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By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — Change is the new mantra at the South Hadley & Granby Chamber of Commerce, an organization keen on promoting businesses in the neighboring towns along the Route 202 corridor.Two months into her position as executive director, Mariann...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY — South Hadley’s Sophie Gatzounas and Amherst Regional’s Meikkel Murray started their track and field careers with trial and error. With some nudging from their track coaches, both senior 1,000-point basketball scorers joined their...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A former South Hadley funeral director who admitted to embezzling more than $400,000 in prepaid funeral arrangements must pay nearly $500,000 in restitution.William W. Ryder, 55, has been ordered to pay $471,446 in consumer restitution,...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON – There will be no third trial for a former South Hadley man accused of child rape, prosecutors have decided.Two juries, including one in April, could not come to a unanimous decision in the case of Guy Bush Jr., 47, of Grand Island, New...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — Trustees for the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School on Friday agreed to hire a law firm to investigate grievances filed against head of school Scott Goldman.The board also unanimously voted to keep Goldman on paid...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — Retail stores can no longer supply single-use plastic bags to customer under a new measure passed by voters at Wednesday’s annual Town Meeting.In other decisions, voters agreed to move municipal elections from April to September, put a...

By JACK SUNTRUP

SOUTH HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School trustees voted Tuesday to place Head of School Scott Goldman on paid administrative leave after staff leveled three grievances and two petitions against him.Now, a select panel from...

By JACK SUNTRUP

HOLYOKE — The Connecticut River powered over the Holyoke Dam Sunday under an overcast sky, and hundreds of people stopped to see it.From Route 116’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge, that view is not a new one. But for the first time ever, MassDOT on...

By MATT VAUTOUR

Nehemiah Wilson pointed at Ryan Mooney as he walked off the mound. The two will forever share a unique piece of South Hadley baseball history.Two days after Mooney threw a no-hitter against Belchertown, Wilson matched the feat in the Tigers’ 11-0 win...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A jury in a child rape trial will resume deliberations Monday after twice telling a Hampshire Superior Court judge Thursday they could not reach a consensus.The 12-member jury spent the entire day in deliberations on the case of a former...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — A 67-year-old South Hadley man whose sister said had an adventurous streak died unexpectedly in India this week while trekking a popular trail in India. “He enjoyed life to the fullest,” said June Greener by phone from her home in...

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The South Hadley boys track and field team received a pair of wins from three athletes en route to a 74-61 win over Sci-Tech, Wednesday at home.Evan Petrosky threw the shot put 34 feet, 6¼ inches and the discus 82-9 to win both events.Sean O’Grady won...

SOUTH HADLEY — Members of the Hampshire-Franklin Commission of the Status of Women and Girls will be sworn in as commissioners in a ceremony at the South Hadley Library at 6 p.m. Tuesday.Denise Brown, Ginetta Candelario and Chelsea Kline, all of...

By EMILY CUTTS

SOUTH HADLEY — For Sen. Elizabeth Warren, this is the moment the country is being tested.“It’s a moment about what kind of people we are, what kind of country we are going to build … It’s like a test of character and this is what I believe,” she told...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — Students and alumni of Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School gathered in front of the school Friday afternoon in support of a favorite teacher.The purpose? Protesting against the school’s alleged plans of terminating English...

SOUTH HADLEY – Three incumbents will face two challengers for the race for the South Hadley Public Library Board of Trustees.Voters will choose between incumbents David Morrell, Susan Obremski-Crowther and Gillian Woldorf and newcomers Donald J....

By EMILY CUTTS

SOUTH HADLEY — The Select Board will have a new member as only one incumbent sought re-election in Tuesday’s annual town election.Voters will chose between Select Board member Sarah Etelman and newcomers Andrea Miles and Scott Moore for the two seats...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — Paul Plummer, a longtime area educator and principal at Michael E. Smith Middle School since 2013, died suddenly Tuesday night. He was 49.Superintendent Nicholas D. Young sent a message to parents and teachers, notifying them of the...

SOUTH HADLEY — Replacing or repairing Mosier Elementary School, open communication and a desire for public service has drawn a crowd for the opening election for School Committee.Incumbents Eric Sarrazin and Barry Waite will face challengers Carly...

Cooley Dickinson lifts temporary visiting policy Northampton — Cooley Dickinson Hospital has lifted its temporary, restrictive visiting policy effective immediately. The more restrictive visiting policy was put in place in mid-February in...