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Mass Ready Act targets investment in Quabbin watershed towns
Amends nearly 90 years in the making are one step closer to becoming a reality after the state Senate passed a bill last week that would secure investments for towns around the Quabbin Reservoir. The…
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4mThere is a Season with Molly Parr: A tasty twist on leftovers
So far this spring, the locally-grown and seasonal bits and bobs entering my kitchen have come from the hydroponic garden tended by the fourth graders at Leeds Elementary School. We’ve enjoyed salads full of fresh sprouts, used the cilantro in creamy dips, and enjoyed the Swiss chard in these chard and quinoa patties. I actually […]
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7mGet Growing with Mickey Rathbun: The woods lend us trilliums: Spotting Emily Dickinson’s favorite spring wildflower
One recent morning, I was walking on the rail trail in South Amherst when something in the sun-dappled underbrush caught my eye. A dot of burgundy, then another. I stopped to look more closely and all at once there appeared a small multitude of trilliums gathered around the base of a mature maple tree. These […]
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7mProudly precocious: Hopkins Academy celebrates Class of 2026
HADLEY — Precocious. Spontaneous. Positive and a good outlook on life. Those were among the words teachers offered Elizabeth Rotunno, valedictorian of the Class of 2026, as she prepared the speech she would deliver at Hopkins Academy’s graduation Friday. Rotunno said those words help define the 33 members of the class that has now completed […]
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2mAmherst boys lacrosse forfeits MIAA Round of 32 matchup due to suspensions and injuries
The No. 30 Amherst boys lacrosse team earned a trip to the MIAA Division 3 state tournament Round of 32 after a 15-7 victory over No. 35 Middleborough on Thursday night in the preliminary round. Despite the win, the Hurricanes were forced to forfeit their expected matchup against No. 3 Scituate. At the conclusion of […]
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6mNo ordinary garden variety: Western Mass Vegan Food Fest returns to Easthampton to host largest iteration yet
In the year since debuting the Western Mass Vegan Food Fest, founder Egg Henrici has learned a few things about how to optimize operations. Now, they’re getting ready to launch the event’s fourth iteration — its biggest yet. Western Mass Vegan Food Fest returns to Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton on Sunday, June 7. Running […]