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Opioid-related fatalities in Hampshire County, state down considerably over previous 2 years
BOSTON — Hampshire County experienced a steep drop in fatal opioid-related overdoses in 2023, mirroring a trend statewide and forging a potential turning point after the state’s fatality count hit a record high the previous year. State officials...
Financially wiser: New program at ARHS for BIPOC, other students details money matters
AMHERST — More than a dozen Amherst Regional High School students are closing out the school year significantly wiser about money matters, gaining more knowledge about finances and even getting debit cards for bank accounts in which a small amount of...
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Legion baseball: James Lavallee powers Northampton Post 28 past Longmeadow
NORTHAMPTON — After James Lavallee gave up a hit to the first Longmeadow batter he faced in his first-ever inning pitching for Northampton Post 28, he wasted no time settling in.Lavallee struck the next two batters out and got the following one to...
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Guest columnist Pamela Schwartz: Northampton must pull together to fix fiscal foundation
My two terms serving as Northampton’s Ward 4 city councilor that began 15 years ago left me with a lasting impression: Local governing is hard work and never harder when times are tough.My life as a proud parent of now three grown children who went...
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Making news in business, June 13
New visual arts director at UMass Fine Arts Center AMHERST — Kristina L. Durocher has joined the leadership team of the UMass Fine Arts Center as the inaugural visual arts director, a role in which she will provide leadership and vision for the...
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Speaking of Nature: Too slow to survive? All porcupines want is a peaceful life in the country woods
I was on my way to work the other day and, at least initially, I was enjoying the morning drive. The sun rises just after 5:00 a.m. these days and the approach of my last day of school added a little buoyancy to the otherwise monotonous commute. I...
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Amherst, MA - Virginia F. Johnson, 82, died March 11, 2024 at home in Amherst, MA. Daughter of the late Katherine (Jennings) and Elmer Fox, Ginny was born June 22, 1941 in Springfield, MA and raised in Hampden, MA. After graduating ... remainder of obit for Virginia Johnson
Easthampton, MA - Aloysius K. Marczyk, 81, died May 24, 2024, in Leominster. A longtime Easthampton resident, he was born in Holyoke on April 9, 1943. Al attended Sacred Heart and Easthampton High School. His parents, Alexander and... remainder of obit for Aloysius Marczyk
Hadley, MA - Barbara J. Hendricks passed away peacefully Monday June 10th surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was a lifelong resident of Hadley, growing up on the family farm, and then going on to work as a librarian at Hopkins Aca... remainder of obit for Barbara J. Hendricks
Lori (Fournier) Brand Northfield, MA - Lori Jean Brand, formerly of Easthampton, MA, died June 7, 2024, at home. Lori was born on December 9, 1959, to John and Jacqueline (Lucas) Fournier. Lori was predeceased by her mother Jacqueline (... remainder of obit for Lori Brand