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NORTHAMPTON — More than 50 people gathered in Pulaski Park on Monday for a noontime protest against Title 42, part of an international day of demonstrations decrying the U.S. immigration policy that allows for the expulsion of asylum seekers from the...

I discovered something important this winter. As I did, it made the difference between surviving this cold, dark season and enjoying it — between hibernating and clenching my way through it, and relaxing into all that it has to offer.I discovered the...

AMHERST — A rally for peace, organized by the Immigrant Solidarity and Race & Class groups at the Mount Toby Friends Meeting in Leverett, is being held Sunday afternoon.The Stand Together event, running from 2 to 3 p.m., begins with a silent vigil...

Being from Vermont, maple syrup has always been a big part of my life. Whether I was helping the neighbors clean their sap buckets at the end of the season, or attending the annual Maple Festival in my hometown, maple was never far away.As such, by...

HADLEY — A hiking trail that currently runs from the Notch in Amherst to the Wendell State Forest will be extended through Hadley and South Hadley and the Skinner and Mount Holyoke Range state parks.The Kestrel Land Trust project, being supported by a...

Interfaith Opportunities Network (ION) is made up of representatives from 25 congregations and campus ministries in Hampshire County. We share a common belief that we are called to treat others — including those from very different backgrounds from...

HADLEY — A hiking trail that currently runs from the Notch in Amherst to the Wendell State Forest will be extended through Hadley and South Hadley and the Skinner and Mount Holyoke Range state parks.The Kestrel Land Trust project, being supported by a...

When it’s right in front of you, like the nine decaying cherry trees on Northampton’s Warfield Place that the city of Northampton recently removed in order to rebuild the road and sidewalk, residents lose their minds.Some likened the tree-cutting...

SUNDERLAND — Conservation of Mount Toby and its forest was the public’s focus at a hearing last week regarding the town’s draft Open Space and Recreation Plan, which must be updated every seven years for the town to maintain grant eligibility.Forests...

Consultants present six key economic development recommendations for Sunderland "> Boston-based architecture and design firm OverUnder presented an economic recovery plan for Sunderland at a recent Select Board meeting. This slide presents what Rami el Samahy describes as the “clusters” of the town, which have their own businesses and “personalities.” SCREENSHOT "> A map of Boston-based architecture and design firm OverUnder’s proposed pedestrian loop project for Sunderland. The path ...