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Posting our blogs on Facebook

Don St. John — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:16:08 -0400

We've made a small adjustment to our Facebook page; now, in addition to news updates and other straight-to-page posts that we add, all of the posts onto our blogs will appear as well.

The commentary continues

Don St. John — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:36:49 -0400

The latest commentary on the Phoebe Prince case came today via a Boston Globe column by Kevin Cullen, who spoke with all-but certain incoming Northwestern DA David Sullivan about his stance and also writes about the newest response from Prince's parents.

Mmmmmm, burgers

Don St. John — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:29:17 -0400

The plaudits keep coming in for Northampton restaurant Local Burger. The Main Street eatery made USA Today's list today of 51 great burger joints as the entry for all of Massachusetts (one for each state, plus the District of Columbia).

What, Bob Dylan in town again?!?!?

Don St. John — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:44:35 -0400

And the answer is yes. Bob Dylan and His Band, as they bill 'em nowadays, will be returning to the Mullins Center on Friday, November 19 at 8 p.m. Presales end Thursday night, with a general public ticket sale starting Friday at 10 a.m.

Phish returns to Amherst

Don St. John — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:18:32 -0400

It's been nearly 15 years since a Phish sighting in Amherst, but that's about to change. The tremendously popular Vermont jamband has lined up shows at the Mullins Center at UMass-Amherst on Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24.

Maybe now he's a real 'Idiot' (updated Tuesday)

Don St. John — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:21:37 -0400

OK, Johnny Damon's fears of being "the most hated player in baseball" are among the factors that have him staying in Detroit -- and out of the pennant race -- rather than accepting a waiver deal to return to the still-contending Red Sox.

Pay no attention to that endorsement....

Don St. John — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:50:09 -0400

A number of sharp-eyed viewers spotted what seemed to be a clear endorsement of one of the candidates for Northwestern District Attorney from a Gazette staffer in a comment on our package of stories Tuesday. Not so: We've tracked it to an intrusion into our systems, and have removed the bogus post. Thanks to everyone who asked about it.

New video version of Jason Vassell incident

Don St. John — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:56:19 -0400

Gazette reporter James Lowe, who tracked the Jason Vassell story from its inception in February 2008, has also been able to post a much clearer version of the security camera tape of the incident. You can find that with James's timeline of the Vassell prosecution here.

UMass football great Milt Morin dies

Don St. John — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:51:54 -0400

UMass football great Milt Morin, a three-time All-American as a Minuteman and an All-Pro selection twice during his 10-year NFL career, reportedly passed away on Friday in Northampton. Morin was on the verge of being inducted next weekend into the College Football Hall of Fame. Look for more coverage of Morin's death throughout the weekend.

UPDATE: Hampshire's Michael Klare on NPR's "Fresh Air" on Friday on WFCR

Don St. John — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:03:25 -0400

The fine folks at WFCR let us know that Hampshire College professor Michael Klare's guest spot Wednesday on NPR's "Fresh Air" with Terri Gross, to talk about the era of "tough oil," didn't air on Wednesday as scheduled, because they were running a wrapup of that day's Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan. They'll be running the segment Friday night at 7 p.m.

Best one yet? We shall see...but here's a peek

Don St. John — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:59:39 -0400

The trailer for the new installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (yes, it's a two-parter) is out. Admit it, you want to see this, right? If you haven't already, we have it inside.

The Belle of Amherst...and her great love?

Don St. John — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:11:49 -0400

Here's a tale that deep Emily Dickinson aficionados may have already been aware of, but that the rest of us would be startled by: A Boston Globe Magazine article on Sunday postulated the existence of a love interest for the famously reclusive poet.

The good news, the bad news

Don St. John — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:37:25 -0400

The good news is that it turns out that the already-notorious trading-a-baby-for-beer story has, according to this blog at Boston.com, been inaccurately reported by many of the news outlets that have picked it up. But if you've read our story, you'll probably already know what the bad news is (hint: the initial reports weren't that inaccurate).

Florida coverage of Frank Tudryn's passing

Don St. John — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:34:35 -0400

Northampton isn't the only area grieving the passing of longtime Northampton High School head football coach Frank Tudryn; the Naples, Fla., area, where Tudryn coached and taught at Gulf Coast High School from 2000, is also feeling the loss of the charismatic coach. Visit GazetteNET's story on Tudryn today for a video from the Naples Daily News, as well as links to that news organization's local coverage.

Subscribe to the Gazette Sports Podcast with iTunes

Don St. John — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:33:05 -0400

You can always listen to or download our weekly Gazette Sports Podcast right from the podcast page, but we recommend using iTunes to create an automatic subscription that'll download it for you as soon as we put each week's episode up. Click through to see how that works.