Around Amherst: Town launches civic academy

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: South Hadley's Rios goes for glory

Good morning! Last week Natalie “Nat” Rios was the best MIAA javelin thrower in the commonwealth, and today she’ll try to be the best in New England. The former Pioneer student-athlete is in North Berwick, Maine, this morning to throw at the 79th annual New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Noble High […]

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Valley Bounty: CISA Local Hero Award winner Golonka Farm prepares for 70th summer in Whately

Golonka Farm is a beloved institution in Whately, famous locally for growing a wide variety of vegetables, for their fresh-picked sweet corn, and for the friendly, familiar faces that greet customers at their farm stand. The mission at Golonka Farm is straightforward: “We want people to come to our farmstand and feel welcome and safe,” […]

Guest columnist Douglas J. Amy: Happiness in the Age of Trump

It is very difficult to maintain any kind of emotional well-being in the age of Trump. We are assaulted every day with bad news, atrocious policies, abuses of power, and increased human suffering. It is hard to not feel stressed out, anxious, and even depressed. And the stress hormones that flood into our bodies are […]

Guest columnists Caela Hall and Jaime Margolis: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day — Let's end the silence

As legal aid attorneys specializing in the unique needs of people age 60 and older, we hear certain phrases from our clients too often, such as: “I thought I could handle the situation myself.” “I am ashamed that my loved ones treat me this way.” “Other people need help more than I do.” “I feel […]