Valley Advocate
Speaking of Nature: Catching a flycatcher: How a ‘pish’ solved a silent mystery
Mornings in the Thinking Chair are definitely starting to change. With the arrival of August, there has been a significant changing of the guard. The birds, who during their breeding season made so…
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4m18-year-old arrested for assaulting two women on Hadley rail trail
HADLEY — An 18-year-old man from Holbrook was charged with assault and battery after he allegedly attacked two women on the Norwottuck Rail Trail last week. He told police he was having a “bad trip” on psychedelic mushrooms. Elijah Moleon was charged with two counts of assault and battery and one count of disorderly conduct […]
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My Turn: Violence against women is real
October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month and a grim reminder of the reality that a leading cause of death for women ages 20-44 is homicide by an intimate partner. In June, the State Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team found domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts jumped 20% to a five-year high in 2025, with an additional […]
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4mH.S. Roundup: Belchertown girls volleyball sweeps Ware, surges into postseason winners of seven straight
The Belchertown girls volleyball team will head into the Western Mass. tournament winners of seven straight following its 3-0 sweep against Ware on Thursday night. The Orioles completely controlled the match against the Indians from start to finish, taking sets by scores of 25-18, 25-8, 25-12. Cassidy MacLean contributed a team-high 12 kills, while Olivia […]
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8mCue the music: Dancer turned novelist Molly Terrill finds her story in her luthier father's workshop
Molly Terrill’s introduction to the family business was a sensory experience. There were the albums that spun through a crackling record player, from classical to jazz to folk to bluegrass. There was her father’s workspace in the middle of the house in Wendell, where he leaned over a bench as wide as his arms and […]
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3mValley Green Energy rates rise Nov. 1 for Northampton, Amherst and Pelham under new two-year contract
AMHERST — An electricity supply price change will go into effect starting on Nov. 1 for the Northampton, Amherst and Pelham participants in Valley Green Energy, the regional group electricity buying program that launched in 2024. The prices, which will be in effect for two years, should allow most participants in the three communities to […]