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By MARIETTA PRITCHARD

Have I mentioned that I read the obituaries in the Gazette every morning before I start my day? Does this sound depressing? I don’t find it so. It somehow anchors things for me.I can learn about people in my community and about how they or their...

By JOHN SHEIRER

Four years ago, my column in this newspaper predicted that Donald Trump would lose the 2020 presidential election. Readers who opposed Trump told me, “I wish I had your optimism,” or “That’s what you said in 2016,” or “His crazies have gotten worse...

By JOHN SHEIRER

Nearly 40 years ago, I entered a college classroom as the instructor for the first time. I was a 23-year-old graduate teaching assistant, charged with my very own section of English composition. Twenty-five students silently inspected me as I placed...

Two events occurred this past week that reminded me of where I was when they happened.Nov. 22, 1963, the day JFK was assassinated, my husband Jim and I were in Lugano, working at the American School in Switzerland. It was already evening there when we...

I just read Robin Goldstein’s Best Bites review of the Texas Roadhouse and I wonder, what other hidden gems have we here? [“Think again, culinary elitists,” Gazette, Oct. 28].Will he be lobbying the Michelin inspectors for a star for the Route 9...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A new public health director who will focus on addressing inequities in health outcomes and bring anti-racism values into the practice of public health is being appointed to the vacant position, subject to review by the Town Council at its...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Daily commutes from Amherst to Northampton on the Norwottuck Rail Trail have become a bit more difficult this week for bicyclists like Michael Ireland of Amherst, who initially found the closure of a section of the path behind the Mountain...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — When Suleidy De La Cruz first came to Northampton as a college student, it’s safe to say it was a bit of an adjustment.Originally from the Dominican Republic, De La Cruz moved to New York City and attended community college in the Bronx...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Proceeds from the sale of the Amherst Veterans of Foreign Wars building to the town have been used to pay off the Florence VFW’s mortgage, an event recently celebrated with a burning of the mortgage papers.The town of Amherst acquired...

The widespread flooding that hit our region in mid-July illuminates many truths: the vulnerability of many local farms, the hard reality of climate change, and the amazing response that is possible when the community, non-profit and foundation...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A 30-year-old man serving a prison sentence in Oregon for child pornography offenses is facing similar charges in Hampshire County.Blake Lassiter appeared before Judge Jane Mulqueen in Hampshire Superior Court last Friday. He faces 11...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

An Amherst organization is behind a newly proposed constitutional amendment put forth by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern that would reduce the influence wealthy donors and large corporations have on elections in the United States. The proposed joint...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

BOSTON — An Amherst mother and daughter who have helped to celebrate the heritage of African Americans in Amherst and a Northampton resident who has ensured people in the city and neighboring communities have access to food, while also being a pioneer...

By LAWRENCE PARELES

I am writing to offer a new and innovative solution to address the housing crisis, particularly in college towns and cities: encouraging and assisting colleges and universities with building more dormitories to accommodate their students. With the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

An Amherst-based organization is behind a newly proposed constitutional amendment put forth by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern that would reduce the influence wealthy donors and large corporations have on elections in the United States. The proposed joint...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Tom Toski, a longtime fixture of the western Massachusetts golf scene who taught several famous clients how to play the game, died last month in Florida. He was 97.Toski was born in 1925 to Walenty and Mary Algustoski, immigrants from Poland, and was...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A joint municipal electrical aggregation program involving Northampton, Amherst and Pelham, developed over the past several years as a way of bringing cleaner electricity to households and businesses, is getting ready to start.The Valley Green Energy...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

GREENFIELD — The Rooster hummed a song of victory in his head while staring defeat in the eyes.Frontier Regional junior Wyatt Edes, nicknamed after the barnyard crower for his flowing red locks and crimson goatee, stood in the Veterans Field batter’s...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON — Amherst’s casket never closed.Lexington celebrated like it won the boys ultimate state title Sunday at Oxbow Marina. The Fooligans ran off the sideline into the end zone to scream and hug then lined up. They thought they slayed the...

By EMILY THURLOW

NORTHAMPTON — It looks like the popular ValleyBike share program will remain grounded until next spring.Northampton officials announced Thursday that they are on the hunt for a new vendor to run the regional bike share program after the main service...