Here are today's headlines:

Mural artist brightens up Northampton Bike Path

NORTHAMPTON - A new series of murals is greeting cyclists and pedestrians on a stretch of the Northampton Bike Path in Florence.The 10 murals, painted by Northampton artist Kim Carlino, line the bike path from Straw Avenue to Bardwell Street and feature bright, floral imagery at the intersections of...

Hatfield TM to take up spending, zoning and changing board's name

HATFIELD - Decisions related to completing the Route 5 water and sewer infrastructure project, rezoning a parcel on North Hatfield Road to light industrial and changing the name of the top policy board so it is gender neutral could be made by residents at annual Town Meeting Tuesday.The meeting, and...

Williamsburg Selectboard, new administrator agree on terms

WILLIAMSBURG - Nicholas Caccamo, a Pittsfield city councilor, has come to an agreement with the Select Board to become the next town administrator.Caccamo was offered the job by the Select Board over finalists Brenda Lessard, Williamsburg's town clerk, and Carl McKinney, the former town administrato...

There is a season: Artichokes for my mom

The day before my very first "There is a Season" column was published, we found out my mom had Stage 4 breast cancer. The world works in mysterious ways, and because I was furloughed, I spent many days with my mother: taking her to chemo appointments at first, caring and visiting with her before and...

Two newcomers, one incumbent take Deerfield Planning Board seats

SOUTH DEERFIELD - Planning Board member Rachel Blain, who was reelected Monday to serve another three-year term, will be joined on the board by newcomers Kathleen Sylvester and Andrea Leibson.Blain was reelected with 418 votes. Sylvester and Leibson were also elected to serve three-year terms with...

Guest columnist Benjamin Spencer: Why Look Park makes sense for an animal control facility

I would like to offer a solution to the question as to where an animal control facility for the city of Northampton could be located for the greatest benefit and the least detriment to all. The city has allocated $750,000 to the design and build of this much-needed facility. The challenge is finding...

Columnist Joe Gannon: Show QAnon and the Big Lie for what they are: Homewreckers

A few years ago a podcast I love, "Freakonomics," did an episode on how the comic Superman helped to defeat the Ku Klux Klan when it got a rise in memberships back in the 1940s.An informer in the Klan had bizarrely been feeding inside info passwords, handshakes, etc. to a writer of the show who put...

Book Bag: 'Appointment with the Wise Old Dog' by David Blum; 'A Spiritual Journey of Hope and Healing' by Jacqueline Haskins Engel

Appointment with the Wise Old Dog by David BlumChiron Publications David Blum, who died in 1998 at age 62, was an internationally known conductor, composer, music scholar and writer who wrote about classical music for The New Yorker and other publications. The California native was noted for conduct...

UMass hockey names Bobby Trivigno captain for 2021-22

Now it's official.Bobby Trivigno will captain the UMass hockey team next season for his senior season, the team announced Thursday. He was the Minutemen's leading scorer, heart and soul during their title runs. Rising juniors Colin Felix and Matthew Kessel will be the assistant captains for the defe...