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By MICHAEL ALBANO

I was at the State House in January 1983 when Gov. Michael Dukakis announced his intention to file legislation creating a “right to shelter” law. At the time, I was representing the Parole Board and the Department of Corrections in hopes that incarcerated women at MCI-Framingham, many with children awaiting their release, would be included in the legislation and have a home to go to when granted parole, or, after completing their sentence.

By GARRETT COTE

The Belchertown baseball team has been dying to play baseball. Thanks to a rainout last Monday, March 31, the Orioles’ game against Northampton got postponed. They would have to wait until the end of the week to host Minnechaug for their season opener. Some teams had already played three games by last Friday, but Belchertown was finally suiting up to play their first – a 3-0 loss to Minnechaug.

The firing of Don Brown, a very experienced longtime coach with success in multiple programs, is another excuse by the ongoing failure of the UMass Athletics Department and the board of trustees to promote UMass football into a program that is going...

As an octogenarian activist who can no longer march, I worked with my fellow cronies to initiate a national petition urging committed action on the part of the federal government to address the unforgivable crisis in affordable options for senior...

As a fellow baby boomer, Richard McCarthy’s column about technology stuck very close to recent conversations I have recently had with friends [“Handling our devices,” Gazette, July 5].I applaud Mr. McCarthy’s statement that technology does “not change...

Rich Cooper’s letter “50 years supporting Northampton students,” [Gazette, May 25] filled me with great joy. Back in 1980, I was a recipient of a Dollars for Scholars scholarship. Without it I would not have been able to attend Springfield College...

By GARRETT COTE

WILBRAHAM — The entire No. 3 Belchertown boys tennis team sat behind the fence of the third singles court where sophomore Luke Dudek battled with No. 4 East Longmeadow’s Ryan Kulla.Trailing 3-1 on the team scoreboard with just the one match remaining,...

By GARRETT COTE

LONGMEADOW — With two matches still being played, the No. 2 Northampton boys tennis team held a 2-1 advantage over No. 1 Longmeadow during Friday afternoon’s Western Mass. Class A championship match at Blinn Tennis Courts.After losing 3-2 to the...

By BRADYN COTE

EAST LONGMEADOW — The Hampshire Regional softball team snapped its two-game losing streak as the Raiders rolled past East Longmeadow 15-3 Monday afternoon at Birchland Park Middle School.It was the combination of Hampshire's elite offense and brick...

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — With a pitcher as exceptional as Ella Schaeffer in the circle, a five-run lead seems plenty good enough – especially when she’s dealing.Well, the South Hadley softball team spotted the junior ace five runs thanks to a six-run bottom of...

The Governor’s Council recently voted, 6-1, to elevate Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, an appellate court justice, to the Supreme Judicial Court. A 16-year veteran of the Appeals Court, Wolohojian is Governor Maura Healey’s second appointee to the SJC,...

I subscribe to the Daily Hampshire Gazette for various reasons. Mostly because it keeps me informed of local western Massachusetts news and events.Your paper and writers excel on their writing and research. Reading the paper recently, I was happy to...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — It didn’t take long for the Longmeadow girls hockey team to strike first.Less than three minutes into Wednesday night’s all-Western Mass. showdown against Pope Francis, Lancers captain Maeve Doherty found the back of the net off an assist...

Thank you to the Gazette and writer Bob Flahety for publishing and honoring a local WWII hero [“World War II sailor finally coming home to Holyoke,” Gazette, Jan. 27]. Your written words, coverage, and reporting not only helped bring closure to a...