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By DOMENIC POLI

LEVERETT — Michael J. Kittredge II, whose homemade candle as a cash-strapped teenager evolved into an industry giant, has died. He was 67.Kittredge, founder of the Yankee Candle Co., died Wednesday evening at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston...

By DOMENIC POLI

SOUTH DEERFIELD – The Channing Bete Company expects to cease operations June 30, the South Deerfield publisher announced Tuesday.The first position eliminations will come June 24, and most employees will be released between June 24 and July 3,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Letting those New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside just got a bit more difficult, as a Planet Fitness franchise has opened in the Big Y plaza.Tom Sullivan, who has owned a Planet Fitness in Gardner for five years, said the new...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

SHELBURNE FALLS — Like Goldilocks, you can’t be too picky about finding a bicycle that is “just right” — especially if you take it on a 750-mile ride.That’s why the riders of custom bikes made by Alex Meade may spend a few hours on an adjustable...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Rexnord Corp. has sold the Rodney Hunt Fontaine Inc. factory in Orange to the American arm of a company based in India, the purchasing company’s president said Tuesday afternoon.Ranjit Nair of JASH USA Inc. said he could not disclose how much...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Anthony Cutaia has one foot in the door of the recreational marijuana industry.The Orange resident opened the Good Vibes smoke shop at 9 East Main St. in mid-September to sell tobacco and smoking accessories. He hopes the store will...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Nearly 30 people started 2017 without jobs following the closure of Greenfield’s Burger King, which shut down at the end of the business day on Dec. 31.Increasing costs and declining sales played a large factor in the decision to close...

By DOMENIC POLI

A stone’s throw from Orange Town Hall, two brick buildings that once housed the New Home Sewing Machine Co. still sit on either side of South Main Street.A stroll inside will make you figuratively go back in time, as each structure greets you with a...