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An updated design plan for a proposed park on North Main Street in South Deerfield.

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Deerfield officials fine-tuning park plans amid resident suggestions

by Mary Byrne Staff WriterApril 2, 2021

Through paddler Cathy (Mumford) Brennan pictured during a trip on the Susquehanna River which, at 444 miles long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States “It’s more of a spiritual thing, just being in the moment,” Brennan said. “I’m not orthodox, or religious, but for me… my spirituality has to do with being out there in nature.”

Tales from the trail: Exploring the Connecticut River Paddlers’ Trail

by Zack DeLuca Staff WriterApril 1, 2021

Jim Crowell of Hatfield casts his line below the Mill River dam at the Old Mill in Hatfield on Thursday. Crowell, who wanted to get some fishing in on “the first warm day,” said he has a tradition of freeing the first fish he catches.

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Photo: First one goes free

by Kevin Gutting Staff PhotographerMarch 12, 2021

Tom Ricardi prepares to release a barred owl Wednesday in Deerfield.

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With help from Tom Ricardi, four owls return to habitat in Deerfield

by Paul Franz Staff WriterMarch 7, 2021

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State jacking up fees for fishing, hunting

by Colin A. Young State House News ServiceMarch 3, 2021

Ian Hamel of Amherst pars the par-three third hole at the Northampton State Hospital Disc Golf Course on Monday. Hamel, who was on his second round of the 18-hole course with friend Casey Dunphy of Hatfield, said there’s one good thing about disc golf in the winter: “It makes you love playing in the summer even more.”

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Photos: All-weather disc golf

by Kevin Gutting Staff PhotographerMarch 2, 2021

Adam Helak and his kids, Ben, left, 4, and Beth, 6, take a spin around their Northampton neighborhood on Thursday.

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Photo: Like it was spring

by Kevin Gutting Staff PhotographerFebruary 27, 2021

Nia MacLean, 5, has Katie Koerten check the temperature on sticks she was rubbing together to start a pretend fire Monday during the February vacation program for kindergartners and first graders at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst. Koerten, an educator at the center, was accompanying her daughter, Ursa, as she attended the youngest “Jumping Mice” group.

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Outdoor lore

by Kevin Gutting Staff PhotographerFebruary 17, 2021

A group of dedicated players, from left, Jen Skaggs, Ned Griefen, Chuck Miller and Elizabeth Silver, play pickleball on a cleared court at Ellen Ames Field in Haydenville on Monday morning Feb. 15, 2021.

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Photos: In fair weather or foul

by Kevin Gutting Staff PhotographerFebruary 16, 2021

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Woman, 56, dies in snowmobile crash

by Gazette Staff February 8, 2021