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Trace PFAS contamination widespread across Massachusetts freshwater bodies, including Deerfield and Chicopee rivers

NORTHAMPTON — PFAS were present in a vast majority of Massachusetts waterways sampled between 2022 and 2024, including the Connecticut, Deerfield and Chicopee rivers, Oxbow Pond and Pelham Lake, according to a recent report from the MassPIRG Education Fund. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, form an expansive class of manmade “forever chemicals” that accumulate […]

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 this year’s BagDay® on November 21. This is a great opportunity for shoppers to enjoy exclusive discounts from local small businesses and eateries. Thornes Marketplace will be a hub of activity that day, with stores and eateries stocked up and ready to go. For most of […]

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 […]