Resilience, hope define South Hadley High School Class of 2024
SOUTH HADLEY — Sunlight beamed into the basin of Gettell Ampitheater at Mount Holyoke College on Friday evening as South Hadley High School’s class of 2024 exchanged handshakes and marched, two by two, into the next phase of their lives. Gathered...
44 grads carry the torch at Hopkins Academy
HADLEY — Gratitude for families for their support in making a difference in students’ lives, appreciation for staff and administration who impacted education and plaudits for the larger community were expressed throughout the Hopkins Academy...
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Track & fielAmherst’s Moriah Luetjen, Logan Alfandari impress at MIAA Meet of Champions
The MIAA Meet of Champions came to a close on Saturday afternoon at Fitchburg State, with three area schools fielding participants on Day 2 of the state’s biggest outdoor meet.Amherst, Northampton and Holyoke all saw athletes post strong times and...
Opinion
My Turn: Digging up lost diaries of first dogs
Note: These excerpts from recently unearthed diaries offer unique perspectives on the lives of important historical figures in American history.Sweet Lips (March 26, 1785)When I was a little pup, I kept sniffing around for Aunt Vernon. That is what I...
Business
Valley Bounty: A farm stand in good hands: Wanczyk Produce in Hadley delivers quality, care, and has big dreams for the future
Jackie Pliska, owner of Wanczyk Produce in Hadley, has dreams of keeping the farm stand business open year-round instead of seven months each year. But first, she has to finish college.Pliska started working at the family business when she was 11. She...
Arts & Life
Stepping onto summer stage: Silverthorne Theater Company debuting three plays in its first full summer season
Time was when summer theater in the Valley was typically produced by a number of mainstays, including Chester Theatre Company, New Century Theatre, and the Ko Festival at Amherst College.But New Century Theatre shut down a few years ago, as did the Ko...
Obituaries
Haydenville , MA - Please join us in celebration of the life of Liv Pertzoff. The event will be held Saturday June 8th, at The Florence Civic Center beginning at 1:00 PM. ... remainder of obit for Liv Pertzoff
Northfield, MA - Susan D. Lubanski, 73, formerly of Easthampton, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday May 25, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Northfield, MA. She was born in Holyoke, MA on May 3, 1951, the daughter of Romeo and He... remainder of obit for Susan Lubanski
Patricia Campbell Warner, 87, died May 13, 2024 in Amherst, MA. Born in 1936 in Toronto, Canada to William Campbell and Evelyn Wellwood, she is survived by her sister Peggy, son Geoffrey (wife Dawn and granddaughters Laurel and Alexandra) an... remainder of obit for Patricia Warner
Amherst, MA - R. Harold Garrett-Goodyear, 82, passed away peacefully in the presence of a few loved ones May 18, 2024, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Born on April 11, 1942, in Lumberton, North Carolina to Boyd and Louise (Johnson) Goody... remainder of obit for R. Harold Garrett-Goodyear