Asparagus Festival returns to celebrate 10th year
HADLEY — New England Public Media’s Asparagus Festival is returning to the Hadley Town Commons on June 1 to celebrate the festival’s 10th year.
Committees execute contract with new ARPS superintendent
AMHERST — After officially naming Ericilda Xiomara Herman the district’s new superintendent in late April, the Amherst Pelham Regional Schools School Committee and Union 26 School Committee officially executed a contract with the new superintendent.
Easthampton Planning Board approves slight adjustment to Loudville Road plans
EASTHAMPTON — Planning Board members approved slight adjustments to the residential development project featured on 282 Loudville Rd.
Proposed school budget increase still short for committee
NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra officially unveiled her full $137 million fiscal year 2025 budget, which includes a public schools increase that falls shy of what the School Committee voted for in April.
Amherst Planning Board approves two-story carriage house for the Evergreens
AMHERST — The Amherst Planning Board unanimously approved a site plan review by the Emily Dickinson Museum for a new 1,650 square-foot, two-story carriage house right next to the Evergreens on 232 Main St.