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Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate change
The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the oil and gas industry may be forced to pay damages for the scorching heat waves, wildfires and droughts that are blamed…
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5mNorthampton City Council OKs new sign regs
NORTHAMPTON — Following a 2015 Supreme Court ruling that messages written on signs are protected as free speech, the City Council, after years of review, has created new regulations on the display of signs in the city. After councilors spent more than an hour deliberating over details, weighing businesses’ freedom to advertise over potential nuisance caused by illuminated signage, the council voted on Oct. 1 to limit the number of ground signs a business can display to six and to require illuminated signs to turn off at 11 p.m. The ordinance categorizes signs by size, type and location. It allows residents, […]
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6mHilltown microtransit reaping rewards
CHESTERFIELD — Microtransit is paying off as every $1 invested in Hilltown microtransit balloons to $23 in economic return, according to a new study by the Donohue Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. That’s $4 million of economic growth in the area from 2022 through 2025 driven by three Hillside Easy Ride vans. Meanwhile, […]
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2mUMass hockey sputters out the gate, gets swept by Colorado College in season-opening series
The No. 18 UMass hockey team came home from Colorado College empty-handed after being swept by the Tigers to open its 2026-27 slate. The Minutemen scored just one goal on the weekend against Colorado College–now ranked at No. 15–losing the first game 2-0 last Friday, before falling 6-1 on Saturday in the series finale. Tigers […]
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5mColumnist Joanna Buoniconti: An unexpected week in the intensive care unit
Around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, I entered into my bedroom after a full week of being in emergency rooms and bouncing between intensive care units. I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn’t realize I had been holding my breath. And, believe me, I’m still processing those words as I type them. This day […]
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2mPelham voters face $80K request for Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity homes at special Town Meeting
PELHAM — An $80,000 appropriation to help Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity complete ongoing construction of two single-family homes is one of three articles residents will decide at a special Town Meeting Tuesday. The session begins at 5 p.m. at the Old Town Hall at the intersection of Route 202 and Amherst Road. The building, […]