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Columnist Richard Fein: NATO — Is it still important?
This column is about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, established on April 4, 1949. This is how it describes itself: “The Alliance’s creation was part of a broader effort to serve three…
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4mJohn Joseph Bobala
<html><head></head><body>John J. Bobala<br /><br />Northampton, MA - John Joseph Bobala, 83, of Northampton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday July 20, 2026, at his home. He was born in Holyoke on February 24, 1943, to t ...
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1mYouth baseball: Top seed Amherst advances in Koufax playoffs after blowout win over West County
The Amherst youth baseball team began its PVYBL Koufax division playoff slate with a bang, taking down West County, 18-5, at Amherst Middle School on Monday. The top-seeded Hurricanes strung together 11 hits in the five-inning affair. Oliver Howard concluded with three RBIs in a 3-for-4 performance while Cyrus Arwade, Nick Stinson and Gus Garrett […]
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5mEasthampton City Council joins regional push to hold ICE agents accountable
EASTHAMPTON — The City Council is demanding accountability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, passing a resolution calling for state and local law enforcement to investigate agents that have potentially broken state law, in the midst of a surge in ICE activity. A dozen residents backed the resolution passed last Wednesday in support of, “Holding Federal […]
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7mA smoother road ahead: State officials launch new Unpaved Roads Program in Hatfield
HATFIELD — Washouts, mud and a surface that washboards, with parts so rough that drivers will choose to travel on the grass at the edge rather than on the dirt, often affect the gravel section of Straits Road. The main cause of these problems is evident to Highway Superintendent Duane Meehan, who points to a sub-base made up of silt and sand, materials that are not stable, and which cause even truck loads of gravel, used to maintain the road, to be swallowed up each year. Sometime in 2027, those long-standing issues will be fixed, as stone is added to the […]