The Hilltowns are finally online, but the leap into the digital age comes with mixed blessings

A Look Back, June 1

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Guest column: The missing piece in Northampton’s future — A plan for economic growth

Northampton is entering a period shaped by a broader economic reality: an increasingly unpredictable environment where costs for families — housing, utilities, energy, health and dental care, home and auto insurance, and everyday goods — continue to rise. Municipal governments are not insulated from these pressures. Construction costs, infrastructure maintenance, public employee health insurance, school […]

Three candidates to appear on ballot for 1st Franklin District seat vacated by Natalie Blais

Three of the five candidates vying for the open state representative seat in the 1st Franklin District secured enough signatures to appear on the ballot, while two candidates did not receive enough signatures by the state deadline.

Three Springfield educators in running for Amherst Regional principal job

AMHERST — Three Springfield educators are finalists to become the next principal at Amherst Regional High School. With Talib Sadiq stepping down at the end of June from the role he has held on an interim and then permanent basis since fall 2020, those who could be named to the position met with families at […]

Local athletes excel at MIAA Div. 6 track and field championships

Three local athletes brought home individual first place medals at the MIAA Division 6 track and field championships on Thursday and Saturday. Luke Howard of the Frontier Regional boys team won the 2-mile individual championship on Thursday. Howard ran a personal best in his first place (9:25.82) performance. Matthew Pilon of Lunenburg was second (9:26.03). […]