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Champions of change: NHS Student Union advocates for students before administrators, School Committee
NORTHAMPTON — When Giselle Ohm was in middle school, she enjoyed reading stories about the adventures and exploits of high school student councils, and she aspired to be on one someday. But when she began the transition to Northampton High School, Ohm...
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Valley Art Supplies finds right mix by adding bar to longtime Easthampton business
EASTHAMPTON — Unlike most bar logs, the pages of the small black book found on the homemade bartop at Valley Art Supplies are filled with doodles and scribbles: a cat Statue of Liberty, a skull cocktail glass and platypus gyroscope lily...
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Sports
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Connor Pignatello, Gazette’s newest sports reporter, hitting the ground running
When I was nine years old, my third-grade class had a stuffed animal mascot, Tag the Tiger.My teacher, Mr. Peters, assigned us a creative writing story on Tag every couple of weeks. Written with my third-grade Ticonderoga scrawl in a black and white...
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Opinion
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Columnist Carrie N. Baker: Protecting access to contraception: A winning issue for Democrats in November 2024
In the wake of growing Republican restrictions on reproductive rights, Democrats in many states are introducing bills to protect access to contraception. In response, Republicans are blocking these bills, going on record as opposed to contraception....
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UMass
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UMass football: Record number of players participate in Minutemen’s pro day
AMHERST — The UMass football program held its annual pro day on Tuesday afternoon in front of scouts for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Minutemen held their first spring practice of the year in the morning.UMass had 10 football...
Arts & Life
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Arts Briefs: Rising indie pop star Caroline Rose comes to Florence, UMass Amherst hosts a literary festival, and more
Hot tickets at BombyxFLORENCE — Indie pop singer and songwriter Caroline Rose, who’s gained increased attention and acclaim from the national music press in the last several years, is coming to the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity for two shows, April...
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Amherst, MA - So many who knew and loved her have admiringly described Lorna Mintz Peterson as a force of nature. On Saturday, March 16, at 84 years, Nature reclaimed her own. The beloved d... remainder of obit for Lorna M. Peterson
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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
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Easthampton, MA - Beverley A. Carrigan, 78, of Easthampton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2024 in her home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on February 13, 1... remainder of obit for Beverley Carrigan
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Cummington, MA - Pearl I. (Coburn) Lynds, 93, of Cummington, Massachusetts, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, surrounded by family. Pearl was born in... remainder of obit for Pearl Lynds