Catholic Charities loses funding for refugee programs, shifting focus under new leader
Gazette seeks nominations for Person of the Year, Young Community Leader awards
UMass basketball: Transfers Dimitri Clerc and Charles Outlaw to join Minutemen
Vacancies remain in Jones Library’s upcoming budget
Demolition of old power plant at former Belchertown State School begins
‘Courage, not acquiescence’: McGovern encourages increased engagement during Trump administration
Around Amherst: Students advocate for revised state funding formulas in Boston
Photo: Forbes Library employees immortalizing Paco the fish with tattoos
Columnist Russ Vernon-Jones: Love in a time of crisis
Tariffs hit home for small business in Hadley
HADLEY — Before 2,000 cases of V-One Vodka produced in a Kamień, Poland, factory can be unloaded from a cargo ship, set to arrive in Port Elizabeth, N.J., next week, company founder Paul Kozub will have to pay the U.S. government an $8,000 fee.
A true-to-the-plant approach: Easthampton natives finding success manufacturing hemp products in hilltowns
CHESTER — When the retail cannabis industry was paving its way in 2019, advocates for the drug steered away from the stereotype of a reclining, Cheetos-eating stoner and instead promoted the idea that cannabis is a cure-all for a variety of ailments. “It’s natural” was a common mantra.
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UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
Dave’s Hot Chicken plans advance in Hadley; used car dealership eyed across from Hopkins
Student petition leads Amherst Regional High to reopen bathrooms during lunch; school will explore other ways to address vaping
In swing through WMass, AG Campbell warns country heading toward authoritarianism
Area property deed transfers, April 18
Reported cuts to Head Start program have Community Action worried about consequences
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 18
From corsets to Spanx: Historic Deerfield opens the season with ‘Body by Design: Fashionable Silhouettes from the Ideal to the Real,’ May 3
Arts Briefs: Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail, Showcase South Hadley, Best of the Valley Story Slam and more
Bach and better than ever: UMass Amherst biennial Bach Fest returns April 25-27 with a multitude of concerts and symposia
Sports
HS Roundup: Amherst girls tennis sweeps rival Northampton for fourth straight win
The Amherst Regional girls tennis team has enjoyed a stellar start to the spring, and that continued on Thursday afternoon at the JFK Middle School tennis courts. Behind lights-out singles play, the ‘Canes cruised to a 5-0 win over Northampton to improve to 6-1 with their fourth consecutive victory.
HS Notebook: Area lacrosse players racking up early-season milestones
Boys tennis: Reilly Fowles, Northampton hold off PVCICS in battle of top Hampshire County teams (PHOTOS)
HS Roundup: Allie Randall, Emma Kornbluth team for doubles sweep in Belchertown’s win over Holyoke
Ultimate preview: Defending state champion Northampton looking for moreOpinion
Jennifer Nery: Let's focus our energies on a positive and productive City
I am the treasurer for the Campaign to Elect Laurie Loisel. People presume it’s a rather boring job, and it’s not all fun, but I find it exciting because money is energy. Potential energy, to be precise. For us ordinary, non-Elon Musk types, work is converted to money, and money is transformed into things. Often those things are personal needs, like housing and food for ourselves and our families. But some money can catalyze improvements in the community and the world.
Virginia Hajdamowicz: Fresh perspective needed for Granby town clerk
Guest columnist Marilyn Marks: Human kindness radiates from the inside out
Connie Kruger and Susan Tracy: Support Jones Library renovation and expansion
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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.
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Area property deed transfers, April 18
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Dave’s Hot Chicken plans advance in Hadley; used car dealership eyed across from Hopkins
Community printing hub takes shape in Easthampton
With $402K grant, South Deerfield company with focus on supercapacitors poised to expand
Area property deed transfers, April 11
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: A surprise in my maple tree: Porcupines just want to find something tasty to eat and be left alone
It was the end of an exciting day of nature photography and as I pulled into my driveway I figured that I was done for the day. I had been out in forests and fields and had managed to take just about 1,000 photographs of flowers, birds and even some turtles. I went into the house, set my camera on the writing desk by my kitchen window and started the process of shifting into “evening mode,” which is what everyone aspires to after a long day. On my way through the house, heading toward a change of clothes and something for dinner, I glanced out the back window and stopped in my tracks. What in Darwin’s name was that?
The cost of addiction: New novel draws on Valley backdrop to explore how substance use upends people’s lives
The legend lives on: The Lightfoot Band brings the music of their late bandleader to the Iron Horse
Young filmmaker makes his debut: 16-year-old director and writer to screen his film at Greenfield Garden Cinemas
Creativity empowers kids: Inaugural R.I.S.E. Fest is next weekend in NorthamptonObituaries
Jeffrey Morrissey
PITTSFIELD, MA - Jeffrey Aaron Morrissey 59, passed away April 14 in Pittsfield, MA after a long illness. Jeff was a Northampton native and a graduate of Northampton High School. He was a former employee of the Daily Hampshire Gazette a... remainder of obit for Jeffrey Morrissey
Audrey Wilga
HADLEY, MA - Audrey R. Wilga, 88, of Bay Road, died peacefully at home on Saturday, April 12th, 2025 surrounded by her family. Born in Hadley on July 3, 1936, Audrey graduated from Hopkins Academy in 1954 and went on to Cooley-Dickinso... remainder of obit for Audrey Wilga
Michael Wall
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Michael B. Wall passed away on April 8, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. He was 72 years old. Born on September 29, 1952, the son of the late John James Wall and Lola (Bernaby) Conz Wall. He was pre... remainder of obit for Michael Wall
Neil S. Wheeler Sr.
Neil S. Wheeler, Sr. Huntington , MA - Neil S Wheeler Sr, 96, previously of Huntington MA, passed away peacefully on March 28, surrounded by his loving family. Neil was born August 11, 1928, to Charles and Viola (Stannard). He grew up i... remainder of obit for Neil S. Wheeler Sr.
