Guest columnist Jack Czajkowski: Solar power offers economic benefits for Valley farmers

Cue the music: Dancer turned novelist Molly Terrill finds her story in her luthier father's workshop

Molly Terrill’s introduction to the family business was a sensory experience. There were the albums that spun through a crackling record player, from classical to jazz to folk to bluegrass. There was her father’s workspace in the middle of the house in Wendell, where he leaned over a bench as wide as his arms and […]

Valley Green Energy rates rise Nov. 1 for Northampton, Amherst and Pelham under new two-year contract

AMHERST — An electricity supply price change will go into effect starting on Nov. 1 for the Northampton, Amherst and Pelham participants in Valley Green Energy, the regional group electricity buying program that launched in 2024. The prices, which will be in effect for two years, should allow most participants in the three communities to […]

Hadley special TM: 25 articles cover sewer, water, roads, vehicles and more

HADLEY — Voters at a special Town Meeting on Thursday will consider infrastructure improvements, building repairs, and new and refurbished vehicles for the police, fire and public works departments. The session for the 25-article warrant starts at the Hopkins Academy cafetorium at 7 p.m. The most expensive item on the warrant is $750,000 in borrowing […]

Question 7: Voters to decide whether to allow homes on smaller lots statewide

AMHERST — Should single-family houses be allowed statewide on land roughly the size of an NBA basketball court? Voters will take on that question in the Nov. 3 election. Ballot Question 7 proposes to allow construction of single-family homes in residentially zoned areas totaling at least 5,000 square feet of land, given that there is […]

UMass hockey: Penalties prove costly for Minutemen in 4-1 loss to Northeastern

AMHERST — Three unanswered goals pushed Northeastern past the No. 19 UMass hockey team on Saturday at the Mullins Center. Tied 1-1 late in the second period, an interference penalty, combined with a major spearing infraction from UMass, gave the visitors an extended 5-on-3 power play and the Huskies converted for the 2-1 lead before […]