Climate activist Bill McKibben: Solar is light in dark times

12-03-2024 6:03 PM

AMHERST — The past few weeks have been tough for climate activism, and longtime climate activist Bill McKibben, who makes his home in Vermont, is feeling the heat.This year will be the hottest year on record, breaking the record-setting temperatures...


‘Big paws to fill’: K-9 Larry joins Montague Police Department

12-03-2024 4:25 PM

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard swore in the Police Department’s new four-legged officer Lawrence “Larry” Akim on Monday, filling a role that was left vacant when beloved K-9 Artur, better known as “Artie,” died in October after a decade of...


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Bulletin Board: Day 2 Massachusetts Shotgun Deer Hunting Season
12-03-2024 8:08 PM

Another dry day greeted hunters for Day 2 of the Massachusetts Shotgun Deer Hunting Season on Tuesday.Erving’s Chad Jackson checked two deer at Bitzer Hatchery in Montague, including a 163-pound, 10-point buck – the largest deer checked during Day 2...

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Julia Duncan: Looking forward to Trump at the helm
12-03-2024 7:48 PM

In her Nov. 23 column “No hibernation allowed,” Judy Wagner claims that the presidential election was “oh so close.” Oh, but it wasn’t. Donald Trump won in an Electoral College landslide. He swept all seven swing states and even won the popular vote,...

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Maple Valley Creamery plans farmstand in South Deerfield
11-24-2024 11:25 AM

SOUTH DEERFIELD — New life may soon be coming to the vacant farmstand at the intersection of Routes 5 and 10 and North Hillside Road.Maple Valley Creamery, the Hadley-based dairy farm that also operates Maple Valley’s Scoop at the Silos, is eyeing the...

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Obit photo for Marianne Preger-Simon Marianne Preger-Simon

Addison, VT - November 22, 2024, Marianne Simon, dancer, educator, therapist, died peacefully in hospice care in her daughter's home, surrounded in her final days by the music and love of family and friends. Born April 18, 1929, Mar... remainder of obit for Marianne Preger-Simon

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South Deerfield, MA - Elsie M. (Kennedy) Kolakoski, 88, of North Hillside Road passed away 11/29/24 after a period of failing health with her family by her side at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. Elsie was b... remainder of obit for Elsie M. Kolakoski

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Erving, MA - Margaret C. (Madden) Kabaniec, age 91, formerly of Erving passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024 at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. She was born in Lewiston, Maine on April 2, 1933, the daughter o... remainder of obit for Margaret C. Kabaniec

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Westfield, MA - Christine A. (Armey) Towse, 83, passed away on her 83rd birthday on November 29, 2024 at home. She was born in Hartford, CT to the late Francis and Lillian (Carney) Armey. Chris graduated from St. Borromeo School and att... remainder of obit for Christine Towse

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