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Remembering a master storyteller: Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winner and beloved local author, Part 2

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Remembering a master storyteller: Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winner and beloved local author, Part 2

By MELISSA KAREN SANCES

For the Gazette

May 10, 2026

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Photos: Art in a new light

by Carol Lollis

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Columns

Columnist David Gottsegen: Ticking time bombs

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Immigrant protection bills headed for House-Senate talks

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‘We have to be on the streets’: Northampton City Council approves resolution to hold ICE accountable

Columns

Guest columnist Bera Dunau: Dream lives on for Hampshire College

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Affordable housing trust and budget challenges top Hatfield Town Meeting agenda

Town-City-Government

Climate Leader proposals, two overrides head to Deerfield Town Meeting

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Philosopher and activist unveils plan he hopes will save Hampshire College

Philosopher and activist unveils plan he hopes will save Hampshire College

South Hadley's $61.4 million budget saves schools, cuts library

South Hadley's $61.4 million budget saves schools, cuts library

Woman dies after fall from balcony at Northampton Housing Authority building

Woman dies after fall from balcony at Northampton Housing Authority building

Thomas Robert Wanczyk

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Sports

H.S. Roundup: Northampton girls lacrosse overwhelms Amherst, 14-2

Sports

H.S. Roundup: Northampton girls lacrosse overwhelms Amherst, 14-2

AMHERST — The Northampton girls lacrosse team rode an early lead, taking home a comfortable 14-2 victory over Amherst on Friday night. Offense came easily for the Blue Devils early…

by Mike Maynard

Softball: Hampshire’s Ryanne Dubay strikes out 15, Frontier suffers first loss

UMass men’s basketball welcomes third transfer in Junjie Wang from San Francisco

H.S. Roundup: Hampshire baseball sputters out of the gate, falls to Drury

H.S. Roundup: Belchertown boys volleyball toppled by PVCA

Valley Blue Sox welcome back championship-winning manager John Raiola

Business

In the bones of the Valley: Karl’s Excavating has deep community roots

In the bones of the Valley: Karl’s Excavating has deep community roots

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Top state economic official visits Northampton, discusses downtown and arts investment

Arts & Life

A storyteller obsessed with understanding: Remembering Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winner and beloved local author

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A storyteller obsessed with understanding: Remembering Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winner and beloved local author

By MELISSA KAREN SANCES

For the Gazette

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Unitarian Universalist church finds new settled minister

Earning stars for mistakes: Easthampton’s Somehow School publishes unique newspaper by kids, for kids

Fostering a new leash on life: How 2,000 dogs found their way to forever homes with Leverett dog rescue

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Columns

Guest columnist William Lambers: The best Mother’s Day gift

by William Lambers

Columns

Guest column: The housing crisis grasping our future city

Columns

Claudia Lefko: Mother’s Day 2026: Reclaim the day for peace

Columns

Guest columnist Steve Fox: Bridging the distance: UMass tragedy and the need for open dialogue

Local Government

Chesterfield Town Meeting to consider $5.3M budget Monday

Town-City-Government

Chesterfield Town Meeting to consider $5.3M budget Monday

by Samuel Gelinas

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Northampton CPC recommends fully funding $938K in projects

Town-City-Government

Low turnout marks Williamsburg town election

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Shutesbury’s annual Town Meeting: Budget, fire engine, and dam repairs on the line

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