Search Results

By Credit search: Staff Writer

By DAVID McLELLAN

WENDELL — For the second time in five months, residents will vote to fill the same Selectboard seat.The Wendell special election is Tuesday, Sept. 4, coinciding with the state primary election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town...

By MAX MARCUS

Changes in administration and curriculum in the Pioneer Valley Regional School District will characterize this new school year.At Pioneer Valley Regional School, the district’s seventh- though 12th-grade school, a new administrative structure is being...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

COLRAIN — About 20 special town meeting voters gave the Selectboard unanimous approval to start a process that will lead to transferring the town’s history museum, the G. William Pitt house, from the Selectboard to the Colrain Historical Society,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH 

AMHERST — More than two years after Amherst College’s board of trustees pledged to change the name of the Lord Jeffery Inn, the college announced Monday that the property will be known as the Inn on Boltwood beginning in early 2019.The new name for...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

CHARLEMONT — Two farmers presented plans this week to grow marijuana in town, as part of the Bug Farm Cooperative.At a state-required community outreach meeting hosted by Bug Farm Co-op, held in the Hawlemont Regional School gym, Marcia and Bill...

By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — A plan revised to establish a recreational marijuana facility in the Whately Health Center may be up in smoke after a Planning Board member raised doubts that the structure is adequately zoned for marijuana retail.Judy Markland, who sits on...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN 

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN Staff WriterSPRINGFIELD — Chanting supporters packed the streets around WGBY’s studios on Thursday, their campaign signs held high ahead of a debate between the two candidates running in a closely watched race for U.S....

By MAX MARCUS

NORTHFIELD — Pioneer Valley Regional School has entered a bus for the Three County Fair’s school bus demolition derby, tonight (Saturday) at 7 p.m.“Who wouldn’t want to watch that?” said Pioneer Physical Education teacher Barbara Killeen.Pioneer...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

GREENFIELD — The plan to quickly provide more shelter beds for the homeless, especially those who had camped on the Greenfield Common for nearly two months this summer, has hit a snag. At the same time, city officials are working with social service...

By MELINA BOURDEAU

MONTAGUE — As the students in Great Falls Middle School and Turners Falls High School walked through the front doors on the first day of school Thursday morning, they were greeted by Officer Dan Miner.Miner said “hello,” gave high-fives, made jokes...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

What’s new at the old Franklin County Fair?Plenty, as it turns out: Extreme pogo stuntmen, jump-roping and tightrope-walking dogs, and late night trivia, for starters.But those who come back for “old” favorites won’t be disappointed. Back again this...

Ellen Abraham, owner of Burning Heart Studio, has had her hands full since her business opened in January 2013.Abraham’s yoga, spinning, pilates and whole foods living programs were so popular at her business’ original location at 278 Main St. in...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

EASTHAMPTON — All eyes will be on western Massachusetts next Tuesday as a political newcomer mounts a challenge against a nearly 30-year incumbent Democrat for a seat in Congress.The race in the 1st Congressional District between U.S. Rep. Richard...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — With Amherst’s population about to swell with the return of thousands of college students, periodic changes to traffic patterns will take place near the University of Massachusetts campus beginning today.An estimated 5,050 freshmen and 1,140...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

GREENFIELD — Last year, Sarah Ahern stood in the median on Main Street with a sign to raise awareness for International Overdose Day, but this year she’ll be headed with a group to the Boston Common. For the first time, a Massachusetts State of...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The South Deerfield Water Supply District has violated several drinking water requirements, forcing it to issue to a public notice about water quality. Although there is no significant immediate danger to people’s health, the warning...

By MAX MARCUS

NORTHFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Regional School District will have a balanced budget this year, Director of Finance Tanya Gaylord said.If that is true, it will make the 2018-19 school year the first in three years in which the district does not...

By JASON BUTYNSKI

Bob Bezio captured the final Northfield Summer Road Race of the season on Thursday night as he completed the 3.3-mile course in 21 minutes 26 seconds.Carly Skorupa was the top female finisher in 27:12.Bezio was followed by Peter Johnson (25:17), Neal...

By LUIS FIELDMAN

AMHERST — As the town prepares for the arrival of thousands of college students, University of Massachusetts Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy highlighted the “strong partnership” between UMass and the Amherst community bright and early Tuesday...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

GREENFIELD — Inside Ms. Valentine’s fourth-grade Federal Street School classroom there was a burning question a couple of students had: Will there be recess today? Sadly, the answer was “no,” but that was because Greenfield public school students only...