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A Look Back, May 31
05-30-2024 11:01 PM
50 Years Ago■Ron Hall, news director of WHMP-AM-FM, has been elected president of the Western Massachusetts Associated Press Broadcasters. A native of Boston, Hall was employed by WHAI for several years. He has been news director for WHMP since 1961....
Guilty on all counts: Trump first former president convicted of felonies
05-30-2024 8:14 PM
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE
NEW YORK — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to...
Holyoke man gets 13 years in store robberies, including one in Northampton
05-30-2024 8:01 PM
Staff Report
HOLYOKE — A Holyoke man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Springfield in connection with a string of nine armed robberies of convenience stores across western Massachusetts, including one in Northampton. Alfredo Aldeco, 38, was sentenced by...
Photos: End of an era: Pizza Factory in Florence to close
05-30-2024 4:55 PM
FLORENCE — The Pizza Factory in downtown Florence, which nearly closed two years ago to make way for a marijuana dispensary, will open its doors for the final time on Friday.The longtime pizza business at 143 Main St., at the corner of Main and North...
For 20 graduates, time to move on from PVCICS ‘family’
05-30-2024 4:29 PM
By JAMES PENTLAND
HADLEY — With cheers and flowers, thanks and praise, the 20 members of the senior class and their families celebrated graduation early Wednesday evening at the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School’s eighth commencement, held in the school’s...
Retired UMass prof picked for Melinda French Gates’ $240M women empowerment project
05-30-2024 4:28 PM
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A retired University of Massachusetts economics professor from the School of Public Policy is being awarded $20 million from Melinda French Gates’ philanthropic foundation, money that will go toward advancing women’s power on a global...
Housing advocates rally for law that would allow accessory dwelling units by right
05-30-2024 4:27 PM
By Alison Kuznitz
BOSTON — Housing advocates and elected officials rallied Wednesday in support of a statewide policy to allow accessory dwelling units by right, and the state’s top housing official offered his “word on the street” about the timing of a major housing...
Amherst regional school board rejects hybrid financial strategy panel
05-30-2024 3:58 PM
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A proposed panel bringing together public school officials and representatives from the four regional towns, to examine ways to confront both short- and long-term fiscal challenges facing local education, is being rejected by the Regional...
Area briefs: Free fishing this weekend; Hadley seniors perform; gun violence observance in Holyoke
05-30-2024 3:56 PM
MassWildlife to host free fishing this weekend The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife will host a Free Freshwater Fishing Weekend statewide on Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2. During this weekend, residents and visitors can fish in any...
CISA’s first Pedal to Pasture event offers ‘a unique way to learn about farms’
05-30-2024 3:55 PM
By SAM FERLAND
HATFIELD — Bicyclists will be able to savor the local scenery while learning about the struggles farmers in the Connecticut River Valley are facing as they pedal a flat 12-mile loop on a guided tour of three different farms.This is the first year that...
DPH advises people to limit eating fish from Oxbow after elevated levels of PFAS found in samples
05-30-2024 3:31 PM
By Alexa Lewis
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning people to limit their fish intake from the Oxbow in Northampton and Easthampton, or to not consume any fish from the pond if they have certain health conditions.According to a fish consumption...
Photos: Open-air artistry
05-30-2024 10:29 AM
Hadley asks state to probe shopping cart structure along bank of Connecticut River
05-30-2024 10:29 AM
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the legality of a makeshift riverbank and retaining wall using dozens of carefully arranged shopping carts alongside the Connecticut River behind a home on Honey Pot...
Easthampton pop-up shop to offer alternatives to alcohol
05-30-2024 10:22 AM
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — A new pop-up experience is coming to the greater Easthampton area. Dry Humor, a non-alcoholic pop-up shop, will be making some of its first appearances at several upcoming community events.The LGBTQ women-owned business aims to give...
A Look Back, May 30
05-29-2024 11:01 PM
50 Years Ago ■The “Instant Game,” the state’s new quick-paying lottery system, hit the county yesterday with gusto. Shops throughout the area were selling the $1 lottery tickets like cigarettes and bubble gum throughout the day, as local banks...
Mass. Senate backs end to ‘home equity theft’
05-29-2024 5:09 PM
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
The state Senate unanimously passed an amendment to its annual spending plan that would prohibit municipalities and private companies from taking the entire equity of a home in the event of a tax lien foreclosure, a piece of legislation that, if...
Judge orders Plainfield couple to leave their home; owners taking steps to sell property
05-29-2024 5:07 PM
By JAMES PENTLAND
NORTHAMPTON — Continuing a series of legal sanctions against a Plainfield couple accused of violating sanitary and building codes at their Bow Street residence, a Hampshire Superior Court judge Tuesday ordered the couple to leave their home until the...
Amtrak expands Valley Flyer service with evening runs to and from Valley to NYC
05-29-2024 3:36 PM
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — Residents in the Pioneer Valley looking to get away to New York City for the weekend now have more of a means to do so, thanks to additional Amtrak Valley Flyer trains running between Greenfield and New Haven, Connecticut, that can...
Amherst eyes redirecting $1M in one-time ARPA monies to cover regional school budget
05-29-2024 3:31 PM
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A possible redirection of a portion of $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act money is being proposed to cover Amherst’s assessment to support the $35.27 million fiscal year 2025 operating budget for the Amherst-Pelham Regional...
