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MIAA Div. 4 girls basketball: Despite hot start, South Hadley can’t hold off top-seeded Cathedral in 69-49 state title-game loss (PHOTOS)
Farmers in the spotlight: CISA’s annual Field Notes zeroes in on the central theme of resilience
Senate tries again on early ed bill aimed at helping more Massachusetts families
Shutesbury library lands $10K accessibility grant
Amid lukewarm response to sale proposals, Whately committee seeks leeway on plan for historic school
Columnist Sara Weinberger: ‘Collective punishment’ of Gazans must stop
Area briefs: Gift cards to help resettlement agencies; Carlos Vega grants; Northampton resident promoted by Civil Air Patrol
National Park Service to survey Deerfield River
Amherst regional school board reaches for $1M add to budget
St. Patrick’s Day Photos: A Great Day for Green
HOLYOKE — For the 71st year, thousands celebrated all things Irish by participating in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday. Gazette reporter Alexander MacDougall captured these images from the annual event.
Streak of hardships plague valley farmers
Farming is already a tough field to make one’s living. Throw in three consecutive years of extreme weather and personal burnout and you’ve got a recipe for what is shaping up to another difficult year for valley farmers, as they prepare their fields...
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A Look Back: March 18
Photos: Marking Pi Day with Pie
The local logophile, an erudite Easthamptonite: Veteran Merriam-Webster editor Peter Sokolowski is the public face of the country’s oldest dictionary
Righting the writing ship: Longstanding WriteAngles Conference returns after five-year absence
Sports
UMass hockey: Minutemen score twice in opening five minutes to defeat Providence, advance to Hockey East semifinals
It was a dream start for the Massachusetts hockey team in its Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal contest against Providence on Saturday. With their season on the line, the fifth-seeded Minutemen tallied two goals in the opening five minutes of action...
High school basketball: Annual Hampshire/Franklin All-Star Games enjoyed by all
NCAA Div. 3 women’s basketball: One victory away from first-ever national title, Smith College prepares for undefeated NYU
Girls basketball: Underclassmen help fuel South Hadley’s state title-game run
History in the making: South Hadley set for powerhouse Cathedral in search of first-ever girls basketball state titleOpinion
Guest columnist Scotia MacGillivray: The hateful erasure of trans-identity
By SCOTIA MACGILLIVRAY I read with great disappointment, but not without surprise, Karen Bercovici’s Gazette column, “LGBTQ and the erasure of true female identity” [Gazette, March 5]. I was surprised but glad the Gazette put Karen’s opinion piece on...
Stevie Dunn: Find unity in LGBTQ, not divisiveness
Rob Weir: Seeking memories of the Coolidges
Paul Kaplan: Timothy Leary Memories
Brendan Kuntz: Thank you Tara Jacobs
UMass
UMass football, basketball recruits talk school’s move to the MAC
With UMass’ move from the Atlantic 10 to the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year, recruiting for football and men’s basketball is sure to change.The Daily Hampshire Gazette caught up with Dajoure Hollingsworth, a football commit who...
UMass hockey: Minutemen open Hockey East tournament with quarterfinal date at No. 4 Providence on Saturday
UMass basketball: First-half hole too big to overcome as Minutemen end season with 73-59 loss to VCU in Atlantic 10 quarterfinals
UMass basketball: Second half rally against VCU a microcosm of the season as Minutemen never threw in the towel
The Real Score: Beware the March “Madness” of sports bettinge-Edition
Arts & Life
Valley Bounty: Maple syrup time: After year-long prep, Hickory Hill Farm readies for Massachusetts Maple Weekend
It turns out pancakes and hot air balloons have at least one thing in common: they both pair well with maple syrup.“Flying over the woods is a good way to find maple trees,” offers Paul Sena, owner of both Worthington Ballooning and Hickory Hill Farm....
Lamenting language loss: Where would national identity be today if Irish was still spoken in Ireland?
Arts Briefs: Two-artist exhibits in Easthampton and Amherst, the South Hadley Chorale performs, and more
Earth Matters: Living in a recycled material world: Hitchcock Center inspires a fossil free future
Speaking of Nature: Bring the birds to you: A behind-the-scenes tip of nature photographyObituaries
Mary Novak
Seaford, DE - Mary L. Novak passed peacefully in her Seaford, Delaware home surrounded by her loving children on December 31, 2023. Mary was born on August 6, 1941 and grew up in Montag... remainder of obit for Mary Novak
Albert J. Kryzak
Ware, MA - Albert J. Kryzak, 80, of Ware, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston. He was born in Northampto... remainder of obit for Albert J. Kryzak
Gol Makay Hashimi
Florence, MA - The family of Gol Makay Hashimi announces her untimely passing at the age of 83 on February 8, 2024, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Born March 15, 1940 in Kabul, Afghanistan, ... remainder of obit for Gol Makay Hashimi
Denison H. Jones
Fort Myers, FL - Denison Hartman Jones, 86, of Fort Myers Fl, and Amherst, MA passed away on March 9, 2024, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Better known as DH or Denny, he... remainder of obit for Denison H. Jones
