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Collectors and fans of rare books and the book arts will find good company at an upcoming book fair in Northampton.The eighth Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair (also known simply as the Northampton Book Fair) will be at 33...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — With the help of two grants, South County EMS is able to replace some of its aging equipment with new, modern stretchers, alongside a replacement stair chair.South County EMS received a $71,428 Federal Emergency Management Agency...

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AMHERST — A woman who got lost while hiking at Bare Mountain at the Holyoke Range, stranded near the edge of a cliff, was safely rescued following a nearly four-hour effort Saturday night, according to the Amherst Fire Department.At 7:49 p.m., the...

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BELCHERTOWN — Four people arrested during the breakup of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Massachusetts campus in May agreed to dispositions Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court in which they will enter a four-month diversion...

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 Over the next two weeks, a handful of communities in the Pioneer Valley will participate in public readings of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”The speech was first heard on July 5, 1852, when the...

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AMHERST — An annual fireworks display for Independence Day takes place Tuesday at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the University of Massachusetts campus.Festivities kick off at 6 p.m., with fireworks set off when it is dark. The event is free, though...

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 BELCHERTOWN — Local and state police are investigating bullets striking two homes on Mountain View Drive within the past year and shattering glass doors, including one incident last week, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier Regional and Union 38 school committees voted unanimously on Jan. 24 to renew Superintendent Darius Modestow’s contract for another five years.Modestow has served the district in different capacities over the years and...

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AMHERST — Girls will have the opportunity to try a variety of sports and games as Amherst College’s female athletes help lead a regional celebration for the Women’s Sports Foundation’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday.Running from 10...

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NORTHAMPTON — Less than a week after Deerfield residents voted to authorize the Select Board to borrow up to $5 million to repair roads ravaged by June flooding, town officials learned the town had topped the list of town recipients of state grants...

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AMHERST — An Amherst man is being held at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction in Northampton following his arrest and arraignment this week on possession of child pornography, the second time he has been taken into custody on those...

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NORTHAMPTON — Twelve Massachusetts farms, including three in Hadley, will share in $4.7 million in Agricultural Preservation Restriction funds announced Friday by the state.The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ APR program purchases...

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BELCHERTOWN — A 19-year-old man was killed Sunday night after being ejected from the vehicle he was driving while being pursued by a Massachusetts State Police trooper, according to a State Police news release.Driver Miles Murray of Henniker, New...

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BELCHERTOWN — Fire officials are investigating the cause of a house fire on Daniel Square that claimed the life of one resident early Monday afternoon, according to the state fire marshal’s office.The Belchertown Fire Department was notified at around...

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The Summer Eats program is in full swing across Massachusetts, providing free meals to children and teens 18 years old and younger at hundreds of meal sites statewide, including many in Hampshire County and Holyoke. Throughout the school year,...

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BELCHERTOWN — A Mega Millions ticket sold at the Stop & Shop located at 40 George Hannum St. in Belchertown is the sole winner of a $31 million jackpot in the multistate game’s Jan. 24 drawing. The cash option on the prize is $16.3 million.The winning...