New Asparagus Days event to feature food, music, and kids' activities

Columnist Karen Gardner: Two more years

Mr. President, have you been watching the news? No, Stephen, should I? I’ve been going over plans for my ballroom and there are just so many decisions to make. You know getting this ballroom completed is just the most important thing for my legacy as president. The people are going to love this when it’s […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

For close to 40 years, BagDay® has not only kicked off the holiday shopping season – it’s become a festive and cheery event that brings together families and friends from across generations. Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the First BagDay® was inaugurated in 1988. Businesses and restaurants will again be teeming with shoppers during […]

South Hadley Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen to retire in December

SOUTH HADLEY — Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen will retire on Dec. 28, ending a 32-year-long career in law enforcement. Town Administrator Lisa Wong broke the news during a Select Board meeting on Tuesday night. Gundersen’s retirement was brought up during her last contract negotiations, so Wong said she “knew this was coming.” “This is going […]

Trusts conserve 202-acre Dudleyville Forest in Shutesbury

SHUTESBURY — A 202-acre site known as the Dudleyville Forest is being permanently protected as wildlands by the Kestrel Land Trust and the Northeast Wilderness Trust, a regional land trust. The completed project, located off Montague Road, represents the latest collaboration between the two organizations, and came together with $175,000 from the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Acquisition […]

Special Town Meeting scheduled in Sunderland to address PFAS

The Sunderland Selectboard has scheduled a Special Town Meeting for Dec. 14 to seek voter approval for funding PFAS water filtration systems and ongoing monitoring efforts.