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La Veracruzana, PHO-keh Bowl launch returnable container program
Beacon Hill Roll Call, April 15-19
Amherst officials eye 2026 for 6th Grade Academy’s launch
Authorities ID victim in Greenfield slaying
Amherst Regional School Committee proposes new budget that lowers assessments for towns
Is Steam Mill Road in Deerfield a public way? Land Court to decide as trial begins
Around Amherst: Town cleanup day being organized for Saturday
Columnist Susan Wozniak: Rising costs long ago swamped hippie ideal
Police report details grisly crime scene in Greenfield
SUNDERLAND — Police located a cabin in the woods around Clark Mountain Road Thursday afternoon believed to belong to Taaniel Herberger-Brown, the suspect accused of murdering a man at 92 Chapman St. and storing his body in a plastic barrel for an...
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...
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Locking up carbon for good: Easthampton inventor’s CO2 removal system turns biomass into biochar
Northampton man will go to trial on first-degree murder charge after plea agreement talks break down
Police report details grisly crime scene in Greenfield
Area property deed transfers, April 25
Advancing water treatment: UMass startup Elateq Inc. wins state grant to deploy new technology
Super defers Amherst middle school principal pick to successor; one finalist says decision is retaliation for lawsuit
Editors Picks
A Look Back, April 26
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
2024 Gazette Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Ava Azzaro, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — Staring a six-point deficit square in the face in the fourth quarter of the MIAA Division 2 girls basketball quarterfinals, Northampton senior captain Ava Azzaro wasn’t ready to call it quits on her high school career.The No. 7 Blue...
High schools: Ava Shea, Belchertown girls tennis get past South Hadley (PHOTOS)
Baseball: Chace Earle shuts down Easthampton in Hopkins Academy’s 13-0 win
2024 Gazette Ice Hockey Player of the Year: Cooper Beckwith, Amherst
High schools: Northampton boys tennis takes down Amherst in rain-shortened title-game rematch (PHOTOS)Opinion
Charlene Galenski: Blake Gilmore, a strong candidate for Deerfield’s Selectboard
On May 6, Deerfield will have its annual election for local positions. Blake Gilmore is running as a candidate for Selectboard. Deerfield is facing some financially challenging times. Over the past few years, the town has voted to finance several...
Annette Pfannebecker: Vote yes for Shores Ness and for Deerfield
Guest columnist Rudy Perkins: Dangerous resolution pins ‘aggression’ on Iran
David Kirk: Northampton schools spending beyond means
Richard Clifford: We all need to look in a mirror first
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
Patricia Taylor
Plymouth, MA - Pat, wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, April 20th after a long battle with cancer. Daughter of Valerian and Regina Latka, she leaves behind William, her husband of 54 years, her son Kevin and his par... remainder of obit for Patricia Taylor
Audrey McKemmie
Greenfield, MA - Audrey A. McKemmie of Greenfield and formerly of Amherst passed away on April 23, 2024, after a period of declining health. Born in Greenfield, December 12, 1930, she was the only child of John and Susie (Hayden) Kolink... remainder of obit for Audrey McKemmie
Donald E. Hooton
South Hadley, MA - South Hadley Donald E. Hooton, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 21 st , 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Holyoke to the late Eva (Utley) and Leonard Hooton. Donald moved to South ... remainder of obit for Donald E. Hooton
