Guest columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Making and taking time for summer

Police: Man stabbed acquaintance in alleged self-defense dispute in Northampton's downtown park

NORTHAMPTON — A city man who was stabbed in Pulaski Park on Saturday refused to utter his assailant’s name as he bled and nearly lost consciousness, according to court documents. Bradley Davis, 37, was taken into custody shortly after the downtown incident after he allegedly admitted to stabbing 38-year-old Brandon Williamson, according to a statement […]

Plainfield man arraigned on multiple child sexual abuse charges

NORTHAMPTON — A Plainfield man was ordered held on $100,000 bail Friday by Judge Shelley-Ann Sankar after being arraigned on more than a dozen child sex crime charges in Northampton District Court. Shawn Stebbins, 41, was charged with six counts of aggravated rape and abuse of a child, four counts of indecent assault and battery […]

Postal Service, Deerfield museum celebrate new Barbie stamps in style

The Deerfield Post Office and Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association hosted a celebration to debut a new set of Barbie stamps and highlight a related doll exhibit at the Memorial Hall Museum.

Amherst Senior Center adding exercise room as part of Bangs renovation

AMHERST — An exercise room featuring treadmills, recumbent bikes and other fitness equipment will be coming this fall to the Amherst Senior Center, part of an expansion of space for town elders within the Bangs Community Center. With no new building on the horizon for Amherst seniors, the town will soon be making changes to […]

State cannabis regulators hope for funding infusion as it implements new law, policies

BOSTON — Cannabis regulators are seeking millions of dollars more from Beacon Hill, money they say is necessary to implement this spring’s sweeping overhaul of the state’s marijuana industry and simultaneously advance long-discussed plans to let adults to buy and use marijuana at the same establishment. The ask is split between two buckets: To take on […]