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A lot of imagination: Hopkins seniors bring art to parking lot spots
HADLEY — A Jeep that is her pride and joy, after her older sister gave her the vehicle, is at the heart of Hopkins Academy senior Jayce Lanzafame’s painting.A few feet away, also using pavement as the canvas, classmate Alma Gorman wields several paint...
Dreams take flight (some assembly required): Local pilots build and help build their own aircraft
If you build it … you can fly it, too.As Peter Elsea and Jason Lorusso have discovered in recent years, there’s a special satisfaction in building your own plane — or at least assisting in that construction — that can make the experience of flying...
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South Hadley baseball gets past Hampshire Regional in Hartford: ‘it’s almost like the big leagues’ (PHOTOS)
HARTFORD, Conn. – As the South Hadley baseball team exited the handshake line with Hampshire Regional and ran toward their team meeting in center field, Tigers players yelped with glee, flung their gloves into foul territory and smiled wide. They had...
Opinion
Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: American dream out of reach for many
We live in a society that often tells us to form opinions that neatly conform to one ideological side or the other. Yet when it comes to the most important issues, it can be unhelpful to come to such rigid conclusions. F. Scott Fitzgerald was right...
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Area property deed transfers, May 2
AMHERST Faheem Ibrahim Lt and Faheem Ibrahim to Nan Zhao and Zhihong Ni, 16 Arbor Way, $738,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 1, $218,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 2,...
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Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Local wool for your wardrobe … and for your garden?That’s the idea behind a new project from Western Massachusetts Fibershed, an organization working to strengthen our local fiber economy, right alongside our local food economy.Peggy Hart is a core...
Obituaries
Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams
South Deerfield, MA - Jennifer Read of South Deerfield, beloved wife and mother, died peacefully on April 21, 2024 at the age of 79 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Jennifer was born on January 1, 1945 at Brooklyn Naval ... remainder of obit for Jennifer M. Read
Hadley, MA - It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mia Kleiner, born Ana Maria Hodgkins, in Hadley, MA, on April 28, 2024. Born in Springfield on January 19, 1961, Mia grew up in Pelham and Amherst, MA, and attende... remainder of obit for Ana M. Kleiner
Northampton, MA - Linda Louise Andersen,74, passed away at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on May 1, 2024 surrounded by her family. Born to Myron and Esther (Lyons) Andersen on June 4, 1949 in Northampton, MA. She graduated from St Michaels ... remainder of obit for Linda Andersen