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State Police, Holyoke police arrest suspect in string of 6 outdoor fires

HOLYOKE — A 43-year-old man was arrested early Friday and expected to be charged with attempted murder and multiple fire-related crimes in connection with six outdoor fires set around the city over the past week, including one that ignited a tent with a man sleeping inside. The arrest was made by State Police assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s Office and by Holyoke police, following an investigation into the fires, which authorities believe are connected, the Fire Marshal’s Office said in a statement. The suspect has not been named, however, a report from the office says he was likely to be […]

‘Telling is healing’: New audio-video podcast gives voice to survivors of sexual violence

Donna Jenson used to harbor a horrible secret. She couldn’t tell anyone that her father was sexually abusing her. She didn’t even want to acknowledge it herself. It took decades before she could reckon with the abuse privately, let alone speak publicly about it. But now, she’s helping other survivors amplify their own paths to […]

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: 'The Preferred Flower'

Amherst was a hotbed of artistic and intellectual intensity in the 1880s, much of it centered around Emily Dickinson’s family at their homes on Main Street, the present Homestead and the Evergreens. One of the most important of these figures was Mabel Loomis Todd, an artist, writer, editor, painter, traveler and conservationist. As an artist, […]

Jane Barbara Waisman

<html><head></head><body>Jane Barbara Waisman<br /><br />Northampton, MA - Jane, 89, passed peacefully with her children by her side on Friday, October 23, 2026.<br /><br />Jane was born in the Bronx, New York, to her mother, Therese Kaufman, and fath ...

Arlene Marie Urff

<html><head></head><body>Arlene Urff<br /><br />Northampton, MA - Arlene Marie Urff, 90, of Florence, MA, passed away on October 26, 2026, from complications of pneumonia.<br /><br />Arlene was born on November 14, 1935 and grew up on a farm outside o ...