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A city divided: Override battle heads to ballot box in Easthampton
EASTHAMPTON — Sign holders stood on one side of the street next to the Municipal Building on a recent afternoon, urging people to vote “yes” on a proposed $6.9 million Proposition 2½ override.…
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4mNorthampton's weekend school meal program at risk of closing as funding expires
NORTHAMPTON — As funding dries up for a program that for three years has supplemented free school meals with weekend groceries for local elementary school students, the nonprofit Weekend Nutrition for Northampton Students (WNNS) is working to raise $123,000 to keep children fed outside of school hours during the 2026-2027 school year. Initially funded as […]
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5mShutesbury proposes new committee to plan beautification of Town Common
SHUTESBURY — A new committee will examine a potential refurbishment of the Town Common, the main greenspace in town center across from Town Hall and perhaps best known for being the site of a historic guideboard. The Select Board on Tuesday supported a proposal from Town Administrator Hayley Bolton that could bring changes to the common. Calling it “Common Ground Shutesbury,” Bolton said the location is nice, but it’s also possible something more could be done with the space bounded by the former M.N. Spear Memorial Library and the Shutesbury Community Church. Also at its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board agreed […]
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Making News in Business, Aug. 7
New wellness center opens in Northampton NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Mind and Body Wellness held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony July 29 at its location at 30 N. King St. Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra and Chamber of Commerce representatives joined the celebration. The wellness center, founded by Nancy Godbout, a licensed independent clinical social worker, […]
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7mUnited Way's August diaper drive supports families facing rising costs
The United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region has launched its annual diaper drive, with a goal to collect 40,000 diapers and raise $10,000 for local families struggling with diaper insecurity.
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2mRoland A. Laurin Jr.
<html><head></head><body>Roland A. Laurin Jr.<br /><br />Hatfield, MA - Roland A. Laurin Jr., 83, of Hatfield, passed away on Thursday July 23, 2026. He was born in Springfield on October 5, 1942, to the late Roland and Gertrude (Pratt) Laurin Sr. Rol ...