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Guest columnist Joshua Wallack: Forward is the right way for Kittredge Estate
01-06-2025 11:08 AM

By JOSHUA WALLACK

The Kittredge estate holds a unique place in Leverett’s history — a nearly 80-acre property whose next chapter deeply respects the character, values and “vibe of Leverett” and its neighbor Amherst. As someone who has spent decades creating projects...


Amherst town charter to undergo extensive review
01-06-2025 11:07 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Major changes to Amherst’s council-manager form of government, which has been in place since December 2018, would likely require establishment of a new Charter Commission, townwide votes and possibly approval from the state Legislature.Yet...


Arts Briefs: Bach and rock in Northampton, cumbia in Amherst, and more
01-06-2025 11:05 AM

Hear the heir to cumbiaThe Drake in Amherst will kick off its 2025 programming with an exciting show on Jan. 9, presenting cumbia accordionist Yeison Landero.Landero grew up in Colombia, immersed in cumbia music; his grandfather, Andrés Landero, was a...


Deerfield preps request for senior housing proposals, to be issued in January
01-06-2025 11:05 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The long-awaited senior housing project that will serve as one of the key slices of Deerfield’s municipal campus will take a major step forward in January, as the Select Board has approved the release of a request for...


Hadley preps for leaner budget year
01-06-2025 11:05 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A smaller increase in municipal revenues, while the ambulance fund is being incorporated into the town’s operating budget for the first time, are among challenges Hadley officials anticipate as they prepare a fiscal year 2026 spending...


UMass Stonewall Center provides info on name changes, gender markings in advance of Trump presidency
01-06-2025 11:05 AM

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

AMHERST — It didn’t take long after Election Day for students to start visiting the offices at the UMass Stonewall Center seeking advice on how to prepare for another Donald Trump presidency. A significant number of these visitors were seeking...


Granby Select Board approves Wine Haus licenses, despite questions about noise and zoning
01-06-2025 11:05 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board approved entertainment and common victualler licenses for neighborhood winery Wine Haus in a 2-1 vote, with the chair dissenting due to ongoing discussions around noise and zoning.Over the past month, residents have come...


Martin Miller: Public radio present and future
01-06-2025 11:03 AM

Thanks to Raymond Fontaine for his wonderful recollections of public radio past from WGBH and WFCR 88.5FM [”Memories of public radio past still glow,” Gazette, Dec. 21]. I was at GBH when most of those shows were produced. And I’m proud of those...


Amherst students: We want our own space in the library
01-06-2025 11:03 AM

Some people think that we teens don’t need our own space in our new library, but we do. One reason is when you are at home and you have a younger sibling it is very hard to get work done, so this space would be very helpful for that. Another reason...


Sue Oppenheimer: Lights out and war on the elderly
01-06-2025 11:03 AM

Not a wreath nor a tree, or even a poinsettia to signify the Christmas holiday at the Hadley Housing Authority. On Dec. 20, notices were placed door to door, stating that all outdoor Christmas lights and holiday decorations must be removed by...


Laurie Evans: Restore public access to the Gordon King Christmas tree farm in Leverett
01-06-2025 11:03 AM

The town of Leverett is home to a unique resource. This is a former Christmas tree farm now known as the Blueberry Patch kindly donated by Gordon S. King for community use. Recently its accessibility has been unjustly obstructed by no trespassing...


Iris L. Broudy: Where were the salt trucks?
01-06-2025 11:03 AM

On Friday, Dec. 20, about 5:30 p.m., I was driving home east on Route 9 from South East Street in Amherst. It was terrifying. My good snow tires had zero traction on the icy surface. Vehicles were going 10 mph yet still skidding.At one point I saw a...


Reading roundup: Steve Pfarrer’s favorite books of 2024
01-06-2025 11:03 AM

By STEVE PFARRER

During my last several years as the Gazette’s arts and features writer, I compiled a list of my favorite books of the year each December, given that newspapers all do that best-of-the-year thing and I thought it would be fun to get on board...


State agricultural experts, farmers back federal bird flu testing
01-06-2025 11:01 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Nationwide testing of all dairy herds for the bird flu, testing already completed four times so far in Massachusetts, is winning praise from state agricultural officials and local farmers.The virus, also known as Type A H5N1, or Highly...


Ceremonial wooden-framed cake on move from Leverett to Pepperell
01-06-2025 11:01 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A giant wooden-frame cake with hundreds of electric candles, serving as a centerpiece of anniversary celebrations in several area communities, is on its way to another part of Massachusetts.The ceremonial 16-foot-tall, 26-foot-wide and...


Amherst’s Jameson Dion excited for future after committing to play football at the University of New Hampshire
01-06-2025 11:01 AM

By GARRETT COTE

Jameson Dion was fresh off a 295-yard, five-touchdown rushing performance against Putnam in the opening contest of his senior season at Amherst Regional, and the Hurricanes were set to host Springfield International Charter School in their first night...


Mixed-use project cut to single building
01-06-2025 11:00 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Citing the high costs for steel, which may go up even more due to uncertainty around tariffs, an Amherst developer is scaling back a mixed-use development at the corner of Amity Street and University Drive on the edge of the UMass campus.The...


Tracing slavery’s stain: UMass’ Slavery North initiative exploring region’s ties from new campus home
01-06-2025 11:00 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — In both Hadley and Northampton, as well in as other communities throughout the Connecticut River Valley, Black women were among those enslaved by the region’s European settlers in the 1600s and by those living in Massachusetts until slavery...


Amherst aims to secure ARPA funds from D.C. clawback
12-24-2024 1:16 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Town officials are undertaking a plan to ensure the remaining $3.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds yet to be spent are not lost during a change in presidential administrations in Washington, D.C., and possible punitive actions...


Hadley officials review library roofing woes
12-24-2024 1:16 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Putting a standing seam sheet metal roof or synthetic slate on the roof of the Hadley Public Library, or making significant modifications of the roof’s perimeter to allow better venting, could address problems in the four-year-old building,...

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