Hadley Fire Department to restore full staffing by end of July

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Senate skips social media ban, targets addictive design instead

BOSTON — Senators on Thursday unveiled a proposal aimed at limiting youth exposure to addictive aspects of social media, one that differs dramatically from a social media ban the House has already passed. The bill (S 3164) slated for Senate debate this week would require all social media platforms to adopt “default” settings for minors […]

‘Let’s honor this student’: Frontier School Committee vote on fallen soldier’s memorial draws ire

The Frontier Regional School District School Committee's decision not to move a plaque honoring fallen soldier Gregory Belanger from the old scoreboard to the new scoreboard has sparked unrest, with one organization considering no longer donating to the school and some residents calling for reconsideration.

Goshen library director Julie Cavacco retires after modernizing library, expanding access

GOSHEN — Keith Wright visits the library every Wednesday or Saturday to pick up books from his favorite genre: mystery thrillers. But that habit didn’t begin until 2023, when the Goshen Public Library joined the CW MARS network, a shared system of more than 150 public, academic and special libraries. The person responsible for the […]

Area Briefs: League of Women Voters requests book donations for annual sale

League of Women Voters requests book donations NORTHAMPTON — Book donations are welcome from July 7-24 for the 75th annual book sale of The League of Women Voters of the Northampton Area.  All categories of hardcover and paperback books in good condition are accepted except for textbooks over 10 years old. Books can be dropped […]