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Chicopee School Committee to consider adding law classes for high schools
CHICOPEE - The School Committee is asking to explore the possibility of adding law classes at Chicopee and Comprehensive high schools.
Editorial: Holiday close to home has many advantages
Gasoline prices are moderating a bit, but they're still high enough - about $3.71 a gallon - to keep would-be travelers close to home this Memorial Day weekend.
Voters Shrug at Revelations of Ethnic Claim in Senate Race
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- The controversy surrounding Elizabeth Warren's ethnic heritage and whether she misrepresented herself as a minority in the past may have engulfed her Senate campaign and the news media, but in parts of western Massachusetts, voters seem either mystified by it or unconcerned.
Janeen Resnick of South Hadley appointed to Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Libraries offer more than books, says lifelong book-lover and new member of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Janeen Resnick of South Hadley .
South Hadley native Kristina Constant bringing Braille camp for blind children to Springfield
Kristina Constant was in the fourth grade at Mosier Elementary School in South Hadley when she started going blind.
The SouthCoast Children's Chorus shares concert with South Hadley
The SouthCoast Children's Chorus performed in a concert entitled "Let Us Journey Together: Singing Our Dreams" in Hadley with the South Hadley Children's Chorus on May 6. It was the first time the SCC traveled and worked with another children's chorus.
President Herbert Hoover had fascinating life, says South Hadley scholar George Nash
SOUTH HADLEY - Of all the books on library shelves, this one stands out even before a page is turned.
South Hadley community garden includes plot designated for town food pantry
Exhibit by South Hadley High graduate Jonathan Wilhelm opens May 13 at Thirsty Mind
Jonathan Wilhem's "Painting in Light" exhibit goes on view May 13 at Thirsty Mind Cafe and Wine Bar in South Hadley.
2009 Pioneer High valedictorian awarded $34,000 grad studies scholarship
Woodland resident Julia Frankenbach has received a Beinecke Scholarship and is one of 20 college juniors nationwide to receive the prestigious award, according to a news release from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., where she is studying.
South Hadley schools budget ready for Town Meeting vote
A SOUTH HADLEY - The $19,819,610 budget proposed by the South Hadley School Department for fiscal year 2013 has been whittled down by the School and Appropriations Committees, but Interim Schools Superintendent Christine Swecklo said more expenses may be on the way.
"Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power"
Rachel Maddow talks about the U.S.'s embrace of perpetual war as a way of life and looks at how our views of war - and the business of war - has changed since Vietnam.
Ripa Named to Head Shaker MTN. Schools
Barbara Ripa, assistant executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools, accepted the position after the Shaker Mountain School Union School Committee unanimously agreed to appoint her to the post during its meeting at Hancock Central School Thursday night.
Alleged Pot Smuggling, Housing Authority Controversy, Carroll's Opens
Carroll's Restaurant Opens in Medford Square: The new Carroll's restaurant at 21 Main Street opened at 4 p.m. Thursday.
South Hadley boys lacrosse shuts down Amherst Regional
AMHERST - On a day when the high-powered South Hadley boys lacrosse attack was held reasonably in check by Amherst Regional, the Tigers displayed the ability to win in an assortment of ways.
Doug Sattler of South Hadley named Hockey Player of the Year
In his first season of high school hockey as a junior, Doug Sattler established himself as one of the best players in western Massachusetts.
Tufts, Pats' Linebacker, Hold Draft Day for 8-Year-Old Fighting Tumor
New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovitch visited Tufts University's campus Wednesday to help stage a special event for an 8-year-old boy whose life has been turned upside down by a brain tumor.
Restaurant review: Main Moon in South Hadley
It's been a long time -- a decade or more -- since we last visited Main Moon in South Hadley.
South Hadley Town Meeting will vote on 37 articles
SOUTH HADLEY - The Annual Town Meeting will be held May 12 beginning at 9:15 a.m. in the South Hadley Town Hall auditorium.
Southampton police charge 17-year-old Holyoke resident Jonathan Resto ...
SOUTHAMPTON - Police are attempting to determine if a 17-year-old Holyoke man, arrested early Friday after an officer discovered him inside a stolen vehicle, can be linked to nearly 20 motor vehicle break-ins reported over the last week or so in the County Road area.