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Guest columnist Lois Ahrens: Legislators finally question sheriffs' bloated budgets
In August 2025, sheriffs did what they always do. They asked the Legislature to fill their budget deficits. This time the deficit was $121 million, twice what it had been previously. Perhaps it was…
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8mArts Briefs: A spoken-word performance in Huntington, The Champlain Trio in South Worthington, and more
The Champlain Trio to perform at Sevenars Academy The Champlain Trio will perform their “In Her Voice” program at the Sevenars Academy in South Worthington on Sunday, July 26 at 4 p.m. Comprising pianist Hiromi Fukuda, violinist Letitia Quante and cellist Emily Taubl, the acclaimed New England-based chamber group will showcase piano trios by historic […]
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4mJohn Joseph Bobala
<html><head></head><body>John J. Bobala<br /><br />Northampton, MA - John Joseph Bobala, 83, of Northampton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday July 20, 2026, at his home. He was born in Holyoke on February 24, 1943, to t ...
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1mYouth baseball: Top seed Amherst advances in Koufax playoffs after blowout win over West County
The Amherst youth baseball team began its PVYBL Koufax division playoff slate with a bang, taking down West County, 18-5, at Amherst Middle School on Monday. The top-seeded Hurricanes strung together 11 hits in the five-inning affair. Oliver Howard concluded with three RBIs in a 3-for-4 performance while Cyrus Arwade, Nick Stinson and Gus Garrett […]
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5mEasthampton City Council joins regional push to hold ICE agents accountable
EASTHAMPTON — The City Council is demanding accountability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, passing a resolution calling for state and local law enforcement to investigate agents that have potentially broken state law, in the midst of a surge in ICE activity. A dozen residents backed the resolution passed last Wednesday in support of, “Holding Federal […]