State gripped by solar slowdown: Worst year in decade for installations

03-18-2024 5:22 PM

Massachusetts’ solar development just had its worst year in over a decade in terms of new installations, but Greenfield Solar partner Claire Chang says her firm that does jobs throughout the Valley hasn’t experienced the same downturn.As a small...


Cocktails comeback on Center Street: Renovated Green Room in Northampton reopens under new owners

03-18-2024 2:31 PM

NORTHAMPTON — With the Wednesday reopening of the Green Room on Center Street, Northampton has a reinvigorated cocktail experience worthy of any cosmopolitan city.The bar is under the new ownership of Perrin Hendricks, owner of the Berkshire Farm...


Sports


Girls basketball: Student, fan support helped propel South Hadley to first-ever state championship game appearance
03-18-2024 6:05 PM

SOUTH HADLEY — Any opposing team that walked into South Hadley’s gym this winter knew they were in for a long night. For more reasons than one.Sure, the Tigers being as good as they were was intimidating enough – their aggressive full-court pressure...

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Guest columnist Martha Hanner: Spirit of philanthropy can uplift so many others
03-18-2024 4:49 PM

In response to the guest opinion, “When giving is only false charity” [Gazette, Feb. 27], may I offer an inspiring example of tzedakah, the Jewish tradition of giving as a moral obligation, done with gratitude and humility.Julius Rosenwald (1862-1939)...

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UMass football, basketball recruits talk school’s move to the MAC
03-16-2024 10:41 AM

With UMass’ move from the Atlantic 10 to the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year, recruiting for football and men’s basketball is sure to change.The Daily Hampshire Gazette caught up with Dajoure Hollingsworth, a football commit who...

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Valley Bounty: Maple syrup time: After year-long prep, Hickory Hill Farm readies for Massachusetts Maple Weekend
03-15-2024 3:35 PM

It turns out pancakes and hot air balloons have at least one thing in common: they both pair well with maple syrup.“Flying over the woods is a good way to find maple trees,” offers Paul Sena, owner of both Worthington Ballooning and Hickory Hill Farm....

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Seaford, DE - Mary L. Novak passed peacefully in her Seaford, Delaware home surrounded by her loving children on December 31, 2023. Mary was born on August 6, 1941 and grew up in Montag... remainder of obit for Mary Novak

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Mary (Shoro) Songer Easthampton, MA - Mary (Shoro) Songer, 64, passed away at her home in Easthampton on March 12, 2024. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Edward R. Shoro... remainder of obit for Mary Songer

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Florence, MA - Christopher J. Russell, 57, of Waterbury Center, VT, formerly of Florence passed away Saturday evening at his father's home surrounded by his family. He was born in Northampt... remainder of obit for Christopher J. Russell

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Ware, MA - Albert J. Kryzak, 80, of Ware, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston. He was born in Northampto... remainder of obit for Albert J. Kryzak

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