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Amherst regional superintendent candidate stresses inclusion, broad expertise
Road funding bill speeding toward enactment
Beacon Hill Roll Call, April 1-5
Grow Food’s Tuesday Market set to return next week
Police chief search in Northampton gets under way
Around Amherst: Education foundation funds array of projects
Arts Briefs: An arts festival at Smith College, a theatrical version of an iconic 1920s novel, and more
‘Not over it yet’: At 87, Northampton Holocaust survivor joins with others to share her story
NORTHAMPTON — For Francisca Kan, the horrors of the Holocaust and the Second World War could be felt even as a young child.Kan was born into a Jewish family in Hilversum, the Netherlands, in the year 1937. Her father ran a successful bicycle factory,...
Northampton School Committee takes stand for budget increase during emotional meeting
NORTHAMPTON — An emotionally intense meeting Thursday over the school budget for the city schools ended with the School Committee bucking the recommendations of the mayor and superintendent and approving at least a 14% increase in spending next year.A...
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Accused Holyoke ex-councilor Puello-Mota bolts to join Russian army
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Passing of the baton: After 36 years, Don and Sue Grant turn over reins of popular Tuesday 5K in Northampton
ValleyBike Share readying to roll again: Eight-town e-bicycle network gears up for relaunch
Northampton High students walk out of school, camp in mayor’s office over proposed cuts to theater department
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A Look Back: April 12
Spring brings new art: A look at what's on tap in April at selected local galleries
Consumer Corner with Anita Wilson: A two-day reprieve in tax filing deadline offers time for tips
The Beat Goes On: Cloudbelly celebrates a new album in Northampton, Brazilian sounds come to Amherst, and more
Sports
High schools: Holyoke boys volleyball sweeps Athol for 5th straight victory (PHOTOS)
HOLYOKE — Already down two sets to none against Holyoke, the Athol boys volleyball team was in a do-or-die situation late in the third set. With the frame tied at nine apiece, the Bears used a 7-2 run to storm ahead 16-11 and capture all momentum...
More history for Tiger Woods. He makes the Masters cut for a record 24th time in a row
Track & field preview 2024: Not happy with last year’s performance, Northampton boys seeking redemption
High schools: South Hadley girls lacrosse pulls away from Belchertown for 14-7 win (PHOTOS)
Boys lacrosse preview 2024: Amherst program led by family, friendsOpinion
Leah Berkowitz-Gosselin: Smith College, Northampton must step it up
Nearly 20 years ago, I left California to attend the Smith College School for Social Work, expressly because of their stated anti-racism curriculum commitment, clear attempts at integrating person-first language, consumer-driven dialogue and...
Charles Schmid: Seniors are people, too
Sasha Goss: What about Myanmar?
Aaron Hayden: No education is free
Christine Tetreault: South Hadley school budget cuts
Business
Recognizing an ‘inspiring force’: City business owner honored with Black Excellence award
NORTHAMPTON — A “good soul” and “inspiring force” who enriches western Massachusetts by bringing African culture to her new downtown store recently garnered some attention from the eastern part of the state.Aimee Salmon, the founder and operator of...
Sublime Systems lands $87M federal award for low-carbon cement plant in Holyoke
Black business group presses demand for Amherst relief funds
Black business association contests Amherst’s final $3.8M in ARPA spending
Cocktails comeback on Center Street: Renovated Green Room in Northampton reopens under new ownerse-Edition
Arts & Life
Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner: Nicholas Horton of Northampton
This week’s winner, Nicholas Horton of Northampton, made Ethiopian food at home with his daughter Nari Horton (also of Northampton) “with injera provided by a daughter visiting from Minneapolis.”Submit pics at features@gazettenet.com.
What does freedom look like today? On view at Williams College, seven Black American artists interpret the meaning of emancipation
Book Bag: ‘Dear Oliver: An Unexpected Friendship With Oliver Sacks’ by Susan B. Barry; ‘Benjy’s Messy Room’ by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Only Human with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: To journal or not to journal: Advice for when journaling feels like it’s holding you back
The risk in revealing: 2023 Grammy winner Madison Cunningham comes to NorthamptonObituaries
Raymond P. Drewitz
Greenfield, MA - Raymond Drewitz, 40, of Greenfield, MA passed away peacefully with his wife and family by his side on April 10th 2024 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Ray gre... remainder of obit for Raymond P. Drewitz
Brett C. Magdalensky
Florence, MA - Brett L. Magdalensky, 64, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, April 11th, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital after fighting a very courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He wa... remainder of obit for Brett C. Magdalensky
Chloë Constance Kriebel Metcalf
Patricia Lizek
HATFIELD, MA - Patricia Ann Lizek, 85, of Hatfield MA, passed away peacefully at the Elaine Center in Hadley, MA on April 8, 2024. Born in Greenfield MA on December 13, 1938, Patty grew up ... remainder of obit for Patricia Lizek
