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Guest columnist Aline Davis: Why I’m running for Northampton City Council’s Ward 5 seat
Aline Davis, longtime teacher and School Committee member, is running for Ward 5 City Council to promote collaboration, fiscal responsibility, affordability, and respectful constituent service.
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Guest columnist Gene Stamell: Chablis or merlot? That all depends …
Several mornings a week, I play nine holes with golfing buddies Sean and Chris. We have similar interests, hold similar views on the state of the world, and we appreciate one another’s sense of humor. We get along well, as we hack and chunk and sweat our way through the fairways at Cherry Hill, in […]
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5mColumnist Richard Fein: Water bankruptcy — horror and hope
According to the Council on Foreign Relations more than two billion people across the globe lack access to clean water . Recently the United Nations reported that the world is in a state of “water bankruptcy” meaning that “ … the world has entered a new stage: more river basins and aquifers are losing the […]
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2mAmherst 14U caps off incredible PVYBL season on top, claims Koufax championship
In a rematch of its dramatic, walk-off victory a day prior, the Amherst 14U baseball team cruised past Brattleboro Maroon, 8-1, in the PVYBL championship game of the Koufax division playoffs at Deerfield Academy on Saturday. The Hurricanes scored eight unanswered runs following Brattleboro taking a 1-0 lead after just one inning, the bulk of […]
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3mLegion baseball: Northampton Post 28 overpowered by Milford Post 59 in season-ending defeat
MILFORD — The Northampton Legion Post 28 baseball team lost in a lopsided, 24-5, elimination game to Milford Post 59 at the Senior State Legion Baseball tournament at Fino Field on Sunday afternoon. Milford raced out to a 5-0 lead during the top of the first inning, courtesy of four RBI base knocks, then blew […]
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5mCommunity weighs in on Maines Field renovation planning
NORTHAMPTON — After years of flooding damaged its roads and softball field, the city’s Parks & Recreation Department is planning a major renovation of Maines Field — and wants the community’s input on updating the century-old park. Planning for the park’s remake off Riverside Drive in Florence took center stage over two days last week […]