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H. Patricia Hynes: Coral reefs: ‘rainforests of the sea’
No longer can we conceive of the climate crisis as an issue solely of higher temperatures and extreme storms, without also centering on the cascade of its fatal effects on vital ecosystems. First,…
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4m‘His memory is always on my mind’: Community remembers Deerfield officer killed in the line of duty 50 years ago
Deerfield officials, emergency responders and family members gathered at Town Hall on Friday to honor the 50th anniversary of the death of Deerfield Police Officer Walter R. Dacyczyn, who was killed in the line of duty in 1976.
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Guest columnist Dennis Helmus: AI moratorium now
Fact vs. opinion dispassionate discussion of public policy has its role. AI data centers have known facts to be passionate against. Good policy for Northampton is enacting a permanent moratorium now. Walking slowly off a cliff is not better than sprinting off one. Coca-Cola’s 455,990-square-foot plant, which at one point represented 25% of the city’s […]
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3mBlackbird Marketplace set to replace Tailgate Picnic in South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY — Construction has begun at the former Tailgate Picnic location to turn the former deli into a new lunch cafe called Blackbird Marketplace. The new restaurant at 7 College St. will continue the tailgate tradition of grab-and-go lunch sandwiches and coffee, but expand its options to breakfast sandwiches, salads, smoothies and baked goods. […]
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5mNew Westhampton administrator embraces fiscal challenges following failed tax override attempts
WESTHAMPTON — Patrick Grigsby is settling in as Westhampton’s new town administrator, having taken the helm as chief of town operations earlier this summer. But the job is not the only thing that’s new for him. Grigsby, 28, started in the new role in August after moving with his wife from Texas for the job. In […]