Plainfield residents to weigh 23-acre solar farm proposal

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 […]

Guest columnist Richard Szlosek: The overlooked legacy of Stephen Mizwa

As an aging third generation Polish American resident of Northampton, I sense that appreciation of that heritage is on the wane in the public consciousness. October is Polish Heritage Month but I suspect it will be little noted. Pulaski Day is on Oct. 12, but I am sure the coverage for Indigenous American Day will overshadow it. Casimir Pulaski gave his life fighting for American independence at the Battle of Savannah during the Revolutionary War. He is honored throughout the nation with towns and counties named for him. Nor was Pulaski the only Pole to risk his life; at least 1,000 […]

'I am darn lucky': Meet new Academy of Music executive director Ray Dumont

Ray Dumont doesn’t like to say that he has to go to work. He says he gets to go to work. The new executive director at the Academy of Music in Northampton stepped into the role on July 1, replacing outgoing executive director Debra J’Anthony, who retired after 18 years in the position. “I literally […]

Easthampton City Council raises licensing clerk pay after $300 cut prompted resignation

EASTHAMPTON — Assistant to the Mayor Evan LeBeau has resumed his part-time role as clerk of the Licensing Board, a post he had resigned, after the City Council raised the position’s pay. LeBeau resigned from the licensing clerk role after the council discussed its compensation at its June 24 meeting, when the fiscal 2027 budget […]