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Pioneer Valley Brewery looks to build community based on good beer

If you drive by Pioneer Valley Brewery in Turners Falls, you might be struck by its fun and funky exterior: After all, it still looks largely like it did when it was a service station known as Chick’s Garage.“We are really trying to encompass the...

By Larry Smith

The ‘peanut’ roundabout comes to the rescue in this Mass. town (Editorial)

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has found a go-to solution for some of our most intractable traffic problems. For motorists who travel through a major Chicopee intersection, that remedy can’t come too soon.Three adjoining roundabouts are planned to ease a congestion problem at the intersections...

By Larry Smith

Expect ‘oppressive’ heat, humidity and severe storms Tuesday in Massachusetts

Oppressive heat and humidity is set to blanket Massachusetts for the second straight day on Tuesday and National Weather Service forecasters broadened a heat advisory to include all of Plymouth, Suffolk and Essex counties along the coast.Forecasted high temperatures for much of the state are...

By Larry Smith

Northampton’s downtown entices, despite empty storefronts

NORTHAMPTON — When Brenna Ryan looks up from her work gluing and nailing a custom picture frame, she looks down through the window of her second-floor studio at 56 Main St. She sees people — customers, possibly — streaming through the busy intersection of Main,...

By Larry Smith

Was the mistrial ruling for Karen Read a mistake? What experts say

Attorneys for Karen Read argued Monday in court filings that a hung jury last week unanimously agreed not guilty on two out of three counts and that retrying her on those two charges would violate double jeopardy protections.The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said they...

By Larry Smith

Party pig hogs spotlight during D’Amelio family weekend trip to New England

Social media stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio met tons of fans while the sisters were in Connecticut this past weekend, but there was one scruffy fan who hogged most of the spotlight.The D’Amelio family was in Connecticut last weekend to meet fans at South Moon...

By Larry Smith

Brimfield Flea Market’s 2024 July show starts Tuesday

Brimfield Flea Market attendees will be looking for treasure amongst a sea of grass, dirt and white tents starting Tuesday.The Brimfield Flea Market is open for its July show from July 9-14. The flea market is also open in May and September each year....

By Larry Smith

Know which are, and are not, fighting words | Paul Chiampa

Two men strike up a conversation at a bar. The first asks: “Where did you go to school?” The second responds: “Florida Atlantic University.” The first man then asks: “Where is Florida Atlantic University? The second responds: “Florida Atlantic is in Boca Raton,” then follows...

By Larry Smith

Van brings opioid addiction treatment to residents near Ware

WARE — Residents near Ware who are battling opioid addiction will have easier access to methadone thanks to a van bringing the treatment closer to home.The van, which is only the fourth methadone van in the state and the first in Western Massachusetts, is operated...

By Larry Smith