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Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: The coming of bees puts South Hadley man in high spirits
Cannabis sales in Massachusetts top $1B for third straight year
Town election in Worthington features contest for Select Board seat
Voters at Hadley Town Meeting to decide big capital projects on Thursday
Area briefs: Broad Brook Greenway parking; Northampton pickleball group to hold event; and more
Frontier Regional School students appeal to lower voting age
Deerfield residents to decide personnel bylaw, tax bill at Monday’s annual Town Meeting
The Iron Horse rides again: The storied Northampton club will reopen at last, May 15
In late March, the fabled Iron Horse Music Hall, slated to reopen in mid May, was still a pretty raw construction site.Boards, pipes, boxes, and other materials were piled on the floors, along the walls, and on tables. Extension cords to power saws...
Amherst officials outline vision for Hickory Ridge: fire station, community center, affordable housing among options
AMHERST — A fire station, possibly combined with a new community center, or an affordable housing development, are among the concepts unveiled for the front portion of the former Hickory Ridge Golf Course on West Pomeroy Lane, the 150-acre, town-owned...
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The Iron Horse rides again: The storied Northampton club will reopen at last, May 15
Homeless camp in Northampton ordered to disperse
Authorities ID victim in Greenfield slaying
$100,000 theft: Granby Police seek help in ID’ing 3 who used dump truck to steal cash from ATM
UMass football: Spring Game closes one chapter for Minutemen, 2024 season fast approaching
Final pick for Amherst regional superintendent, from Virgin Islands, aims to ‘lead with love’
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A Look Back, April 29
Photos: The growing season begins
The power of poetry: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to speak at Smith College
The Beat Goes On: Album release shows by Barnstar! and Lisa Bastoni, a Young@Heart Chorus concert with new special guests, and more
Sports
Connor Pignatello: Seeing Messi in person again sparked childhood memories
FOXBOROUGH – When I was 8 years old, a Spanish friend of my dad gave me a present. It was a Lionel Messi FC Barcelona No. 10 jersey, with the club’s classic blue and red vertical stripes and the UNICEF sponsor across the front.That jersey was my most...
UMass football: Spring Game closes one chapter for Minutemen, 2024 season fast approaching
High schools: Furious fourth quarter rally falls just short for South Hadley boys lacrosse 
Softball: Hampshire rallies from early deficit, slugs past Easthampton 10-4 (PHOTOS)
2024 Gazette Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Ava Azzaro, NorthamptonOpinion
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Landlines and more in our parallel universe
Recent news reports and events have reminded me that my husband and I are living in a parallel universe. We use a landline and we read print newspapers, which are delivered to our house daily.I have and use a cellphone, but my husband does not. He...
Guest columnist Dr. Meghan Gump: Dear Patients — We hear you!
Guest columnist Lawrence Pareles: Make completing FAFSA form a high school graduation requirement
Jenny Fleming-Ives and Peter Ives: Community must come together to fairly fund schools, city services
Daniel Barker: Time for peace in Ukraine
Business
Locking up carbon for good: Easthampton inventor’s CO2 removal system turns biomass into biochar
HOLYOKE — Like many people, Michael Garjian believes global warming is a pressing issue of our times.Unlike most, he’s putting his ideas for reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into practice — and at the same time bidding for a share of the $100...
Advancing water treatment: UMass startup Elateq Inc. wins state grant to deploy new technology
New Realtor Association CEO looks to work collaboratively to maximize housing options
Area property deed transfers, April 25
Primo Restaurant & Pizzeria in South Deerfield under new ownership
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Arts & Life
Upon Nancy’s Floor: 33 Hawley event celebrates iconic dancers, history, and a new dance floor
Among the many features that are part of 33 Hawley, the Northampton Community Arts Trust building that was finally completed in early January following 10 years of construction, there’s probably nothing more important to dancers than the floor of the...
Embracing both new and old: Da Camera Singers celebrates 50 years in the best way they know how
Time to celebrate kids and books: Mass Kids Lit Fest offers a wealth of programs in Valley during Children’s Book Week
Arts Briefs: A themed exhibit in Northampton, new opportunities for artists in Easthampton, and more
Speaking of Nature: ‘Those sound like chickens’: Wood frogs and spring peepers are back — and loud as everObituaries
Eli Knapp Abrams
Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams
Elizabeth Merrill
Elizabeth (Lisa) Merrill Northampton , MA - Lisa died peacefully in Hospice, attended by family, her longtime caregivers, and the wonderful staff at Linda Manor Assisted Living in Northampton, MA on April 15, 2024 at age 95. Lisa was bo... remainder of obit for Elizabeth Merrill
Mary F. R. Watson
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Mary F.R. Watson, 77, formerly of Providence, R.I. , Boston, MA. and of Laurel Park in Northampton passed peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Friends of Mary may gather with her husband, Kevin Gilligan of Providenc... remainder of obit for Mary F. R. Watson
Mary J. Majeau-Koziol
Mary J Majeau-Koziol Virginia Beach, VA - Mary 77, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2024. She was a wonderful person and will be deeply missed by her family and friends. To view her complete obituary and to offer condolences, please vi... remainder of obit for Mary J. Majeau-Koziol
