Area Briefs: Drive-through flu clinic Saturday in Easthampton

Boston Tea Party veteran to be honored with special marker in Hadley

HADLEY — On Dec. 16, 1773, Jeremiah Cady, 21, a Shutesbury resident, was invited to a meeting at the Old South Meeting House in Boston, where he joined in the destruction of 342 chests of tea. Involved in the Boston Tea Party, one of the precipitating events for the Revolutionary War that began in 1775, […]

UMass Amherst chancellor cites financial 'momentum' despite graduate enrollment drop

AMHERST — Even as undergraduate enrollment remains stable, with steady numbers of both first-year and transfer students, the University of Massachusetts is facing declines in other student populations. “We know when it comes to graduate students we are seeing the challenges of enrollment,” UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes told the Faculty Senate at its latest […]

Columnist Sara Weinberger: A Yom Kippur reflection on Temporary Protected Status

Today is Yom Kippur, when Jewish people, in public and private confession, recall our misdeeds and apologize to those we’ve harmed through words, actions, and inactions.  During the days leading to Yom Kippur, I’ve thought about the flood of cruelty that continues to be visited upon our immigrant neighbors. How do I apologize for the times […]

'A natural fit': Fields Center and Cutchins partner to expand care options

NORTHAMPTON — Since Jennifer Bogin founded the Fields Center in 2020, she has been the wizard behind the scenes of the neurodiversity-affirming community hub. She has been CEO and led human resources, while also refilling the water bubbler regularly. “I would drive to Big Y, load up my car with all the barrels of water, […]

A Look Back, Sept. 21

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