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Seasonal tour guides at Emily Dickinson Museum pause planned strike
AMHERST — Seasonal tour guides at the Emily Dickinson Museum are putting on hold a strike that had been scheduled to start Saturday, an action authorized in a vote by members of the United Auto…
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Question 7 lot-size vote still undecided statewide, but Hampshire County split along urban-rural lines
With Question 7’s fate still undecided statewide, voters in the Pioneer Valley have already drawn their lines. Amherst, Northampton and Easthampton backed the measure to allow smaller residential lots, while rural Hampshire County towns rejected it. Question 7 would override zoning in most municipalities to allow single-family homes on residentially zoned lots of at least […]
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6mMWRA withdraws request to take 20M more gallons a day from Quabbin
BELCHERTOWN — The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority on Thursday dropped its proposal to withdraw an additional 20 million gallons a day from the Quabbin Reservoir in response to loud opposition from communities surrounding the watershed. Opposition boiled over in September, when more than 130 people packed Belchertown Town Hall to speak against the request. Commenters […]
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4mMIAA releases state tournament brackets with 25 Hampshire County teams qualifying
Fall sports in Massachusetts have officially entered the postseason as the MIAA unveiled its state tournament brackets for boys and girls soccer, field hockey and girls volleyball this week. Hampshire County had 25 total teams qualify, with nine girls soccer teams counting as the most local squads in a sport. The Granby girls soccer team […]
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5mChaos makes a comeback: Easthampton's Cultural Chaos festival to return in 2027
EASTHAMPTON — Cultural Chaos, the city’s popular street festival that draws thousands to Cottage Street each summer, is returning next June after taking a one-year hiatus. Easthampton City Arts, which promotes arts and culture in the city and organizes the festival, announced this week that Cultural Chaos will be held Saturday, June 12, 2027. Going forward, […]
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10mPolicymaking or investigations? For McGovern, the answer is both
BOSTON — U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern was clear about the pressure that newly empowered Democrats would face over the next two years as they try to deliver on the priorities of investigating President Donald Trump and moving a policymaking agenda through Congress. “Let me just be very blunt with you, I think you know, if […]