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Guest columnist Colin LaCombe: Mount Holyoke College owes South Hadley more
I grew up in South Hadley. I went to school here, paid taxes here, and I still call this town home. Like most residents, I’ve watched this community absorb budget cut after budget cut while a $1…
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2mSports Briefs: Western Massachusetts Golf HOF announces 2026 induction class
The Western Mass. Golf Hall of Fame has announced this year’s inductees as part of the Class of 2026. Headlining the class is the Perez family, the owner and operator of East Mountain Country Club in Westfield. Ted Perez Sr. founded the club in 1963. Other selections include Jim Cline (media), Dr. Bill Dupont (amateur), […]
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6mConnecting the economic dots: WMass EDC charts path from innovation to jobs
NORTHAMPTON — In South Deerfield, florrent, an energy storage research and development company focused on supercapacitors, continues to grow after investor demand pushed its second seed funding round past its target, closing at $9.5 million. In Holyoke, Clean Crop Technologies uses electricity to generate cold plasma that removes microbes and other contaminants from seeds. Both […]
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5mPioneer Valley forestland: 1,200-plus acres across six towns permanently conserved
AMHERST — More than 1,200 acres of forestland throughout the region, including over 200 acres in Pelham, Westhampton and Williamsburg, are being donated to the Kestrel and Mount Grace land trusts for permanent conservation by an affiliate of The Lyme Timber Company. The timberland properties are on 12 parcels that Lyme bought from W.D. Cowls […]
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4mNames not forgotten: Donor restores 157-year-old Civil War memorial at Easthampton’s Old Town Hall
EASTHAMPTON — It was like any other day, when Silas Kopf was walking down Main Street. A streak of white stone caught his eye protruding from the dark, brick side of Easthampton’s historic Old Town Hall. Upon further investigation, Kopf was struck by what he saw. The marble plaque, built in 1869 to memorialize all […]
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4mUMass football: Minutemen set to host second straight FCS opponent in Stonehill
AMHERST — Another FCS opponent comes to McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday, with Stonehill arriving in Amherst to face a rejuvenated UMass football team. The Skyhawks (1-2), members of the Northeast Conference, lost last week to New Hampshire on the road. Stonehill quarterback Jack O’Connell went 27-for-44 for 380 yards and four touchdowns against the […]