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The Old-School Massachusetts Diner Whipping Up Pancakes That Put Your Grandmother’s Recipe To Shame

There’s a diner in Florence, Massachusetts that has absolutely no interest in being anything other than exactly what it is, and that’s precisely why you need to go there. Miss Florence Diner doesn’t apologize for being old-school, and it shouldn’t. The moment you pull up and...

Northampton, MA · 17h
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12 Holyoke, Massachusetts Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurants Only The Regulars Know About

Somewhere in western Massachusetts, a diner serves Thanksgiving Eggs Benedict. I have to admit, that one stopped me cold. Then I learned the same city has birria ramen at a taco counter, roasted pork that only shows up Thursday through Sunday, and a hot dog stand built on chili dogs and soft serve. Don’t expect fancy.

Holyoke, MA · 1d
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Northampton Shuts Down Data Centers for a Year, Kills Small-Business Carve-Out

Northampton Board of Health — Possible Select Committee Review Role. Northampton's City Council voted unanimously to enact a yearlong moratorium on data centers, blocking new construction of server farms and related facilities across the city while a newly formed committee studies how such projects might affect local power, water and noise levels. Before reaching that unanimous vote, councilors first killed a proposed carve-out that would have let smaller operations skip the ban entirely.

Northampton, MA · 20h
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Western Mass. residents rally against Eversource forest-clearing project

HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – Dozens of residents and environmental advocates gathered in Hadley on Saturday to voice concerns about Eversource’s proposed Transmission Right-of-Way Reliability Project. The demonstration was held outside Eversource’s Hadley work center and focused on the company’s plans to expand transmission corridors in parts of western...

Hadley, MA · 21h
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Westhampton man wins $500K lottery prize, plans to invest in roofing business

A Hampshire County man is celebrating a major lottery win after claiming a $500,000 top prize on a Massachusetts State Lottery scratch ticket.

Westhampton, MA · 1d

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Northampton City Council unanimously approves one-year moratorium on data centers

NORHTAMPTON — The City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on data centers, giving its newly formed Data Center Select Committee a window to study the impacts of commercial data centers. The decision will now help the committee define the different types of data centers and recommend regulations to...

Northampton, MA · 2d

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FACT Force addresses Northampton budget challenges

As Northampton faces tough budget choices in the coming years, a community task force is working this fall to bring more residents into the decision-making process and give them a voice in setting the city’s financial priorities. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra recently established the Northampton Fiscal Assessment Community Task Force,...

Northampton, MA · 3d

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Some voters in a Massachusetts city rejected a new school, but the city faces $1.87 million a year

Some site and project expenses fall outside the state's reimbursement rules.

Greenfield, MA · 2d

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Westfield's Camfour Sold for $34M to GrabAGun After 20 Years Under Local Owners

65 Westfield Industrial Park Rd. — Approximate Site of Camfour Sale. A 74-year-old Westfield institution has a new owner. Camfour, the firearms distributor based at 65 Westfield Industrial Park Road, has been sold for $34 million to GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc., a publicly traded company based in Texas whose stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PEW. The sellers were Peter A. Picknelly and two other local investors who had owned the company for about 20 years.

Westfield, MA · 23h

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Holyoke Health Center shutters doors for second day, citing safety concerns

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Holyoke Health Center is closed for a second day in a row following a security threat that’s now under police investigation, and several patients have not gotten that message and are missing out on life-saving medications and appointments. Western Mass News has what we know about the closures, and how long they are supposed to last.

Holyoke, MA · 4d

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Holyoke Walmart Supercenter Plan Stalls as Elmwood Neighbors Warn of Traffic Surge

A proposal to build a 184,900-square-foot Walmart Supercenter at the former Kmart site on Northampton Street in Holyoke hit a snag Tuesday, as the city's Planning Board declined to act and pushed its decision to next month following pointed objections from neighbors worried about traffic flooding into the Elmwood neighborhood.

Holyoke, MA · 21h

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Signage for Pioneer Valley Landform Observatory Installed on Mount Pollux

The town has installed a temporary sign on Mount Pollux as part of the Pioneer Valley Landform Observatory project (PVLO), which describes the tectonic and glacial geo-historical story of the Pioneer Valley and surrounding areas of Western Massachusetts. Thomas Johnson, of Friends of Mount Pollux, told the Indy that the...

Amherst, MA · 3d

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Opinion: Here’s a Quick Fix to Amherst’s Budget Problem – Reduce Library Spending to the State Average

Amherst puts 2.67 percent of its general fund into library operations; the statewide figure is 1.09 percent. Bringing the town to the state average would free roughly $1.3 million a year, more than the structural deficit the town has forecast. As the Finance Committee debates how to distribute what is...

Amherst, MA · 1d

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10 Western Massachusetts Hobby Shops Where You’ll Want To Spend The Whole Afternoon

A yarn store in western Massachusetts has its own attached warehouse full of discounted yarn. I read that once and immediately wanted a bigger tote bag. The surprises keep stacking up out here. One game shop stays open until 10 PM on weekends, with tons of table space for playing.

Massachusetts · 2d

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Western Massachusetts farmers honored with more than $275K in grants

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – More than 100 farmers from across western Massachusetts were recognized Thursday afternoon during an annual appreciation event at Smith College in Northampton, where more than $275,000 in grants was awarded to support local agriculture. The Farmer Appreciation Day celebration, hosted by the Harold Grinspoon Charitable...

Northampton, MA · 2d

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Town Will Realize Nearly $5 Million in Benefits from New School’s Sustainability Features

Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, Nov. 13, 2026. The Elementary School Building Committee’s (ESBC) most recent monthly meeting took place on Nov. 13, 2026, over Zoom and was recorded. Construction Update. Connor Palazzo from Accenture (Owner’s Project Manager) reported that the paving (roadway and...

Amherst, MA · 2d

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10 Massachusetts Indoor Activities That Make A Cozy Thanksgiving Weekend

Thousands of tropical butterflies flutter around a greenhouse in Massachusetts, kept at a steady 80 degrees all year. In late November. While the rest of us dig out our winter hats. That detail sold me on the idea of an indoor holiday weekend. Then I learned about a used bookstore...

Massachusetts · 2d

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Friday the 13th: The history behind the infamous superstition

If you're feeling a little superstitious today, you're not alone.

Chicopee, MA · 2d

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Mount Holyoke Adds Nine Women to Its Faculty

Mount Holyoke College, the selective liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has announced the addition of nine women to its faculty. is the Debra Martin Chase Assistant Professor of Film Media Theater. Her research is focused on the United States and its limited cultural memory of World War I. She examines how performances helped Americans remember, reinterpret, and sometimes forget the war. Dr. Fanton is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, where she majored in drama. She holds a master’s degree in theater from California State University, Northridge and a Ph.D. in theater, dance, and performance studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

South Hadley, MA · 3d