Hadley News

Former colleagues from across the region and the state hailed Mayor John Barrett III as a "legendary" advocate for his community who displayed grit and passion in steering his city through its darkest times and preparing it for a bright future.

The owner of a Longmeadow massage parlor pleaded innocent Thursday in District Court to knowingly allowing the business to be used for prostitution.

Al Valenta, a tattoo artist at Loonar Tattoo in Hadley, and owner Amity Perman talk Thursday about Wednesday's police raids on two nearby massage businesses.

Selectboard Chairman Gregory R. Sheehan has added his resignation to that of Selectman Carlene C. Hamlin.

A woman sits in the back seat of a state police cruiser after being taken out of Jane's Spa massage parlor at 206 Russell St., Hadley.

State and local police raided two Russell Street massage parlors Wednesday afternoon, arresting at least three people from the sites.

Sean Gaudette has ruled western Massachusetts golf courses for the last three years.

A new president has been chosen for Mount Holyoke College. Trustees of the one of the world's oldest women's colleges named University of Hartford Provost Lynn Pasquerella to succeed outgoing president Joanne Creighton.

Virginia's melodic/technical death metal band ARSIS has unveiled the cover artwork for its fourth studio album, "Starve For The Devil" , due in North America on February 9, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records .

Choose your own path to school regionalization, or we'll choose it for you. That was the message from the state over the past couple of years, and it was enough to keep small Hampshire County schools scrambling.

Police in Ludlow are working with their counterparts in two other communities to determine if a 28-year-old Brockton man who held up a convenience store here at knifepoint Sunday night was responsible for other recent robberies.

Police are investigating a robbery at the Burger King at 353 Russell St. where a white male, in his early to mid-20s, handed the manager a note that said he intended to harm everyone in the restaurant if he was not given all the cash immediately.

Guy O'Donnell of South Hadley, Mass., son of Lynn Holappa of Brattleboro and Dennis O'Donnell of Blackstone, Mass., was married to Gary Loomis, also of South Hadley on Sept.

In its short lifespan, texting has been blamed for all sorts of societal ills -- for distracting drivers on roads, students in school and workers who should be minding their jobs.

A 34-year-old Hadley man was killed late Saturday night in a one-car accident on Route 9. Robert D. Russell, of 111 Burke Way, Hadley, was driving east when he lost control of his car, which rolled over, said Police Sgt.

Wheat is something most people enjoy in one form or another everyday. It's a vital food staple in the world, and a large portion of it comes from the Central U.S. However, some bussiness owners and farmers would like to see more of it come from Western Mass.

For twenty years, the Food Bank Farm in Hadley operated a CSA Program, allowing shareholders to buy a portion of the harvest.

The years John B. Wynne of Springfield has honored a family tradition of hiking Mt.

Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: "Mount Holyoke College." 29 September 2009.

A farmer was injured Thursday afternoon off Mill Valley Road when his tractor flipped over and landed on top of him, police said.