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By ADAM HARGRAVES

MILFORD — It was a magical summer, even though it ended in a loss for Northampton Post 28.Northampton lost 9-4 to Milford Post 59 at Fino Field Tuesday afternoon to fall out of the American Legion state baseball tournament.“It was a magical season,”...

By ELLIOT WELD

NORTHAMPTON — Ben Fowler’s walk-off single in the eighth inning gave Northampton a 4-3 win over Longmeadow in a Western Massachusetts Mickey Mantle baseball playoff game Tuesday. After Jake Brittain and Orion McLain both walked with two outs, Fowler...

By LISA SPEAR

Millions of bacteria line the inside of our guts. We have more bacteria in our bodies than cells, and these little critters are working to help us break down and digest the food we eat —  without them we wouldn’t be able to survive — so it would seem...

By LAUREL DEMKOVICH

NORTHAMPTON — When 122 United Nations member states signed the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty on July 7, ambassadors found it hard to comply with U.N. rules against cheering and hugging, according to author Timmon Milne Wallis.Wallis, who grew up in...

By SARAH GARDNER

NORTHAMPTON — No community in Hampshire or Franklin counties would be allowed to ban recreational marijuana facilities without an affirmative vote by referendum.A bill approved by the Legislature last week and awaiting Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Pregnant women who face discrimination in the workplace, such as being prohibited from having additional bathroom breaks or being required to stand for extended periods, will have a legal recourse to address their complaints beginning next spring.On...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Around 300 service workers employed at Cooley Dickinson Hospital will join a labor union following the results of a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board Thursday.But ballot challenges and a narrow margin...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — Police are investigating the death of a toddler at Meadowbrook Apartments Thursday.A Northampton Police crime scene services van was parked outside a set of gray townhouses Thursday evening near the Bridge Road entrance to the...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A Greenfield man admitted Wednesday that he led police on a chase that went through seven towns and damaged multiple vehicles in September 2016. Frank Cabrera, 47, pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to charges of assault and...

By GAZETTE STAFF

The Southampton Police Department is looking for help locating a 26-year-old missing man.Tyler Tersavich was last seen last Friday in Northampton, according to a Facebook post from the Southampton Police.“His parents are concerned for his well-being...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SPRINGFIELD — Had one sixth inning throw been on target, Northampton’s dream American Legion season might be over.Instead Post 28 is still alive after Wednesday’s 8-7 win over East Springfield that set up Thursday’s winner-take-all championship...

By Sarah Gardner

SPRINGFIELD — They came with a simple message for Pioneer Valley Transit Authority: Give us more bus options, not less.As the PVTA’s advisory board prepared to meet Wednesday in Springfield, 16 people stood outside to protest proposed cuts to bus...

 By ADAM HARGRAVES

NORTHAMPTON — In Game 1 of a best-of-three series to decide a Western Massachusetts Legion championship, Northampton Post 28 faced a situation it hadn’t seen all year.An immense deficit, which East Springfield built after a nine-run second...

The potential scaling back of Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus routes serving the Five Colleges is troubling because hundreds of people would lose public transportation vital to their studies and livelihoods.We urge the PVTA advisory board, which...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A grocery wholesaler’s request to place a real estate lien on the home of the mother of the former owner of Serio’s Market was denied in court on Monday. Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard Carey denied a July 7 motion by Bozzuto’s...

By LISA SPEAR

The Pioneer Valley has one of the highest instances of breast cancer in the state, so it is especially important for women here to get screened, ideally in a comfortable environment. That is one major reason Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton is...

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — A dispute is unfolding between the city and the founding owner of Harold’s Garage over a drain line that runs under the longtime Pleasant Street business.“They’re doin’ me dirty,” Harold Willard, a 94-year-old crane operating legend,...

By SARAH GARDNER

NORTHAMPTON — The sound of bagpipes playing “Scotland the Brave” filled the air around Look Park on Saturday long before the sights of the festival came into view.First, the cars sporting Saint Andrew’s flag bumper stickers, filling the parking lot,...

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council has elected an interim city clerk to serve the remainder of Wendy Mazza’s term. Mazza retired earlier this month after 45 years in the office.“The institutional knowledge she takes with her will never be replaced,” Pam...

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Human Rights Commission sees need for a civility pledge in the city, and as of Thursday the City Council agrees.Commissioners told councilors they proposed the measure in light of an increase in denigrating and hateful...