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Tax bill increases floor Northampton homeowners
NORTHAMPTON — It’s safe to say Ruth Griggs was a little unsettled when she looked at her latest property tax bill.
MDAR survey to tabulate farmers’ weather-related losses
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is seeking information about weather-related losses in 2023 and 2024 from farmers across the state as it prepares to report damages to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will split up $220 million in relief funding among eight states.
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UMass hockey: Michael Hrabal makes 41 saves as Minutemen thump Northeastern 5-0 to open weekend set
BOSTON – The UMass hockey team made another statement in Beantown.
Opinion
George W Kriebel, Jr.: The way we were
Many thanks to Jim Bridgman for his very informative blurb in “A Look Back” in the Gazette’s Jan. 4 edition. According to his column, the Gazette reported 38 deaths in the city of Northampton for 1824, a rate of mortality of 1 out of 87, suggesting that the population of the city at that time was 3,306. Bridgman did not list the causes of those deaths, but he did describe the breakdown of deaths by age group. One-quarter of the 38 deaths that year were children under the age of 10 (26%), while one-third of all deaths (34%) were children and teens below the age of 20.
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An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Northampton to close at end of March
NORTHAMPTON — After a quarter century downtown, Ten Thousand Villages is preparing to close its Main Street store for good on March 31.
Arts & Life
Making space for trans voices: Monthly women and nonbinary singer-songwriter series expands mission to include trans community
A singer-songwriter showcase series in Florence is expanding to include the trans community.
Obituaries
Hadley, MA - Norman Edward Brown, 92, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025 at his home in Hadley, MA, surrounded by his family. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, "Normpy" will be dearly missed. Born... remainder of obit for Norman Edward Brown
Amherst, MA - Kenneth Hoffman, of Amherst MA, died suddenly on October 17 2024. Ken was born in Pontiac, MI on March 2, 1941, to Stan and Mary Hoffman. As a child he lived in Canton, China, and Tuba City, Arizona, as his parents wer... remainder of obit for Kenneth Hoffman
Amherst, MA - Janet Hoffman, of Amherst, MA, died on October 10, 2024, after a brief illness. Jan was born in Philadelphia to Martha and Harold Snover in 1939. She earned a BA in French literature from Wooster College in 1961 and ma... remainder of obit for Janet Hoffman
Easthampton, MA - Joanne Mary Barszewski, 75, of Easthampton, passed away on January 4, 2025. Born on May 8, 1949, in Northampton to Edward and Irene (Yagmin) Samuel. Joanne was raised in Easthampton, she graduated from Easthampton ... remainder of obit for Joanne Mary Barszewski