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Critics push back on Eversource tree-clearing plan at Amherst meeting
Eversource's plan to widen transmission lines along a 30-mile corridor by removing trees has been met with criticism from local residents, who argue that the plan is unnecessary and will have a…
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5mH.S. football: Luis Selgado scores four touchdowns, Easthampton smothers Greenfield, 30-12
GREENFIELD — Big-yardage plays abounded in Friday night’s nonleague football game at Veterans Memorial Field, but Easthampton made its three-score lead in the first half stand up. Luis Selgado scored all four of his team’s touchdowns, three rushing and one receiving, to lead the Eagles past Greenfield, 30-12. Selgado caught 10 passes for 127 yards as […]
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9mUnveiling a treasury of classical art: Clark Art Institute displays 150 antique works from Aso Tavitian collection
Through Feb. 21, Williamstown’s Clark Art Institute is displaying 150 pristine works of antiquity, many never before shown publicly, bequeathed to the museum by the philanthropist and collector Aso Tavitian (1940–2020). There were audible gasps from several reporters when they first entered the galleries, given the dramatic atmosphere of perfectly preserved oils from centuries past. […]
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8mFor Montague-based songwriter, music was once a doorway to self-destruction and is now a window to healing
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide and addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling or needs support, the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. Support is also available online at 988lifeline.org. For songwriter Jamey Wolff, a tape recorder from Radio Shack was a gateway […]
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6mBook Review: Wales-based author Jason Prokowiew’s ‘War Boys’ is a peace offering between father and son
Jason Prokowiew wasn’t trained to use his voice. As a self-described fat and queer kid born in 1976 in Sudbury, Mass., the budding writer endured abuse that no one named. “Body positivity” didn’t exist yet. Ellen wasn’t out. So it was no surprise, really, when the school bully sat behind him in class, waiting for […]
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2m56-year-old motorcyclist killed in Wendell crash
A 56-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision with another vehicle on Lockes Village Road in Wendell on Friday morning.