Area Property Deed Transfers, Oct. 16

Guest columnist Stephen Frantz: Stricter regs needed for harmful herbicides

The South Hadley Board of Health has banned the use of glyphosate herbicide by anyone on all town-owned/-operated property. This occurred in March 2020 and was amended in April 2023 to include a related herbicide, glufosinate. The ban is in place as a legal town regulation, but not all departments are aware, nor are all […]

Making News in Business, Oct. 16

DA Sullivan receives Leadership in Wellbeing award NORTHAMPTON — Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan received the Leadership in Wellbeing Excellence Award from Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers on Oct. 8 at the organization’s annual James A. Brink Dinner at the Harvard Club in Boston. The award recognizes leaders in the Massachusetts legal community who have […]

The mothership has landed: Tilted Orbit brings pinball to Amherst

AMHERST — Pinball machines that are part of one of the largest collections of arcade games in the region line the walls of a new social club opening Saturday in North Amherst’s Mill District. With multicolored lights flashing from them and many emitting various sounds, joined inside by neon signs and neon strips, a disco […]

In Holyoke, Fox and Ember Fantasy Ball to offer dancing, community and 'romantasy' magic

You don’t have to travel to a faraway kingdom (or even a big city) to have a fantasy-inspired experience. Next week, you’ll only need to travel to Holyoke. Fox and Ember Fantasy Ball, an event for fans of the “romantasy” (a portmanteau of “romantic fantasy”) book genre, will debut at The Log Cabin in Holyoke […]

Mary Susan Wyse

<html><head></head><body>Mary Susan Wyse<br /><br />AMHERST, MA - Mary Heaton Wyse, 86, a longtime resident of Amherst, passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, of complications of Alzheimer's disease.<br /><br />Mary was born in Lafayette Indiana, daug ...