South Hadley News

Lawmakers are considering a push to allow liquor stores to open earlier on Sunday mornings rather than waiting until noon.

Among the zoning amendments proposed by the Planning Board are the creation of an Affordable Housing district, and a South Hadley Falls overlay district .

Staff report SOUTH HADLEY - Improvisational storyteller Tom McCabe will be a special guest at the Children's Play Group at St. Patrick Parish, here, on Thursday, June 20 at 9:30 a.m. McCabe is well-known in western Massachusetts for his storytelling performances and as an artistic director at Smith College in Northampton.

Police say 18-year-old Jonathan Ramos fell from the cliff in an area known as High Rock at about 7:45 p.m. Monday.

SOUTH HADLEY - Graduates told a few jokes, talked about the meaning of love, one performed an original song and it was all topped off with an operetta performance by a student.

Wayne M. Williams, Westover Air Reserve Base civil engineer, discusses a zone map of the base and surrounding areas marking off safety and noise issues at public hearing in Chicopee Wednesday.

Anna Bozena Bowen was a critical care nurse, mother of two and married when she went back to school - first to Holyoke Community College and then to the University of Massachusetts - to pursue what was in her heart - English, writing and women's studies.

With the new waste management plan set ahead for the next ten years in Massachusetts, I can think of nothing other than us taking a step back from moving this state closer to being a more sustainable and cleaner place to live in.

As someone who 61 years ago, feeling the need to enrich the lives of senior citizens, did something substantial and lasting about it, I am prepared with an answer: the instructors who teach a variety of classes, some of which are free and others which require a modest charge.

Fifty-nine graduating seniors from the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School in South Hadley brought theatrical dazzle to their commencement at the Calvin Theater in Northampton.

Concern about possible illegal dumping of radioactive sludge at South Hadley landfill has turned up nothing, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection which looked into the matter.

An East Longmeadow assistant principal is the sole finalist for the principal's job at Michael E. Smith Middle School in South Hadley.

Friends and families gamely weathered a downpour as 138 graduates of South Hadley High School received their diplomas Sunday afternoon in the outdoor amphitheater at Mount Holyoke College.

At the Holyoke Community College commencement on Saturday, professor Monica Torregrosa asked 978 graduates to "keep the joyful spirit" of the day, even In a year when the tragedies in Newtown and Boston made it easy to be cynical and discouraged.

Veteran travelers will tell you there's a certain joy in taking the slow roads, the old roads, the byways, and even in getting lost.

Many parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield will simultaneously hold an adoration of the Eucharist on June 2 at 11 a.m.or as close to as possible to coincide with an hour-long adoration being held in the Vatican by Pope Francis.

The state's landmark anti-bullying law could see some changes to stiffen reporting requirements on school districts and create a recognition that certain students are more vulnerable to bullying.

Oak leaves are out, turning our woods from lavender to pink to green. The earliest beach roses are blooming.

NORTHAMPTON - A 21-year-old Springfield man who was charged with striking a woman carrying his unborn child denied the charges at his arraignment Wednesday in Hampshire Superior Court.

SOUTH HADLEY - The Dance Generators will present their annual performance of new works on June 8 at 8 p.m. and June 9 at 3 p.m. The program features choreography by artistic director, Kristin Horrigan and guest choreographers Maureen Shea, Fritha Pengally and Jennifer Polins, as well as improvisations performed by the company.