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Years ago I was a member of the Northampton Food Co-op, on Market Street in Northampton. I was also briefly a representative from the co-op to the Western Mass co-ops, a group of co-ops that joined together to combine buying power and exchange issues...
I am grateful to the Hampshire Mosque in Hadley for their recent open house (Oct. 26). The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, the food was outstanding, and most of all the program with Sabeel Ahmed from the GainPeace Project was excellent.It is so...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The bridge carrying North Main Street over the railroad tracks will remain closed indefinitely, although progress is being made, as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the process of reviewing construction plans.The...
By Staff Report
STOW — With 47 active brush fires reported statewide, including 18 in the past 24 hours, local and state officials are urging residents to use extra caution with any open flame or other heat source outdoors.“The dry, sunny, breezy weather is great...
By ALEXA LEWIS
SOUTHAMPTON — Southampton residents have likely spotted the splashes of blue and white or purple and green signs posted on various lawns, endorsing one of two candidates for state representative. Over the course of this campaign season, some may have...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A historic home at 162 South East St., next to Colonial Village Apartments, will be moved to 130 Harkness Road via Belchertown Road on Tuesday evening.The move is being coordinated by the Roberts Group and its contractor Payne Construction...
Regarding the front-page article “Report: Casinos’ impacts mostly positive” [Gazette, Oct. 25], a more accurate headline would have been “Casinos report: Positive impact for state economy, but negative social and health impacts.”At a time of greater...
Picture Main Street, the coming downtown catastrophe, has not begun and the mayor is already hiring consultants to try to figure out how to make what will surely be a five-year disaster somehow less disastrous [“Northampton lands grant to help...
By JIM PALERMO
It seems to me that our passion for affixing a label to everything contributes to what is tearing at the fabric of our society.I do not intend to add to the confusion, for I acknowledge that the more I read and study, the more aware I become of how...
By JONATHAN KAHANE
I don’t watch much television, mainly the news/weather broadcasts and a baseball game now and then if the Sox are on. Unfortunately it has become too painful to watch them recently, so instead I root against those Boys from The Bronx. Regrettably, my...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Beginning in 2021 with a home school cooperative where young children could be taught to both appreciate their natural surroundings and better understand racial justice, 80 Acres is looking to expand its presence in the area’s educational...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — An employee at a downtown restaurant struck in the head with a beer bottle, and a supermarket employee attacked by a customer were both victims of assaults that occurred in Amherst over the weekend, according to Amherst police.Among the 272...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE FALLS — With Halloween just two days away, nearly all the displays and decorations are set up, but for those seeking a final touch, consider a pumpkin with a heart carved into it.For eight years, community members have gathered to carve...
By ALLEN J. DAVIS
This presidential election, the most important since 1860 when Lincoln’s victory saved the Union, will be decided by relatively few votes in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, just like in 2016 and 2020. The race...
By RICHARD FEIN
Hezbollah is Iran’s proxy army in Lebanon. By launching missile attacks against Israel on Oct. 8, 2023 it started the third war between these two antagonists in the last 40 years. Lebanon is suffering the consequences.It is estimated that Hezbollah...
The Amherst Committee for A Better Chance (ABC) would like to express profound gratitude to the community for their overwhelming support of our traditional annual fundraising event, the Fall Foliage & Cider Run, held on Oct. 19. With almost 500...
Voting for Question 2 is a difficult question for me. I moved here from New York state four years ago after teaching in New York’s educational system for over 30 years.In New York, we have the state Regents Exams to obtain a New York Regents high...
Now it’s Trump’s turn. Harris sat down for an interview with Fox and fielded hostile questions from Bret Baier. Little Donald Trump needs to sit down for an interview with MSNBC and answer questions from Rachel Maddow.But he won’t. He no longer has...
By GARRETT COTE
HADLEY — Throughout the first 75 minutes of action, the No. 2 Hopkins Academy girls soccer team was knocking on the doorstep. The Golden Hawks had attempted nearly 30 shots, but they had no goals to show for against visiting No. 7 Pioneer.Then Alayna...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
NORTHAMPTON — Pedestrian safety and utility infrastructure improvements totaling $4.4 million for an affordable housing development in Easthampton, $1.94 million to build a new roundabout in Amherst at the edge of the University of Massachusetts...
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