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By JONATHAN KAHANE

 I voted for Kamala Harris in the recent presidential election, and I’m very “disappointed” in the result. I chose that word carefully because it, and not the outcome of the vote per se, is the focus of this essay.From the moment this campaign began...

By ALEXA LEWIS

WESTHAMPTON — Anita Aloisi was going about her day as normal at Hanging Mountain Farm about three years ago when she felt something in her back pop.“I couldn’t move after that,” Aloisi said.Aloisi was rushed to the hospital, where she discovered that...

The folks of greater Northampton are lucky again to be treated to another season of the Pioneer Valley Ballet’s Nutcracker! Thomas Vacanti and Maryanne Kodzis (with a little help from Lisa Baldyga) have been busy preparing this season’s performances...

By KURT HEIDINGER

 The postmortem has arrived, concluding voters elected Donald Trump because of “the economy.” After campaigning against him with the red alert message that he is a fascist, Kamala Harris lost all seven swing states. The “economy” message, not the...

By ALEXA LEWIS

WESTHAMPTON — Some residents are raising concerns about a Police Department request to buy an automatic license plate recognition camera, arguing that the idea could be an unnecessary violation of privacy.Police Department officials, however, say that...

Come Nov. 6, campaign anxiety will turn to joy or disappointment. Now is a good time to consider how we would handle each.In doing so, please consider this: We will still need to deal with each other. We know our differences, but do we realize 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 ALEXA LEWIS

SOUTHAMPTON — A taste of pollinator-friendly gardening is coming to the Edwards Public Library. The Southampton Good Earth Gardeners were awarded a $500 “Plant Something Bee-eautiful” grant funded by Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, and plans to install...

By ALEXA LEWIS

As students file out of Hampshire Regional High School at the end of the day, they have to make a quick stop at one of the many magnets mounted near the exits. These magnets serve as the “keys” to the Yondr pouches their cellphones remain locked in...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren paid a visit to Easthampton officials over the weekend, stopping in at a local home for a meet and greet on her way to open a new campaign office in Springfield. At the private meeting, on Saturday Warren spent...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

 A couple of weeks ago an alternative universe must have been created, and by some combination of supernatural forces I met up with my two college roommates at a nondescript diner somewhere in rural (very rural) Maine. We hadn’t seen each other in...

I will be 80 in November. My life experiences give me some wisdom, but they can also stilt my views. So, I increasingly lean on the wisdom of younger generations. They are the future, as I fade. With the rise of Kamala Harris, recent Mideast peace...

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...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

 I really tried this time. I gave it everything I had. I even trained for months before it began — before the flame was lit.I did my utmost to watch the Olympics on TV this year. If I watch just one more point of beach volleyball, I will go stark...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Local Burger’s Easthampton location is gearing up to celebrate an exciting new expansion: the opening of Beveridges Cocktail Lounge.Beveridges is already open for business, but its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 6...

By ALEXA LEWIS

WESTFIELD/WESTHAMPTON — Hundreds of friends and family members gathered over the weekend to celebrate the vibrant life of Timothy Andrew Slate, 17, a beloved community member and student at Hampshire Regional High School who died as the result of car...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — After almost three weeks of community collaboration and searching, Kiwi and Bandit, the “wild cows” of Easthampton, have made their way home safely.For weeks, photos, reports of sightings and comments of worry and support flooded...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

 I don’t like braggarts. I seem to find myself in their company more and more these days. It makes me feel quite uncomfortable, whether I’m in their midst or simply reading about them in a book or journal, or even listening to them drone on during...

By ALEXA LEWIS

WESTHAMPTON — Public feedback is being sought as officials are finalizing the town’s Municipal Digital Equity Plan. There will be a public meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for town residents to provide input on the plan and speak to their...

By ALEXA LEWIS

WESTHAMPTON — Vito Perrone has finalized a contract with the Hampshire Regional School District, and will begin his role as superintendent on July 1. After interviews earlier this month, the All-Districts Committee voted to offer Perrone the...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

 I admit at the outset that I have a lot of nerve to write an essay complaining about how people are using the English language these days. My teacher in high school used to put comments in the margins of my papers like “primer prose,” “dangling...