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Northampton schools probe staff response to student’s unfulfilled IEP
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
Hadley officials worry about $19.6M price tag for new DPW
Area briefs: League of Women Voters to host school funding talk; Holyoke Sikh flag-raising; Local Vocal Chord Bowl this Saturday; Nobel Laureate to speak at UMass
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 Housing Authority boss placed on leave
Hopeful buyers emerge for Magic Wings butterfly conservatory in South Deerfield
UMass Chancellor Reyes outlines changes amid financial uncertainty under Trump administration
Ready to roll on roads: Amherst priority list tees up $4.55M to rebuild some of town’s worst stretches
UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Western Michigan, 2-1, in Fargo Regional final
Amherst School Committee OK’s budget with no classroom layoffs, but spending plan is $500K more than town recommends
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Area briefs: Mount Holyoke’s Trailblazers of Color conference; Holyoke Library to host annual mini golf and games; Westfield State launches paramedic program
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
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Too late to turn back
There was a time when 18-year-old boys and girls joined a college athletic team and left four years later as 22-year-old men and women, confident, trained, and effective team members. Coaches had time to focus on long-term development, looking at the big picture rather than short-term gains. Coaches helped individuals identify their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and worked to help them improve, enabling them to reach their potential. The successful coach had a basic philosophical understanding of the place of sport in the student’s life. Good coaches understood that their athletes were also students and that achievement in the classroom was paramount to success.
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 final
NCAA Div. 3 Women’s Ice Hockey: Amherst downs Middlebury 3-1, reaches national title gameOpinion
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
‘His notes will linger forever’: Remembering Young@Heart accordionist and Springfield College professor Chris Haynes
Chris Haynes, longtime accordionist for the Young@Heart Chorus and associate professor emeritus of music at Springfield College, died on Wednesday, March 12.
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 11
Declutter your mind, with some help: Local author offers 201 prompts of ‘Fierce Encouragement’ to aspiring writersObituaries
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
Barbara Anne Murnane
Barbara Anne "Barb" Murnane Leeds, MA - Barbara Anne "Barb" Murnane died peacefully in her sleep at Linda Manor in the early morning hours of March 24, 2025. She was 97. Born on July 25, 1927 in Somerville, MA to John D. and Jessie Polle... remainder of obit for Barbara Anne Murnane
Eugenia W. Herbert
Eugenia W. ("Fi") Herbert South Hadley, MA - EUGENIA W. HERBERT, Historian of Africa and South Asia Eugenia "Fi" Herbert died peacefully on March 10, 2025, surrounded by her family and friends. Fi was 95. Following her graduation from ... remainder of obit for Eugenia W. Herbert
