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Student loan repayment changes may affect your debt
(Mass Appeal) – With the recent federal court rulings, student loan borrower’s have been left with several major changes to the federal student loan forgiveness and repayment programs. We have financial counselor Todd from Cambridge Credit in Agawam to help guide you through these important changes.
How the mission-driven Gran Cocina is cultivating culinary aspirations in Holyoke
HOLYOKE — The Gran Cocina, at 112 High St. in Holyoke, is a space where people get cooking — and not just on today’s meals. The nonprofit is an incubator where emerging food businesses can cultivate their culinary aspirations. Gran Cocina provides an affordable and accessible cooking...
GAF Roofing Modified Masters Event Postponed At Stafford Speedway
With a forecast calling for the possibility of severe weather in the evening, Stafford Speedway management made the decision to postpone tonight’s scheduled GAF Roofing Modified Masters event. The event will now be run on Friday July 26. The Modified Masters event will be part of a card that...
Rejected by Northampton, this dispensary found a home in Holyoke
Two years ago, the future seemed bleak for Marco and Amanda Aranzullo’s proposed cannabis dispensary in Northampton. The husband-wife team went through all the initial motions required of entrepreneurs hoping to sell legal marijuana: They identified a retail location, began discussions with the city and scheduled a public meeting to hear comments from residents.
Valley Blue Sox fall to Mystic Schooners after late rally
The Valley Blue Sox lost on the road to the Mystic Schooners, 8-3 on Tuesday. Jonathan Hogart collected three hits including two doubles for the Blue Sox and drove in a run, while Connor Misch added a solo home run, his second home run of the season. Andre Vidal also drove in a run with a double.
Teen dead following apparent drowning in Berkshire County
GREAT BARRINGTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A teenager is dead following an apparent drowning in Berkshire County. Great Barrington Police Chief Paul Sorti said that a 911 call was made shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday reporting that a 14-year-old was unaccounted for at the Benedict Pond beach area. Emergency crews...
Westfield Planning Board gives green light to contractors’ facilities
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board approved permits for two contractors’ shops proposals, as well as a request from a contractors’ yard developer to allow access to the property from Southampton Road rather than its legal frontage on North Road. “They are allowed according to zoning, and they...
Starfires squeak past the Futures League Road Warriors
HARTFORD — In front of a rowdy crowd of 1,802 fans, the Westfield Starfires pitched their way to a 3-1 win against the Futures League Road Warriors in the inaugural Starfires Showdown at Dunkin Park in Hartford, Connecticut, home of the Hartford Yard Goats, on Wednesday, July 17. Westfield...
All invited to visit former Westfield rectory this weekend before it’s razed
WESTFIELD — Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish is planning an open house at its former rectory at 6 Union St. following Masses on July 20 and 21. The rectory will be open 5-7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The Rev. Dan...
Uncompleted inspections delaying opening of gastropub in downtown Westfield
WESTFIELD — When Connecticut Valley Restaurant Group announced it would bring Tribeca Gastro Bar & Grill to the first floor of the Lambson Furniture building at 89 Elm St., restaurant owner Tony Long set an opening date of September 2023. In February, he said it would be late March or April. Now, he isn’t guaranteeing any date.
Amherst Town Council rejects candidate over tilt toward abutters
AMHERST — Written and oral comments from a resident indicating she would prioritize views of abutters when decisions are made by the Planning Board, and might bring a confrontational relationship toward the University of Massachusetts, have cost her a position on the municipal permitting panel. A divided Town Council...
Herrell’s Ice Cream to open pop-up shop in North Amherst this summer
AMHERST — Herrell’s Ice Cream, a mainstay on Old South Street at Thorne’s Marketplace in downtown Northampton, will be opening a pop-up shop in the North Square at the Mill District in North Amherst by the end of July, with plans to have a permanent location there in the near future.
Darcy Dumont: Townwide trash service checks all the boxes
Conceived as a means to significantly reduce waste and resident costs in Amherst, the townwide waste hauler bylaw proposal is moving forward after several years of wheel-spinning. In 2020, the Department of Public Works received a technical assistance grant from MassDEP to look at the viability of changing from the...
Working group to examine future of money-losing Cherry Hill Golf Course in Amherst
AMHERST — A working group may soon be formed to examine the future of a public golf course in North Amherst that has long relied on municipal funding to remain solvent, even though memberships, greens fees and assorted other revenues are supposed to cover all operating expenses. With annual...
Sunderland receives $195K grant to study, design multi-use trail from Whately to Amherst
SUNDERLAND — With a $195,090 MassTrails grant, visions of people walking and biking on the Norwottuck North Shared-Use Path from Whately to Amherst are one step closer to becoming a reality. Alongside a $76,840 match from Sunderland, which is the lead community on the grant, the money will help...
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