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By TERRENCE MCCARTHY

I’ve been reading Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance’s memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” The book, published in 2016, made The New York Times best seller list then, and since Vance was chosen by the former president the book has sold tens of thousands...

Students, staff members, and educators are heading back to school over the next few weeks. As we settle into our classroom routines, I urge all voters to educate yourselves on why you should vote “yes” on Question 2 on the election ballot Nov. 5.This...

By SARAH WOODARD

 Based on my 26 years of teaching experience, I am confident in saying that no one test should determine whether a student receives a high school diploma.Yet, for decades we have been doing just that in Massachusetts with MCAS exams. Students must...

My dog Belle loves Cottage Street Studios in Easthampton. She charges up 51 steps to the third floor. High ceilings; very tall stairways. Belle knows to stand away from the ancient manually operated freight elevator door; scary and potentially...

Neighbors in Northampton, I see in the opinions how much you care about righting wrongs, many of them requiring much effort. It is always easier to say there’s nothing I can do and continue to complain than it is to make the actual effort to change. I...

By MARKUS R. JONES

 One Cottage Street in Easthampton symbolizes community spirit and innovation through the unique coexistence of Riverside Industries (RSI), its program participants and staff, and tenants within the repurposed mill building. RSI received the property...

In 2012 I came to Cottage Street Studios looking for a workspace to pursue my dream of being an artist. Rich, the building manager, showed me available spaces, none of which were a match. But on the elevator another artist happened to share that she’d...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — The husband of an Easthampton woman who was killed returning from JFK International Airport in January has filed a $250 million lawsuit against the transportation company he hired to bring his wife home, as well as the manufacturer of...

By SARA WEINBERGER

When catching up with friends this summer, the question of, “How was your vacation?” is usually a topic for discussion. Undeterred by COVID, so many people headed across this country or across the Atlantic; flying, cruising, riding the rails or taking...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

EASTHAMPTON — When Marie Andrades lived in Haiti, she worked as a nurse. Now, sheltering with her mother and baby in Northampton, she is looking to find employment where she can make use of her transferable skills.“I [studied] nursing in Haiti. I have...

I have recently been informed of Riverside Industries’ increase in rent within One Cottage Street. I have been practicing martial arts at Heron’s Bridge dojo in Cottage Street Studios for 10 years now, and I will be directly impacted. There is a...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Nature has served as an artistic muse for centuries, so it’s no surprise that music and environmental activism have historic connections.Two music festivals returning to Easthampton this summer embody the relationship between the natural and musical...

In response to the article “You’re not done: Shutesbury resident saves life of good friend by performing CPR at remote camp,” [Gazette, Aug. 9], if it wasn’t for Frank Grindrod being at the right place at the right time, Michael Haynack potentially...

Peachy keenStone fruit season is in full swing and this Sunday, Aug. 18, there will be an opportunity to celebrate at the Outlook Farm Peach Festival in Westhampton. Located at the scenic Outlook Farm winery and brewery, the event will include a pig...

‘Unity, we must have unity’I admit it. I love disco. A lyric from a song by the O’Jays describes how I feel about what is happening in our country and in Easthampton: “Unity, we must have unity cause united we stand. Divided we fall.” When I heard...

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

 In the past few years, I have heard from a lot of people who have expressed disappointment with the current state of Northampton. There are many who, to quote a recent column writer, believe Northampton is “missing something” [Gazette, July 29]....

By ALEXA LEWIS

Amid heavy humidity and unpredictable thunderstorms, storefronts and galleries in Easthampton draw foot traffic to their blissfully climate-controlled interiors, where community members enjoy refreshments, conversation, and original artwork by local...

By TOLLEY M. JONES

I have been lonely my whole life. I haven’t exactly been alone, but it has felt like it for all practical purposes.My father interpreted my normal small child behavior as evil and told my siblings to stay away from me lest they be tainted by my...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With 3,100 miles and the Atlantic Ocean between them, what could Easthampton and Dundee, a city of approximately 148,000 people in Scotland, possibly have in common?Well, if you really do some digging, you might unearth a Gem of a connection between...

I am responding to the One Cottage Street artists’ protests over rent increases. I find their position to be disingenuous. Artists who have rented studios for years pay rent as low as $4.88 per square foot, whereas newer tenants pay $15.The artists on...