Baseball/Softball Notebook: MIAA releases first state power rankings of spring, Hampshire softball No. 2 in Division 4
Couple displaced in Leverett house fire
Belchertown man guilty of murder in 2021 Springfield shooting
Northampton schools to get nearly 6% budget increase next year; amount short of demands by advocates
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: What law, what order? Who is due process?
Leverett to vote on 143-acre woodlot, $8M budget at Town Meeting
Hadley honoring 59 more veterans with banners
$10.56M budget, land acknowledgement approved at Sunderland Town Meeting
Hampshire Pride going bolder: Saturday’s event will feature rally led by LGBTQ+ activists, in addition to traditional parade, entertainment
NORTHAMPTON — Whether it’s injecting more whimsy in festivities or rallying to preserve civil protections for queer communities, Hampshire Pride promises to be bigger and bolder for its third year under new leadership.
Senate Democrats take turns slamming President Trump
BOSTON — While Senate Democrats do not have much legislative action ready to launch in response to President Donald Trump, they spent more than two hours Monday ripping into the administration’s immigration crackdown and warning about damage to the rule of law.
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Planners OK five-story housing development for St. Mary’s Church site, concerns aired over Hawley Street apartment building
Pelham house fire victim ID’d
Company drops Westfield battery storage plans
Hampshire Pride going bolder: Saturday’s event will feature rally led by LGBTQ+ activists, in addition to traditional parade, entertainment
Status restored for 13 UMass international students
Amherst inks contract to expand, renovate Jones Library
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 30
Photos: Playground face-life at Buttery Brook
Arts Briefs: Western New England Music Festival in Holyoke, Mojofest in Hadley, and more
Holyoke career fair a ‘one-stop shop’ for young job seekers
Sports
Northampton Post 28 Senior Legion baseball tryouts
The Northampton Post 28 Senior Legion baseball team (19U) will be holding tryouts on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to noon, and again on Saturday, May 10 also from 10 a.m. to noon at Arcanum Field in Florence.
HS Roundup: Smith Academy baseball rallies for extra-inning win over Mahar
HS Roundup: Cassandra Dion, Hopkins softball fend off improving Northampton for ninth straight victory
Amherst College men’s ice hockey coach Jack Arena to retire after 42 years 
South Deerfield’s Keith Burch advances to Final Qualifying Round for 2025 U.S. Senior OpenOpinion
Veronica Darman: ‘Hate-filled’ opinion was shocking
Although it was not the first time I’ve read a one-sided hate filled opinion from this local clergy (“The butcher and the megalomaniac,” by the Rev. Peter Kakos, Gazette, April 19), I am shocked that a “person of God” continues to write such antisemitic vitriol.
Guest columnist Kathy Gregg: Where are you, students?
Kit Sang Boos: Constitution guarantees rights to all
Jane Potter: Phillips Place development shows ‘blatant disregard’ for residents
Brigitte Holt: The power behind dictators
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Business
A cleaner, quieter cut: Eco Valley Lawn Care embraces all-electric maintenance from mowing to landscaping
NORTHAMPTON — As the weather warms up and the outdoors become lush with greenery again, Cyrus Copen is looking forward to tidying up overgrown spaces.
Next Sunderland ZBA meeting on proposed Dollar General planned for May 28
Making News in Business, April 25
Area property deed transfers, April 25
A true-to-the-plant approach: Easthampton natives finding success manufacturing hemp products in hilltownse-Edition
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Climbing out on a limb: The Hartford fern is not your typical fern
Last week I started telling the story of a particular expedition into the woods and I ended up writing a column on the basics of fern biology. I covered the evolution of ferns, their place in the general evolution of terrestrial plants, and the curious nature of their reproductive cycle. To put it plainly, things got away from me and I didn’t notice until it was too late. The beauty of time, however, is the fact that there is always next week. So, without further adieu, I transport you back to a morning in early April…
Her time in the spotlight: Amherst artist turns 90 and has first-ever public exhibit
Baking the world a better place: Local gay-owned baking company to give out free breadsticks at Hampshire Pride
Lesbian bar opens in Greenfield: Last Ditch is the new space for the Valley’s queer community
‘It won’t get safer if we don’t speak up’: Pioneer Valley Cappella to perform powerful choral work calling attention to the deaths of unarmed Black menObituaries
Robert W. Holden
Ashfield, MA - Robert W. Holden died on April 24, 2025, at his home in Ashfield, Mass. He was 69. It would have been to his taste to start this obituary thus: Robert's dead. If you knew him, you can make up your own obit. If you didn't... remainder of obit for Robert W. Holden
Joan Devine Nolan
Meriden, CT - Joan Devine Nolan, born in Erie, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1921, died peacefully of natural causes in Meriden, Connecticut on April 23, 2025, weeks short of her 104th birthday. She was predeceased by her parents, Grace and ... remainder of obit for Joan Devine Nolan
Grace M. Wheeler
Huntington , MA - Grace M. Wheeler, 92, previously of Huntington, passed away on April 24, just 4 weeks after losing Neil, her beloved husband of 73 years. Grace was born in Chester on July 26, 1932 to Guy and Cora (Daniels) Barr. S... remainder of obit for Grace M. Wheeler
Annette Y. Andrzejczyk
Annette Y. (Gosselin) Andrzejczyk Easthampton, MA - Annette Y. (Gosselin) Andrzejczyk, 76, of Easthampton passed away April 20, 2025 peacefully at her home. She was born in Northampton, November 3, 1948, the daughter of the late Raymond ... remainder of obit for Annette Y. Andrzejczyk
