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By DOMENIC POLI and PAUL FRANZ

ORANGE – Four people were displaced Wednesday morning when a second-alarm fire damaged a house at 86 Mechanic St.The Salvation Army Athol Corps is reportedly assisting Donna and Kevin Sweeney and their sons, Sean and Nicholas, following the blaze that...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, the parent company of Yankee Candle, is planning to close its distribution facility in South Deerfield by the end of 2024.In a statement, a spokesperson for Newell Brands said the company is focusing on consolidating...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

After filing legal challenges in several other states to bar Donald Trump from ballot eligibility in this year’s primaries, a Massachusetts-incorporated advocacy group has now done so in its home state.Free Speech for People, an nonprofit led by...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — For the third consecutive game, the No. 13/10 UMass hockey team was on the wrong end of a close game that couldn’t be decided in just 60 minutes.The Minutemen held a 3-2 lead over UConn with under three minutes to play in regulation, looking...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield girls basketball team made things interesting late against Easthampton on Friday at Nichols Gymnasium. Trailing by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter, Greenfield’s Amber Bergeron willed the Green Wave back in the...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — There’s no question UMass head coach Frank Martin would’ve been content with the following scenario ahead of Wednesday’s Atlantic 10 Conference opener against Duquesne: his two best players would play 12 and eight minutes, respectively, in...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final article from the Western Mass. Solar Forum series. The first three forums took place in September, and another series of forums is in the works for this spring.AMHERST — Most experts agree solar energy is...

By BELLA LEVAVI

As the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs passes its self-imposed deadline for a new forest management policy after a logging moratorium, people on all sides of the issue are concerned about the future of the state’s forests.The...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The UMass women’s basketball team returned home from Richmond, Va. late Saturday night following a 20-point loss to VCU in its first Atlantic 10 Conference bout of the season.On Sunday, head coach Mike Leflar put the Minutewomen right back...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Franklin County and North Quabbin municipal highway departments are about to get a lot more state funding, thanks to additional allocations of what state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, dubbed the “rural factor.”The Healey-Driscoll Administration...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

BOSTON — Stressing that the need for legal drug consumption sites would save hundreds of lives and that there wasn’t a moment to waste, Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan implored lawmakers on Monday to muster up the courage to pass...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A late Amherst resident who spent overnights listening to classical music has bequeathed $3 million to New England Public Media, the largest gift ever received by the nonprofit organization based in Springfield.Walter J. Wolnik, who died at...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Flora Majumder, age 88, enjoys taking a 20-minute walk every day. Where she lives — at Lathrop Retirement Community in Easthampton — paths, trails and exercise classes that accommodate the use of a cane or walker are plentiful.But, due...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — On a cloudy and humid Thursday morning, John Briggs was doing the same thing he has done since 2014: placing mosquito traps and collecting them for testing in the lab.But this time, recent prolonged heavy rains and heat meant that he was...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Erving Elementary School Principal Lisa Candito has resigned following an administrative leave that lasted more than four weeks, Acting Superintendent Corrina Wcislo announced Friday.“Lisa Candito informed the School Committee that she has...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — 123 graduates walked the stage accepting their diplomas which represented the mastery of a trade at the Franklin County Technical School graduation.Moved because of rain, the school hosted Friday’s graduation on the lawn of Greenfield...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The owner of Elev8 Cannabis in Athol will remain at Bridgewater State Hospital for the time being, after a doctor deemed him incompetent to stand trial.Seun Adedeji, 29, appeared in Orange District Court on Tuesday, when Judge Laurie MacLeod...

By BELLA LEVAVI

A beautiful night sky view usually seen in countries much farther north than the United States recently delighted western Massachusetts stargazers, and local astronomy professors say there’s about a 50% chance of witnessing the spectacle again in the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – A district court judge ruled Tuesday afternoon that the state had met its burden in arguing no amount of bail would ensure public safety in the case of three men arrested after allegedly stabbing a man they know on North Main Street before...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As human service agencies in the Pioneer Valley and across the state continue to deal with pandemic-induced staffing woes, Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget could help ease those challenges, according to local administrators.Healey’s recommended...