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Healey hears Hilltown frustration over large-scale solar arrays at Worthington listening session
WORTHINGTON — Three weeks after signing an executive order letting communities bar data centers, Gov. Maura Healey came to the Hilltowns on Tuesday and faced residents asking why she can’t do the…
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6mHatfield mulls future of ambulance service
HATFIELD — As representatives of South County EMS propose more than tripling the amount paid for each ambulance response to Hatfield and becoming the primary medical provider, town officials are looking into options for preserving a town-run ambulance. With an Oct. 19 deadline looming for when South County EMS will adjust the per-call fee from […]
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2mBalanced Birch Studio marks five years with an open house weekend
AMHERST — A pilates studio in the Mill District in North Amherst is marking five years with its Open House Weekend Friday and Saturday. Balanced Birch Studio, 77 Cowls Road, was founded by Mary Ellen Liacos following a professional dance career and teaching in public schools, as well as an interest in supporting a lifelong […]
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4mLiberty Cannabis Dispensary in Easthampton to close after six years
EASTHAMPTON — Liberty Cannabis Dispensary is closing after six years on Northampton Street, with leaders from its national parent company, Holistic Industries, saying the location did not turn enough profit to stay open. “There’s not much more to say other than this is a business decision based on the economic viability of this location,” Steve Harrell, […]
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6mGuest columnist Jeff Weston: Eversource clear-cuts a risk to region
If you have ever walked along the trails at Buffam Falls Conservation Area in Pelham, you know what makes places like this so precious. The sound of rushing water. The shade of the forest. The sense that, for a while, you have stepped away from the busy world around you. Now imagine a straight-cut clearing […]
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4mHilltown visit: Healey recalls small-town roots at Worthington's R.H. Conwell School
WORTHINGTON — Gov. Maura Healey had a deja vu moment Tuesday during a visit to R.H. Conwell School, reminiscing about her rural upbringing while talking with local officials about their lived experience in the community of fewer than 1,200 people. Walking through the halls of the quintessential wood-framed, whitewashed school, which serves 79 students from […]