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Churches to light luminaries for Easter
Farming challenges aired at state hearing
Saluting their service: South Hadley celebrates Vietnam Veterans Day with a tribute to those who served
SOUTH HADLEY — In 1968, a young Susan Opalenik stared out of the window of her intermediate junior high school classroom at the American flag, realizing its position at half-mast was for her cousin.Robert J. Sowinski was a corporal in the U.S. Army...
Protesters to UMass: Drop disciplinary action against students in 2023’s Gaza sit-in
AMHERST — Several UMass professors joined more than 50 demonstrators in front of the Whitmore Administration Building on Thursday, demanding an end to university-imposed probation placed against students and faculty that were arrested for occupying...
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Taking a stand by sitting-in: Smith College students continue to occupy College Hall
Northampton’s climate action chief resigns after 6 months, city names interim leader
Smith students occupy admin building, demand divestment from weapons manufacturers
Smith College officials to meet with activists
Valley Art Supplies finds right mix by adding bar to longtime Easthampton business
Deerfield woman gets probation in stabbing case
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A Look Back, March 30
A time for every purpose under heaven: Free sing-a-long Pete Seeger Fest returns to Ashfield, April 6
Art is a vehicle for change: Power of Truths Festival returns to Florence to illuminate history of injustice, April 5-6
WriteAngles Conference announces new keynote speaker and award recipient: Vermont poet Shanta Lee to give address
Sports
Baseball: Big first inning powers Granby past Smith Academy in season opener (PHOTOS)
GRANBY — After inclement weather caused every outdoor game on Thursday’s opening day of the spring season to be postponed, Hampshire County teams finally started spring regular season play Friday on a sunny, 50-degree afternoon.And the Granby baseball...
Opinion
Guest columnist Daniel Lyons: World’s energy systems will not change in the short-term
I’d like to offer some comments on Russ Vernon-Jones’s recent column “Solving humanity’s shared climate crisis,” [Gazette, March 15].He writes that public opinion polls show that U.S. adults want “more government action on climate.” The fundamental...
Lawrence Pareles: November election no time to vote for spoiler candidates
Don Michak: Dig deeper after scandalous court ruling in Soldiers' Home case
Letter: Thankful for Public Libraries

UMass
UMass hockey: 9-time national champion Denver awaits Minutemen in NCAA Springfield Regional opener
SPRINGFIELD — Greg Carvel had his house to himself last Saturday, the date of the University of Denver’s NCHC title game with Omaha. If Denver won, the UMass ice hockey head coach and his team would be back in the NCAA tournament. A loss would mark...
UMass football: Record number of players participate in Minutemen’s pro day
Arts & Life
Tropical paradise? Not so much: Spring exhibits at Mead Art Museum examine the effect of tourism in the Caribbean, Native American art, and more
What could be better in winter than a trip to the Caribbean? Warm but not overly hot temperatures, beautiful sandy beaches, crystalline waters — sounds like paradise.But as a current exhibit at the Mead Art Museum in Amherst shows, paradise for some...
Obituaries
Derek Robert Rheaume Woofenden
Hadley, MA - Derek "Wookie" Robert Rheaume Woofenden, 43, passed into the spiritual world suddenly in Hadley, Massachusetts, on March 19, 2024. He is predeceased by his maternal grandparent... remainder of obit for Derek Robert Rheaume Woofenden
Ellen Holch - 101 Yrs.
Northampton, MA - Ellen O'Keefe Holch, born and raised in Northampton, MA, died in her sleep at her home in Greenwich, CT on March 15. The first of six children born to Irish immigrants Mar... remainder of obit for Ellen Holch - 101 Yrs.
Peter Albert Ward
Amherst, MA - Peter Albert Ward, fondly known as PAW, died on March 3, 2024 at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, MA, at the age of 79. He was born on December 28, 1944, in Quincy, ... remainder of obit for Peter Albert Ward
Alan J. Yagmin
Adams, MA - Mr. Alan Joseph Yagmin, 76, of Adams, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Northampton on December 13, 1947, a son of... remainder of obit for Alan J. Yagmin

Amherst councilor mulls restrictions on public comment
As expansion project begins, Tilton Library move set for April 15
Latest plan for Whately Center School opts to retain town ownership
Mass. AG launches youth sports betting safety coalition
The World Keeps Turning: March Madness magnified
After fire destroys barn this winter, Red Fire Farm preparing to open its farm stand thanks to donations
Clark and Reese bring star power to Albany 2 Regional that features Iowa, LSU, Colorado and UCLA
UMass’ leading rusher Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams re-enters transfer portal
Denver’s Tristan Broz scores in double-overtime to knock off UMass, 2-1, in NCAA Tournament opening round (PHOTOS)
UMass hockey: Minutemen limit high-powered Denver attack in NCAA Tournament opening round loss
Debin Bruce: Forbes Library continues to earn its status as a community treasure
UMass football: Minutemen back to work, ‘good feeling to be back’ for Don Brown as spring practice opens
UMass basketball: Minutemen’s Jaylen Curry, Daniel Hankins-Sanford agree to NIL deals with The Massachusetts Collective
UMass hockey: Breaking down the four teams (Denver, Maine, Cornell, UMass) in the Springfield Regional
Valley Bounty: Central Chicopee no longer a food desert: Couple buys and revives Fruit Fair grocery by turning to local farms and vendors
A workplace from hell: Amherst filmmaker Matt Heron-Duranti is part of the team behind independent film “Another Day in America”
Arts Briefs: Rising indie pop star Caroline Rose comes to Florence, UMass Amherst hosts a literary festival, and more
Speaking of Nature: Is this Grackle really common? Behold the bird’s colorful iridescence on a sunny day