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By JAMES PENTLAND
NORTHAMPTON — Supporters of enhanced passenger rail service in western Massachusetts packed the Senior Center Tuesday to testify before the legislative commission studying the project’s governance and funding.From as far afield as Greenfield, Palmer...
By Sophie Hauck
NORTHAMPTON — Discussion over the Russia-Ukraine war turned testy at a forum last week in which foreign policy experts advocating for and against current United States policy in the 19-month conflict sparred over who was right.“You sound like people...
By MADDIE FABIAN
In July 2021, heavy rainfall caused a beaver dam to burst, leading to the collapse of a 20-foot-long portion of East Street in Belchertown and causing property damage to nearly half a dozen homes.While the beavers faced the brunt of the blame,...
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Fire Chief Jon Davine was 27 years old when he entered the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy as a new recruit, before joining Northampton Fire Rescue in 1998. Now 25 years later, Davine will soon be the highest-ranking...
By Maddie Fabian
NORTHAMPTON — Local activists for Cuba and Venezuela are calling on U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern to sign a letter to President Joe Biden condemning sanctions that they say have impacted the countries’ economies and contributed to a surge of migrants at the...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HOLYOKE — Twice facing the trauma of eviction and once making a vehicle home for herself and her four children, as well as living inside a mold-filled apartment, Shaundell Diaz of Springfield brings firsthand knowledge of homelessness.Now the...
By MADDIE FABIAN
NORTHAMPTON — For the first year since the start of the pandemic, the South Deerfield-based Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will host its annual storytelling event, Field Notes, in person at the Academy of Music Theatre.The event,...
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