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Williamsburg’s hole in one: Lt. Gov. visits to announce statewide climate resiliency grants
A $1.19M state grant will fund conservation, ecological restoration and housing analysis at the former Beaver Brook Golf Course as part of broader MVP climate resilience funding across the region.
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3mA Look Back, Aug. 12
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My Turn: The vanishing security of old age
My wife’s uncles and aunts all lived very comfortable lives. They had nice homes on quiet streets and did the usual modest things, visiting locally and not traveling much, during their retirement years. The uncles had all been World War II vets. They came home from the war and went back to work in the […]
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6mSenate amendment closes biomass loophole; regional activists call it a win after 15-year fight
A new amendment approved by the state Senate could chop down the future of woody biomass energy in the commonwealth — a step forward for climate activists across the region, including in Hampshire County, who have fought for years against a proposed biomass plant in Springfield. Under the legislation, biomass — burning wood for electric […]
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2mNorthampton man identified in Hatfield fatal crash on Monday
HATFIELD — The 30-year-old man killed in a motor vehicle crash Monday morning has been identified as Jacob Gordon of Florence, authorities said on Tuesday. Gordon was traveling south on Interstate 91 at 7 a.m. Monday when he drove his pickup truck into the median in Hatfield, striking multiple trees, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation indicates Gordon’s Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck left the highway on the right-hand side at mile marker 28, re-entered the road, and then drove off the highway again to the left, where it crossed into […]
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7mAt Easthampton forum, Whalen pitches progressive agenda in bid for Neal's seat
EASTHAMPTON — Jeromie Whalen paced from side to side across the Easthampton High School auditorium stage Monday night, dressed casually in a pink Pride shirt from the Massachusetts Teachers Association, which endorsed him this week, along with cargo shorts and sneakers. Between paces, the former educator laid out his pitch at a candidate forum for […]