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By SHERYL HUNTER

Robin Lane has worked in many musical styles throughout her lengthy career. There were the folk stylings of her early years when she was part of the Laurel Canyon scene and the new wave punk-influenced sound of her band Robin Lane and the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seniors in southern Franklin County will soon have a new option to travel across county lines for medical appointments, shopping and recreation.Thanks to a $16,612 Service Incentive Grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

NORTHFIELD — A year has passed since a school resource officer last walked the halls of Pioneer Valley Regional School. But following a vote from the Curriculum and Personnel Subcommittee in favor of reviving the position, that might change this...

By DON OGDEN

Almost all those who study or seriously think about the climate crisis agree that it is the existential threat of our time. Many don’t think about it at all for that very reason. Such an overwhelming threat calls for an overwhelming response if future...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the South County Senior Center continues to work with neighboring transit authorities, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) representatives shared news on Thursday that there may be a potential solution to some of Sunderland’s...

Seventh Grade Highest Honor: Nia Barton, Anthony Ellis, Laura Feuss, Annabelle Heydenreich, Levi Inman, Greta Lewis, Nathaniel Pinto, Simona Plugaru, Emerson Pratt, Mylena Prunier, Mariah Renaud, Alexander Sanieski, Jacob Thomas and Isabel...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — As Warwick’s withdrawal from the Pioneer Valley Regional School District officially takes effect June 30, the school district has worked out a one-time tuition deal to accommodate sixth graders who wish to finish elementary school in...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NORTHFIELD — Having touched countless lives as a World War II veteran and longtime Pioneer Valley Regional School educator, William Messer has made an impact over his century of life. Messer, a Bernardston native who has lived in Northfield with his...

By LIESEL NYGARD

NORTHFIELD — Forty-eight decorated mortarboards were given a joyful toss into the air on Friday, as members of the Pioneer Valley Regional School Class of 2023 celebrated the fruits of their labor.Superintendent Patricia Kinsella began the...

By JOHN HOWARD

In March 2023, following a decade of scientific study, stakeholder engagement, collaboration and negotiation, FirstLight Power filed the “Flows and Fish Passage Settlement Agreement” as part of the relicensing of the Turners Falls Hydroelectric and...

By JAMES PENTLAND

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...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — In the Pioneer Valley Regional School library and on the trails behind the building, Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler got a lesson in rural education.Tutwiler, along with two assistant secretaries and his...

By BILL DANIELSON

It was the Friday of my spring break week and the weather had finally improved. The previous weekend had been beautiful with record-setting high temperatures, but I had been fortunate enough to pick up a case of strep throat from one of my students...

By DAVID SPECTOR

Mallards are the ducks most likely to be seen in park ponds. The male is readily identified by his green head and narrow white neck-band; the brown female, superficially similar to the females of several other duck species, shares the male’s...

By BILL DANIELSON

I am sure that some of you may have looked at today’s photo and thought, “That’s not a plant.” I know that I had made a New Year’s resolution to focus more attention on plants this year, but Nature herself threw me a curveball when this gorgeous male...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — There will be 33 School Choice seats open at Pioneer Valley Regional School for the 2023-2024 school year, but discussion will continue around the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s two elementary schools.The School Committee voted...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — Dane Kuttler, one of about 30 people volunteering for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program run by Community Action Pioneer Valley, thinks doing taxes is fun. More than that, she loves helping low-income taxpayers in the...

By BILL DANIELSON

As the days continue to lengthen and the birds outside start ramping up their activities for the breeding season it is time for some of our resident species to start house hunting. A large number of the species that we see at our wintertime feeders...

By LISA GOODRICH

For Big Y, the commitment to serving neighbors food from local farms started at the beginning. In 1936, Paul D’Amour and his brother, Gerry D’Amour, used their family savings to purchase the Y Cash Market. The business grew, and in the 1950s the...

By MADELEINE PARA and LINDA BUTLER

The long slog of lawmaking in Congress isn’t exactly riveting to the average American.But once those laws take effect? People start paying attention and getting excited as they see the benefits show up in their lives.That’s especially true with the...