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  • KEVIN GUTTING Amherst resident Rimas Santali, 4, took part in a Yankeee swap held last week at the First Baptist Church in Amherst. She was delighted to score a tea cup at the event. She was there with her babysitter.

    KEVIN GUTTING Amherst resident Rimas Santali, 4, took part in a Yankeee swap held last week at the First Baptist Church in Amherst. She was delighted to score a tea cup at the event. She was there with her babysitter. Purchase photo reprints »

  • JERREY ROBERTS Julia Urbank as Marian Paroo, front left, with Phoebe Silliman as Winthrop Paroo rehearse with other cast members for Northampton High School's production of "The Music Man" Wednesday at the school.

    JERREY ROBERTS Julia Urbank as Marian Paroo, front left, with Phoebe Silliman as Winthrop Paroo rehearse with other cast members for Northampton High School's production of "The Music Man" Wednesday at the school. Purchase photo reprints »

  • KEVIN GUTTING Despite a substantial snow pack remaining from this winter's storms, the above-freezing temperatures and promises of 40s on Saturday had Glen Facto feeling good about washing this car outside Rick's Auto Repair in the Bay State section of Northampton Friday afternoon.

    KEVIN GUTTING Despite a substantial snow pack remaining from this winter's storms, the above-freezing temperatures and promises of 40s on Saturday had Glen Facto feeling good about washing this car outside Rick's Auto Repair in the Bay State section of Northampton Friday afternoon. Purchase photo reprints »

  • JASON PICARD Madeline Gallant Doby, pointing, with Kim Perez .

    JASON PICARD Madeline Gallant Doby, pointing, with Kim Perez . Purchase photo reprints »

  • What the hell was I doing at sunup driving around looking for a shot of the fog & the sun rising behind a group of cattle....I felt like I was in H.County looking for a friggin feature!! Why......because I love it! Was 5 minutes late for rising sun so drove around to get this pic below. Feel I don't spend enough taking photos....too many other things to do.

    What the hell was I doing at sunup driving around looking for a shot of the fog & the sun rising behind a group of cattle....I felt like I was in H.County looking for a friggin feature!! Why......because I love it! Was 5 minutes late for rising sun so drove around to get this pic below. Feel I don't spend enough taking photos....too many other things to do. Purchase photo reprints »

  • KEVIN GUTTING Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz takes questions from Leeds School second graders after reading to them in the library on "Dr. Seuss Day" Wednesday. Narkewicz, the first of 10 guest readers from the community, read "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" followed by "Green Eggs and Ham".

    KEVIN GUTTING Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz takes questions from Leeds School second graders after reading to them in the library on "Dr. Seuss Day" Wednesday. Narkewicz, the first of 10 guest readers from the community, read "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" followed by "Green Eggs and Ham".

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GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Emily Williston Library Director Kristi Chadwick in 2012.

Easthampton library director Kristi Chadwick resigns to take new job

EASTHAMPTON — Emily Williston Library Director Kristi Chadwick will leave her position for a job with the Massachusetts Library System at the end of the month. Chadwick, who has been … 0

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Coach Derek Kellogg and the University of Massachusetts will play Rhode Island, Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Atlantic 10 tournament.

UMass notebook: Derek Kellogg sets goal of Atlantic 10 championship

AMHERST — Derek Kellogg feels sympathy toward the Charleston Classic trophy that his team acquired for winning that tournament in November. “The Charleston trophy is lonely. He needs some friends,” … 0

Opinion »
3/16/2013 Mike Orazzi | Staff Landon Soroka 2 1/2 works on a puzzle during the Newington High School Student Council's inaugural Irish Fest. Betsy Krogh says Blarney Blowout should celebrate Irish heritage, not mayhem.

Betsy Krogh: Can we transform ‘Blowout’ into Amherst celebration of all things Irish?

To the editor: Another March, another Blarney Blowout with its attendant misbehavior and bad feeling. If we continue down this path it will not be good for our town, the … 1

Classrooms »
JASON PICARD From left, Belchertown High School student Joshua Lariviere, the school's library and media specialist Brennan Murray, and students Jessica Zalucki and John Strycharz in the school libarary. The school is taking part in a pilot program this year introducing students to online classes through the Virtual High School program

Belchertown High School students embrace ‘virtual’ classes

Belchertown High School students had more than 100 new courses to choose from this year. And they did so without the town busting its school budget. They just aren’t taught … 0

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Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. talks to reporters as she leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after saying that the CIA's improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department. The issue stems from the investigation into allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators, CIA feud

WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary public accusation, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee declared on Tuesday that the CIA interfered with and then tried to intimidate a congressional investigation … 0

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