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House fire in Orange displaces family
01-10-2024 5:11 PM

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...


Yankee Candle’s South Deerfield distribution facility to close by end of 2024
01-10-2024 5:04 PM

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...


Complaint challenges Trump’s ballot access in Mass.
01-08-2024 3:41 PM

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...


UMass hockey: Minutemen let third period slip away, UConn wins shootout
01-05-2024 11:21 PM

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...


H.S. Roundup: Easthampton girls basketball hangs on after late Greenfield charge (PHOTOS)
01-05-2024 9:30 PM

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...


UMass basketball: Deeper look inside the Minutemen’s win over Duquesne
01-04-2024 6:47 PM

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...


The State of Solar: In a final forum at UMass, experts debate best ways to implement solar projects
01-03-2024 4:04 PM

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...


Western Massachusetts loggers, environmental activists await state forest management policy
01-03-2024 4:03 PM

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...


UMass basketball: Minutewomen put up season-high in points, beat Dayton 76-66 for 1st Atlantic-10 win
01-02-2024 9:01 PM

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...


Franklin, North Quabbin towns to receive increase in road repair funds
12-31-2023 9:13 AM

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...


DA Sullivan presses for legal drug-use sites at State House hearing, saying need has never been more urgent
10-25-2023 4:23 PM

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...


Classical music fan bequeaths $3M to NEPM: Systems engineer, TM member died a year ago
10-23-2023 10:06 AM

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...


New walkers help make rougher Mass Audubon trails accessible
08-22-2023 5:00 PM

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...


They’re like ‘vampires:’ Heavy rains, warm temperatures cause mosquito excess
07-30-2023 5:00 PM

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...


Erving Elementary School principal resigns
06-23-2023 4:23 PM

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...


Franklin Tech  Class of 2023 told that their skills are in demand 
06-02-2023 8:57 PM

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...


Doctor: Elev8 owner incompetent to stand trial
05-02-2023 5:29 PM

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...


Astronomy profs speak to odds of Northern Lights sightings
04-04-2023 5:41 PM

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...


Alleged stabbers held without bail
03-28-2023 5:36 PM

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...


Proposed funding for human service agencies
03-15-2023 2:59 PM

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...

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