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Amherst fiscal 2026 revenue tops estimates by $3.2 million

AMHERST — Amherst finished fiscal 2026 with $105 million in revenue, nearly $3.2 million more than estimated, driven by robust investment income and higher-than-anticipated motor vehicle excise, hotel and motel, and meals taxes. In a quarterly update to the Finance Committee on Sept. 15, Finance Director Sean Mangano said investment income was the standout, bringing […]

Area Property Deed Transfers, Sept. 25

AMHERST James A. Cherof to Beatriz L. Veiga, 51 Amity Place, $457,500 Rose Barbara H EST and Deborah A. Grose to Amherst Comminity Land T Inc, 17 Amity St., $475,000 Tristram G. Seidler to Raphael E. Arku and Comford B Bonney Arku, Berkshire Terrace, Lot 2, $750 Jocelin G. Perry to Hayley Spizz and Timothy […]

Labor of love, up for sale: Chesterfield General Store owners seek buyer

CHESTERFIELD — Before the sun rises over the hills or the early bird sets out to get its worm, Greg Monette’s alarm clock ushers in the day at 4:30 a.m. Breakfast has to be ready for 7. Brush out coals and add more wood to the brick oven. Check. Put in a fresh round of […]

Around the Hamptons: Easthampton filmmaker wins national award for Picture Main Street project

EASTHAMPTON — Local filmmaker Thomas Draudt and Easthampton Media have won a national award for the docuseries “EQUAL=STREETS, Pioneer Valley: Conversations On Strong,” diving into Northampton’s Picture Main Street project. “The fact that it’s national means a lot because what I did in my local region applies to the whole country,” Draudt said about the project […]

Columnist Bill Newman: End the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder case

The facts are gut-wrenching. In murder cases they often are.   Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, Cora, age five, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan, at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts and left their bodies in the basement.   She then slashed her own throat and wrists before jumping from a second-story window. Her suicide attempt failed, […]