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NORTHAMPTON — Fruit farmers across the region are assessing damage to their crops in the wake of a hard frost May 18 that has affected many, including grape, apple and blueberry growers.Ian Modestow, co-owner of Hatfield’s Black Birch Vineyard with...

NORTHAMPTON — Fruit farmers across the region are assessing damage to their crops in the wake of a hard frost May 18 that has affected many, including grape, apple and blueberry growers.Ian Modestow, co-owner of Hatfield’s Black Birch Vineyard with...

NORTHAMPTON — Fruit farmers across the region are assessing damage to their crops in the wake of a hard frost May 18 that has affected many, including grape, apple and blueberry growers.Ian Modestow, co-owner of Hatfield’s Black Birch Vineyard with...

NORTHAMPTON — Fruit farmers across the region are assessing damage to their crops in the wake of a hard frost May 18 that has affected many, including grape, apple and blueberry growers.Ian Modestow, co-owner of Hatfield’s Black Birch Vineyard with...

Black people make up 10 percent of American wine consumers. A local entrepreneur is working to make space for more.

Rolling hills and pastoral mountain views. A welcoming place for all ages, and a glass of wine for those of age. With Glendale Ridge Vineyard in Southampton, Ed and Mary Hamel have written a new chapter for their farmland and in their own lives,...

‘A little alfresco’: Strong Avenue makeover provides new outdoor dining experience in Northampton Jill Slattery, left, and Diane Fray fill flower boxes along the newly closed Strong Avenue in Northampton. The avenue will be closed from Eastside Grill to Local Burger from Memorial Day to Labor Day and have music in the gazebo Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 3 to 6 p.m. Deb Flynn, owner of Eastside Grill, said, “I want the city to be happy, have a good time and s...

Arts & Culture Briefs Performers in “Restoring Community: Valley Writers Inspiring Theatre” include Annelise Lawson, Phanésia Pharel, Tony Aidan Vo, and Austin Jones Submitted photo Published: 4/6/2021 2:52:16 PM CitySpace series to conclude with virtual event EASTHAMPTON — The fourth and final evening of CitySpace Presents virtual series will take place Sunday, April 18, and will feature area actors performing some of western Massachusetts’s esteemed literary figures’ writings. �...