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‘His notes will linger forever’: Remembering Young@Heart accordionist and Springfield College professor Chris Haynes
03-28-2025 10:22 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Chris Haynes, longtime accordionist for the Young@Heart Chorus and associate professor emeritus of music at Springfield College, died on Wednesday, March 12.

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Guest columnist Barbara A. Rouillard: Freedom — A lesson learned
03-24-2025 9:25 PM

By BARBARA A. ROUILLARD

 


Guest columnist Dr. Julia Fischer: Forgotten foes — The return of preventable infections
03-20-2025 8:01 AM

By DR. JULIA FISCHER

 


Columnist Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: DEI is the alternative to white nationalism
03-14-2025 4:43 PM

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

I am a DEI professional.


Shelburne Falls veteran pleads guilty to stealing benefits, lying about service
03-11-2025 5:26 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine veteran pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application to the Marine Corps through his congressional representative.


Fired Granby veteran suffers through Trump’s speech, equates experience to ‘Jerry Springer Show’
03-05-2025 5:16 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Veteran Michael Slater left the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night feeling like he witnessed the taping of an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show” — a long-running tabloid talk show known for its sensationalistic topics — rather than a presidential address.


Gov’s mental health cuts worry local advocates, Cutchins program in Belchertown at risk
03-02-2025 10:01 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed state budget cuts to the Department of Mental Health are raising concerns on behalf of some of the Pioneer Valley’s most vulnerable populations.


Girls basketball: Northampton can’t keep pace with powerhouse Central in PVIAC Class A final loss (PHOTOS)
02-22-2025 10:01 PM

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — It wasn’t a secret that the No. 2 Northampton girls basketball team would have its hands full against top-seeded Springfield Central in Saturday’s PVIAC Class A final. The Blue Devils had lost 10 straight to the Golden Eagles coming in, including a pair of decisive defeats already this winter.


Columnist The Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: ‘With a compassionate heart and a strong spine’
02-14-2025 6:57 PM

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

On Feb. 8, I was asked to speak at a rally in front of City Hall in Northampton intended to energize our common resistance to the multiple horrors being unleashed by Donald Trump and the oligarchs who surround him. After I spoke, several people suggested that my speech should be published because it had been helpful to them. My thanks to those who sought me out to say: Share your message.


Dream job for new head of Central West Justice Center legal aid nonprofit
01-28-2025 5:09 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Nothing could knock down Claudia Quintero on the day she received her green card and work permit at 17 years old — she was too elated to notice anything else.


Arts Briefs: ‘Love Letters’ in Hatfield, paintings done by feet in Northampton, and more
01-22-2025 2:25 PM

The local theater company Valley Players will present a production of the play “Love Letters” on Feb. 7, 8, 14 and 15, each at 7:30 p.m., at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield.


Columnist Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: Decency: A resolution of resistance
01-17-2025 2:01 PM

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

Maybe you made some New Year’s resolutions a few weeks ago. Maybe you have adhered to them faithfully. Or maybe they are getting a bit frayed at the edges, modified, or abandoned.


Guest columnist Barbara A. Rouillard: When the buzzer sounded
01-10-2025 7:01 AM

By BARBARA A. ROUILLARD

 


Columnist Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: A blessing while weeding a cemetery in the desert
12-20-2024 1:06 PM

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

This is the 15th December that I have written my monthly column for the Gazette. But this year feels different — with wars dragging on, frightening news swirling in the press, and an angry, unpredictable Donald Trump about to take the reins (again) at...


Alleged bank robber facing charges for heist of Westfield Bank in South Hadley
12-16-2024 4:59 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

BELCHERTOWN — A 26-year-old woman who allegedly robbed a bank in South Hadley last week with the help of an unwitting getaway driver is facing charges of armed robbery and making a bomb threat.Rosa Murillo of Springfield pleaded not guilty to those...


Guest columnist Barbara A. Rouillard: What patriotism means to me
12-08-2024 6:08 PM

By BARBARA A. ROUILLARD

For Veterans Day 1964, around my 10th birthday, the VFW sponsored an essay contest, “What Patriotism Means to Me.” Any elementary or junior high student in our town could enter.My family didn’t have much disposable income, so whenever there was a...


UMass football: Longtime Springfield College coach Mike DeLong talks former player, new Minutemen hire Joe Harasymiak: “He’s really ready for this”
12-04-2024 2:07 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Joe Harasymiak had head coaching in his blood, that much was clear from the early stages in his life. That’s all he ever wanted to be when he grew up. And by time he got to college to play defensive back for head coach Mike DeLong at...


March for the Food Bank steps off Monday for 15th year
11-22-2024 3:41 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

The 15th annual March for the Food Bank with Monte Belmonte will once again traverse the 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield over Monday and Tuesday.The march has become known not only for the creative costumes donned by marchers pushing decorated...


Columnist Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: ‘I feel like going on’: Time to mobilize
11-15-2024 2:58 PM

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

If part of your post-election self-care regime is to stop reading commentary about the election, I invite you to stop reading this column now. And I support your decision to do so. For the rest of you diehards, some thoughts from this tired and...


Valley Bounty: Feeding fresh in our schools: Home Grown Springfield puts local produce into Springfield public schools
10-18-2024 11:51 AM

By LISA GOODRICH

As National Farm to School Month unfolds during October, the Connecticut River Valley puts the idea in action. Nationally observed since 2010, the month highlights the collaboration between farms and local schools.Simply feeding children is the root...


Granby priest tapped to lead Catholic Charities in new executive role; will continue to lead town church
09-03-2024 4:33 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Father Michael Goodreau, pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, will oversee the Catholic Charities Agency of the Diocese of Springfield as its new president, expanding his work as a Catholic and spiritual leader from his parish in Granby...

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