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Projects in Belchertown Will Enhance Its Appeal

Community Spotlight Bob Bolduc says Pride purchased a 20-acre parcel of land in Belchertown about eight years ago because it believed this was an area where development was likely to […]

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Attractions, Services Spur Lenox Building Boom

Community Spotlight The temperature was in the teens and the wind chill factor was frigid on a recent day when town officials arrived at the construction site of the Brushwood […]

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Developers Find New Uses for Holyoke Properties

Community Spotlight Marco Luzuriaga and his brother Denis are betting on the future. To be precise, that’s the future of Holyoke, a city where years of disinvestment led to vacant […]

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Efforts to Boost South Hadley Falls Gain Steam

Community Spotlight In two months, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge that leads from Holyoke into South Hadley Falls will be closed for a day for a “River Roll and Stroll” […]

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Economic Development in Palmer Accelerates

Community Spotlight A dozen years ago, Meena and Bharat Patel purchased Junction Variety store in Palmer. They established a loyal client base, but several years ago, the cost of operating […]

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Pittsfield Moves On and Up from Its Industrial Past

Community Spotlight By Kathleen Mitchell Mayor Linda Tyer is a strong believer in the power of collaboration. Several weeks ago, she gave the first State of the City address in […]

Development in Chicopee Soars to New Heights

Community Spotlight Richard Kos says officials in Chicopee are doing all they can to foster good relationships with developers, government leaders, and local businesses, and their efforts have led to […]

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Amherst Charts Growth, Retains Small-town Feel

Community Spotlight When Jerry Guidera decided to join Barry Roberts, Dave Williams, and Kyle Wilson to create a new co-working space in Amherst, their objective was clear. “We wanted to […]

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Stockbridge Evolves While Retaining Its Character

Community Spotlight The idea of change in Stockbridge might seem antithetical to its nature, because the town’s economy is centered on tourism driven by its quintessential New England charm. […]

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Recreational Offerings Spur Progress in Southwick

Community Spotlight: Southwick Sixteen years ago, Freda Brown inherited 120 acres of forestland in Southwick that her parents had purchased generations before. “It’s a beautiful area that borders my backyard, […]

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Hartford Focuses on Bringing Life to Downtown

Community Spotlight Jamie Bratt says that when many people think of Hartford, they envision the city as it was decades ago; a bustling metropolis where a lot of people […]

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New East Longmeadow Leadership Fuels Optimism

Community Spotlight East Longmeadow has grown and flourished in recent years thanks to its excellent schools, pastoral landscape, and thriving Industrial Garden District, where manicured lawns and flower gardens belie […]

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Public, Private Investments Boost Great Barrington

Community Spotlight Two years ago Christopher Rembold described investment in Great Barrington as a “rising wave.” That surge has continued to gain force, and today Rembold says the wave has […]

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Diverse Growth Enhances Easthampton’s Vitality

Community Spotlight It’s a park like no other. To begin with, it’s inside an old mill building and filled with a seemingly endless array of large, leafy edible plants that […]

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Westfield Development Being Whipped into Shape

Community Spotlight Joe Mitchell says critical components of the Elm Street Urban Renewal Plan that was approved in 2013 by the state and Westfield City Council are finally coming […]