Area Briefs: Regional commemoration of atomic bombings in Japan

Valley Bounty: Autumn fun on the farm

For some, the best time of year is when the air cools, the children return to school andthe trees blush with color. At the same time, peak harvest fills farmers’ markets andfarm stands with fruits and vegetables. Agritourism, also known as “Fun on the Farm,”is an opportunity for the general public to experience a working […]

Sports Briefs: Hatfield Rally House partners with national organization

The Hatfield Rally House hosted National Women’s Tennis Organization (NWTO) Ambassador Davida Dinerman for an event to announce a partnership between the two organizations on Sunday, Sept. 20. The NWTO recently created the NWTO-Club Partnership Initiative and chose the Rally House as one of two pilot clubs. The initiative is designed to help build connections between local tennis groups with the national women’s tennis organization. The hope is to create more opportunities and strengthen the community for competitive women’s tennis. Activities in the partnership include: women’s doubles mixers and social events, ambassador-led club gatherings, introduction presentations about age-level tennis, special NWTO […]

Jeremiah Cady Day: Hadley ceremony honors little-known Boston Tea Party participant

HADLEY — Jeremiah Cady’s name may not be in the history books and his legacy may be little known compared with those of the men who later signed the Declaration of Independence, but his contributions to American liberty were honored at a Friday morning ceremony. “I think we can all agree that Jeremiah Cady was […]

Amherst man admits to violent threats against police, public

SPRINGFIELD — A 24-year-old Amherst man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court after he made violent threats on social media targeting law enforcement officers, a grocery store and a federal building. Luke Brissie pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transmission of threatening communications, more than a year after he was arrested and charged last […]

On stop in region, Adam Kinzinger warns apathy opens door to authoritarianism

SPRINGFIELD — Imagine an alien arriving on Earth and being told about all the world’s countries, from France to Germany to Sudan. Which one would seem most destined to collapse? The United States, according to former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger. “Of all those countries, that one right there [America] is the one that’s going to […]