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Betsy Frederick is the owner of Raven Used Books on Old South Street in Northampton. Photographed on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.

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As new year turns, minimum wage climbs

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2021

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, right, chats with Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts President Thondup Tsering and council President Lynn Griesemer during Losar, the Tibetan New Year’s festival, at UMass on Feb. 23, 2019.

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Federal budget backs Tibetan independence

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2021

Theresa Helke fills to-go containers at the Manna Thanksgiving Day meal last Nov. 28.

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A different Thanksgiving: Sit-down dinners canceled, but meals aplenty for people in need

by Greta Jochem Staff Writers, Scott Merzbach Staff Writers, and Bera Dunau Staff WritersNovember 24, 2020

Amelia Windorski of Northampton is a COVID-19 contact tracer for Partners in Health, a health nonprofit that is running the state’s Community Tracing Collaborative.

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A trust of tracers: Making contact is just the first step for these public health workers

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterNovember 3, 2020

Lucy Wilmerding, 6, left, of Florence, and Nora Bianciardi, 9, of Florence, dressed as a jellyfish, wait for the start of the Florence Rag Shag parade, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018.

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Trick-or-treating on, but with caution

by Greta Jochem Staff Writers, Jacquelyn Voghel Staff Writers, Staff Report Staff Writers, and Scott Merzbach Staff WritersOctober 13, 2020

Kirsten Kowalski, left, and Ginny Miller, who are co-owners of Seven Sisters Midwifery and Community Birth Center in Florence, in the reception area at the center.

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State’s first midwife-owned birthing center opens in Florence

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

Charlotte Pan and Will Sancloemente, both seniors at UMass who arrived recently in Amherst to start the school year, stand in front of The Black Sheep hoping to order food on Aug. 18.

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How much will Five Colleges’ return buoy businesses?

by Scott Merzbach Staff Writers, Greta Jochem Staff Writers, and Jacquelyn Voghel Staff WritersSeptember 1, 2020

JANE LOECHLER

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Valley Community Development names new executive director

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterMay 26, 2020

Bridge Street School in Northampton dismisses students shortly after noon on Friday, March 13, 2020, at the end of a previously scheduled half-day. Superintendent John Provost announced Friday that Northampton Public Schools would be closed to students from March 14 to March 28.

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School systems shut down across Valley

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterMarch 14, 2020

Anne Thalheimer, of Holyoke, who is a survivor of a school shooting and affiliated with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, speaks during a vigil held in the wake of the Florida shootings Feb. 14 at First Congregational Church of Southampton, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.

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Panel on gun violence to focus on keeping communities safe

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2020