ServiceNet finds farm work as garden therapy yields so much more than food

HATFIELD - Tracy Liddell of Northampton stepped carefully between the rows of vegetables in the garden at Prospect Meadow Farm, explaining how she discovered the key to beating her depression: chickens. "I love them, they're like my children," she said of the 100 birds on the Hatfield farm, which is owned and operated by the mental health and human services agency ServiceNet. Liddell's success story is exactly what ServiceNet staff members were hoping for when they purchased a house and farmland at 103 Prospect St.

After 20 years, Hatfield team back on 'As Schools Match Wits'

HATFIELD - Question: How long has it been since Smith Academy has had an "As Schools Match Wits" team?

Answer: 20 years.

The high school quiz show team was resurrected this year, with help from Principal Stefan Czaporowski.

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Easthampton

Hatfield elects new assessor, school committee member; capital spending OK'd

HATFIELD - There will be a new face on the Board of Assessors after Larry E. Williams bested incumbent Christopher E. Smith in Tuesday's elections.

The race ended with Williams garnering 407 votes and Smith 213.

Hatfield to decide races for school board and assessor, debt exclusions

HATFIELD - Voters will see two races on the ballot, and three Proposition 2½ questions at Tuesday's town elections.

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Hatfield

Historical Society: The Hatfield Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and elections Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Congregational Church. There will be a talk by curator Kathy Gow on Polish immigration. The public is welcomed. Refreshments will be served.

South Hadley

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Nominations sought for SPED awards

Northampton - Nominations are being sought to honor people who make a difference in the lives of students in special education programs.

The awards are sponsored by the city's Special Education Parent Advisory Council, which will host its eighth annual Appreciation Awards on the evening of June 11.