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‘There’s an underlying cosmic botany’: Community sculpture project prepares to debut at Look Park in Florence

‘There’s an underlying cosmic botany’: Community sculpture project prepares to debut at Look Park in Florence

by Carolyn Brown June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Valley Bounty: Promoting resilient landscapes: Whately’s Nasami Farm champions ecotypic seeds for National Pollinator Month

Valley Bounty: Promoting resilient landscapes: Whately’s Nasami Farm champions ecotypic seeds for National Pollinator Month

by Lisa Goodrich

Food

Playing the fool: How I swapped custard for whipped cream and won over the promotion party

Book Review: ‘Sharing the Song: Becoming a Song Leader’: How Alice Parker’s final book keeps the magic of community singing alive

Bridging cultures through global rhythms: Turners Falls Mini-Fest unites diverse traditions at Peskeomskut Park

News

Beacon Hill Roll Call, June 15-19

Columns

Guest columnist Lisa Ekus: Ode to Jane Yolen, a love letter of friendship

News

A Look Back, June 26

News

Roger Kirwood remembered as visionary who helped bring Northampton back to life

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Woman seriously injured in crash with school bus in Williamsburg

Woman seriously injured in crash with school bus in Williamsburg

Roger Kirwood remembered as visionary who helped bring Northampton back to life

Roger Kirwood remembered as visionary who helped bring Northampton back to life

Candice P. Girouard

Candice P. Girouard

Guest columnist Menachem Echols: I like when Main Street closes

Guest columnist Menachem Echols: I like when Main Street closes

Sports

Gazette All-Stars: Softball

Sports

Gazette All-Stars: Softball

Softball selections are up next for the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s All-Stars schedule. With a mix of deep playoff runs and rebuilding seasons, the area had a wide variety of teams…

by Mike Maynard

UMass hockey to add 12 newcomers to 2026-27 roster

Legion baseball: Northampton Post 28 holds on to comfortably defeat Belchertown Post 239

Sports Briefs: Amherst Golf Club crowns Appleby, Gere as Special Cup champs

Gazette All-Stars: Boys, Girls tennis

‘I have World Cup fever’: Team USA’s victory celebrated at Easthampton’s Millside Summer Series

Business

Finding the pitch-perfect connection: Chickadee Karaoke Rooms offers a new note for Easthampton nightlife

Finding the pitch-perfect connection: Chickadee Karaoke Rooms offers a new note for Easthampton nightlife

News

River Valley Co-op secures the land it calls home in Northampton

Arts & Life

Finding a visual liberation: Northampton artist Jacob Clayton’s exhibit explores the transgender experience

Finding a visual liberation: Northampton artist Jacob Clayton’s exhibit explores the transgender experience

by Carolyn Brown

Hidden masterpieces surface: Late Amherst artist Avital Sagalyn’s ‘ethereal’ paintings showcased at Provincetown museum

Arts Briefs: Cello festival in Florence, choral music in Amherst, and more

Outdoors

Speaking of Nature: Rendezvousing with the wren family: Revisiting my noisy, adorable backyard neighbors for a nest update

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Opinion

Columnist Carrie N. Baker with Minna Most: Consistent, compassionate, connected — How the Pioneer Valley Doula Collaborative fights healthcare inequity

Columns

Columnist Carrie N. Baker with Minna Most: Consistent, compassionate, connected — How the Pioneer Valley Doula Collaborative fights healthcare inequity

By CARRIE N. BAKER and MINNA MOST

Columns

Guest columnist Julie Slavet: Easthampton override recount based on irresponsible claim

Columns

Guest columnist Mariel E. Addis: Pride and mental health

Columns

Guest columnist Angelina Godinez: The Mexican migrant as the face of immigration

Local Government

Easthampton OKs $65.3M budget

News

Easthampton OKs $65.3M budget

by Sam Ferland

Politics

Tenants ‘blindsided’ by Supreme Judicial Court ruling on rent control measure

Town-City-Government

Special Town Meetings on tap in two Hilltowns on Thursday

News

South Hadley Select Board backs $3.5M override

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‘The lives it touched’: Cold Spring School bids farewell after 72 years

‘The lives it touched’: Cold Spring School bids farewell after 72 years

by Emilee Klein

Education

‘A joyful place to be’: Beloved principal Derek Shea gets fond farewell at Crocker Farm School in Amherst

by Scott Merzbach

Granby group creates 250th anniversary quilt as raffle prize

Granby group creates 250th anniversary quilt as raffle prize

by Emilee Klein

News

Coca-Cola to close Northampton bottling plant, 175 layoffs expected

by Anthony Cammalleri

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