A Look Back, June 15

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: South Hadley's Rios goes for glory

Good morning! Last week Natalie “Nat” Rios was the best MIAA javelin thrower in the commonwealth, and today she’ll try to be the best in New England. The former Pioneer student-athlete is in North Berwick, Maine, this morning to throw at the 79th annual New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Noble High […]

A Look Back, June 13

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Easthampton adopts nicotine-free generation policy

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton is the latest community in the Pioneer Valley to adopt a Nicotine-Free Generation public health policy, banning anyone who is currently younger than 21 from legally buying nicotine products like cigarettes, pouches and vapes. The nicotine regulations have been sweeping through Hampshire County, adopted by communities such as Amherst, Northampton, Belchertown, and now […]

South Hadley seeks public input on $3.5M override proposal

SOUTH HADLEY — The Select Board is seeking public input on a $3.5 million Proposition 2½ override proposal to assess what might pass when it goes to a vote on Sept. 1. After both $9 million and $11 million override votes failed at the ballot box this spring, South Hadley is trying a different approach […]

Valley Bounty: CISA Local Hero Award winner Golonka Farm prepares for 70th summer in Whately

Golonka Farm is a beloved institution in Whately, famous locally for growing a wide variety of vegetables, for their fresh-picked sweet corn, and for the friendly, familiar faces that greet customers at their farm stand. The mission at Golonka Farm is straightforward: “We want people to come to our farmstand and feel welcome and safe,” […]