor 10 times over a 26-year period, died of natural causes last Saturday. He was 81.Likely best known in the city for running campaigns against all four mayors who have won election to City Hall...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Video of Brian Camp’s original interview given to the police hours after he shot Johnathan Letendre continued to be played before the jury on Wednesday, the second day of Camp’s manslaughter trial.Letendre, 27, of Northampton, died on...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — A beloved Northampton tradition will return this Saturday to signal the beginning of the holiday season. Bag Day gives shoppers the chance to come together and support local businesses who will be providing special offers as part of this...

Collectors and fans of rare books and the book arts will find good company at an upcoming book fair in Northampton.The eighth Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera and Book Arts Fair (also known simply as the Northampton Book Fair) will be at 33...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A Northampton man who fired an automatic weapon into his neighbors’ home last year, claiming that his dog told him to do it, was sentenced to three to five years in state prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to 11 charges related to...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Opening statements in the manslaughter trial of Brian Camp gave further insight into what happened shortly after midnight on Dec. 27, 2022, the night Johnathan Letendre, 27, lost his life after entering the house of Camp and his...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — While social media and pop culture may feed the impression that music and dance are monopolized by the young, the Young@Heart Chorus emphatically debunks this as a myth.And according to Bob Cilman, the 42-year-old group’s founder and...

National security is one of the core functions of the president. The president is constitutionally required to protect the United States. According to a recent Supreme Court ruling, a president cannot be prosecuted for any act, legal or otherwise,...

By DONALD JORALEMON

There is no shortage of post-election speculation about the causes of Kamala Harris’ loss as Democrats wring hands and panic over the future of the party. It is generally an overreaction.Trump’s success was not the landslide he has claimed; many of...