AMHERST — A partial shutdown Thursday morning of Amherst’s wastewater treatment plant led to about 75,000 gallons of unchlorinated, partially treated sewage being released into the Connecticut River as of 11 a.m., according to information provided by...
Tom Toski, a longtime fixture of the western Massachusetts golf scene who taught several famous clients how to play the game, died last month in Florida. He was 97. Toski was born in 1925 to Walenty and Mary Algustoski, immigrants from Poland, and was...
HADLEY — In second grade she was quiet and had anxiety with public speaking, but by the end of that year earned an award as the most improved student in her class.While still not completely comfortable addressing a large crowd, Pema Zidig took the...
HADLEY — A series of measures are being undertaken to promote the safety of staff and students at Hadley’s public schools, including doing regular screenings for behavioral risks and maintaining a strong partnership with law enforcement, according to...
HADLEY — A longtime resident at Golden Court, the state housing project for low-income senior citizens and disabled individuals, will join the Board of Commissioners for the Hadley Housing Authority after narrowly winning a contested election last...
HADLEY — Employees at the Barnes & Noble store at the Mountain Farms Mall in Hadley voted unanimously Thursday to form a union, affiliating with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1459.The vote by the 18 booksellers and baristas at the store...
Hopkins students recognized by Junior AchievementHADLEY — Students at Hopkins Academy in Hadley and Holyoke High School are among those recognized by Junior Achievement’s 18 Under 18 Class of 2023.Eleventh graders Veronica Colon, who attends Holyoke...
I have been the astonished observer during the past three years of a world where people seem to no longer like each other. I’ve seen families divided, people yelled at in stores and social media vitriol reach an all-time high.A video I saw some time...
HADLEY — A Hadley resident is blasting those who ran for elective office this month but refused to uphold a tradition of participating in an annual candidates’ night sponsored by the Hadley Mothers’ Club.“I feel it was really an embarrassment to the...
HADLEY — Maggie Potter may as well have waved a wand.The Hopkins Academy infielder conjured magic to help the Golden Hawks defeat Lee in the Western Massachusetts Class D softball quarterfinals on Monday. The second-seeded Golden Hawks trailed No. 7...