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By CARRIE N. BAKER

On Jan. 17, prosecutors in Stoughton charged Victor Carter with viciously murdering Amber Buckner, who was stabbed 30 times. Police found her with the handle of a 4-inch knife protruding from her right temple. The next day, prosecutors in Quincy...

To the Northampton Department of Public Works employee who helped me out of a tough spot this morning: Thank you so much! After scraping ice off my car for 20 minutes, even breaking my favorite ice scraper, I was afraid I would be late for a doctor’s...

By MARC WARNER 

Has anybody else pretty much had it with the Northampton City Council? The context of my question is their resolution calling for city-funded reparations.The council didn’t just vote unanimously for the measure, they absolutely fawned over it. One...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Rally Day, one of Smith College’s oldest traditions, returned in full force on Thursday, the first time since February 2020 that it had been held fully in person.The event is a celebration for the school’s graduating senior class, who...

On Monday, we debuted the new masthead of the Daily Hampshire Gazette.The masthead change was developed for several reasons. First, and very basically, we moved in December and needed a sign for our new home at 23 Service Center Road in...

NORTHAMPTON — A leading activist and founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First will deliver the address at Smith College’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21.Reshma Saujani will receive an honorary degree at the event along with five other notable...

By Susan Wozniak 

We are three weeks past the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. At its heart are three factors, one an object and the second a way of thinking. The object is plastic and the way of thinking is corporatism. We will discuss the third later.I remember...

The one-year anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine is this week, Feb. 24. Pioneer Valley residents can help by volunteering to help Ukrainians learn English to widen their employment opportunities while their economy suffers from the invasion. I am a...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Ventilation systems, pickleball courts and manhole covers honoring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are just some of the projects awarded grants by the city of Northampton, using $4 million the city received in American Rescue Act Plan...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Animal Control was called out into a house on Elm Street early Wednesday to respond to reports of an owl that had entered the home. The barred owl, named after the distinctive striped pattern on their chest, was flying around...

I am here again to boost Northampton Neighbors (NN) as a resource for aging seniors who may be feeling isolation.Since joining NN, I have reached out (thanks to my weekly connection ) to engage in many of the programs, connections, and small groups...

By DENNIS HELMUS

‘Wanted: More liquor licenses” was a headline in the Feb. 7 Gazette regarding Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s request to the Legislature for additional all-alcohol licenses to “strengthen the recovery of the city’s downtown dining and...

NORTHAMPTON — Due to a hazardous weather forecast Wednesday night, some Gazette subscribers may experience delayed newspaper delivery on Thursday. If there are delays, all newspapers will be delivered as soon as possible. Thank you for your...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After 35 years of service, Joe Cook is retiring as the city of Northampton’s chief procurement officer, as the position becomes a part of the newly-created Climate Action and Project Administration Department.A native of Arkansas, Cook...

Last month, the Northampton City Council limited cannabis licenses, citing the fear of more licenses contributing to the normalization of cannabis use as perceived by teens.Now there is a proposal to increase the number of city liquor licenses in...

I was disappointed to read in the Gazette that the Northampton City Council is considering an alternative to returning to full time in-person meetings. The ability for the City Council to meet remotely is a product of state government attempting to...

It’s time to switch your bank to a credit union or community bank. Why? Bill McKibben’s Third Act website tells us that if you have $62,500 in the mainstream banking system, your money is producing more carbon than the average American does in six...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

More than $3.7 million in state gaming tax revenue is flowing to 43 nonprofit and municipal performing arts centers to help them compete with the state’s casinos to book touring artists and performances, the Mass Cultural Council announced...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city has taken a major step toward its ambitious goal of making city operations carbon neutral in seven years with the creation of a new climate action department that will include a soon-to-be hired climate chief to lead the effort....

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST — A bigger picture guided Tessa Kawall.The Amherst Regional senior only needed six points to reach 1,000 for her career Monday against Northampton, but it was in a Western Massachusetts Class A quarterfinal. Advancing superseded personal...