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Western Mass leaders praise public health overhaul
The SAPHE 2.0 program, funded by a $4 billion economic development bond bill, is modernizing public health in Massachusetts by creating minimum standards, providing funding, and encouraging…
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3mDonna Cavanagh
<html><head></head><body>DONNA CAVANAGH<br /><br />Northampton, MA - Donna Mae (Hubbard) Cavanagh, 77, of Northampton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2026, in Northampton, where she had lived for more than 55 years.<br /><br />Born ...
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4mUMass men’s basketball: Martin hails 2026-27 roster as ‘most complete team’ during summer session
AMHERST — College basketball is slowly appearing on the horizon, as the UMass men’s basketball team got some work in during an hour-long summer practice at the Champions Center on Monday afternoon. The focus of the practice was introductory defensive principles. The Minutemen return seven players from last year’s team. Five freshman and three transfers […]
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6mA Belchertown librarian who became family
BELCHERTOWN — The Clapp Memorial Library is the home of Jennifer Whitehead. At least, that is what Belchertown’s youngest readers tell their parents. “They just think I live here, and sometimes it feels like I do,” said Whitehead, the town’s Youth Services Librarian. “I’m their connection to the library. They just think this is my […]
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5mAmherst weighs cost of maintaining empty Wildwood School
AMHERST — Amherst is likely to spend more than $200,000 to maintain Wildwood School through next June, covering the costs of heating and electricity, and a full-time custodian, while making some accessibility improvements to the 1970s-era building. With the school district turning over the school to the town as of Sept. 1, Town Council will be presented with a request to appropriate $224,000 for “care and custody” of the 71 Strong St. site. The money would be drawn from what Finance Director Sean Mangano calls “inactive articles” previously authorized, but never used, for improvements at both Wildwood and Fort River schools, […]