Guest columnist Josh Silver: Outcomes — the ignored half of our debates

A healthy milestone: Granby farm hosts celebration of Massachusetts HIP program's $100M in produce sales

GRANBY — The smoke blown in from the Canadian wildfires cleared just in time for local farmers and state officials to celebrate a significant milestone in the popular nutrition incentive program known as HIP — the sale of $100 million in fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables since the initiative launched nine years ago. Just […]

Advocates urge supplemental funding for Massachusetts SNAP caseworkers

Food security advocates are calling for supplemental funding for the Department of Transitional Assistance following Gov. Maura Healey's signing of a state budget that allocates $122 million, a level critics argue is insufficient to meet the needs of residents facing food insecurity.

It's official: South Hadley voters to decide on scaled-back $3.5M override

SOUTH HADLEY — For the second time this year, voters will again be asked to approve a Proposition 2½ override — this time a scaled-back $3.5 million question headed to a special election Sept. 1. The Select Board voted 3-2 to hold the special election on the state’s primary day, and in a separate 4-1 […]

High E. coli levels prompt swimming advisory for Puffer's Pond

AMHERST — For the first time this summer, people are being advised not to swim at Puffer’s Pond due to high levels of E. coli bacteria. Signs are being posted at the State Street site and a notice is also on the town website. While the pond regularly showed E. coli levels above state safety […]

Area Property Deed Transfers, July 17

AMHERST Charles C. Wang and Yu-Mei Wang LT to Jennifer Correia and Jared Correia, 156 Aubingwood Dr., $450,000 Catherine A. Olds to Lijun Kuang, 26 Green Leaves Dr., Lot 635, $220,000 Irene Blaho to Anne F. Lenault and Cynthia M. Lenault, 27 Green Leaves Dr., Lot 726, $285,000 Gertrude G. Swain to Catherine A. Olds, […]