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Area briefs: St. Philip’s consignment sale; Velis receives award for suicide prevention work; Cancer Connection’s April programs; Mount Holyoke’s Trailblazers of Color conference
UMass basketball: Minutemen land Florida Tech transfer Donovan Brown
Wall Street swings as the approach of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ sends stock markets reeling worldwide
17th ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser on Saturday aims to bolster Survival Center food aid
Several Gazette staffers land New England press awards
Amherst’s Ryan Leonard signs entry-level contract with Capitals, expected to make NHL debut Tuesday in Boston against the Bruins
Columnist Joanna Buoniconti: When your home feels more like a workplace
Nearly all of South Hadley High’s student body holds ‘walkout to walk-in’ rally to oppose cuts, call for funding reform
SOUTH HADLEY— Almost the entirety of the 479 members of South Hadley High School student body walked out of the building on Monday afternoon to advocate for changes to the state education funding formula.
MTA president offers ways for legislators to address ‘unprecedented dangers’ to K-12 education in state
AMHERST — Potential layoffs of educators at K-12 schools across the state next fiscal year, which Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page said could be catastrophic, is prompting his organization to ask the Legislature to take a three-prong approach to addressing the problem — use Fair Share Amendment surpluses, find ways to increase corporate tax revenues and dip into the state’s reserves.
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Northampton schools probe staff response to student’s unfulfilled IEP
Nearly all of South Hadley High’s student body holds ‘walkout to walk-in’ rally to oppose cuts, call for funding reform
UMass Chancellor Reyes outlines changes amid financial uncertainty under Trump administration
Northampton Housing Authority boss placed on leave
Hopeful buyers emerge for Magic Wings butterfly conservatory in South Deerfield
‘For the love of music’: Florence Community Band set to hold first-ever multigenerational concert
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 1
Photo: Hickory Ridge clubhouse a thing of the past
Arts Briefs: Opportunities for local creatives, All Hamptons Read, Jewish Film Fest, and more
Historic speech echoes two centuries later: ‘A Light Under the Dome’ recalls the first American woman to speak to a legislative body
Sports
HS Roundup: Kaleb Jorritsma tosses complete-game shutout, Smith Voc baseball beats Gateway 7-0
The visiting Smith Vocational baseball team scored two runs in the first inning, and that was all the Vikings would need as Kaleb Jorritsma threw a gem on the mound. Jorritsma gave up just two hits and struck out 12 in a complete-game shutout, then reached base four times and added two RBIs at the plate to lead Smith Voc to a 7-0 win over Gateway on Monday afternoon.
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Too late to turn back
NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey: Western Michigan’s special teams sink UMass’ Frozen Four bid
Div. 3 Women’s Ice Hockey: Amherst College falls to Wisconsin-River Falls 3-1 in national title game
UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Western Michigan, 2-1, in Fargo Regional finalOpinion
Michael John Kowalchuk: Make Massachusetts a sanctuary state
Many Valley residents assume that Massachusetts is already a sanctuary state that is doing as much as possible to defend immigrants from ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The truth is that Gov. Maura Healey, the country’s first openly lesbian governor, does not believe that Massachusetts should be a sanctuary state, and that collaboration between ICE will continue under her governorship. Gov. Healey also wants to make it harder to access housing assistance and the state’s shelter system. There is not a shortage of resources; there is a shortage of justice.
Susan McClellan: Goodbye Beaver Brook
Larry Cervelli: Betrayal of traditional American values — Moral injury that won’t heal
Don Ogden: Trump to close the Dept. of Education?
Kelly Schuetze: Northampton's dispatch center provides exceptional service
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Business
Hopeful buyers emerge for Magic Wings butterfly conservatory in South Deerfield
SOUTH DEERFIELD — One of the prospective owners of Magic Wings often thinks back to fond memories of celebrating a life milestone at the nearly quarter-century-old butterfly conservatory and gardens on Routes 5 and 10.
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: Spam texts a growing threat to consumers
Spreading the Mexican spice: After five years in Florence, Masa Mexicano spreads its wings with second location in Belchertown 
Area property deed transfers, March 28
Making News in Business, March 28
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Stinky signs of spring: Skunk cabbage is eye candy after months of winter landscape
March Madness is a term that has been assigned to the sport of college basketball. The idea is that a huge tournament creates a frenzied “madness” of athletic exuberance as different teams from across the country compete in a clash of collegiate contenders to see who will be crowned as champion. There are brackets, debates and wagers involved and everyone seems to have a good time.
‘His notes will linger forever’: Remembering Young@Heart accordionist and Springfield College professor Chris Haynes
Valley Bounty: And on that farm she had a bit of everything: Little Brook Farm in Sunderland is a labor of love for farmer Kristen Whittle
Women’s history told through clothing: Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club to host ‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore’ author, April 9
‘A woman who should be remembered’: New play about the life of Frances Perkins, the brains behind FDR’s New Deal, April 5 and 11Obituaries
Deborah Ann Banas
Easthampton, MA - Deborah Ann Banas, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully in her home on March 8, 2025, at the age of 71 in Easthampton, MA. Born on October 24, 1953, in Holyoke, MA. D... remainder of obit for Deborah Ann Banas
Margaret L. Tudryn
Hadley, MA - Margaret (Peg) L. Tudryn, 88 of Hadley, passed away on March 29, 2025. She was born on August 1, 1936, the daughter of the late Edward W. and Josephine A. (Toole) Tudryn. Peg graduated from Hopkins Academy in 1954 and Smith... remainder of obit for Margaret L. Tudryn
Nancy Anson
Nancy (Otte) Anson NORTHAMPTON, MA - Nancy Otte Anson of Northampton, Massachusetts, left the world on Monday, March 24, 2025. She was born March 22, 1955, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Norita (Sholly) and Evan Otte. Nancy and her sister, Susan,... remainder of obit for Nancy Anson
Dawn Susanne Gavin
Brewster, MA - Susanne (McPeck) Gavin, also known as "Auntie Sue," to those who knew her, passed away in Hospice care in Brewster, Massachusetts, at the age of 89. A native of Boston, she was born to John and Thelma (Shaw) McPeck. Susan... remainder of obit for Dawn Susanne Gavin
