A fresh start: Cornucopia opens new Holyoke store after 40 years in Northampton

Around Amherst: Electrify Amherst gets underway

AMHERST — Local artists have two opportunities to participate in Amherst Public Art Commission initiatives, with the next round of Electrify Amherst getting underway and the Town Hall art gallery available for shows. Electrify Amherst, started in 2018 and funded by the Amherst Cultural Council, with support from the Amherst Business Improvement District, has artists create paintings on utility boxes. So far, 16 have been completed around town. Three artists will be selected for the latest round, with a $650 stipend awarded. The boxes to be painted are on the North Pleasant Street end of the alley between Moge Tea and the […]

Hadley finance director, treasurer retires

HADLEY — After more than a decade as treasurer and 2½ years as Hadley’s first finance director, Linda Sanderson is retiring from both positions. The Select Board on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept Sanderson’s retirement, and afterward named Dede Dibrindisi, the assistant treasurer, to the permanent treasurer position. First elected by voters in 2015 to a position that has since become appointed by the Select Board, Sanderson will conclude her employment next week, though she anticipates being available to provide assistance. “It has been a pleasure,” Sanderson said of the job. Once elected, Sanderson said she took to the work right […]

Area Property Deed Transfers, July 31

AMHERST Frederick N. Bloom and Leslie Matlen to Miguel Diaz and Katherine L. Giles-Diaz, 60 Amity Place, Lot 60, $555,000 Anne Burton RET and Anne M. Burton to Anne E. Sayre, 10 Dana St., $925,000 Christin C. Martin to William Leonard, 242 N. East St., Lot 24, $270,000 1107 N. Pleasant St. 01002 T and […]

Guest column: State conserved lands benefit everyone: Local communities should be fairly compensated for their stewardship

The landscapes of central and western Massachusetts are some of the most treasured in the commonwealth, providing beautiful natural areas for recreation, ensuring clean air and water, sequestering and storing carbon, supporting forestry jobs and providing habitat for species such as black bear, moose and bobcat, as well as many other important plants and animals. […]

Making News in Business, July 31

Valley CDC launches small business loan program Valley Community Development has launched a new Small Business Loan Program, offering microloans ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to eligible small businesses operating in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. The loans are designed to address a growing gap in access to capital that can be a barrier for […]