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By BELLA LEVAVI
SHELBURNE FALLS — Village business owners have banded together to call for a cease-fire in Gaza and an end to the Israel-Hamas war. “We as humans have to stand up and say we all deserve to live,” said Bridge Street Bazaar co-owner Mohammad Yaseen....
By LIESEL NYGARD
TURNERS FALLS — During the pandemic, Ericka Almeida felt claustrophobic. She and her husband were working from home in 2020 and it was difficult to see their friends. But when Almeida had the opportunity to socialize, it was always over coffee. “Some...
By MAX BOWEN
NORTHFIELD — Through an ongoing Economic Development Community Survey, town officials seek to better understand how residents spend their money, where they like to shop and what kinds of services they’d like to see more of in Northfield.The survey...
By JAMES PENTLAND
HOLYOKE — A developer of low-carbon cement has firmed up plans to build its first commercial manufacturing plant in Holyoke, bringing 70 new jobs to the city.Sublime Systems, a Somerville start-up company producing what it calls “the only...
By DOMENIC POLI
TURNERS FALLS — Stroll into Scottys at 66 Unity St. sometime soon and you may see Bobbi Marguet, just as you have for the past 15 years. She might be behind the counter, helping a customer or greeting a delivery truck driver. The only difference is...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HATFIELD — Yankee Candle is occupying a nearly 360,000-square-foot building at 142 Elm St., formerly used by C&S Wholesale Grocers as its Hatfield South site, according to the property owner.FoxRock Properties, a commercial real estate company based...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, the parent company of Yankee Candle, is planning to close its distribution facility in South Deerfield by the end of 2024.In a statement, a spokesperson for Newell Brands said the company is focusing on consolidating...
By BELLA LEVAVI
MONTAGUE — The Zoning Board of Appeals has granted a special permit for the construction of a veterinary building and parking area at 2 Fosters Road, allowing Windy Hollow Veterinary Clinic to expand its services.Windy Hollow Veterinary Clinic, which...
By JACOB NELSON
This year, the Leverett Village Co-op turns 50. Over half a century, it has grown beyond a grocery store to become a cultural institution and hidden gem on North Leverett Road. For many it is an indispensable source of food to eat and food for the...
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — The Garden Cinemas plans to experiment for two months by showing movies with open captions to determine the popularity of doing so.The Main Street theater already provides assistive listening devices and closed-captioning viewer screens...
By CHRIS LARABEE
GREENFIELD — As the Franklin County Community Development Corporation takes the lead on two existing entrepreneurial programs, it is bolstering those programs with a new UPstart initiative.UPstart is the expansion of the already-existing Take the...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SPRINGFIELD — Tree House Brewing Co.’s majority owners have filed a formal response to a lawsuit brought by the brewery’s only minority shareholder, denying allegations of a breach of fiduciary duty.In documents filed in Hampden County Superior Court...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Tree House Brewing Co. has been given the go-ahead to more than triple its occupancy for the upcoming season, pending public safety officials’ approval of an emergency action plan.The Deerfield Selectboard gave its conditional...
By BELLA LEVAVI
SHELBURNE FALLS — Sunday will be the last day Molly Cantor’s pottery gallery at 20 Bridge St. will be open, but she assures residents she isn’t going anywhere.“It’s kind of micro-retiring,” Cantor said. “I’m giving up one part of my work so I can...
By MARY BYRNE
GREENFIELD — Under a new pilot program, certain restaurants and food trucks in Massachusetts, including one in Greenfield, can accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which are typically reserved for grocery items.As of this...
By BELLA LEVAVI
With winter just beginning, bars and eateries across Franklin County are inviting people in for specialty drinks inspired by the cold season. Each venue, with changing menus, has a different take on what winter cocktails mean. But all are showing up...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Are you making a New Year’s resolution to read more? If so, you’re in luck.The Book Forge at 3 South Main St. has a grand opening scheduled for Jan. 1, and owner Tyler Hauth is putting the finishing touches on the roughly 2,000-square-foot...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — While some may have spent Black Friday in a food coma or shopping for the hottest bargains, 16 businesses and organizations made sure downtown Orange was again decked out with holiday spirit.The Orange Merchants Group’s sixth annual...
By BELLA LEVAVI
CHARLEMONT — With a once-in-a-decade practice having been carried out, it was a noteworthy year at Jay Healy’s Hall Tavern Farm.The roughly 350 acres owned by Healy’s family is the site of the oldest operational certified tree farm in the state....
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Fran and Mike Bates like to say their new bakery sits “over the top” of their indoor flea market, Bates Down Under. They like to say it so much, in fact, that the business carries that distinction in its name.Over The Top Bakery opened at 90...
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