SOUTH HADLEY – Lauren Marjanski remembers freshman year when she was selected to play for the South Hadley varsity girls soccer team. At that young age, most athletes still have butterflies traveling through their stomachs as they enter tryouts before the season approaches....
In downtown Northampton’s business community, one scarce commodity can make the difference between whether a business thrives or fails: an all-alcohol liquor license. And despite new businesses opening in downtown Northampton, vacancies still remain.One business owner who has a glut of them is Iron Horse...
‘Margaritaville’ singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an entertainment empire, has died, the Associeted Press reports.Buffett’s official website also reported his death prominently on its homepage Saturday morning, with text over a photo of the singer wearing a sunhat and sunglasses, sitting casually...
The final Brimfield Flea Market of 2023 begins Tuesday.The flea market runs three times a year in May, July and September. The September show lasts from Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 10.Read more: The Brimfield Flea Market 2023: The wackiest items you can expect...
Let’s take a look at an array of questions in our weekly Celtics mailbag. If you have questions about the Celtics or NBA, free agency or more email brobb@masslive.com or tweet @briantrobbOdds Brad trades Horford for a young durable big? — Kenneth MZero percent. I would be shocked if Horford doesn’t retire as...
Ahead of harvest season, a local cider company closed its doors in Florence last weekend, following the closure of its storefront in Cambridge in the spring.The Artifact Cider Project taproom in Florence is closed, as first suggested by a sign posted inside the space Aug....
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Despite the heat, heavy rains and flooding that defined summer 2023, at least 12 farms across Massachusetts have weathered the rough season with their usual sunflowers to show for it.The sunflower fields have bloomed in waves despite the weather since July. Some farms have had...
Evan Michelson, a New Jersey antique dealer, has been shopping at the Brimfield Antique Flea Markets for 25 years. “What’s great about shopping at Brimfield is that anything and everything shows up,” said the Plainfield, New Jersey resident.She deals in the unusual and looks for...
SPRINGFIELD — The rising cost of buying and repairing cars is making it more expensive to insure them, both here in western Massachusetts and around the country.“We’ve been seeing this as a trend now for a couple years now,” said Chris Rivers, senior vice president...
