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Students arrive at Easthampton High School Wednesday morning. KEVIN GUTTING

School choice creates options, but headaches for districts

Thursday, May 23, 2013

School choice may create egalitarian educational options for students, but it breeds inequality among school districts. Receiving districts reap the financial rewards of added tuition. Sending districts lose thousands of dollars for every child that opts for an education outside his or her hometown. A Gazette analysis of state data shows which Hampshire and Franklin county school districts are financially … 0

Jennifer Lawless speaks during a graduation ceremony for the Women's Fund Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact Wednesday at the Log Cabin in Holyoke.JERREY ROBERTS

Institute graduates latest class of 34 women leaders

Thursday, May 23, 2013

HOLYOKE — When Florence resident Kristen Elechko shifted her career focus from business to social change, she looked to the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts to prepare her to make that leap. Johanna Andreoli, 31, of Easthampton, decided she might like to run for political office one day. Andreoli and Elechko were among … 0

Rafael Cortina, 21, a 2009 graduate of The Williston Northampton School, won a Student Academy Award for his short film, "Bottled Up." PHOTO COURTESY OF RAFAEL CORTINA.

Williston alum Rafael Cortina wins Student Academy Award

Thursday, May 23, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — A 2009 graduate of The Williston Northampton School was one of 16 students in the world to win a 2013 Student Academy Award, a version of the Oscars for college students. Rafael Cortina, a native of New York City, will accept his award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and … 0

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Friday’s high school baseball: Easthampton rallies to keep postseason alive

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Easthampton baseball gave its postseason hopes a significant shot in the arm Friday as the Eagles came from behind to beat Athol 2-1 in eight innings at home. After Shy Torres and Zach Lewis were each hit by pitches with one out in the eighth, reliever Bradley … 0

Friday’s high schools: Krystel Enko strikes out 23 in Frontier 11-inning win over Taconic

Friday, May 17, 2013

For 11 innings, Frontier Regional softball pitcher Krystel Enko kept sending Taconic batters directly from the plate to the dugout Friday in South Deerfield. Enko struck out 23, allowed zero earned runs on four hits and one walk before the Red Hawks scored in the bottom of the … 0

Friends & neighbors

Friday, May 17, 2013

To submit an item to Friends & Neighbors, send an email to newsroom@gazettenet.com or mail your news to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Box 299, Northampton, Ma. 01061, c/o Friends & Neighbors. Amherst Elizabeth B. Woolf, of Amherst, received an award at St. Lawrence University’s Moving-Up Day ceremonies, held … 0

With the help of a pair of Hallamore 275-ton cranes, workers from Northern Construction match up two pieces of a four-section pedestrian bridge that was bolted together and placed over the Manhan River in Easthampton on Monday. The walkway, which had arrived in four pieces, was assembled here on the deck of the existing Northampton Street (Route 10) bridge and then lifted over utility lines and installed a few feet to the west of the existing span on temporary abutments. The Northampton Street bridge is expected to be closed for six months. KEVIN GUTTING

Route 10 bridge over Manhan River set to close June 3

Friday, May 17, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials said this week that they are targeting June 3 as the date the Route 10 or Northampton Street bridge over the Manhan River will close. It will remain closed for six … 0

Police urge vigilance after recent burglaries of homes in Easthampton and Southampton

Friday, May 17, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — Police are asking people to be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles or people after homes were robbed this week in Easthampton and Southampton. Easthampton Detective Sgt. Mark Popielarczyk said the burglars appear to be breaking in during the day and getting away with electronics. “They’re … 0

Ryan D. Welch, shown during his arraignment in September, is scheduled to be tried beginning June 10 for the murder of his girlfriend Jessica Ann Pripstein. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

Easthampton slaying trial of Ryan Welch pushed back one week

Friday, May 17, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Two days after setting a trial date for the murder trial of Ryan Welch, Hampshire Superior Court Judge Bertha Josephson pushed the date back a week to June 17 to allow Welch more time to review … 0

Easthampton City Council OKs borrowing to buy ambulance, dump truck

Friday, May 17, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — For the first time since Easthampton became a city, it will borrow money to fund capital purchases. For an hour Wednesday night the City Council debated borrowing $290,000 to buy a dump truck and ambulance, ultimately supporting it with exactly the two-thirds majority that borrowing votes … 0

Proposed Easthampton Stop & Shop heads to court again May 28

Friday, May 17, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — A Hampshire Superior Court hearing on the last count standing in a lawsuit challenging a proposed supermarket on Route 10 in Easthampton will take place May 28. At that hearing, Mark A. Tanner, attorney for Kenneth Cernak of Cernak Buick, will argue that the Easthampton Planning … 0

Easthampton church event to support victims of human trafficking

Friday, May 17, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — Envision Easthampton, an evangelical Pentecostal church in the Paragon Arts & Industry Building, will host an event Friday to educate the community about human trafficking while supporting victims who are trying to get back on their feet. The free event at 6:30 p.m. will feature a … 0

Mat Sulda, of Smith Academy, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Gazette Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Mat Sulda

Friday, May 17, 2013

Mat Sulda had all the dreams — some farfetched and some more realistic — of a young basketball player. He wanted to become the best basketball player at his high school, score 1,000 points and win championships, play … 0

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